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Intensive Winter Grazing 2026 workshops
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The Otago Regional Council is hosting free intensive winter grazing (IWG) workshops to help with all things related to intensive winter grazing.
Our compliance and catchment advisor teams are hosting free intensive winter grazing workshops across Otago where you can come along and get the latest IWG information, including help on management plans for winter 2026.
There is one online workshop and six in-person, face-to-face workshops. You only need to attend one.
For the in-person workshops, you need to register your attendance to an IWG workshop.
The online workshop will be held on Monday, 2 March at 11am.
The online workshop consists of:
- A short presentation covering:
- The latest IWG research findings
- Current legislation regarding IWG (what has changed)
- IWG Management Plan overview
- Risk identification in IWG paddocks
- Overview and selection of IWG good management practices.
- A Q&A session
Online workshop details:
MS Teams link: https://www.orc.govt.nz/iwgonline
Optional (if the link above does not work for you; this is for manually finding the meeting)
MS Teams Meeting ID: 429 415 117 735 67
Passcode: ZQ6dN7cM
Add to your calendar:
Download/add a reminder to your online calendar for Monday, 2 March, 11am
MS Teams allows video presentations to happen. You can join the meeting in two main ways: computer/laptop or mobile device (like an iPhone).
Joining via computer/laptop
You can join on a computer or laptop using your preferred internet browser (such as Chrome). You can join using your browser (you don't have to download the app to join the meeting) — just select the 'Continue on this browser' option.
Mobile device
If you would like to join the meeting from a mobile device, you will need to download the MS Teams app from the Apple App Store or Google Play store first.
There are six in-person workshops, all held at 11am at the following locations:
| Location | Date and time | Venue | Address |
| Cromwell | Monday, 9 March, 11am | Cromwell & Districts Presbyterian Church | 10 Elspeth Street, Cromwell |
| Milton | Wednesday, 18 March, 11am | Milton Coronation Hall | 93 Union Street, Milton |
| Outram | Thursday, 19 March, 11am | West Taieri Rugby Club | 102 Formby Street, Outram |
| Weston | Thursday, 26 March, 11am | Weston Hall | 20 Main Street, Weston |
| Ranfurly | Wednesday, 1 April, 11am | Maniototo Golf Club | 72 Tyrone Street, Ranfurly |
| Tapanui | Wednesday, 15 April, 11am | West Otago Community Centre | 1 Suffolk Street, Tapanui |
Each workshop will consist of:
- A short presentation covering:
- The latest IWG research findings
- Current legislation regarding IWG (what has changed)
- IWG Management Plan overview
- Risk identification in IWG paddocks
- Overview and selection of IWG good management practices.
- A Q&A session
- An opportunity to get assistance from ORC staff to complete or update your IWG Management Plan.
We recommend you bring the following to an IWG workshop:
- Your existing IWG management plan
- Whole farm map(s)
- Aerial imagery of your IWG paddocks for winter 2026.
For the in-person workshops, you need to register your attendance to an IWG workshop.
Our team will help ensure that you leave the workshop with all the updated information you need to know to give you peace of mind for the upcoming winter grazing season.
We recommend you bring the following to an IWG workshop:
- Your existing IWG management plan
- Whole farm map(s)
- Aerial imagery of your IWG paddocks for winter 2026
Privacy disclaimer
Any personal information, which can identify an individual, will not be shared outside of ORC or published. Information collected is solely for the purpose of the planning and organisation of the intensive winter grazing workshops and/or subscribing to the Otago Regional Council's online newsletter, On Stream (optional).
