✨ Game Bird Hunting Regulations
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 20
AUCKLAND/WAIKATO FISH AND GAME REGION⁷
Game That May be Hunted or Killed—Duration of 2003/2004 Season, except that no duck may be hunted on Great Barrier Island
| Species | Season | Daily Bag Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Grey Duck and any hybrid of that species | 3 May to 29 June 2003 incl. | 10 |
| Mallard Duck and any hybrid of that species | 3 May to 29 June 2003 incl. | 10 |
| Shoveler Duck | 3 May to 29 June 2003 incl. | 3 |
Grey, Mallard and Shoveler Duck, a maximum total bag not exceeding 10 birds for all species and their hybrids combined and no more than the individual bag limit for each species.
| Species | Season | Daily Bag Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Paradise Shelduck | 3 May to 29 June 2003 incl. | 10 |
| Pukeko | 3 May to 27 July 2003 incl. | 10 |
| Black Swan (except that no Black Swan may be hunted or killed on the Waikato Hydro Lakes; Karapiro, Arapuni and Waipapa) | 3 May to 29 June 2003 incl. | 1 |
| Black Swan in the region north of Auckland Harbour Bridge | 3 May to 29 June 2003 incl. | 5 |
| Black Swan on Lake Whangape only | 31 May to 2 June 2003 incl. | 3 |
| Canada Goose | 3 May to 29 June 2003 incl. | 6 |
| 9 July to 19 July 2003 incl. | 6 | |
| Californian Quail | 3 May to 10 August 2003 incl. | 10 |
| Virginian (Bobwhite) Quail | 3 May to 10 August 2003 incl. | No limit |
| Cock Pheasant | 3 May to 27 July 2003 incl. | 3 |
Shooting Hours
Shooting hours are 6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. except that Canada geese may be hunted or killed 24 hours per day for the 24 hour Moonlight Canada Goose Season; 6.30 a.m. 9 June 2003 to 11.30 p.m. 19 June 2003 and 6.30 a.m. 9 July 2003 to 11.30 p.m. 19 July 2003 inclusive.
Decoy Limit
No limit, except on Lake Waikare – a total decoy limit of 50 decoys per stand and no decoys to be placed within 50 metres of those placed by another hunter.
Special Conditions
- From 3 May 2003 to 29 June 2003 inclusive, no person may use or cause to be used for the hunting or killing of game on Lake Waikare, any drifting or temporarily moored floating stand or any stand, hide or maimai which is permanently fixed to the lake bed except within 180 metres of the outer margin of the lake or the shoreline of Motu Nuia Island (Grape Island).
⁷ Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 83, of 22 May 1990, at page 1861 as amended by Gazette, No. 129, of 29 August 1991, at page 2786
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