Environment Fund
For a short period of time, we have funding available to support riparian and wetland fencing outside the Kaipara Harbour Catchment.
You will need to contact a Land Management Advisor by 14 November 2025 to begin your application.
The fund can assist with:
- Stock exclusion fencing for waterways and wetlands that provide a minimum riparian buffer of 3m from the waterway edge
- Where stock exclusion fencing is being installed, we can help set up or extend a reticulated stock water system if stock currently drink from waterways:
- Troughs - up to $300 for 150L, $480 for 250L or $600 for concrete troughs, with a maximum of five per application and one per paddock
- Tanks - up to $3000 for a 25,000 L tank (only 1 tank is allowed per property)
Note that because stock exclusion regulations are now in place, any riparian fencing applications must go beyond existing legislation and provide a minimum 3m buffer for lowland and 1m for hill country. You can check the rules on our 'Keeping stock out of waterways' page.
This fund is contestable and is ranked on environmental benefit. Please note we don’t retrospectively fund completed works.
Funds are limited so please contact us as soon as possible to arrange a site visit with one of our friendly Land Management Advisors:
Phone: 0800 002 004 | Email: landadmin@nrc.govt.nz
If you’re unsure if you fall within the Kaipara Harbour catchment, check the Kaipara Moana catchment map at kmr.org.nz
For those within the Kaipara Harbour catchment, please see below section on Kaipara catchment funding.
What is the Environment Fund?
We can contribute towards the cost (subject to criteria) for projects like:
- Fencing off rivers, streams, drains critical source areas and wetlands
- Funding towards set up or extension of stock water reticulation system where fencing is being installed
- Fencing for soil conservation / erosion control and land retirement – see the Hill Country Erosion Fund
This map displays the location of where Environment Fund grants have been allocated across Northland in the 2022-2023 financial year.
These figures include central-government funded projects administered by the Land Management Team.
Kaipara catchment funding
If you are a landowner in the Kaipara catchment your funding stream has moved from the Northland Regional Council’s Environment fund to the new Kaipara Moana Remediation (KMR) Programme.
For information about the grants and funding available through the KMR Programme, and to register you interest, visit: kmr.org.nz/grants-funding
Contact us to apply
If you think your project might qualify for funding, contact us.
Our land management staff will help clarify eligibility for funding and take you through the process.