Winter Planting – Get in quick!

Need poplars to stabilise your hillsides? – Get in touch today!
If you want to plant poplar poles or wands this winter, we’d like to hear from you before 31 March 2025 as poles/sleeves and wands/tubes are subject to supply. There are also specific criteria to meet, so get in touch with KMR or your Field Advisor today, or complete an application on the KMR website.

Other winter 2025 planting plans? Get in early!
If you are thinking of planting waterways or erodible hillsides in winter 2025, please get in touch with us as soon as possible, so we can set you up with a KMR Field Advisor early and ensure a smooth run up to winter planting.

And if you’re dairy farming, through our support for on-farm planting, KMR can help you make the most of the opportunities from the recently-announced Fonterra Cooperative Difference emissions incentives from 1 June. To find out more, get in touch with your SDA or complete an application on the KMR website.

As a reminder, KMR can pay up to 50% of the costs of:

Fencing to protect waterways
Native planting near waterways and the coastal margin
Projects that treat erodible hill country:
- Continuous canopy and permanent forest cover using native species or non-weedy, non-pine exotic species (e.g. eucalypts or redwoods)
- Fencing and management to support regeneration of native forest
- Space planting of poplars while maintaining some grazing.

What KMR offers:

Free advice – we walk the land with you to discuss your aspirations and project options
Funding – KMR pays a contribution (up to 50%) towards eligible sediment reduction projects
Planning and support – our Field Advisors prepare a plan to access KMR funding and provide support through the project
Support for engagement and project costs – if you are a community group, marae, iwi/hapū or other collective.

Please contact the KMR team on hono@kmr.org.nz if: