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Environmental
Regulation Timelines
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Introduction
Delivering reasonable (and sustainable) financial
returns from land based activities in NZ has always presented its challenges.
These include the impacts of significant weather events through to global
market disruptions and much, much, more in between.
However nothing that has been seen in the past
compares with the likely impacts of the changes to the land-use regulatory
framework to be implemented over the next 5 to 6 years. To compound the
uncertainty, there are still unknowns in terms of detail and oversight. The
targeted imperatives relate to environmental/freshwater and climate
change/greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions issues.
The impact for undeveloped or underdeveloped land, much of which is owned
by Māori, is fundamentally to freeze it "as is", because the cost
and complexities of development are too onerous if not impossible. There are those who will say "but
forestry is an option". This is theoretically correct but if entering
into the emission trading scheme ("ETS" - a must for meaningful
returns), that land is effectively alienated (ie
unavailable for alternaive uses in the future)
which is inconsistent with Māori inter-generational imperatives and Māori
freehold land law. There are
considerable long-term risks and potential liabilities relating to this
option that are mostly ignored.
Revenues are likely to be limited, often no more than 17 to 18 years,
while holding costs would continue forever.
This App sets out the timelines for the
implementation of the new rules and provides links to key websites expanding
on the summary information it contains.
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Sep 3, 2020
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Sep 3, 2020
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Land use
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A resource consent is required for land use
changes of more than 10ha to dairy farming, of more than 10ha from forestry
to pastoral farming and increases in the area in dairy support above the
highest annual amount between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2019.*
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Stock exclusion
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Dairy cattle, deer
and pigs in new pastoral systems, must be excluded from lakes and rivers more
than one metre wide with a three metre minimum set-back. Cattle and pigs
crossing rivers more often than twice a month must use a dedicated bridge or
culvert.
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Feedlots
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Resource consents are
required for feedlots that don’t comply with the permitted activity standards
related to contaminant losses.
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Mar 2, 2021
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Mar 2, 2021
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Feedlot consent
applications must be submitted to regional councils.
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May 1, 2021
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Winter grazing
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A resource consent is
required for grazing animals on forage crops during winter if winter grazing
has not been carried out before or if the size and scale of this practice has
increased (as compared to the greatest area between 2014 and 2019).
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Oct 1, 2021
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Winter grazing
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A resource consent is
required if farmers are planning on grazing animals on a winter crop past
October 1, 2021 or November 1, 2021 (in Otago and Southland).
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Oct 1, 2021
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Winter grazing
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Farmers who are
planning to graze stock on a winter crop in 2022 and can’t meet the permitted
activity conditions, must submit their application for a resource consent.
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Dec 31, 2021
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Climate Change
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Twenty-five percent
of farmers need to know their Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions number.
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Stockholding areas
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A resource consent is
required for stockholding areas that do not comply with permitted activity
standards related to contaminant losses.
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Fertiliser
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Resource consent is
required to apply more than 190kg/ha of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser to
grazing land.
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Dairy farmers must
start collecting records of fertiliser bought and used for the year ended
June 30, 2022 and report to councils by July 31, 2022.
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Jan 1, 2022
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Jan 1, 2022
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Climate Change
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Twenty-five percent
of farms need to have a written plan in place to know and manage their GHG
numbers.
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Dec 31, 2022
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Climate Change
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All farmers to know
their GHG number and twenty-five percent of farmers with include GHG in their
farm plans. (B+LNZ will be providing guidance to farmers through our farm
plan on how to do this).
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Jul 2023
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Jul 2023
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Stock Exclusion
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Dairy cattle (except
dairy grazers), deer and pigs must be excluded from lakes and rivers more
than 1 metre wide with a 3 metre minimum set back. Cattle and pigs crossing
rivers more often than twice a month must use a dedicated bridge or culvert.
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These requirements
also apply to cattle and deer that are break-fed or grazing annual forage
crops on irrigated pasture.
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Cattle, deer and pigs
must be excluded from natural wetlands identified on a regional plan,
district plan or regional policy statement that is operative from September
3,2020.
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Jan 1, 2025
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Jan 1, 2025
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Climate Change
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All farmers need to
have a written plan in place to know and manage their GHG numbers.
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All farmers
participate in a farm-level system that prices GHG emissions and rewards
on-farm sequestration. (This system will be developed
through He Waka Eke Noa - Primary Sector Climate Action Partnership over the
next four years - farmers will be kept updated on progress.)
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Jul 2025
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Stock exclusion
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All beef cattle and
deer must also be excluded from lakes and rivers (more than one metre wide
with a three metre minimum set-back) where the land is low slope as shown on
the maps on the Ministry for the Environment website (see
link below).
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Dairy grazers must
also be excluded from lakes and rivers (one metre wide with a three metre
minimum set-back) regardless of land slope. Cattle and pigs crossing rivers
more often than twice a month must use a dedicated bridge or culvert.
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These exclusion
requirements apply to all beef cattle and deer where the land is low slope as
shown on the maps on the Ministry for the Environment website (see link below).
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Cattle, deer and pigs
must be excluded from natural wetlands that support a population of
threatened species including wetlands identified in a regional plan operative
after September 3, 2020 and natural wetlands that are 500 sq m or more on low
slope land as shown on the Ministry for the Environment maps (see link below).
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Related links
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Tap on links to access
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Beef and Lamb NZ
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Environmental
/ Freshwater Rules
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* The link to the
current version of low slope area mapping website is in the MfE section
below.
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Climate Change
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He Waka Eke Noa
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Dedicated website
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BakerAg - for B+LNZ
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Freshwater Rules
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Ministry for the Environment (MfE)
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Environmental
/ Freshwater Rules
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Climate
change
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Legislation (Acts and Regulations)
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Primary Act
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* This
includes (eg) the "Zero Carbon Bill" et al.
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Key
Regulations
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