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Shooting at anything at a time or place you haven't got permission to do so is going to be a significant legal problem here, if the right people happen to observe it

I feel like this thread never remotely managed to get anything straight

yeah or just not poaching.

I've gotta start hitting quote

Nope on private land they still belong to the crown until killed, at which point ownership transfers to the person that killed it, unless killed unlawfully (eg on private land with no permission).
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Armed trespass? Spotlighting would open you to charges of loaded firearm in a vehicle etc. Shooting/stealing stock I'm unsure. I don't think there's any specific offence directly related to the...

Semantics aside I don't believe there is any legal offence defined as poaching in Mew Zealand so it's something of a moot point