✨ Hunting Regulations
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 18 — 1 MARCH 2016
Black swan | 7 May to 26 Jun 2016 | 5 | In the Otorohanga, Waitomo and Ruapehu District Council areas within the A/WF&GC region including the Aotea Harbour.
Black swan | 7 May to 26 Jun 2016 | 1 | All other areas (except that no black swan may be hunted or killed on the Waikato Hydro Lakes: Karapiro, Arapuni and Waipapa)
Bobwhite (Virginian) quail | 7 May to 28 Aug 2016 | 10 | All areas
California quail | 7 May to 28 Aug 2016 | 10 | All areas
Cock pheasant | 7 May to 28 Aug 2016 | 3 | All areas
| 1 Sep to 28 Sep 2016 | No limit | Tui Ridge upland game property with special conditions specified in clause 6 for this region (junior hunters only)
Pheasant, both sexes | 7 May to 28 Aug 2016 | No limit | Upland game properties with special conditions specified in clause 6 for this region
Red legged partridge | 7 May to 28 Aug 2016 | 10 | All Areas
| 7 May to 28 Aug 2016 | No limit | Upland game properties with special conditions specified in clause 6 for this region
| 1 Apr to 5 May 2017 | |
2. Shooting Hours
6.30am to 6.30pm.
3. Decoy Limit
No limit, except on Lake Waikare – a total decoy limit of 50 decoys per stand and no decoys to be placed within 50 metres of those placed by another hunter.
4. Special Conditions
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From 7 May to 6 June 2016 inclusive, no person may use or cause to be used for the hunting or killing of game on Lake Waikare any drifting or temporarily moored floating stand or any stand, hide or maimai which is permanently fixed to the lake bed except within 180 metres of the outer margin of the lake or the shoreline of Motu Nuia Island (Grape Island).
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No person may use or cause to be used for the hunting or killing of game on Lake Ngaroto any fixed stand, pontoon, hide or maimai except within 85 metres of the margin of the lake.
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No person may use or cause to be used for the hunting or killing of game on Lake Rotokauri any fixed stand, pontoon, hide or maimai on any open water of the lake.
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No person may wilfully leave on the hunting ground any game bird(s) shot or parts of any game birds shot.
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No person may herd or drive waterfowl for the purpose of hunting or killing them.
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No person may shoot game from any unmoored boat on the Waikato River north of the boat ramp at the confluence of the Mangawara Stream and the Waikato River at Taupiri on any of the first three days or the second weekend of the open season.
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No person may possess a firearm in or on any unmoored vessel, except a rowboat, unless the firearm is dismantled or secured in a case, gunslip or other secure compartment, except when in use to retrieve
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Auckland/Waikato Fish and Game Region Hunting Conditions
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🌾 Primary Industries & ResourcesGame species, Season duration, Daily bag limit, Hunting area, Black swan, Bobwhite quail, California quail, Pheasant, Red legged partridge, Shooting hours, Decoy limit, Special conditions, Lake Waikare, Lake Ngaroto, Lake Rotokauri, Waikato River