✨ Fishing Regulations




NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 99

5 AUGUST 2013

  1. COARSE FISHING WATERS

Lake Waitawa (Otaki) (catch & release).
Upper and Lower Whitby Lakes (catch & release).
Lake Wairarapa.
Ruamahanga Cut-off.

  1. WELLINGTON BACKCOUNTRY FISHERIES

Backcountry fishery

4.1 Definitions:

Rangitikei River backcountry fishery means the upper Rangitikei River and its tributaries upstream of the Ohinewaione Stream confluence.

Whakaurekou River backcountry fishery means the Whakaurekou River from the confluence of the Rangitikei River, including the tributaries within the Ruahine Ranges (namely Mangatera, Maropea and Waikamaka Rivers).

4.2 The Rangitikei River and Whakaurekou River backcountry fisheries are a backcountry fishery (as defined in the Sports Fish Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2013) and all anglers who fish in them must first obtain a backcountry licence (obtainable free) in addition to an adult whole season licence, as defined in the Sports Fish Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2013, and the provisions of that notice apply to this Notice.



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