✨ Game Hunting Regulations
12 MARCH
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
629
Waiver of Restrictions on Baiting, and Methods of Taking Game Baiting for Waterfowl
Persons⁴ may hunt or kill game of the family Anatidae (waterfowl) during the open season for game in all Fish and Game Regions where food has been cast, thrown, placed or planted, either during the current open season for game, the thirty (30) days immediately prior to the season or any other time during the year.
Magazine Shotguns – unpinned magazine shotguns can be used in all regions
Persons⁵ may hunt or kill game birds, as specified, in all Fish and Game Regions with any unpinned magazine shotgun of a calibre 12 gauge or less, which includes magazine extensions.
Use of Lead Shot Prohibited
No person may possess lead shot, or use lead shot, while hunting or killing water fowl within 200 metres of open water, with any gun of a 12 gauge calibre, on all lands managed by any Fish and Game Council and on all lands administered by the Department of Conservation. Non-toxic alternative shot may be used including steel.
For the purposes of this requirement, “water fowl” means any of the following game species:
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Duck:
Grey Duck (Anas superciliosa) and any cross of that species with any other species, variety or kind of duck
Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos) and any cross of that species with any other species, variety or kind of duck)
Paradise Duck (Casarca variegata)
Spoonbill Duck (New Zealand Shoveler) (Anas rhynchotis)
Pukeko (Porphyrio melanotus)
For the purposes of this requirement, “open water” means either:
(a) any area of land or seabed covered permanently or seasonally by water; or
(b) any area which is temporarily covered by water at the time of such possession or use, and that is contiguous to an area referred to in paragraph (a);
and the area covered by water is wider than 3 metres.
Guns of a Calibre Less Than 12 Gauge Temporarily Exempt in Relation to Use of Lead Shot
Hunters may continue to use lead shot in guns of a calibre less than 12 gauge for the 2004 season due to the present difficulty in obtaining non-toxic shot for smaller calibre guns. This exemption is temporary and will be reviewed before the 2005 game bird hunting season.
Camouflaged Rowboats
Persons⁶ may hunt or kill game within the following Fish and Game Regions, from unmoored camouflaged rowboats, subject to the conditions specified below.
⁴Section 17 of the Wildlife Act 1953
⁵Section 18(1)(c)(iii) of the Wildlife Act 1953
⁶Section 18(1)(f)(vi) of the Wildlife Act 1953
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Online Sources for this page:
VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 2004, No 27
Gazette.govt.nz —
NZ Gazette 2004, No 27
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Open Season for Game in Fish and Game Regions
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🌾 Primary Industries & ResourcesGame hunting, Fish and Game Regions, Bag Limits, Game Bird Habitat Stamp
🌾 Waiver of Restrictions on Baiting, and Methods of Taking Game Baiting for Waterfowl
🌾 Primary Industries & ResourcesBaiting, Waterfowl, Open season, Hunting restrictions
🌾 Magazine Shotguns – unpinned magazine shotguns can be used in all regions
🌾 Primary Industries & ResourcesShotguns, Magazine, Calibre, Hunting restrictions
🌾 Use of Lead Shot Prohibited
🌾 Primary Industries & ResourcesLead shot, Waterfowl, Hunting restrictions, Non-toxic shot
🌾 Guns of a Calibre Less Than 12 Gauge Temporarily Exempt in Relation to Use of Lead Shot
🌾 Primary Industries & ResourcesLead shot, Calibre, Hunting restrictions, Temporary exemption
🌾 Camouflaged Rowboats
🌾 Primary Industries & ResourcesRowboats, Camouflaged, Hunting restrictions, Fish and Game Regions