Check your council’s guidance for building on hazard-prone land, especially if your area is mapped as 'at-risk'.
Hazardous activities
Environment Southland provide information regarding hazardous activities.
- Selected Land Use Sites Register - To manage information about land in the Southland region that is, or has been, associated with the use, storage or disposal of hazardous substances.
- Outdoor Burning Fact Sheet - The rules for what you can and can not burn in Southland as part of the Southland Regional Air Plan.
- Hazardous Activities and Industries List - A compilation of activities and industries that are considered likely or more than likely to have caused land contamination resulting from past hazardous use, storage or disposal.