Farmers are able to apply for grants to subsidise their tree planting programmes through the One Billion Trees initiative, which was launched in November. The Government developed the programme to increase current rates of tree planting to reach at least one billion trees during the next 10 years. Farmers can apply to plant multiple areas in one application, but each area must be at least one hectare. Grants range from $1000 to $4000 per hectare, based on the type of planting and size of area. In addition there are top-up grants for regeneration programmes, fencing, and planting in high risk areas.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 12, 2019 15:22 UTC