Local Hunting Regulations

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.

2    Shooting Hours

Shooting hours are 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 5 May to 17 June 2012 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, 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 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 wounded game.
4.8    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.
 

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    The Kaitoke Creek and it tributaries, on Great Barrier Island, and an area 100 metres in width on either bank from the main road bridge over the Kaitoke Creek upstream to the southern boundary of Allotment 185 Aotea Parish and the eastern boundary of the Great Barrier Forest Conservation Area, the Awana Stream and an area 100 metres in width on either bank from its confluence with the sea at low-water mark to the point where the main tributary flowing across Allotment 178 Aotea Parish meets the Awana Stream, the Saltwater Creek and an area 100 metres in width on either bank from its confluence with the sea at Oruawhara Bay to a point where the south-east boundary of Allotment NW 74 Aotea Parish crosses the creek.
5.3    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.
5.4    The township of Te Aroha.
5.5    All that area lying to the east of the Southern Motorway and known as Pahurehure Inlet.
5.6    129 hectares, being part of the Manukau Harbour known as Waimahia Creek (excluding the oxidation pond).
5.7    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.
5.8    Weavers Lake at Huntly.

6    Upland Game Properties with Special Conditions

6.1    This clause applies to the following property only:
    6.1.1    Matingarahi Station: Property owned by Trade Lines Malaysian Limited located at 621 Orere-Matingarahi Road, some 8.8 kilometres south-west of Orere Point, bounded by Orere-Matingarahi Road on the eastern and northern boundary, and Auckland Regional Council Hunua Ranges Regional Park on the southern and western boundaries, being 969 hectares, and contained in Certificates of Title NA1194/74 and NA138B/207.
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.
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    The unlimited daily bag for any specified property shall only apply when at least 1,000 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.

Office & Postal: 156 Brymer Road, RD 9, Hamilton 3289
Phone: (07) 849-1666
Fax: (07) 849-1648
Email: admin@awfg.org.nz

Chief Executive: Doug Emmett
Office Manager: Robyn Lingard
Wildlife officers: John Dyer, Ben Wilson, David Klee

HUNTING IN AUCKLAND/WAIKATO

Hunting today suffers many threats; wetland drainage, habitat deprivation, pollution, the animal rights lobby, eco-fundamentalists, paranoia over firearms and worst off all, indifference.

• There are groups who safeguard and share your interests. To join a group concerned with gamebird hunting and the outdoors, please contact your local user group.
• Eden/Papakura/Clevedon/ Miranda: Bill Gordon, 15 Weston Ave, Papatoetoe
• Franklin: William Howard, 8 McGuires Rd, Tuakau
• Hamilton: Michelle Houghton: 19 Purcell Place, Hamilton
• Helensville: Keith Hargraves, 5 Solan Dr, Waimauku
• Huntly: Wayne Rendall, 23 Mary St, Huntly
• Kumeu: Mike Sheppard, C/- Westgate H&F, PO Box 584, Kumeu
• MercuryBay: Bruce McWilliams, 12 Sarah Ave, Whitianga
• Morrinsville: Rachel Toner, PO Box 223, Morrinsville
• Ohinemuri: Josh Firth, 445 Awaiti Rd, RD 2, Paeroa
• Otorohanga: Bruce Bush, 3 Hinewai St, Otorohanga
• Putaruru: Martin Bennett, 689 Arapuni Rd, Putaruru
• Te Aroha: Irene Needham, 65 Gordon Avenue, Te Aroha
• Te Awamutu: Mart Preston, 167 Flat Rd, RD 5, Te Awamutu
• Te Kauwhata: Dickie Sansome, 42 Goodin Rd, RD 1, Te Kauwhata
• Upper Piako Management Assoc.: Mike O’Donnell, 116 RegentHeights, Thames
• Waitemata: Len Moule, 89 Lynden Ave, Northcote

CHANGES TO THE REGULATIONS THIS YEAR

Season duration for dabbling ducks is 6 weeks from 5 May to 17 June with a daily bag limit of 10.

Daily bag limit for shoveler duck set at 1 for the duration of the dabbling duck season.
We encourage hunters to only target male birds – “Go for Blue”.

On Auckland/Waikato Council wetlands, except Aka Aka & Waikare, firearms and dogs will be disallowed following the finish of the waterfowl season – May 5 – June 17 2012
All other conditions remain the same as for the 2011 season.
 

HUNTING ON FISH & GAME AND CROWN LAND

A General Authority (which is 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 & 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) obtained 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 at the above address:
Name, address and phone number/s;
Date of Birth;
Game bird licence number;
Firearms Licence number;
Vehicle registration;
Dog Registration number.

CHH Forest permits contact:
Tokoroa/Waipapa – Barry Corbham of the Kinleith Forest Recreation Club 07 886 8900
Woodhill – West Auckland – Max Thomas  mtorque@farmside.co.nz
 

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 2012 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 persons (i.e. the mate) who have not purchased a licence before (and we have extensive database records on our computer going back for the last decade which will allow us to check this) – the offer is only 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 & Game region – the mate must of course comply with the Game Hunting Regulations. There has never been a better opportunity to introduce your friend, spouse, son or daughter to game bird hunting.