Rural fire season status

CURRENT STATUS: Open Fire Season effective from 8am, 3 April 2019

Fire and Emergency New Zealand West Coast revoked the restricted fire season to an open fire season from 8am on 3 April 2019.

You can light a fire in open air without a permit - as long as you do so safely, have permission from the relevant land owner or occupier, and Fire and Emergency New Zealand hasn't prohibited the lighting of fires in open air in the location of your proposed fire.