Wellington Fish and Game Region Hunting Regulations




NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 30 — 17 MARCH 2017

Paradise shelduck 6 May to 2 Jul 2017 8 All areas

Pukeko 6 May to 27 Aug 2017 5 All areas

Black swan 6 May to 2 Jul 2017 3 All areas

Bobwhite (Virginian) quail 6 May to 27 Aug 2017 No limit Upland game properties with special conditions only specified in clause 6 for this Region

Brown quail Closed season 0 All areas

California quail 6 May to 27 Aug 2017 5 All areas

Cock pheasant 6 May to 27 Aug 2017 2 All areas excluding upland game properties with special conditions specified in clause 6 for this Region

Pheasant, both sexes 6 May to 27 Aug 2017 No limit Upland game properties with special conditions only specified in clause 6 for this Region

1 Apr 2018 to 4 May 2018 No limit Te Para Hut upland game property only specified in clause 6 for this Region

Red-legged partridge 6 May to 27 Aug 2017 1 All areas excluding upland game properties with special conditions specified in clause 6 for this Region

6 May to 27 Aug 2017 No limit Upland game properties with special conditions only specified in clause 6 for this Region

2. Definition of Areas

  1. Area A – EAST: All of the Wellington Region east of main Ruahine and Tararua/Rimutaka ranges.

  2. Area B – WEST: All of the Wellington Region west of main Ruahine and Tararua/Rimutaka ranges.

3. Shooting Hours

6.30am to 6.30pm

4. Decoy Limit

No limit.

5. Special Conditions

No person may hunt or kill game birds, as specified, within the Wellington region with any magazine extensions on a shotgun of a bore smaller than 10 gauge (including 12, 16, 20, 28, 410).

6. Upland Game Properties with Special Conditions

  1. Rathmoy Game Preserve A: The land comprises:

    a. Whaka Farm, Cooks Road, Hunterville, being 902.7 hectares in total and contained in Part Section 100 Block VII, Section 13 Block VI Ongo Survey District; Rata Farm Settlement; Part DP 476 Block VI Ongo Survey District; Part Section 29 DP 244 Block VI Ongo Survey District; all DP 2975 Block VII Ongo Survey District; Lot 1 DP 2689 Block VII Ongo Survey District; Part Lots 4 and 5 DP 450 Block VII Ongo Survey District; Part Sections 22 and 23 DP 344 Part DP 5613; all DP 5614 Sections 15–23 Blocks VI and VII Ongo Survey District. The property is bounded by Cooks Road and the Rangitikei River to the east, James Bull’s property to the south, Rangatira Road to the west, and James Bull’s and Jack Still’s properties to the north. The property is owned by C. R. Grace Family Trust.

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