Game Hunting Regulations




30 MARCH 2005

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 57

1473

WELLINGTON FISH AND GAME REGION¹¹

Game That May be Hunted or Killed—Duration of 2005/2006 Season

Species Season Length (dates inclusive) Daily Bag Area
Grey/Mallard Duck 7 May to 3 July 2005 12 All areas
Shoveler Duck 7 May to 3 July 2005 5 Area A1
Shoveler Duck 7 May to 3 July 2005 2 Areas A, B and B1
Paradise Shelduck 7 May to 3 July 2005 10 All areas
Pukeko 7 May to 3 July 2005 5 Areas A1 and B1
Black Swan 7 May to 15 May 2005 3 Area A1
Black Swan 4 June to 14 August 2005 2 Area B1
Black Swan 7 May to 8 May 2005 1 Area A1
Black Swan 4 June to 6 June 2005 3 Area B1
Black Swan 2 July to 3 July 2005 3 Area B1
Canada Goose 7 May to 31 December 2005 No limit Areas A and A1
Canada Goose 4 February to 26 March 2006 No limit Areas A and A1
Canada Goose 7 May to 6 June 2005 5 Areas B and B1
Canada Goose 11 February to 26 February 2006 5 Area B and B1
Californian Quail 7 May to 14 August 2005 5 All areas
Cock Pheasant 7 May to 14 August 2005 2 All areas
Brown Quail Closed season All areas

Definition of Areas

Area A: Tararua/Northern and Eastern Wairarapa. All of the Wellington region east of main Ruahine and Tararua/Rimutaka ranges outside of Area A1.

Area B: Rangitikei/Manawatu. All of the Wellington region west of main Ruahine and Tararua/Rimutaka ranges outside of Area B1.

Area A1: That part of the Wellington region that is east of the Rimutaka and Tararua Ranges, to the Waingawa River, south of that river and the Ruamahanga River to Wardells Bridge and then west of the Masterton–Martinborough Road to the Huangarua River, Ruakokapatuna River, and Aorangi Range to Cape Palliser.

Area B1: That part of the Wellington region that is south of the railway line from Marton to the Manawatu Gorge and then west of the Tararua and Rimutaka ranges to Turakirae Head.

Shooting Hours

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

Decoy Limit

No limit.

Special Conditions

Summer Hunting Registration 2006: Hunters participating in the summer goose season must register with the Fish and Game Council prior to hunting.

¹¹ Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 83, of 22 May 1990, at page 1861



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