New Zealand Gazette – 2003 – No. 20

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✨ Game Hunting Regulations

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 20


Black Swan	Area A1	No limit
	Area A2	2
	Area B2	4
Canada Goose	All areas	No limit
Californian Quail	Areas A1, A2	No limit
	B1, B2	5
Brown Quail	All areas	5
Virginian (Bobwhite) Quail	All areas	No limit
Cock Pheasant	All areas, excluding Registered Game Preserves	5
Pheasants, both sexes	Registered Game Preserves	No limit
Red legged partridge	Registered Game Preserves	No limit

Definition of Areas

The following descriptions refer to Local Authority Boundaries described on the Infomap 242B-2 Department of Survey and Land Information for the Eastern Region Fish and Game Council Region.

Area A1: Tauranga District, Western Bay of Plenty District, that part of the South Waikato District within the Eastern Fish and Game region and east of State Highway No. 1, Rotorua District, Kawerau District, Whakatane District and Opotiki District.

Area A2: Those parts of the South Waikato District west of State Highway No. 1 within the Eastern Fish and Game region, Taupo District and Ruapehu District, which lie within the Eastern Fish and Game Region.

Area B1: Gisborne District.

Area B2: That part of Wairoa District within the Eastern Fish and Game Region.

Shooting Hours

6.15 a.m. to 6.15 p.m., except that in Areas A1 and A2 from the day following the close of the Mallard season to 16 February 2004 Canada Goose may be hunted or killed 24 hours per day.

Decoy Limit

No limit.

Maimais

No maimai shall impede the use of navigable channels in the Tauranga Harbour, Ohiwa Harbour, Waihi Estuary, Lake Aniwhenua and Lake Taupo.
Maimais erected in the Waihi Estuary, Lake Aniwhenua, Ohiwa Harbour, Stump and Waihi bays of Lake Taupo must be dismantled and removed within two weeks of the close of the season (i.e. by 12 September 2003).

Registered Game Preserves (Pheasant)

(i) Titoki Hereford Stud: The property situated along a 4 kilometre road frontage, at the top of Tikitere Hill from above Hell’s Gate to opposite Moose Lodge entrance. Bounded by Fletcher Challenge Tikitere Forest and Okataina Scenic Reserve.

(ii) Benner’s Brothers Farm: Located 8 kilometres up the Bush Road from Pongokawa. Bounded by Pongakawa River and Rotoehu Forest and Bush Road.

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🌾 Eastern Fish and Game Region Hunting Regulations (continued from previous page)

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
KeywordsGame Hunting, Eastern Fish and Game Region, Ducks, Quail, Pheasant, Bag Limits, Season Dates, Area Definitions, Shooting Hours, Decoy Limits, Maimais

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