ETS Transactions
The links below provide information on, and access to, a range of ETS transactions. Some of these transactions can be submitted using an online form; while others must be submitted using paper-based forms. Please note that the information you provide in the forms must be accurate and correct; there are penalties for providing false or inaccurate information.
Before continuing, please ensure you have read:
A Guide to Forestry in the Emissions Trading Scheme.
Post-1989 Forests
- Participant Registration
- Changes to Participant Registration
- File an Emissions Return
- Participant Deregistration
Pre-1990 Forests
- Participant Registration
- Apply for an allocation of NZUs
(note: applicants for an allocation of 18 NZUs per hectare should contact MAF direct on 04 894 0608)- Apply for allocation (39 and 60 NZUs) [ 94K PDF]
- Obtain an Exemption
- File an Emissions Return
- Participant Deregistration
Supplementary Forms
- Approval of Authorised Representative
- Interested Party Consent
- Additional Properties
- Additional CAAs
- Joint Applicant Contact Details
- Person to Receive Notices [ 29K PDF]
- Pre-1990 allocation (Treaty of Waitangi settlement) [ 76K PDF]
- Pre-1990 allocation (Treaty of Waitangi, section 73) [ 73K PDF]
- Pre-1990 allocation (Te Uri o Hau & Ngati Awa) [133K PDF]
Tools and Information
Contact for Enquiries
Emissions Trading Scheme
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
PO Box 1127
Wellington
Or call us on 0800 CLIMATE (254 628)
