Hunting Regulations




WELLINGTON FISH AND GAME REGION

1 Game That May be Hunted or Killed—Duration of 2009/2010 Season

Species Season Duration (dates inclusive) Daily Bag Limit Hunting Area
Grey/mallard duck 2 May to 28 Jun 2009 10 All areas
Shoveler duck 2 May to 28 Jun 2009 2 All areas
Paradise shelduck 2 May to 28 Jun 2009 10 All areas
13 Feb to 28 Feb 2010 5 Areas A1, B1
Pukeko 2 May to 28 Jun 2009 5 Areas A1, B1
Black swan 2 May to 23 Aug 2009 3 Area A1
2 May to 28 Jun 2009 3 Area B1
Canada goose 2 May to 28 Mar 2010 No limit Areas A, A1
2 May to 16 Aug 2009 20 Areas B, B1
30 Jan to 28 Mar 2010 20 Area B, B1
Bobwhite (Virginian) quail 2 May to 30 Aug 2009 No limit All areas
Brown quail Closed season 0 All areas
California quail 2 May to 16 Aug 2009 5 All areas
Cock pheasant 2 May to 16 Aug 2009 2 All areas excluding upland game properties with special conditions specified in clause 5 for this Region
Pheasant, both sexes 2 May to 30 Aug 2009 No limit Upland game properties with special conditions only specified in clause 5 for this Region
Red-legged partridge 2 May to 30 Aug 2009 No limit All areas

2 Definition of Areas

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

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

2.3 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.

2.4 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.

3 Hours of Shooting

6.30am to 6.30pm excluding Canada goose that may be hunted or killed 24 hours per day during the specified open season.

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



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Gazette.govt.nz PDF NZ Gazette 2009, No 32





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