Game Hunting Regulations




WELLINGTON FISH AND GAME REGION

1 Game That May be Hunted or Killed—Duration of 2011/2012 Season

Species Season Duration (dates inclusive) Daily Bag Limit Hunting Area
Grey/mallard duck 7 May to 3 Jul 2011 10 All areas
NZ shoveler duck 7 May to 3 Jul 2011 2 (drakes only) All areas
Paradise shelduck 7 May to 3 Jul 2011 10 All areas
11 Feb to 26 Feb 2012 5 All areas
Pukeko 7 May to 3 Jul 2011 5 All areas
Black swan 7 May to 15 May 2011 2 Area A1
4 June to 3 Jul 2011 1 Area A1
4 June to 6 Jun 2011 2 Area B1
2 Jul and 3 Jul 2011 2 Area B1
Canada goose 7 May 2011 to 1 Apr 2012 No limit All areas
Bobwhite (Virginian) quail 7 May to 28 Aug 2011 No limit All areas
Brown quail Closed season 0 All areas
California quail 7 May to 28 Aug 2011 5 All areas
Cock pheasant 7 May to 28 Aug 2011 2 All areas excluding upland game properties with special conditions specified in clause 5 for this Region
Pheasant, both sexes 7 May to 28 Aug 2011 No limit Upland game properties with special conditions only specified in clause 5 for this Region
Red-legged partridge 7 May to 28 Aug 2011 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. The paradise shelduck summer season hours of hunting are from 6.30am to 8.30pm.

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



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Gazette.govt.nz PDF NZ Gazette 2011, No 31





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