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Fees and charges

Fees and Charges will increase in-line with inflation, except where they are determined by Government or By-law.

Increase in rate of GST

The central government budget included an increase in GST from 12.5% to 15% from 1 October 2010. As a result, fees and charges increased from 1 October 2010 for the increase in GST. Figures are shown including GST at 15% from 1 October 2010 onwards.

Building Consents | Resource Consent Fees | Liquor Licensing | Health Inspection | Animal Control | Cemetery | Community Housing | Staff House | Council Buildings | Coasts, Harbours and Navigation | Council Dues

Building Consents

Fees from 1 October 2010 (including GST at 15%):

Resource Consent Fees

Land Use Consents

Fees from 1 October 2010 (including GST at 15%):

  • Notified Consent: $1,595 deposit
  • Charge-out rate:
    • Planner: $110 per hour
    • Administration: $55 per hour
  • Non-notified: $386
  • Controlled activity: $553

Subdivision Consents

Fees from 1 October 2010 (including GST at 15%):

  • Non-notified - boundary adjustments: $497
  • Non-notified - 2 lots or less: $553
  • Non-notified - 3 to 5 lots: $1106
  • Non-notified - 5 lots or more: $1659
  • S 226 Certificate: $332
  • S 139 Certificate of Compliance: $386

Liquor Licensing

Fees from 1 October 2010 (including GST at 15%):

  • Club Licence: $793
  • On Licence: $793
  • Off Licence: $793
  • Special Licence: $64
  • Manager's Certificate: $135
  • Temporary Authority: $135

Health Inspection

Fee from 1 October 2010 (including GST at 15%):

  • Inspection Fee: $204

Animal Control

Fees from 1 October 2010 (including GST at 15%):

  • Dog registration: $41
  • Dog registration - early: -
  • Fines under Dog Control Act 1996 - Vary per offence, (per Schedule 1 of the Dog Control Act): From $100 up to $750
  • Impounding fees: $66
  • Sustenance fees: $6 per day

Cemetery

Fee from 1 October 2010 (including GST at 15%):

  • Sale of caskets: at cost plus 10%

Community housing

Fees from 1 October 2010 (including GST at 15%):

  • Rentals - 3 bedroom: $106 per week
  • Rentals - 2 bedroom: $84 per week

Staff House

Fee from 1 October 2010 (including GST at 15%):

  • Rentals: $135 per week

Council Buildings

Fees from 1 October 2010 (including GST at 15%):

  • Waitangi Hall rental:
    • $5 per hour
    • $110 per day

Coasts, Harbours and Navigation

Fee from 1 October 2010 (including GST at 15%):

  • Swing mooring fees – registration and transfer: $77 per year

Port charges

Fees from 1 October 2010 (including GST at 15%):

  • Waitangi: $3067 per year
  • Owenga: $2556 per year
  • Kaingaroa: $2044 per year
  • Port Hutt: $2044 per year
  • Flower Pot: $511 per year
  • Permission of Harbourmaster – Oil Tanker: $102
  • Application for Exemption: $61
  • Application for Suspension: $256
  • Application for Reservation: $256

Council Dues

Council Dues can be found on The Council page.