Notice of undertaking a permitted activity related to fish passage affected by structures

​When you need to provide the NES-F notice

The placement, use, alteration, extension, or construction of a structure in, on, over or under the bed of any river or connected area may be a permitted activity if it complies with the NES-F.

A permitted activity notice is required for any of the following structures:

• culverts
• weirs
• flap gates (passive and non-passive)
• dams
• river or stream fords
• aprons and ramps.

Fish passage refers to the ability of fish to move unobstructed through waterways.

How to provide the NES-F notice

Notice needs to be provided by the person(s) or company carrying out the work within 20 working days after the activity has been completed.

Email the completed notice and any supporting documents to monitoring@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

​What happens next

We will email you a confirmation we have received your notification form within 10 working days.

We will also contact you about an initial site meeting or if we need more information from you.

More information

To learn more about the connected areas of a river, see NES-F – Identifying the connected area of a river when applying the fish passage regulations (PDF 883 KB).

The Ministry for the Environment has prepared some policy and regulation fact sheets to help explain the new NES Freshwater legislation.

See the pre-recorded Ministry for the Environment webinar Raising the bar on ecosystem health - wetlands, rivers and fish.

Read the National Environmental Standards for Freshwater legislation.

Read our Resource Consents Guidance Notes on how the NES-F affects the resource consent process (PDF 848 KB).