Woodpigeon

Should probably ask the local council or fire service, but the thought has just come to me, so thought I'd ask in here (it being the weekend and all ).

What are the rules/regulations around burning garden rubbish in your garden? We tried it once (when we had first arrived in NZ) and when I mentioned to a work colleague that we had done that they seemed surprised. I've since had one neighbour who says we can't do it, whilst another neighbour has had several over the years!

Jan n Neil

Depends where you live - there is a total fire ban here for 6 months of the year. People do burn stuff when there isn't though, but we are rural. You certainly wouldn't be able to do it at all in, say, Christchurch

Jan

hazeandsteve

We burn pallets, logs, building off cuts, but there's restrictions now and agin. Normally drunk around a 2/3 oil drum in thegarden and no-one's ever complained.

burbschook

Depending on where you live you may also need to contact the local council for a fire permit first. Some are free but the burbs generally have to pay a fee for it. Also, you're supposed to notify the fire service before lighting a fire.This makes sense as if your fire is reported, the service have it on record & a call out can be stopped. You will also be informed on any restrictions which generally come into force during the summer months.
If your neighbour is burning regularly, I'd be inclined to report it to the council.

Woodpigeon

Thanks for all the comments. Pretty much what I thought. I'll get on to the council tomorrow - even if we need to pay for a permit it'll still be cheaper than the cost of removing it from the site

The neighbour who has fires is clearing a new section for building, so nothing out of the ordinary that needs reporting (unless we find that we're not supposed to burn where we are - semirural). We've been doing much the same - clearing the next phase of our section for landscaping - damn broom is a bloody nuisence

jennifer45

Too right and its the Brits that brought it here in the first place!
together with certain Rats and loads of weeds and -- ? -- oh give me time-- I'll think of something!

Leither

That'll be the ancestors of the modern day NZers then?

Expat Kiwi

along with roads, railways and potable water supplies. Eggs and omelets jennifer .

Robbo25

Maybe try the local council, for Auckland: http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/coun...t.asp#backyard

DeepSix

The aqueduct....And the sanitation!....Oh yes... sanitation, Reg, you remember what the city used to be like....And the roads...

Well yes obviously the roads... the roads go without saying. But apart from the aqueduct, the sanitation and the roads...

sorry couldnt resisit a bit of Python

scrubbedexpat094

I love Python