Pay an environmental fine

Pay your fine

You must pay the environmental fine within 28 days of the notice date, unless you write to us to dispute it. To do so, go to Dispute an environmental fine.

We will send you a reminder notice if you have not written to us or paid your fine after 28 days.

What you need

To pay an environmental fine, you will need your:

credit card details
infringement notice number.

After you pay, you will get a reference number for your records.

Online

You can pay by Visa, MasterCard, Online EFTPOS or Account2Account (bank transfer).

A card payment fee of 1.75 per cent will apply for credit and debit card payments.

Pay your fine online now

Central Auckland

If you received the fine within the last 72 hours, it may not be ready for online payment.

If you experience any other problems, contact us with:

the infringement notice number
the payment amount
what stage of the payment process the problem occurred
the error message you received.

All other areas

We do not take online payments for fines issued in areas outside central Auckland. You will need to pay in person.

In person

Check Ways to pay in person for options. Bring your infringement notice when you visit us.

Why we issue environmental fines

We can issue environmental fines for:

breaching resource consent conditions, for example, working outside the consented hours
breaching district rules, for example, damaging a protected tree
breaching regional rules, for example, carrying out streamworks without proper sediment controls
polluting rivers, streams or the sea.

We will lodge your infringement with the Department of Courts if you have not written to us or paid your fine after 60 days. They have the authority to enforce the fine, including extra costs.