Fish and Game Regulations




NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 96

SOUTHLAND FISH AND GAME REGION

Reference to Description: New Zealand Gazette, No. 83, 24 May 1990, page 1861

  1. INTERPRETATIONS

See First Schedule.

  1. OPEN SEASON
Location Season Duration
All rivers and lakes draining into the Tasman Sea. All year
Aparima River, from the Thornbury bridge to the sea. All year
Lake Hauroko. All year
Lake Manapouri (includes that portion of the Waiau River between Pearl Harbour and the confluence of the Mararoa River). All year
Lake Monowai. All year
Lake Poteriteri. All year
Lake Te Anau. All year
Makarewa River, from the Riverton / Invercargill highway bridge downstream. All year
Mataura River, from the Gorge Road bridge to the sea. All year
North Lake Mavora. All year
Oreti River, from the Riverton / Invercargill highway bridge to the sea. All year
South Lake Mavora. All year
Pourakino River, downstream from Waipango Bridge. All year
Titiroa River, downstream of the Locks adjacent to the State Highway No. 92 bridge. All year
Waiau River, from the Tuatapere Bridge to the sea including Te Wae Wae Lagoon but excluding the Hollyburn. All year
Waihopai River, downstream from the Queens Drive Bridge. All year
Waikawa River, from the Niagara Bridge to the sea. All year
Waikiwi Stream, downstream from the North Road Bridge. All year
Waimatuku Stream, downstream from the bridge on Rance Road. All year
Waiau River, between Lakes Manapouri and Te Anau, and between the Mararoa Weir and the Tuatapere Bridge. 1 Oct – 31 May
Whitestone River upstream of Prospect Bridge on Kakapo Road. 1 Nov – 31 May
All waters draining into Lakes Te Anau, Manapouri, Monowai, Hauroko and Poteriteri except the Waiau River and Mararoa River and its tributaries. 1 Nov – 31 May
All other waters of the region except those specified in Section 3 (Closed Waters). 1 Oct – 30 April
  1. CLOSED WATERS

No person shall take sports fish from the following waters:

That portion of Lake Manapouri which lies within 100m of any part of the Fiordland Travel Company’s Tourist Centre, Pearl Harbour, Manapouri.

That portion of Lake Te Anau that lies within 100m of any part of the wharf of the Fiordland Travel Company’s office in the township of Te Anau.



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