Hunting Regulations




1 MARCH

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

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WELLINGTON FISH AND GAME REGION¹²

Game That May be Hunted or Killed—Duration of 2003/2004 Season

Species Season Length (dates inclusive) Daily Bag Area
Grey Duck and Mallard Duck and any hybrids of those species. 3 May to 29 June 2003 Aggregate 10* All areas
Shoveler Duck 3 May to 29 June 2003 5 Area C
Shoveler Duck 3 May to 29 June 2003 2 Areas A,B
Paradise Shelduck 3 May to 29 June 2003 10 All areas
Pukeko 3 May to 29 June 2003 5 All areas
Black Swan 3 May to 11 May 3 Area C
24 May to 20 July 4 Area C
3 May to 11 May 1 Area B
31 May to 29 June 3 Area B
3 May to 20 July 15 Areas A&C
31 May to 2 June 2 Area B1
Canada Goose 31 January to 21 March 2004 20 Areas A&C
Canada Goose Special Summer Season 14 to 29 February 2004 0 # Area B
Californian Quail 3 May to 10 August 2003 5 All areas
Cock Pheasant 3 May to 10 August 2003 2 All areas
Brown Quail Closed season All areas
  • Aggregate – Mallard Duck and Grey Duck and any hybrids of them, a maximum total bag not exceeding 10 birds for both species and hybrids combined.

Bag limit to decided subject to trend counts.

Definition of Areas

Area A: Wairarapa/Bush. East of main Ruahine and Tararua/Rimutaka ranges, apart from Area C.

Area B: Rangitikei/Northern Manawatu. West of main Ruahine and Tararua/Rimutaka ranges.

Area B1: West of State Highways No. 1 and No. 3 from Wellington to the Wellington Fish and Game Council region’s boundary between Bulls and Turakina.

Area C: South Wairarapa. East of the Rimutaka Range and south of the following boundary: From the summit of the Rimutaka Hill Road east along State Highway No. 2 to Featherston, east along State Highway No. 53 to the junction with Kahutara Road, and the Martinborough–Lake Ferry Road to Lake Ferry.

Hours of Shooting

6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. Canada Goose may be hunted or killed 24 hours per day during the specified open season.

¹²Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 83, of 22 May 1990, at page 1861



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Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 2003, No 20


Gazette.govt.nz PDF NZ Gazette 2003, No 20





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