Depending on the location, the burn season starts on the 1st June or 1st of July and finishes on October the 31st. For the coastal hills areas from Waipara to Kekerengu and for Banks Pensinsula, the burn season starts on the 1st of June, for all other areas on the 1st of July.
For more information on hill and high country burning visit ECan’s website on
www.ecan.govt.nzor call Fiona Willox (south of the Rakaia River) 03 684 0549 or Lucy Bowker (north of the Rakaia River) 03 363 9361.
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