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2015
Game Bird Hunting Guide
Regulations and Hunting Areas
NORTH ISLAND
ESSENTIAL ADDITION WITH EVERY HUNTING LICENCE
www.fishandgame.org.nz
Sheep measle eggs
can spread in the wind
for up to 10km
and affect many farms
so make sure you dose
for sheep measles
at least 48 hours
before taking your dog
onto sheep pasture
For more information contact your veterinarian,
phone Ovis Management on 0800 222 011
2 or go to www.sheepmeasles.co.nz
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NEW ZEALAND DUCK SPECIES
PARADISE
SHELDUCK
SHOVELER
BROWN
TEAL
GAME SPECIES
(NAMED IN BLACK)
These species may be hunted, but
only in such regions and during
such open seasons as notified in the
New Zealand Gazette each year by
the Minister of Conservation.
PROTECTED SPECIES NOTE: Important recognition
(NAMED IN RED)
features are the large areas of white
The species are absolutely under the wings of the game ducks
protected at all times. and the smaller overall size of the
protected ducks.
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MALLARD
GREY DUCK
GREY TEAL
SCAUP
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The regulations printed in this guide booklet are subject to the Minister
of Conservation’s approval. A copy of the published game notice in the
New Zealand Gazette is available on www.fishandgame.org.nz along
with further information on game bird hunting.
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CONTENTS
New Zealand duck species ID................................................3
Game bird hunting Code of Practice.....................................6
Hunting licence valid nationwide..........................................7
Shotguns and use of non-toxic shot.......................................8
Stop the spread of aquatic pests..............................................8
Wildlife Act 1953...................................................................8
FIRST SCHEDULE........................................................... 11
SECOND SCHEDULE FOR EACH REGION
PLUS LOCAL HUNTING INFORMATION
1 Northland...................................................................... 16
Hunting Opportunities in Northland........................... 18
2 Auckland/Waikato......................................................... 21
Hunting in Auckland/Waikato...................................... 27
3 Eastern............................................................................ 30
Hunting in the Eastern Region...................................... 34
4 Hawke’s Bay................................................................... 36
Hunting in Hawke’s Bay................................................ 39
5 Taranaki......................................................................... 42
Hunting in Taranaki...................................................... 44
6 Wellington...................................................................... 47
Hunting in Wellington.................................................. 50
Game Bird Habitat Stamp.................................................. 51
Cover photo: David Towgood
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CODE OF CONDUCT
PLEASE CONSIDER THE RIGHTS OF
OTHERS AND OBSERVE THE HUNTERS’
CODE OF CONDUCT
ACCESS
• If no Fish and Game access sign is present, always ask
permission from the land occupier before crossing private
property (also check if it’s OK to take your dog across their
land).
• Don’t interfere with livestock, crops, machinery or other
property.
• Keep your dog under firm control or on a lead when on
private property.
• Always use gates, stiles or other recognised access points and
avoid damage to fences.
• Leave everything as you found it. If a gate is open or closed
leave it that way.
• Don’t park vehicles so they can obstruct gateways or cause a
hazard on the road or access way.
• When driving on riverbeds keep to marked tracks or park on
the bank and walk to your hunting spot.
• Always respect the environment, wildlife, other hunters and
members of the public.
FIREARM SAFETY
Practise the seven Police-approved principles of firearm safety
(see NZ Police Arms Code):
i Treat every firearm as loaded
ii Always point firearms in a safe direction
iii Load a firearm only when ready to fire
iv Identify your target beyond all doubt
v Check your firing zone
vi Store firearms and ammunition safely
vii Avoid alcohol or drugs when handling firearms
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HUNTING
• Carry a current game bird hunting licence and comply with
the relevant bag limits and conditions of hunting.
• Wear a high visibility hat and outer garment whenever possible
when hunting upland game.
• Be a competent shooter, estimate ranges, and be aware of you
and your shotgun’s limitations.
• Select appropriate shot size for the target.
• Be able to distinguish what may be lawfully hunted from
protected species.
• If a game bird is wounded, take all reasonable steps to locate
it and kill it quickly and humanely.
• Use a trained gundog, or other means to ensure the prompt
retrieval of game, and help another hunter to retrieve their
game.
• Remove empty cartridge cases and all litter from the hunting
area.
• Remember that all hunters will be judged by your actions.
• Always hunt in a sporting manner and ensure your conduct is
always above reproach. Encourage the same attitude in your
hunting companions.
• Above all, be safe and be sensible.
TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WOULD
WISH TO BE TREATED YOURSELF!
HUNTING LICENCE VALID
NATIONWIDE
All game bird hunting licences can be used in all Fish and Game
regions. Day licences are valid only on or after the second Monday
of the new season.
It is important to note that if you are hunting in other regions
you need to read up on the local regulations in this booklet.
Fish and Game sports fish and game licences are issued online,
are processed electronically and comply with the Electronic
Transactions Act 2002.
Licences are issued centrally by a person authorised to issue
licences on behalf of each Fish and Game Council.
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GAME BIRD HABITAT STAMP
A game bird habitat stamp must be affixed1 to every licence
to hunt or kill game. The purpose of the Habitat Stamp
Programme is to raise funds for habitat enhancement. Two
dollars ($2)2 of the game licence fee is assigned to the stamp
as income for the programme. See towards the back of this
booklet for other programme products.
SHOTGUNS AND USE OF NON-TOXIC
SHOT
Game bird hunting can only be undertaken with a shotgun of a 10
gauge calibre or less. Mandatory use of non-toxic shot applies to
waterfowl hunting only (see 1st Schedule, condition 5 below).
Non-toxic shot is not mandatory for upland game (pheasant and
quail) hunting or for all game bird hunting using sub-gauges
(smaller than 12 gauge) or black powder muzzle-loading shotguns.
For more information refer to www.fishandgame.org.nz
STOP THE SPREAD OF AQUATIC PESTS
Protect our waters: CHECK, CLEAN, DRY. Check dogs, boots,
decoys and boats before you leave the area.
WILDLIFE ACT 1953
The hunting of game is governed by the provisions of the Wildlife
Act 1953. The Minister of Conservation declares an open season
for game annually in the New Zealand Gazette (see below). Some
important provisions of the Wildlife Act are covered here. The
Act and its companion Wildlife Regulations 1955 can be viewed
in full online: http://www.legislation.govt.nz/
WILDLIFE DECLARED TO BE GAME3
Hunters are reminded that only the following lists of species are
game birds that they are permitted to hunt and kill.
WATERFOWL
• Black swan (Cygnus atratus) (except on Chatham Islands).
• Duck—
- Grey duck (Anas superciliosa) and any cross of that species
with any other species, variety, or kind of duck (except
on Chatham Islands).
- Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) and any cross of that
1 Section 19A(1) of the Wildlife Act 1953
2 Section 72(3A)(e) of the Wildlife Act 1953
3 Schedule 1 Wildlife Act 1953
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species with any other species, variety, or kind of duck
(except on Chatham Islands).
- Paradise duck (Tadorna variegata).
- Spoonbill duck (New Zealand shoveler) (Anas rhynchotis).
• Pukeko (Porphyrio melanotus) (except on Chatham Islands).
UPLAND GAME
• Chukar (Alectoris graeca chukar).
• Red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa rufa).
• Pheasant (any bird not being a domestic bird, of the genus
Phasianus and any cross of any such bird with any other
species, variety, or kind of pheasant).
• Quail—
- Australian or brown quail (Synoicus).
- Californian quail (Lophortyx californica).
- Virginian or bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus).
RESTRICTIONS ON THE TAKING OF
GAME (S18, WILDLIFE ACT 1953)
No person shall use more than one shotgun or any live decoy.
LICENCE TO HUNT OR KILL GAME
(S19, WILDLIFE ACT 1953)
It is an offence to hunt or kill game unless the person holds a
current game licence, except in some circumstances where that
person is a resident occupier as defined in the Wildlife Act. The
maximum penalty is $5,000.
OCCUPIER OF ANY LAND (S19(3),
WILDLIFE ACT 1953)
“…the occupier of any land, and the spouse and any one son or
daughter of the occupier, may, during an open season, hunt or kill
on that land without a licence (but subject to all other restrictions
imposed by game regulations.” The occupier is normally the
owner but this privilege can be transferred to farm manager or
sharemilkers by a written statement indicating such to Fish and
Game. Note that the Act allows for hunting by three people; the
occupier, his/her wife/husband and one son or daughter on that
land - but no other land.
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The remainder of this hunting guide is made up of regional details
and hunting conditions contained in the Gazetted Game Notice.
These conditions are set out in the:
FIRST SCHEDULE:
Hunting conditions generally common to all Fish and Game
regions.
SECOND SCHEDULE:
Regionally specific hunting conditions, including bag limits,
closed and open game areas, shooting hours and the like.
FIRST SCHEDULE
Hunting conditions generally common to all Fish and Game
regions.
1 Bag limits
(1) No person shall possess on any one day, more than the
number of game birds specified as the daily bag limit
for the Fish and Game Region in which the game is
taken, except on Sunday, 3 May 2015, when that person
may have in his or her possession twice the number of
game birds specified as the daily bag limit for Saturday,
2 May 2015.
(2) A person may possess more game than specified in sub-
clause (1) of this Schedule, if all such game is labelled
with the following details:
(a) The name and address of the person by whom
the game was taken;
(b) The number of the licence to hunt or kill game
held by the person by whom the game was taken;
(c) The name of the Fish and Game Region by which
that licence was issued;
(d) The name of the Fish and Game Region in which
the game was taken; and
(e) The date on which the game was taken.
2 Waiver of Restrictions on Baiting for Waterfowl
A person4 may hunt or kill game of the family Anatidae
4 Section 17 of the Wildlife Act 1953
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(waterfowl) during the open season for game in all Fish and
Game Regions, except Auckland/Waikato, where food has
been cast, thrown, placed or planted any time during the year.
In the Auckland/Waikato Fish and Game Region, Special
Condition 4.9 in the Second Schedule applies instead to
restrictions on baiting.
3 Magazine Shotguns
A person may hunt or kill game birds, as specified, in any Fish
and Game Regions with any magazine shotgun of a calibre
10 gauge or less, which includes magazine extensions5, other
than in:
(a) Auckland/Waikato Fish and Game Region;
(b) Hawke’s Bay Fish and Game Region;
(c) Wellington Fish and Game Region;
For these three Regions special conditions in the Second
Schedule apply
4 Shot Size
No person shall use, in any shotgun used for the purposes of
hunting and killing game, any cartridge containing any shot
size having a larger retained, per-pellet energy at 90 metres
than lead BB.
5 Use of Lead Shot Prohibited
(1) No person may possess lead shot, or use lead shot, while
hunting or killing waterfowl within 200 metres of open
water, with any gun using a 10 or 12 gauge cartridge.
Non toxic alternative shot may be used, including steel.
(2) For the purposes of this requirement, “waterfowl”
means any of the following game species:
• Black swan (Cygnus atratus)
• Grey duck (Anas superciliosa) and any cross of
that species with any other species, variety, or
kind of duck
• Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) and any cross
of that species with any other species, variety, or
kind of duck
• Paradise shelduck (Tadorna variegata) also known
as Paradise duck.
• Spoonbill duck (New Zealand shoveler) (Anas
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
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rhynchotis)
• Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus)
(3) For the purposes of this requirement, “open water”
means either:
(a) any area of land or seabed covered permanently
or seasonally by water wider than 3 metres; or
(b) any area which is temporarily covered by water
wider than 3 metres at the time of such possession
or use, and that is contiguous to an area referred
to in paragraph.
6 Guns of a Calibre Less Than 12 Gauge and Muzzle Loaders
Exempt in Relation to Use of Lead Shot
Hunters may use lead shot in guns of a calibre less than 12
gauge or muzzle loaders for the 2015 season. No exemptions
for any breach loading 12 gauge (or greater) firearm is to be
provided for waterfowl hunting.
7 Camouflaged Rowboats
A person6 may hunt or kill game within the following Fish
and Game Regions, from unmoored camouflaged rowboats,
subject to the excluded periods for the regions specified below:
• Northland – no excluded period
• Auckland/Waikato – excluding 2 and 3 May 2015
• Eastern – excluding 2 and 3 May 2015
• Hawke’s Bay – excluding 2 and 3 May 2015
• Taranaki – no excluded period
• Wellington – excluding 2 and 3 May 2015
• Nelson/Marlborough – no excluded period
• West Coast – no excluded period
• North Canterbury – excluding 2 and 3 May 2015
• Central South Island – excluding 2 and 3 May 2015
• 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
6 Section 18(1)(f )(vi) of the Wildlife Act 1953
7 Section 18(1)(f )(v) of the Wildlife Act 1953
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in such circumstances and at such times as authorised by the
Conservation Act 1987 and 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.
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SECOND SCHEDULE
REGIONALLY SPECIFIC HUNTING CONDITIONS,
BAG LIMITS, CLOSED AND OPEN GAME AREAS,
AND THE LIKE.
Photo: Ian Hadland, Pukeko hunt
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Fish & Game Regions
NORTHLAND
FISH & GAME REGION 8
Office: Unit A5, 7-11 Nell Place,
Raumanga, Whangarei 0110
Postal Address: PO Box 25003,
Whangarei Mail Centre,
Whangarei 0148
Phone: (09) 438-4135
Email: northland@fishandgame.org.nz
Manager: Rudi Hoetjes (021 856 228)
Office Admin: Fay Stodart
Field Officer: Nathan Burkepile (021 222 7920)
8 Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 83, of 22 May 1990, at page 1861
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1 Game That May Be Hunted or Killed—Duration of the
2015/2016 Season
Species Season Duration Daily Bag Hunting Area
(dates inclusive) Limit
Grey/mallard duck 2 May to 12 All areas
and any hybrid of 28 Jun 2015
that species
NZ shoveler duck 2 May to 3 All areas
28 Jun 2015
Paradise shelduck 2 May to 25 All areas
2 Aug 2015
27 Feb and 20 All areas
28 Feb 2016
Black swan 2 May to 15 All areas
2 Aug 2015
27 Feb 2016 to 15 All areas
6 Mar 2016
Pukeko 2 May to 12 All areas
30 Aug 2015
27 Feb 2016 to 12 All areas
6 Mar 2016
California and 2 May to 10 Area A
brown quail 2 Aug 2015
2 May to 10 Rest of region
30 Aug 2015
Cock pheasant 2 May to 3 Area A
2 Aug 2015
2 May to 5 Rest of region
30 Aug 2015
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.
3 Shooting Hours
3.1 6.30am to 6.30pm, except the hunting of:
(a) Paradise shelduck and black swan on 27 February
and 28 February 2016 will be from 6.00am to
8.00pm.
(b) Pukeko from 27 February to 6 March 2016
inclusive will be from 6.00am to 8.00pm.
4 Decoy Limit
No limit.
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5 Special Conditions
5.1 No person shall wilfully leave on the hunting ground
any game bird(s) shot or parts of any game bird(s) shot.
5.2 Camouflaged Rowboats: Persons may hunt or kill game
from an unmoored camouflaged rowboat.
5.3 During the 27 February and 28 February 2016 special
paradise shelduck and black swan open season, no
person shall hunt within 300 metres of any urban
sewage oxidation ponds.
5.4 During the 27 February to 6 March 2016 special
pukeko season, no person shall hunt within 300 metres
of any urban sewage oxidation ponds.
HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES IN
NORTHLAND
The Northland Fish and Game Region extends north from a line
midway to a point between the North Head and South Head of
the Kaipara Harbour, then runs due east to a point just North
of Wellsford and then a line running northeast to Te Arai Point.
The area offers a diverse range of hunting opportunities and
encompasses nine different game bird species. To hunt on any
private lands, hunters must approach the landowners directly.
Hunters who intend to hunt on Conservation-managed lands
need to contact either the Northland Fish and Game Council
office or the Department of Conservation offices in Kaitaia to
obtain a permit.
If you are seeking a permit to hunt on Landcorp Farm properties
or Forestry lands, then you must obtain a permit through the
offices of Northland Fish and Game. The permit is a legal
requirement which enables the hunter to carry a firearm and use
a dog on those properties.
Applications can be made either by logging onto the Fish & Game
Website: http://northland.fishandgame.org.nz/
Email: northland@fishandgame.org.nz
Or writing a letter addressed to this office.
PERMITS
Hunters applying for permits are required to provide details and
payment for permits issued. The costs associated with issuing
permits needs to be recovered because the Council is issuing
permits on behalf of other agencies. A permit is required per
licence holder and is not issued for a party or any group of
hunters. Permits are issued for the full length of the open game
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season (May to August)
All permits issued to the Aupouri Forest incur a fee of $20.00 and
$14.00 of this fee will be used as a contribution towards predator
control operations within this area.
Permits issued for the Flaxmill Wetlands incur a fee of $45.00,
with $39.00 of this fee will be used towards predator control
operations within this wetland.
Permits issued for the Jack Bisset Wetland incur a fee of $25.00,
with $19.00 of this fee will be used towards predator control
operations within this wetland.
Hunters requiring a permit must provide the following
details:
• Name, address and phone numbers
• Date of birth
• Game bird licence number
• Firearms licence number
• Vehicle registration
• Dog Registration number.
Hunters requiring a permit to take any dog into a hunting
area must on application provide the following details of the
dog including the name of dog or dogs, the breed/s and the
tag registration number/s.
All permits issued to licence holders will be accompanied with a
full colour topographical map detailing the areas open to hunting.
The permit fees associated with hunting in the privately owned
pine Forestry Blocks i.e. Hancock Forest Management (NZ) Ltd,
Northland Forest Managers (Ltd), and Matariki Forest are to
cover all processing fees, colour maps, as well as Public Liability
Insurance while hunting in any of their forests.
Administrator Place name Location Permit fee
NFGC Jack Bisset Wetland Whangarei $25.00
Flaxmill Wetlands Dargaville $45.00
Kawakawa Wetlands Kawakawa $6.00
Borrow Cut Wetland Hikurangi $6.00
Land Corp Te Raite Houhora $6.00
Farms Rangiputa Cape Karikari $6.00
Takakuri Kaeo $6.00
Te Paki Farm Te Paki Farm Cape Reinga $6.00
A fee of $6.00 for a permit issued to hunt on Department of
Conservation administered lands is required no matter how many
locations as stated below are requested at any one time.
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Administrator Place name Location
Department of Wairua River Wildlife Hikurangi
Conservation Management Reserve
Waitangi Wetlands Kerikeri
Tokerau Beach Cape Lake Karikari
Ohia Cape Karikari
Puwheke Rec. Reserve Cape Karikari
Rotokawau Lakes Cape Karikari
Sweetwater Lakes Kaitaia
Kaimaumau/East Beach Houhora
Lake Taore Kaitaia
Onepu Block Kaitaia
Te Arai Reserve Kaitaia
Te Ramanuka Kaitaia
Paxton Point Te Kao
Ahipara Reserve Kaitaia
Epikauri Herekino
Te Paki Reserve Cape Reinga
Exotic Pine Forests
Administrator Place name Location Permit fee
Summit Forest Aupouri Forest Kaitaia/Houhora $20.00
Management of
New Zealand Ltd
(weekends only)
Northland Forest Various throughout Northland. All $40.00
Managers (Ltd) Dogs must be Kiwi Aversion trained
(weekends only) and the owner of the dog must
be able to present a current Kiwi
Aversion Certificate to gain access
into any of the forests managed by
Northland Forest Managers (Ltd).
Matariki Forests Glenbervie Forest Whangarei $6.00
(weekends only) Puhipuhi Forest Whangarei $6.00
Topuni Forest Kaiwaka $30.00
Hancock Forest Various throughout Northland. All $40.00
Management Dogs must be Kiwi Aversion trained
(NZ) Ltd and the owner of the dog must
(weekends only) be able to present a current Kiwi
Aversion Certificate to gain access
into any of the forests managed by
Hancock Forest Management (NZ)
Ltd.
Please Note that a Kiwi Aversion certificate is obtained through
the Department of Conservation office in Whangarei.
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AUCKLAND/WAIKATO
FISH & GAME REGION 9
Office & Postal: 156 Brymer Road, RD9, Hamilton 3289
Phone: (07) 849-1666
Fax: (07) 849-1648
Email: admin@awfg.org.nz
Chief Executive: Ben Wilson
Office Manager: Robyn Lingard
Wildlife Managers: John Dyer, David Klee
Fisheries Manager: Adam Daniel
Indicative only: please
contact the regional
office for a detailed map
of Northern/Southern
boundaries.
9 Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 83 of 22 May 1990, as amended by Gazette,
No. 129, of 29 August 1991, at page 2787
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1 Game That May be Hunted or Killed—Duration of
2015/2016 Season
Species Season Duration Daily Bag Hunting Area
(dates inclusive) Limit
Grey, mallard and shoveler duck: A maximum total bag not exceeding 10
birds for all species combined and no more than the individual bag limit
for each species.
Grey/mallard 2 May to 10 All areas, except
duck and any 1 Jun 2015 that no duck
hybrid of those may be hunted
species on Great Barrier
Island
NZ shoveler duck 2 May to 2 All areas, except
1 Jun 2015 that no duck
may be hunted
on Great Barrier
Island
Paradise shelduck 2 May to 10 The region south
28 Jun 2015 of Auckland
Harbour Bridge
2 May to 20 The region north
28 Jun 2015 of Auckland
Harbour Bridge
Pukeko 2 May to 10 All areas
30 Aug 2015
Black swan 2 May to 20 The region west
28 Jun 2015 of State Highway
1 and north of
State Highway
22 (Glenbrook
Road), Constable
and Karioitahi
Roads
2 May to 5 In the
28 Jun 2015 Otorohanga,
Waitomo and
Ruapehu District
Council areas
within the A/
WF&GC region
including the
Aotea Harbour.
2 May to 1 All other areas
28 Jun 2015 (except that no
Black swan may
be hunted or
killed on the
Waikato Hydro
Lakes: Karapiro,
Arapuni and
Waipapa)
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Bobwhite 2 May to 10 All areas
(Virginian) quail 30 Aug 2015
California quail 2 May to 10 All areas
30 Aug 2015
Cock pheasant 2 May to 3 All areas
30 Aug 2015
1 Sep to No limit Tui Ridge upland
28 Sep 2015 game property
with special
conditions
specified in
clause 6 for this
region (junior
hunters only)
Pheasant, both 2 May to No limit Upland game
sexes 30 Aug 2015 properties
with special
conditions
specified in
clause 6 for this
Region
Red legged 2 May to 10 All Areas
partridge 30 Aug 2015
2 May to No limit Upland game
30 Aug 2015 properties
2 Apr to with special
6 May 2016 conditions
specified in
clause 6 for this
Region
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
4.1 From 2 May to 1 June 2015 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).
4.2 No person may use or cause to be used for the hunting
or killing of game on Lake Ngaroto any fixed stand,
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pontoon, hide or maimai except within 85 metres of
the margin of the lake.
4.3 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.
4.4 No person may wilfully leave on the hunting ground
any game bird(s) shot or parts of any game birds shot.
4.5 No person may herd or drive waterfowl for the purpose
of hunting or killing them.
4.6 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.
4.7 No person may possess a f irearm 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
wounded game.
4.7 On public land, the last tagged owner must remove
any maimai not tagged up for 2 years from the date
of the last mark-up.
4.9 No person may hunt or kill game1 of the family
Anatidae (waterfowl) in all the area contained within a
distance of 100 metres from the margins of any waters
together with the area covered by those waters where
food has been cast, thrown, placed or planted any time
during the period 2 April to 28 June 2015 inclusive.
4.10 No person may hunt or kill game birds, as specified,
within the Auckland/Waikato region with any
magazine shotgun of a calibre 10 gauge or less unless
the shotgun:
(a) has a magazine of any type adjusted with a one
piece filler which is incapable of removal without
disassembling the gun; or
(b) the magazine is pinned in accordance with
Regulations made under this Act;
so that the magazine shotgun is incapable of holding
more than 2 shells in the magazine, with no more than
3 shells in the magazine and chamber combined, at
any one time.
1 Section 7 of the Wildlife Act 1953
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4.11 Any licenced game bird hunter who has a Department
of Conservation permit to take or kill wildlife for the
purpose of hawking may hunt with an Australasian
Harrier (Circus approximans) to take pukeko. This is
subject to the season length and bag limit for pukeko
in clause 1 of this notice for this region and subject to
any conditions imposed by the Director-General of
Conservation under such a permit.
5 Closed Game Areas
5.1 All that area of the Waikato River below Mean High
Water Spring Tide from the Tasman Sea inland to an
imaginary line commencing from a marker at the exit
of the Fisherman’s Road drain on the north-western
side of the river in Block VII Maioro Survey District,
bearing 126 degrees true to a marker on the south-
eastern side of the river.
5.2 All DP 23519, being part Maungatapu Block, Blocks
II and VI Maungakawa Survey District, being 15
hectares, the property of A. C. Allen, “Riverdale”,
Piako, Morrinsville.
5.3 The township of Te Aroha.
5.4 All that area lying to the east of the Southern Motorway
and known as Pahurehure Inlet.
5.5 129 hectares, being part of the Manukau Harbour
known as Waimahia Creek.
5.6 Lots 1–6 DPS 81922, subdivision of part Lot 7 DP
9441 and part Section 19 Block II Whitianga Survey
District, 53.3353 hectares. Property of Andrew Hill.
5.7 Weavers Lake at Huntly.
6 Upland Game Properties with Special Conditions
6.1 This clause applies to the following properties only:
(a) Tui Ridge: The property is located at 131A Hall
Road, RD 2, Te Kauwhata, being some 259
hectares comprising Lots 1–5 DPS 83930, Part
Lots 3 and 4 DPS 85071 and Lot 2 DP 397361
Block Maramarua Survey District owned by G.
& C. Holmes and leased by D. & C. Brown,
and Lot 10 DPS 85071, Lot 4 DPS 386081 and
Lot 1 DPS 86132 Block XIV Maramarua Survey
District owned by D. & C. Brown, and Lots Part
Allotment 310 Whangamarino Parish SO 590,
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Part Allotments 329 and 372 Whangamarino
Parish DP 16254, Allotment 465 Whangamarino
Parish SO 6253, and Lot 1 DPS 12119 owned by
Joint Venture 2009 Limited.
(b) Leigh Barton property at 314 Aspin Road,
Cambridge. The property is owned by J. &
C. Erkkila Family Trust, located north-east of
Cambridge. The boundaries are Aspin Road
to the north, and private farm land to the east
and west with Mangakawa Reserve to the south.
The property is 211 hectares, more or less, and
contained in Certificate of Title SA674/278.
(c) Glen Burn Farm at 381 Valley Road, RD7
Otorohanga, being some 73 hectares comprising
Lot 2 DP 416788, owned by Robert Johnston.
6.2 Where hunting takes place in any specified property
defined in this notice, no person shall have in that
person’s possession outside that specified property, any
game taken from that specified property, unless affixed
to the game is a label with the name of the specified
property where that game was taken or killed written
legibly on it, and the additional words on the label “for
personal consumption, not for sale or profit” written
legibly on it.
6.3 Birds released on any specified property shall not have
their wings clipped after 8 weeks of age.
6.4 Birds released on any specified property shall not have
their beaks clipped at any time.
6.5 Pheasants released shall not be hunted before 18 weeks
of age and red legged partridges shall not be hunted
before 16 weeks of age.
6.6 Waterfowl shall not be hunted on specified property on
the same day that a pheasant or red legged partridge
hunt takes place on that property.
6.7 The unlimited daily bag for any specified property
shall only apply when at least 400 pheasants and/or
red legged partridges have been released on to that
specified property within 5 months of the opening
day of the season; otherwise the daily bag limit shall
be 3 birds.
6.8 The property owner or leasee shall keep a register of the
names and addresses of hunters and all other persons
who take game from that property, the number and
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type of birds taken by that person, and the description
of that person’s role in the hunt and kill of game birds
on that day.
HUNTING IN AUCKLAND/WAIKATO
Hunting today suffers many threats; wetland drainage,
habitat degradation, pollution, the animal rights lobby,
ecofundamentalists, paranoia over firearms and worst off all,
indifference.
There are groups who safeguard and share your interests. To join
a group concerned with game bird hunting and the outdoors,
please contact your local user group.
• Eden/Papakura/Clevedon/Miranda: Bill Gordon,
wjgordon@xtra.co.nz
• Franklin: William Howard, william.howard@xtra.co.nz
• Hamilton: Michelle Houghton: mehoughton@xtra.co.nz
• Helensville: Keith Hargraves, keith-sandra@clear.net.nz
• Huntly: Wayne Rendall, wayne@huntlyjoinery.co.nz
• Kumeu: Mike Sheppard, mikeshuntfish@xtra.co.nz
• Mercury Bay: Bruce McWilliams, 078664436
• Morrinsville: Rachel Toner, ratz01@hotmail.com
• Ohinemuri: Josh Firth, 445 jcfirth@xtra.co.nz
• Otorohanga: Maureen Owens, chas.mau@actrix.co.nz
• Putaruru: Martin Bennett, mjbennett@xtra.co.nz
• Te Aroha: Irene Needham, mineed@slingshot.co.nz
• Te Awamutu: David Nordell 021 502390
• Te Kauwhata: Robert Bodley robert.bodley@gmail.com
• Upper Piako Management Assoc.: Mike O’Donnell, mike.
odonnell@xtra.co.nz
• Waitemata: Jeff Royle jeff.royle@nztsl.co.nz
RECENT CHANGES TO THE
REGULATIONS
• Australian Harriers may be used to hunt Pukeko during the
gamebird season.
• Partridge may be hunted from 2 May to 23 August 2015
in all areas.
• Season duration for dabbling ducks is four weeks from 2
May to 1 June with a daily bag limit of 10.
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• Daily bag limit for shoveler duck set at two for the duration
of the dabbling duck season.
• The total shotgun capacity is set at a maximum of three
shells. All shotguns capable of holding more than three shells
must be plugged with a one piece filler which is incapable
of removal without disassembling the gun. The gun does
not need to also be cross-pinned.
• Pond feeding is banned from 2 April to 28 June 2015
• On Auckland/Waikato Council wetlands, except Aka Aka &
Waikare, firearms and dogs will be disallowed following the
finish of the dabbling duck season – 2 May to 1 June 2015.
HUNTING ON FISH & GAME AND
CROWN LAND
A General Authority (free to all licence holders) is required to
hunt on Fish & Game Land – some 1700ha being owned by the
Auckland/Waikato Region purchased from hunters’ and angler’s
funds. The Authority can be obtained by sending a stamped,
self- addressed envelope to Auckland/Waikato Fish and Game,
156 Brymer Rd, RD 9, Hamilton 3289.
To hunt on Crown land managed by the Department of
Conservation (DOC) you require a similar permit (also free)
from DOC.
FORESTRY PERMITS
Rayonier Forests: Tairua (Whangamata); Maramarua (Te
Kauwhata); Waihou (Te Aroha); and Mahurangi (Warkworth).
Permits for Rayonier Forest blocks can be obtained from our
office. The cost of the permit for the season is $50 and covers all
four forests. This fee is to cover all processing fees, colour maps,
as well as a Public Liability Insurance while hunting in any of
their forests.
Hunters requiring a permit must provide the following
details & send into our office with payment (chq/cc) to the
above address:
• Name, address and phone numbers
• Date of Birth
• Game bird licence number
• Firearms Licence number
• Vehicle registration
• Dog Registration number.
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CHH Forest permits contact:
• Tokoroa/Waipapa – Barry Corbham of the Kinleith Forest
Recreation Club 07 886 8900
TAKE A MATE HUNTING – FOR ONLY $2
Do you have a mate, relative, friend, co-worker or know somebody
who is keen to give duck hunting a go, but doesn’t want to pay
the full cost of a licence? If so, on a strictly first come, first
served basis, limited to the first 100 hunters who write into the
Auckland/Waikato office with their 2015 Game bird Licence
number, we will let you take your mate hunting on opening
weekend for the $2 cost of the Habitat Stamp which is affixed
to the licence – which as you will recall is used solely to create,
protect and restore wetland habitat.
The offer is strictly limited to those people (i.e. the mate) who have
not purchased a licence before (and we can check via extensive
database records going back over the last decade) – the offer is
only for opening weekend – recipients of the mate’s licence must
be accompanied by a whole season licence holder. The offer only
applies to the Auckland/Waikato Fish and Game region and the
mate must of course comply with the Game Hunting Regulations.
There is no better opportunity to introduce your friend, spouse,
son or daughter to game bird hunting.
Photo: Mark Sherburn
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EASTERN
FISH & GAME REGION 10
Office: c/- Ngongotaha Hatchery,
1130 Paradise Valley Road, Ngongotaha
Postal address: Private Bag 3010, Rotorua 3046
Phone: (07) 357-5501
Fax: (07) 357-5503
Email: eastern@fishandgame.org.nz
Manager: Andy Garrick (021 847 227)
Admin staff: Kate Thompson, Lynne Sands,
Carmel Veitch
Senior F&G Officer: Matthew McDougall (021 278 9408)
F&G Officers: Lloyd Gledhill, Eben Herbert, John Meikle,
Matt Osborne, Mark Sherburn,
Nigel Simpson, Anthony van Dorp.
10 Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 83, of 22 May 1990, at page 1861
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1 Game That May be Hunted or Killed—Duration of
2015/2016 Season
Species Season Duration Daily Bag Hunting Area
(dates inclusive) Limit
Grey/mallard 2 May to 6 All areas
duck 1 Jun 2015
NZ shoveler duck 2 May to 2 All areas
1 Jun 2015
Paradise shelduck 2 May to 6 Area A1, A2
28 Jun 2015
2 May to 10 Area B2 and
28 Jun 2015 that part of
B1, which lies
south of the true
right bank of
the Uawa River
Mouth, Tolaga
Bay
2 May to 12 Jul 20 That part of
2015 B1, which lies
north of the true
right bank of
the Uawa River
Mouth, Tolaga
Bay
Pukeko 2 May to 10 All areas
30 Aug 2015
Black swan 2 May to No limit Area A1
30 Aug 2015
2 May to 2 Area A2
28 Jun 2015
Closed season 0 Area B1 & B2
Bobwhite 2 May to No limit All areas
(Virginian) quail 30 Aug 2015
Brown quail 2 May to 5 All areas
30 Aug 2015
California quail 2 May to No limit Area A1 & A2
30 Aug 2015
2 May to 5 Area B1 & B2
30 Aug 2015
Cock pheasant 2 May to 5 All areas
30 Aug 2015 excluding upland
game properties
with special
conditions
specified in
clause 6 for this
Region
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Hen pheasant 2 May to 1 All areas
3 May 2015 excluding upland
game properties
with special
conditions
specified in
clause 6 for this
Region
Pheasant, both 2 May to No limit Upland game
sexes 30 Aug 2015 properties
with special
conditions
specified in
clause 6 for this
Region
Cock pheasant 31 Aug to No limit Upland game
20 Sep 2015 properties
with special
conditions
specified in
clause 6 for this
Region (junior
hunters only)
Red legged 2 May to No limit Upland game
partridge 30 Aug 2015 properties
with special
conditions
specified in
clause 6 for this
Region
2 Definition of Areas
The following descriptions refer to Local Authority Boundaries
described on the Infomap 242B-2 Land Information New
Zealand for the Eastern Fish and Game region.
2.1 Area A1: Tauranga District, Western Bay of Plenty
District, that part of the South Waikato District
within the Eastern Fish and Game region and east of
State Highway 1, Rotorua District, Kawerau District,
Whakatane District and Opotiki District.
2.2 Area A2: Those parts of the South Waikato District
west of State Highway 1 within the Eastern Fish and
Game region, Taupo District and Ruapehu District,
which lie within the Eastern Fish and Game region.
2.3 Area B1: Gisborne District.
2.4 Area B2: That part of Wairoa District within the
Eastern Fish and Game region.
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3 Shooting Hours
6.15am to 6.15pm.
4 Decoy Limit
No limit.
5 Special Conditions
5.1 Unpinned magazine shotguns may be used.
5.2 No maimai shall impede the use of navigable channels
in the Tauranga Harbour, Ohiwa Harbour, Little
Waihi Estuary, Lake Aniwhenua and Lake Taupo.
5.3 Maimais erected in the Little Waihi Estuary, Lake
Aniwhenua, Ohiwa Harbour, Stump and Waihi
bays of La ke Taupo must be dismantled and
removed within 2 weeks of the close of the season
(ie by 12 September 2015).
5.4 Any licensed game bird hunter who has a Department
of Conservation permit to take or kill wildlife for the
purpose of hawking may hunt with an Australasian
Harrier (Circus approximans) to take Pukeko. This is
subject to the season length and bag limit for Pukeko
specified in clause 1 of this notice for this Region and
subject to any condition imposed by the Director-
General of Conservation under such a permit.
6 Upland Game Properties with Special Conditions
6.1 Pirini Family Trust: The property is located 8
kilometres up the Bush Road from Pongokawa. It is
bounded by Pongakawa River, Rotoehu Forest and
Bush Road, Sections 4, 5 and 7 SO 7437 Block IX
Waihi South Survey District. The property is leased
by N. Raven.
6.2 Equine Farm: The property is located approximately
6 kilometres in a north-west direction from Lake
Rotoehu with Rotoehu Road and Fletcher Challenge’s
Rotoehu Forest on the main boundaries. It is made up
of 283 hectares being entirely enclosed within deer
fence, DPS 17091. The property is owned by Equine
Estate Limited.
6.3 Prime Pine: The property is located on the Matata
Highway and consists of some 120 hectares of pine
forest. DPS 58240. It is bounded by Hingston, Fraser,
Prinz and Knight properties. The property is owned
by Prime Pine Partnership.
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6.4 Harakeke Station: 1034 State Highway 1, RD 1,
Wairakei, being 946.37 hectares in total and consisting
of Tatua East No 25 Block, Tatua East No 27 Blocks
I, II and VI Tatua Survey District, Tatua East No 29
Blocks V and VI Tatua Survey District, Tatua East No
28 Block V Tatua Survey District, Part X2A Block V
Tatua Survey District, Lot 1 DP 330092, Lot 2 DPS
11900, Part Tatua East 11E1B MI 16902, Block V,
Tatua Survey District, Lot 1 DPS 90819 Lot 1 DPS
10147 Part Tatua East 8 ML 14696, Block V, Tatua
Survey District, Tatua East 11C1 ML 14696 Block
V, Tatua Survey District 11B ML 14696 Tatua East
Survey District 11A ML 14696 Tatua East Survey
District Tatua East 12E1 MI. The property is owned
by Harakeke Company Limited.
6.5 Totara Lodge Taupo: 1093 State Highway 1, RD 1,
Wairakei, being 1,478 hectares in total and consisting
of Tatua East No 17 Blocks II and 1V Tuhingamata
West Survey District, Lots 1, 2, 4 and 5 DPS 61926
Tatua East No 18 Block V Tatua Survey District Blocks
II and IV Tuhingamata West Survey District, Lot 3
DP 338327. The property is owned by E. F. Deadman
Limited.
6.6 Titoki Hereford Stud: the property is situated along
a 4 kilometre road frontage, at the top of Tikitere Hill
from above Hell’s Gate to opposite Moose Lodge
entrance, DPS 36936, DPS 27776, DPS 24257 and
DP 8128. It is bounded by Fletcher Challenge Tikitere
Forest and Okataina Scenic Reserve. The property is
owned by the Wells No2 Trust Farm Partnership.
HUNTING IN THE EASTERN REGION
We have produced a pamphlet on gamebird hunting in the Eastern
Region. Inquire at your local sports shop or the Eastern Fish and
Game Office for a copy. Eastern Fish and Game hold annual
ballots for hunting sites in wetlands managed by the Council.
Hunters may register for the ballot before the end of the first
week of November. All you have to do is write to us with your
name, address, and phone number and we will send you a ballot
application form before it’s held. Hunters from the previous year
will automatically be sent an application form.
If you have changed your address make sure you notify us of
the changes. Access information to the reserves can be obtained
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from the website http://eastern.fishandgame.org.nz/content/
easternhunting-locations-access
CASUAL PERMITS TO HUNT IN THE
WETLANDS
Casual permits, for non-ballot holders to hunt wetlands
administered by Eastern Fish and Game, can be obtained by
phoning or writing to the office in Rotorua. Casual permits
are available after the first two weeks of the season. This allows
successful ballot holders two weeks of undisturbed hunting.
UPLAND GAME HUNTING
Some of New Zealand’s best pheasant and quail hunting is found
in the Eastern Region. A lot of this hunting is in the production
forestry areas of the Bay of Plenty managed by Timberlands
Limited. Permits to hunt in the forest are issued by ISCL, 07
347 8880.
WETLAND CREATION
For information and advice on wetland creation contact the
staff at your local Fish & Game offices. Wetlands in the Eastern
Region are now rare. In some parts less than 1% of the original
wetlands remain.
The Habitat Trust fund is one source of funding for enhancement,
purchase or development of wetlands.
If you have a proposal to create or enhance a large area of wetland
we may be able to assist you obtain funding.
Photo: Steve Terry
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HAWKE'S BAY
FISH & GAME REGION 11
Office: The Game Farm, 22 Burness Road,
Greenmeadows, Napier
Postal Address: PO Box 7345 Taradale, Napier 4141
Phone: (06) 844-2460
Fax: (06) 844 2461
Email: hawkesbay@fishandgame.org.nz
Manager: Pete McIntosh (021 274 6119)
Office Admin: Christine Tuck
Fish & Game Officer: Tim Hopley (021 556 048)
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1 Game That May be Hunted or Killed—Duration of
2015/2016 Season
Species Season Duration Daily Bag Hunting Area
(dates inclusive) Limit
Mallard/grey 2 May to 10 All areas
duck 28 Jun 2015
NZ shoveler duck 2 May to 2 All areas
28 Jun 2015
Paradise shelduck 2 May to 10 All areas
26 Jul 2015
Pukeko 2 May to 10 All areas
27 Sep 2015
Black swan 2 May to 3 All areas
28 Jun 2015
Bobwhite 2 May to No limit All areas
(Virginian) quail 30 Aug 2015
Brown quail Closed season 0 All areas
California quail 2 May to 10 All areas
30 Aug 2015
Cock pheasant 2 May to 2 All areas
30 Aug 2015 excluding upland
game properties
with special
conditions
specified in
clause 6 for the
Region
Pheasants, 2 May to No limit Upland game
both sexes 30 Aug 2015 properties
with special
2 Apr 2016 to conditions
6 May 2016 specified in
clause 6 for the
Region
Pheasants, 31 Aug to No limit Upland game
both sexes 27 Sep 2015 properties
with special
conditions
specified in
clause 6 for the
Region (junior
hunters only)
Red-legged 2 May to No limit Upland game
partridge 30 Aug 2015 properties
with special
2 Apr 2016 to conditions
6 May 2016 specified in
clause 6 for the
Region
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2 Shooting Hours
6.15am to 6.30pm.
3 Decoy Limit
No limit.
4 Magazine Extension
No person may hunt or kill game birds, as specified, within the
Hawke’s Bay region with any magazine extensions on a shotgun
of a calibre 10 gauge or smaller (including 12, 16, 20, 28, 410).
5. Voluntary phase in period of three shots.
Hunters in the Hawke’s Bay Region are encouraged to observe
a voluntary limit to magazine shotguns capable of holding no
more than three shells with no more than two shells in the
magazine and one shot in the chamber. A voluntary phase-in
period is in place for the 2015 & 2016 seasons, with it to
become compulsory in the 2017 season.
6 Upland Game Properties with Special Conditions
6.1 W hanawhana Trust Propert y: Lots 2 and 3
DP 24970, namely that area north and south of
Whanawhana Road, Whanawhana, bordered by the
Ngaruroro River in the south and the Otamauri stream
in the north. The Whanawhana Trust property is
owned by the Whanawhana Trust.
6.2 Glencoe Station: Located in Central Hawke’s Bay 8
kilometres south of Maraekakaho on State Highway
50. The property is 1,200 hectares bounded by farms
off Whakapirau Road to the west, Ruakawa Road to
the south, Glencoe Station Road to the east and State
Highway 50 to the north, and private farm land on
each side. These farms are owned by Mark Taylor,
Graham De Gruchy, John Mulcaster, Nick Buckholt,
John McPhee and Edwards brothers. Glencoe Station
property is owned by Colin Lindsay.
6.3 Tuna Nui Station: Bounded by Flag Range Road to
the east, the Waikonini Creek and Rauwhenua Forest
in the west and north respectively and the Napier-
Taihape Road to the south. Tuna Nui Station property
is owned by the Andrew Russell Trust.
6.4 Ngamatea Station: Being the property north of the
Napier-Taihape Road and bounded by the Taraurau
River to the east, the Rangitikei River to the west and
the Waingakai Stream to the north. Ngamatea Station
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is owned by the Apatu-Ngamatea Trust.
6.5 Thurlsholm Farm: Lot 1 DP 27353 Block VI VII and
X Matapiro Survey District; bounded by Crownthorpe
Settlement Road and A. Burnside on the north side,
Magill Estate on the west, Kikowhero creek to the
south and B. Gibson to the east. Thurlsholm Farm is
owned by the Strathallan Trust.
6.6 Highland View: Section 7 Part Section 1 Part Lot 1
DP 8721, Lots 1 and 2 DP 16047, Part Lot 1 DP 16143
Blocks III and IV Matapiro Survey District – Houhere
– located on Flag Range Road, Sherenden. Highland
View is owned by the Watson Family Trust.
6.7 Wharehunga: Lot 3 DP 339686 Section 13 Block
VIII located on 93 Groome Road, Waipukurau. The
property is owned by the McCormick Trust.
HUNTING IN THE HAWKE'S BAY
The Hawke’s Bay Fish & Game region is defined by river
catchments, extending north to the Mohaka, west to the
Ngaruroro, and southwest to encompass the Tukituki systems,
with the southern border reaching the Tautane Stream just south
of Cape Turnagain.
WATERFOWL
The mallard, grey duck and hybrids are the most popular game
birds of the region. These species respond well to calling and
decoying and can be found on most of the region’s rivers, streams,
dams and lakes. Shoveler are a transient population for most of
the season and are renowned for their fast flying and elusiveness.
There are extensive hunting opportunities in the river beds of the
region. Access is good and well-marked with signs.
A little time spent checking out backwaters pre-season can pay
dividends during the season.
Paradise shelduck are wide-spread and can be hunted successfully
in most locations. Low-lying farmland with water nearby is ideal
for hunting using silhouette decoys. If you want to target parries,
the pasture lands and river beds are a good place to start. Most
landowners are only too happy for hunters to target parries on
pasture if they are approached and asked first.
The Hawke’s Bay region administers a number of Controlled
Shooting Areas throughout the region. Periodically vacancies
arise, creating a wetland enhancement and shooting opportunity
for local shooters. If you want to shoot this season but don’t have
anywhere to hunt, give our local Fish and Game office a call.
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UPLAND GAME
Hawke’s Bay hosts a good population of ring-necked pheasant
and varying numbers of California quail, with the best results
achieved in scrubby river margins and forestry plantations with
blocks of young trees. Pheasants are predominantly hunted in
our major river systems with the Waipawa, Tukituki, Ngaruroro
and Tutaekuri normally well worth a look. The best hunting is
generally where good cover and watering opportunities are found
(i.e. river basins), especially where these areas border orchards
and/or assorted cropping areas. For most of these areas a dog is
recommended as an easy way to cover ground effectively.
Every year forestry blocks are available for use by upland game
bird hunters. This is possible through the assistance of Matariki
and Pan Pac Forest managers. The blocks offer weekend hunting
only, and for this reason are usually productive and worth
applying for. Access to these blocks is administered through our
Fish & Game office by way of a balloted permit system. Balloting
of these blocks is advertised in early April in the Hawke’s Bay
Today and Central Hawke’s Bay Mail. If you are interested in
applying, fax us a copy of your 2013 game bird hunting licence
along with your name, address and phone number - along with
the same details for any companions you will take. Include the
make, model colour and registration number of the vehicle you
will use. For further information contact the Game Farm office.
RECENT CHANGES TO THE
REGULATIONS
• Compulsory ban of magazine extensions for shotguns to
hunt or kill game in place for the 2015 season.
• Voluntary total shotgun capacity of three shots. Hunters
in the Hawke’s Bay Region are encouraged to observe a
voluntary limit to magazine shotguns capable of holding
no more than three shells with no more than two shells in
the magazine and one shot in the chamber. A voluntary
phase-in period is in place for the 2015 & 2016 seasons, with
it to become compulsory in the 2017 season.
A COUPLE OF THINGS TO REMEMBER
Access is a privilege not a right so if in doubt, please ask! Land
owners frequently have paradise duck and swan problems and
often appreciate flocks being dispersed by hunters. Often they
might offer the opportunity to shoot a vacant pond. In any case
the personal courteous approach is by far your best bet.
Please do not leave the bodies or parts of shot game on the
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hunting ground. If carcasses are left in the field it can encourage
unwanted predators as well as ill feeling from other hunters and
the non-hunting public. Please make yourself familiar with the
Closed Game Areas and Wildlife Refuges scattered throughout
Hawke’s Bay.
WILDLIFE REFUGES
1. The bed of the Tuki Tuki River between Waimarama Bridge
and a line running from the north of the Mangangara
Stream to the road at the southwestern corner of Section
9 and 15 in the Te Mata Survey District (8km upstream)
2. La kes Tutira, Ora kei, and Waikopiro and certain
surrounding land
3. Horseshoe Lake, Elsthorpe
4. The property of R H, J R, and T R Hartree, Puketitiri
5. The Westshore Ponds
6. The spit south of the mouth of the Ngaruroro River
7. Rakautana Forest, Waikoau
8. Pauhanui Bush, Gwavas Station, Tikokino Bay
POACHING PROBLEMS?
We have set up a 0800 POAC HIN G (0800-762-244) number.
If you witness any offending let us know as soon as possible.
WETLAND CREATION
For information and advice on wetland creation contact the staff
at your local Fish & Game offices. Wetlands in the Hawkes Bay
Region are now rare. In some parts less than 1% of the original
wetlands remain. The Habitat Trust fund is one source of funding
for enhancement, purchase or development of wetlands. If you
have a proposal to create or enhance a large area of wetland we
may be able to assist you obtaining some funding.
LICENCES
You can now order your game licence through our website www.
fishandgame.org.nz
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