Update - 23 December 2022
The current ETS system is now unavailable and will not come online again. The new ETS online system, Tupu-ake, will be online from 24 January 2023.
New and updated forms
Many of the rules for forestry in the ETS are changing on 1 January 2023. These forms have been updated to include these changes. Several new forms are available to apply for new provisions. Submit your completed forms from 1 January 2023.
To submit a completed form before 24 January 2023, email it to ForestryETS@mpi.govt.nz
Register or deregister post-1989 forest land
Apply to register in the ETS [PDF, 1 MB]
Deregister from the ETS [PDF, 321 KB]
Transfer ETS participation
Tell us about a transfer of ETS responsibilities [PDF, 440 KB]
Tell us about the expiry or termination of a registered forestry right or lease [PDF, 1003 KB]
Opt-in to transfer ETS responsibilities [PDF, 310 KB]
Tell us about a change of land ownership by succession [PDF, 675 KB]
Tell us the members of an unincorporated body have changed [PDF, 798 KB]
Add or remove land from your registered forest
Add a carbon accounting area [PDF, 525 KB]
Remove whole carbon accounting areas [PDF, 567 KB]
Remove parts of carbon accounting areas [PDF, 680 KB]
Complete an emissions return
Submit an emissions return for the 2018-2022 period (stock change accounting) [PDF, 665 KB]
Emissions return (pre-1990 deforestation) [PDF, 493 KB]
Emissions return (succession) [PDF, 625 KB]
Ask for more time to submit an emissions return [PDF, 341 KB]
Field Measurement Approach (FMA)
Ask for more time to collect your forest measurement information [PDF, 288 KB]
Assign forest class – email ForestryETS@mpi.govt.nz to request a participant-specific form
Request a permanent waiver [PDF, 587 KB]
Request a temporary waiver [PDF, 275 KB]
Request to allocate permanent sample plot locations – email ForestryETS@mpi.govt.nz to request a participant-specific form
Deforest pre-1990 forest land
Apply for a tree weed exemption [PDF, 581 KB]
Tell us you are deforesting pre-1990 forest land [PDF, 1.1 MB]
Emissions return (pre-1990 deforestation) [PDF, 493 KB]
Tell us deforestation is complete [PDF, 320 KB]
Apply for an exemption (landholdings less than 50 hectares) [PDF, 403 KB]
Apply for an exemption (Māori land or land with more than 10 owners) [PDF, 439 KB]
Offset pre-1990 forest deforestation
Apply to offset the deforestation of pre-1990 forest land [PDF, 663 KB]
Pre-1990 offsetting notice [PDF, 662 KB]
Other forms
Additional properties [PDF, 317 KB]
Applicant contact details [PDF, 249 KB]
Apply to move registered post-1989 forest land from standard to permanent forestry [PDF, 447 KB]
Apply to pause carbon accounting when your forest is temporarily damaged [PDF, 706 KB]
Appoint a representative [PDF, 325 KB]
Apply for an emissions ruling for forestry [PDF, 325 KB]
Interested party consent [PDF, 334 KB]
Joint applicants consent [PDF, 253 KB]
Person to receive notices [PDF, 318 KB]
Request to change to averaging accounting [PDF, 390 KB]
