Hill and high country means: land more than 20 degrees in slope or more than 600 metres above sea level.

• Do you burn areas more than one hectare?
• Do you burn areas of vegetation in wetlands?
• Is the slope of land on which you intend to burn more than 20 degrees?
• Is the land more than 600 metres above sea level?

If you answer YES to any of the above and your burning falls within the conditions described in this brochure, then your burning is a permitted activity and you will not need a resource consent.

Resource consent is required if your burning falls outside of these conditions.

 Please read the brochure for more information (pdf 612 kB)