The Wild Animal Control Act 1977 is a current Act of Parliament in New Zealand. It is administered by the Department of Conservation.
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:
- 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)
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