Farmers whose intensive winter grazing practices do not meet the permitted activity criteria need to apply to their Regional Council for a resource consent by 1 May 2023.
Each Regional Council is implementing the intensive winter grazing regulations in a slightly different way.
This table gives farmers links to the information they need for their specific region as well as contact details.
Each Regional Council is implementing the intensive winter grazing regulations in a slightly different way.
This table gives farmers links to the information they need for their specific region as well as contact details.
| Region | Resource link | Includes | To learn more contact your Regional Council |
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Southland Regional Council
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Intensive Winter Grazing 2023 Homepage
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For information on whether you need a resource consent for winter grazing, applying for a deemed permitted activity notice or resource consent, a useful mapping tool and a list of useful links. |
Email: esconsents@es.govt.nz
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| Deemed permitted activity –FAQ | A list of frequently asked questions on IWG as a deemed permitted activity. | ||
| Intensive Winter Grazing FAQ | A list of frequently asked questions on IWG. | ||
| Wintering Plan | Information on creating a winter grazing plan. | ||
| Otago Regional Council | Intensive Winter Grazing Homepage | For information on any upcoming workshops, whether you need a resource consent, managing your IWG, useful defintions, and FAQs. | Email: customerservices@orc.govt.nz |
| Environment Canterbury | Intensive Winter Grazing Homepage | Information on IWG, creating a IWG management plan, deemed permitted activities, applying for a resource consent, ECan's complaince approach, good management practices for IWG, and advice on where to find further information. | Email: winter.grazing@ecan.govt.nz or phone Customer Services: 0800 324 636 |
| West Coast Regional Council | Essential Freshwater Information Sheet | A downloadable information sheet on IWG. | Email: info@wcrc.govt.nz Phone Compliance Team: 0508 800 118. |
| Tasman District Council | Intensive Winter Grazing Homepage | Explanations of useful definitions and key regulations surrounding IWG, advice on what IWG is, and some FAQs. | Email: info@tasman.govt.nz Phone: 03 543 8400 |
| Marlborough District Council | NES-F Factsheet – Intensive Winter Grazing | A two-page information sheet on IWG. | Email: monitoring@marlborough.govt.nz Phone Customer Services: 03 520 7400 |
| Greater Wellington Regional Council | Intensive Winter Grazing Homepage | Some introductory information of IWG alongside links to the MPI template and background information. | Email: info@gw.govt.nz Phone: 0800 496 734 |
| Horizons Regional Council | Intensive Winter Grazing rules | Information includes workshops dates, what farmers need to do, applying for consent, and supporting information from external parties. | Email: help@horizons.govt.nz Phone: 0508 800 800 |
| Taranaki Regional Council | Intensive Winter Grazing Rules | Information includes what is IWG? Overview of the regulations, useful links and a quick guide to the Essential Freshwater reforms. | Email: info@trc.govt.nz Phone: 0800 736 222 |
| Bay of Plenty Regional Council | Intensive Winter Grazing | Information includes grazing regulations and FAQs on topics including: IWG, permitted activities and resource consents, annual forage, measuring slope, buffers, critical source areas, pugging, re-sowing, and previous use of the area for IWG. | Complete the online query form: https://www.boprc.govt.nz/your-council/contact-us Phone the Duty Consents Office: 0800 884 880 |
| Waikato Regional Council | Intensive Winter Grazing | Information includes why were the regulations introduced, do they apply for you, can you continue winter grazing as you have previously, what's Waikato's preferred approach, and some FAQs. | Email: consentqueries@waikatoregion.govt.nz Phone customer services: 0800 800 401 |
| Auckland Council | Limited information is provided on the Auckland Council website. If you have questions on IWG ring Council through the number provided. | Phone: 09 301 0101 | |
| Northland Regional Council | Limited information is provided on the Northland Regional Council website. If you have questions on IWG ring Council through the number provided. | Email: info@nrc.govt.nz Phone: 0800 002 004 |