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Regional councils

Regional councils may require resource consents for open burning on commercial and industrial sites. Please check your regional and local council requirements.

North Island

  • Bay of Plenty Regional Council
  • Greater Wellington Regional Council
  • Hawke's Bay Regional Council
  • Horizons Regional Council
  • Northland Regional Council
  • Taranaki Regional Council
  • Waikato Regional Council

South Island

  • Environment Canterbury
  • Environment Southland
  • Otago Regional Council
  • West Coast Regional Council
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