New Zealand Gazette – 2017 – No. 30

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✨ Game Hunting Regulations



NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 30 — 17 MARCH 2017

  1. Ashley Downs Near Clinton, South Otago

  2. Tomahawk Lagoon Dunedin

  3. Kawarau River outlet From Lake Wakatipu downstream to the Shotover River confluence

  4. Upland Game Properties With Special Conditions

  5. Rough Ridge: The total area of Rough Ridge Farm with special conditions is described as Rough Ridge and defined as approximately 900 hectares of Rough Ridge Farm near Oturehua that includes Section 24 Block XV1 and Section 2 Block XV11 Blackstone Survey District, Section 3 Block V1 Poolburn Survey District, and Section 42 PT and Section 10 Block XV1 Blackstone Survey District. The boundaries are marked with signposts reading “Rough Ridge Game Preserve”. The property “Rough Ridge” is owned by Fraser and Murray McKnight.

Southland Fish and Game Region²¹

1. Game That May be Hunted or Killed—Duration of 2017/2018 Season

| Species | Season Duration
(dates inclusive) | Daily Bag Limit |
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|
| Grey/mallard duck and any hybrid of those | 6 May and 7 May 2017 | 20 |
| species | 9 May to 30 July 2017 | 10 |
| NZ shoveler duck | 6 May to 30 July 2017 | 2 |
| Paradise shelduck | 6 May to 30 July 2017 | 6 |
| Pukeko | Closed season | 0 |
| Black swan | 6 May to 30 July 2017 | 3 |
| California quail | 3 Jun to 27 Aug 2017 | 5 |
| Cock pheasant | 3 Jun to 27 Aug 2017 | 5 |
| Chukar | Closed season | 0 |

2. Shooting Hours

7.00am to 6.30pm.

3. Decoy Limit

No limit.

4. Special Conditions

Shooting from boats is prohibited during the month of May 2017 on the Mataura, Aparima, Oreti, Waiau and Waimatuku rivers and their navigable tributaries.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of March 2017.

HON MAGGIE BARRY, ONZM, Minister of Conservation.

  1. Section 19A(1) of the Wildlife Act 1953.
  2. Sections 19A(2)(a)(i) and 19A(2)(a)(ii) of the Wildlife Act 1953.
  3. Section 72(3A)(e) of the Wildlife Act 1953.
  4. Section 17 of the Wildlife Act 1953.
  5. Amended notification to section 18(1)(c)(iii) and (v) of the Wildlife Act 1953 as authorised by the Minister of Conservation under section 18(1) of that Act.
  6. Section 18(1)(f)(vi) of the Wildlife Act 1953.
  7. Section 18(1)(f)(v) of the Wildlife Act 1953.
  8. Reference to Description: New Zealand Gazette, 27 May 1990, No. 83, page 1861.
  9. Reference to Description: New Zealand Gazette, 27 May 1990, No. 83, page 1861, as amended by New Zealand Gazette, 29 August 1991, No. 129,


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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🌾 Otago Fish and Game Region Hunting Regulations (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Game hunting, Species, Bag limits, Season duration, Otago Region
  • Fraser McKnight, Property owner of Rough Ridge
  • Murray McKnight, Property owner of Rough Ridge

🌾 Southland Fish and Game Region Hunting Regulations

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
8 March 2017
Game hunting, Species, Bag limits, Season duration, Shooting hours, Decoy limit, Southland Region
  • HON MAGGIE BARRY, ONZM, Minister of Conservation