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2025 Early Summer Waterfowl Season Dates

Description

 

Fish & Game Region

Species

Season Length

Daily Bag Limit

Hunting Area

Northland

Paradise Shelduck

15 Feb to 23 Feb 2025

20

 

 

Black Swan

15 Feb to 23 Feb 2025

20

 
 

Pukeko

15 Feb to 23 Feb 2025

12

 
         

Auckland/Waikato

Paradise Shelduck

15 Feb to 16 Feb 2025

15

The region north of Auckland Harbour Bridge

 

Pukeko

15 Feb to 16 Feb 2025

10

The region north of Auckland Harbour Bridge

         

Eastern

Pukeko

1 Feb to 9 Feb 2025

10

All areas

 

Black Swan

1 Feb to 9 Feb 2025

No limit

Area A1

         

Taranaki

Paradise Shelduck

22 and 23 Feb 2025

10

Area C

 

Paradise Shelduck

1 and 2 Mar 2025

10

Area C

 

Paradise Shelduck

8 Mar to 10 Mar 2025

10

Area C

         

Nelson/Marlborough

Pukeko

4 Jan 2025 to 23 Feb 2025

20

Tasman/Golden Bay area only

         

West Coast

Paradise Shelduck

22 Feb to 16 Mar 2025

15

Locations 200 metres or more from open water

 

Pukeko

1 Jan to 16 Mar 2025

20

All areas

 

Black Swan

22 Feb to 16 Mar 2025

4

All areas

         

North Canterbury

Grey/Mallard duck and any hybrid of those species

1 to 2 and 8 to 9 Feb 2025

10

Area B  Only over agricultural grain crops and green feed paddocks and more than 200 metres from any water body.

 

Paradise Shelduck

1 Feb 2025 to 9 Mar 2025

15

Area A  Only over agricultural grain crops and green feed paddocks and more than 200 metres from any water body.

 

Paradise Shelduck

1 Feb 2025 to 9 Mar 2025

20

Area B  Only over agricultural grain crops and green feed paddocks and more than 200 metres from any water body.

         

Central South Island

Grey/Mallard duck and any hybrid of those species

1 to 2 and 8 to 9 Feb 2025

10

Area C

 

Paradise Shelduck

1 to 2 and 8 to 9 Feb 2025

15

Area B

         

Otago

Paradise Shelduck

1 Mar to 9 Mar 2025

5

Hunting is restricted to locations 200 metres or more from open water.