Is your wood burner expired or expiring? Replace it to help clear the air in Waitaha/Canterbury.

Over the next few weeks, we will mail around 1300 letters to addresses in Ōtautahi/Christchurch and Timaru that have expired or expiring wood burners.

The main message in these letters: your non-compliant wood burner needs to be replaced with a cleaner form of heating, such as an ultra-low emission burner or efficient heat pump. Subsidies are available to help low-income homeowners replace their expired wood burners.

We are also asking Canterbury building inspectors to include information about wood burner expiry on their building reports to help inform homeowners and prospective buyers about burner compliance rules.