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Compliance and Enforcement

Ōtorohanga District Council has several functions relating to compliance and enforcement of our regulatory roles. These span across a range of our operational areas.

Council has several functions relating to compliance and enforcement of our regulatory roles.  These span across a range of our operational areas, including building, planning, environmental health (noise, alcohol), roading, reserves, animal control, trade waste, and bylaws.

In addition, the Waikato Regional Council has regulatory functions that are often referred to ŌDC, along with other functions that ŌDC doesn’t manage such as animal welfare and litter on State Highways.  This can be a really complex area to navigate, so we have included a handy chart to help direct you to the right areas. You may also want to check out our Compliance & Enforcement Policy

Issue

Agency

Contact and Report

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  • Alcohol
  • Dogs
  • Food
  • Building consents
  • Building activity (requiring a building consent)
  • Earthworks (shared with Regional Council)
  • Freedom camping
  • Human burials
  • Land use activity (e.g. industrial, residential, rural, commercial, forestry, mining etc)
  • Litter (except for State Highways)
  • Minor public nuisance (animals, smoke, noise)
  • Natural hazards (shared with Regional Council)
  • Noise
  • Parking
  • Resource consents
  • Signage
  • Subdivision
  • Trade Waste (into a council reticulated system)
  • Wandering stock
  • Vegetation clearance (shared with Regional Council)
 Ōtorohanga  District Council 0800 734 000 (24 hours)
+64 7 873 4000 (24 hours)
[email protected] 		 Compliance and Enforcement Policy
  • Anything in the coastal area below high tide
  • Damming or diversion of a stream or waterway
  • Discharge to air (including pollution and toxic substances, spray drift)
  • Discharge to water
  • Discharge to sea
  • Discharge to land
  • Dumping and incineration of waste
  • Earthworks
  • Indigenous vegetation clearance
  • Natural hazards
  • Removal of gravel or sand from rivers or beaches
  • Soil conservation
  • Water takes
  • Wetlands
  • Vegetation clearance
 Waikato Regional Council WRC report environmental incidents 0800 800 401 (24/7)WRC Incident form     
Activities on the surface of freshwater, river or lake   WRC report environmental incidents 800 800 401 (24/7)WRC Incident form   Navigation Safety Bylaw | Waikato Regional Council
Aviation Civil Aviation Authority CAA Occurrence Reporting  
Vehicles
  • Dangerous driving (including on beaches)
  • Environmental damage
 		  NZ Police Waikato Regional Council  Phone 105; 105 Police  WRC report environmental incidents 800 800 401 (24/7)WRC Incident form    
Animal welfare
  • On farm
  • Domestic and any other
  Ministry of Primary IndustriesSPCA  MPI Report animal welfare issue SPCA Report animal cruelty  
Litter on or from a State Highway NZTA 0800 4 HIGHWAYS (0800 44 44 49)  
Litter on the rail corridor KiwiRail Corridor appearance0800 801 070   
Biosecurity issue (pest plant, pest animal or disease e.g. bird flu) Biosecurity NZ Biosecurity Report0800 80 99 66   
Storage of Hazardous Substances Environmental Protection Agency Report an incident | EPA   
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