The rule will apply to all woodburners older than 15 years. You can find out how old your woodburner is from Environment Canterbury's website. If there is no building consent or the fire does not appear in the databse on our website it is assumed that the fire is older than 15 years.
For further assistance please contact Customer Service on 03 353 9007 or toll free on 0800 324 636. You can also visit our website
www.ecan.govt.nz