Schedule 1 – Wildlife declared to be game This group comprises commonly hunted waterfowl (
mallard,
grey duck,
Australasian shoveler,
paradise shelduck,
black swan and
pūkeko) and introduced game birds, including
pheasant,
quail,
chukar and
partridge. These birds may be hunted during the open season, which begins in early May and lasts approximately four weeks.
Schedule 2 – Partially protected wildlife This group comprises just the
little owl, the
silvereye and, on the
Chatham Islands only, the
brown skua (
Catharacta antarctica lonnbergi). These birds may be shot by landowners if they pose a threat to crops or livestock, without any need for a permit from the
Department of Conversation. This group formerly included the
kea, which has been blamed for attacking sheep, but is now considered endangered.
Schedule 3 – Wildlife that may be hunted or killed subject to Minister's notification These may be culled on application to the Department of Conservation, subject to whatever restrictions are imposed. This group includes the
Australasian harrier,
grey teal,
grey-faced petrel,
mute swan,
black shag,
little shag,
pied shag and
sooty shearwater.
Schedule 4 – Wildlife not protected, except in areas and during periods specified in Minister's notification This group formerly consisted of feral
horses, which had some degree of protection in the
Kaimanawa range, but is now obsolete.
Schedule 5 – Wildlife not protected This is a large group that includes many common domestic and introduced species, many of which are regarded as pests. It includes numerous land mammals and birds, three species of Australian
Litoria tree frogs, the Australian rainbow skink (
Lampropholis delicata) and the North American
red-eared slider turtle (
Trachemys scripta elegans). The only species on this list that occur naturally in New Zealand are the
southern black-backed gull and the
spur-winged plover (masked lapwing), both of which present a significant risk of
bird strike.
Schedule 6 – Animals declared to be wild animals subject to the Wild Animal Control Act 1977 This group consists of the
chamois,
Himalayan tahr, goats (the genus
Capra),
pigs (the genus
Sus) and all species of
deer (the family Cervidae). All are considered harmful to New Zealand's native forests and may be hunted without restriction.
Schedule 7 – Terrestrial and freshwater invertebrates declared to be animals Under the original legislation, the word "animal" referred only to land-based vertebrates. Schedule 7 was added to give protected status to a number of native invertebrates, most of them endangered. The species include two native
grasshoppers, many species of beetle, including the
Cromwell chafer and the
coxella weevil, all
giant wētā, the
katipō spider, the
Nelson cave spider, and several kinds of native snails including all
Powelliphanta and
Placostylus.
Schedule 7A – Marine species declared to be animals Similarly, this list gives protected status to a number of marine species, including some
corals (notably
black coral), several
sharks, and two species of
grouper. == Enforcement ==