New Zealand Gazette – 2015 – No. 22

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✨ Game Hunting Regulations



Otago – excluding Clutha River 2 to 10 May 2015 inclusive
Southland – no excluded period

8. Restriction on Taking of Game

No person shall use any vehicle propelled by mechanical power (including motorised watercraft)7 to chase or kill
game, except in such circumstances and at such times as authorised by the Conservation Act 1987 and the
Wildlife Act 1953.

9. Pegging Day

(1) A person, following purchase of a 2015 Whole Season game bird hunting licence, can reclaim the stand
claimed during the 2014 Game Season at any time prior to 10.00am on 5 April 2015 in all Fish and Game Regions.

(2) Otherwise, unclaimed stands can only be claimed any time after 10.00am on 5 April 2015 in all Fish and Game
Regions.

(3) A stand may be claimed by planting on it a stake having either a board or identifying label attached, plainly
identifying the name of the claimant and the number of his/her licence. The hunting stand claim tag provided with
the licence must be completed with the name of the claimant and affixed to the board or identifying label.

(4) The licence holder claiming a stand must be present in person at the stand when marking it up.

(5) In the Auckland/Waikato Region, only holders of 2015 Whole Season Adult Game Bird Licences can claim
hunting stands.

(6) No one can claim more than one stand.

(7) A stand cannot be claimed closer than 90 metres to a stand already claimed by another person without that
person’s consent.

(8) Any stand not occupied by the claimant within one hour after the opening hour of hunting, on any day, can be
occupied by another licence holder for the remainder of the day.

10. Conditions

These conditions will expire at the end of the open season for game specified under the Second Schedule for each
Fish and Game Region.

Second Schedule

Regionally Specific Hunting Conditions, Bag Limits, Closed and Open Game Areas and the Like

Northland Fish and Game Region8

1. Game That May Be Hunted or Killed—Duration of the 2015/2016 Season

Species Season Duration (dates inclusive) Daily Bag Limit Hunting Area
Grey/mallard duck and any hybrid of that species 2 May to 28 Jun 2015 12 All areas
NZ shoveler duck 2 May to 28 Jun 2015 3 All areas
Paradise shelduck 2 May to 2 Aug 2015 25 All areas
27 Feb and 28 Feb 2016 20 All areas
Black swan 2 May to 2 Aug 2015 15 All areas
27 Feb 2016 to 6 Mar 2016 15 All areas
Pukeko 2 May to 30 Aug 2015 12 All areas
27 Feb 2016 to 6 Mar 2016 12 All areas
California and brown quail 2 May to 2 Aug 2015 10 Area A
2 May to 30 Aug 2015 10 Rest of region
Cock pheasant 2 May to 2 Aug 2015 3 Area A
2 May to 30 Aug 2015 5 Rest of region

2. Definition of Area A

All lands north of a line running east/west, north of the Whangape Harbour, then along the main ridgeline of the
Maungataniwha Range and out to and including all lands north of Whangaroa Harbour.

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 22 — 11 MARCH 2015
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