Hunting Regulations




750 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 28 9 MARCH 2007

The following wetland refuges and closed game areas are closed to hunting:

Refuges Location
Lake Hayes Queenstown/Arrowtown highway
Hawksbury Lagoon Waikouaiti – East Otago
Finegand Balclutha

Closed Game Areas
Ashley Downs Near Clinton, South Otago
Tomahawk Lagoon Dunedin
Kawarau River outlet From Lake Wakatipu downstream to the Shotover River confluence

Special Conditions

  1. No person shall use or cause to be used on any water within the region for the hunting or killing of
    game, any fixed stand, pontoon, hide, loo or maimai, except within a distance of 10 metres from
    the water margin in non-tidal waters, or from the low water mark in tidal waters, or from the
    outside edge of the raupo growth where raupo abounds, without the prior consent of the Otago
    Fish and Game Council.

  2. No person may leave on the hunting ground the bodies or parts of bodies of Black swan or other
    game shot in the Otago Fish and Game Region.

  3. Shooting from a boat is prohibited on the Clutha River on the opening weekend only.

  4. Canada geese can be hunted during the closed season if an authorisation is obtained from the
    Otago Fish and Game Council.



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Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 2007, No 28


Gazette.govt.nz PDF NZ Gazette 2007, No 28





✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🌾 Game That May be Hunted or Killed—Duration of 2007/2008 Season (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Game hunting, Season dates, Bag limits, Otago Fish and Game Region, Area definitions

🌾 Wetland Refuges and Closed Game Areas

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Hunting restrictions, Wetland refuges, Closed game areas, Otago Fish and Game Region

🌾 Special Conditions for Hunting in Otago Fish and Game Region

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Hunting regulations, Fixed stands, Pontoons, Black swan, Clutha River, Canada geese