New Zealand Gazette – 2003 – No. 96

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✨ Fish and Game Regulations



11 AUGUST

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

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The Tarawera River downstream of the Tarawera Falls.
The Tiniroto and Putere Lakes.
The Utuhina Stream below the Devon Street bridge.
The Waiau River downstream of the Waikaretaheke River confluence.
The Waikaretaheke River downstream of the Piripaua Powerhouse.
The Waimana River downstream of the Reid Road bridge.
The Waioeka River downstream of the Owhiritoa Stream confluence.
The Wairoa River (Tauranga) below Lake McLaren.
The Wairoa River downstream of the Te Reinga Falls.
The Waiteti, Hamurana and Awahou Streams below the Ngongotaha Road
and Hamurana Road bridges.
The Whakatane River downstream of the Owaka Stream confluence.
All year
All year
All year
All year
All year
All year
All year
All year
All year
All year

The waters between landmarks approximately 150m downstream of the Lake
Tarawera Outlet and the Tarawera Falls.
Those waters flowing into Lake Rotorua (excluding those sections specified
above and closed waters) and Lake Waikaremoana.
All other waters except Closed Season Waters.

1 Oct – 31 May
1 Dec – 30 Jun
1 Oct – 30 Jun

3. CLOSED WATERS

No licence holder shall fish for sports fish at any time from the following waters:

3.1

All streams flowing into Lake Tarawera and that portion of the Tarawera River enclosed by landmarks at the Lake Tarawera Outlet and extending approximately 150m downstream to landmarks in the river, otherwise known as the Tarawera Outlet Spawning Sanctuary.

3.2

The Utuhina Stream above the Pukehangi Road bridge and all tributaries of this stream.

3.3

The following streams and their tributaries which flow into Lake Rotorua:

  • The Awahou Stream above the Hamurana Road bridge.
  • The Hamurana stream above the Hamurana Road bridge.
  • The Waiowhiro, Waiohewa, Waingaehe, Waimata and Waikuta Streams.

3.4

All springs, streams and their tributaries which flow into Lake Waikareiti, and into or from Lakes Rotoma, Rotoehu, Rotomahana, Rerewhakaaitu, Rotokakahi, Okareka, Okataina and Rotoiti except the Ohau Channel and the Kaituna River.

3.5

The section of the Ruahihi Canal between the landmarks at the southern end of the canal which enclose the artificial spawning bed.

4. AUTHORISED TACKLE

4.1

No licence holder shall fish for sports fish with a set rod unless he or she is fishing from an unanchored boat.

4.2

Any downrigger or other device shall not contain or have attached to its weight more than 40m of suspension cable; and it is prohibited to attach any paravane or weights to a line used in conjunction with a downrigger, or use any line containing wire, lead or other metal in conjunction with a downrigger.

4.3

Downriggers, paravanes and weights to assist sinking of trolled lures and metal cored or wire lines are prohibited in Lakes Waikaremoana and Waikareiti.



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Fish and Game, Regulations, Fishing, Eastern Region, Tarawera River, Tarawera Falls, Tiniroto Lake, Putere Lake, Utuhina Stream, Waiau River, Waikaretaheke River, Waimana River, Waioeka River, Wairoa River, Whakatane River, Lake Tarawera, Lake Rotorua, Lake Waikaremoana