✨ Game Hunting Regulations
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 22 — 11 MARCH 2015
Grey, mallard and shoveler duck aggregate limit: A maximum total bag not exceeding 15 birds, which must comprise no more than seven grey and two shoveler duck, when in season.
| Species | Season | Bag Limit | Areas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grey/mallard duck and any hybrid of those species | 2 May to 26 Jul 2015 | 15 | All areas |
| NZ shoveler duck | 2 May to 26 Jul 2015 | 2 | All areas |
| Paradise shelduck | 2 May to 26 Jul 2015 | 10 | All areas |
| Pukeko | 2 May to 26 Jul 2015 | 10 | Except East Coast/Kaikoura area |
| Pukeko | 2 May to 26 Jul 2015 | 2 | East Coast/Kaikoura area only |
| Pukeko | 1 Aug to 31 Oct 2015 | 10 | Pukeko area only |
| Pukeko | 1 Jan 2016 to 28 Feb 2016 | 10 | Pukeko area only |
| Black swan | 2 May to 26 Jul 2015 | 10 | All areas |
| California quail | 2 May to 30 Aug 2015 | 10 | Except Motueka and Waimea River Bermland |
| California quail | 30 May to 30 Aug 2015 | 10 | Motueka and Waimea River Bermland only |
| Cock pheasant (subject to clause 5.4 for this region) | 30 May to 31 May 2015 | 1 | All publicly administered land (includes all Crown Forest land) |
| 27 Jun and 28 Jun 2015 | 1 | ||
| 26 Jul and 26 Jul 2015 | 1 | ||
| Cock pheasant (subject to clause 5.4 for this region) | 2 May to 26 Jul 2015 | 1 | All privately owned land |
| Chukar | Closed season | 0 | All areas |
2. Definition of Areas
(1) Wairau Lagoons
That area defined as all open waters, islands and the peninsula between Chandlers Lagoon and Big Lagoon, south of the Wairau River mouth, including Te Aropipi Channel and south to the White Bluffs.
(2) Pukeko Area
The area west of the Bryant Range, north of State Highway 63 from St Arnaud to Kawatiri Junction, and east of the Hope and Arthur Ranges.
(3) Motueka River Bermland
The area adjacent to the Motueka River downstream of the Alexandra Bluff Bridge within the boundaries of State Highway 61 and Old Wharf Road to the east and the Motueka River West Bank Road, Umukuri Road and Lodder Lane in the west.
(4) Waimea River Bermland
That area known as the Waimea Bermland contained within the stopbanks (or a 200 metre strip from both riverbanks where stopbanks are not present) of the Waimea and Wairoa Rivers up to the junction of the Lee River and the Wai-iti River up to State Highway 6 (Wai-iti Bridge). Hunters are advised not to hunt the area between Pugh Road and Brightwater due to safety issues with the proximity of the cycleway and roads.
(5) East Coast/Kaikoura Area
The area to the south of the Awatere Valley/Molesworth Road and the Redwood Pass Road.
3. Shooting Hours
6.30am to 6.30pm during May, then 6.45am to 6.15pm until the end of the season.
4. Decoy Limit
No limit.
5. Special Conditions
(1) All permanent hunting stands/maimais used for the purposes of hunting of game on the Wairau Lagoons must be situated above the mean high water level.
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