An Act to make better provision for the control of harmful species of introduced wild animals and the means of regulating the operations of recreational and commercial hunters, including wild animal recovery hunting using aircraft, so as to achieve concerted action and effective wild animal control, and to consolidate and amend the Noxious Animals Act 1956.
Part 3 of the Act establishes recreational hunting areas (RHAs). If the wild animal species are not kept in check, commercial hunting is allowed. At present the following RHAs have been established:[2]
North Island:
Kaweka (East Coast/Hawkes Bay)
Kaimanawa (Tongariro/Taupo)
North Pureora Conservation Park (Waikato)
Haurangi (Wellington)
South Island
Blue Mountains - (Southland)
Greenstone/Caples - beside Lake Wakatipu (Otago)
Lake Sumner - Nina, Doubtful Range, North Hurunui and Hurunui restricted hunting block (Canterbury)
Oxford - Mt Oxford and Mt Thomas forest parks (Canterbury)
^"Wild Animal Control Act 1977". New Zealand Government. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
^"Recreational Hunting Areas (RHA): Hunting". Department of Conservation. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
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Text of the Act
January 07, 2023
wild, animal, control, 1977, current, parliament, zealand, administered, department, conservation, zealand, parliamentlong, title, make, better, provision, control, harmful, species, introduced, wild, animals, means, regulating, operations, recreational, comme. The Wild Animal Control Act 1977 is a current Act of Parliament in New Zealand It is administered by the Department of Conservation 1 Wild Animal Control Act 1977New Zealand ParliamentLong title An Act to make better provision for the control of harmful species of introduced wild animals and the means of regulating the operations of recreational and commercial hunters including wild animal recovery hunting using aircraft so as to achieve concerted action and effective wild animal control and to consolidate and amend the Noxious Animals Act 1956 Territorial extentNew ZealandRoyal assent23 December 1977Commenced23 December 1977RepealsNoxious Animals Act 1956 Noxious Animals Amendment Act 1962 Noxious Animals Amendment Act 1967Status Current legislationPart 3 of the Act establishes recreational hunting areas RHAs If the wild animal species are not kept in check commercial hunting is allowed At present the following RHAs have been established 2 North Island Kaweka East Coast Hawkes Bay Kaimanawa Tongariro Taupo North Pureora Conservation Park Waikato Haurangi Wellington South Island Blue Mountains Southland Greenstone Caples beside Lake Wakatipu Otago Lake Sumner Nina Doubtful Range North Hurunui and Hurunui restricted hunting block Canterbury Oxford Mt Oxford and Mt Thomas forest parks Canterbury See also EditHunting in New Zealand Conservation in New ZealandReferences Edit Wild Animal Control Act 1977 New Zealand Government Retrieved 17 February 2013 Recreational Hunting Areas RHA Hunting Department of Conservation Retrieved 17 February 2013 External links EditText of the Act Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wild Animal Control Act 1977 amp oldid 1012625780, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
