Rates Information

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Your Rates

There are four parts to your rates, although not all ratepayers pay all of these (for example, the Targeted Rates apply mainly to urban ratepayers), so most ratepayers are affected differently.

The General Rate - this is calculated using the capital value of your property.

The Roading Rate - this is also calculated using the capital value of your property and funds the maintenance of our roading network. Central government also helps fund this activity by providing a subsidy on most roading works.

The Uniform Annual General Charge (UAGC) - a set minimum fee all ratepayers pay (on each separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit)

Targeted Rates - exist for Council water supplies, wastewater disposal, kerbside rubbish and recycling collection. Only ratepayers who have the opportunity to use these services pay the targeted rates.

Hāwera businesses also pay the Hāwera Business Targeted Rate which funds the Hāwera Business Association (Bizlink Hāwera) the Bizlink Coordinator and associated projects.

What Do My Rates Contribute Towards

The following list shows just some of the services and activities our Council provides:

• Recreation and Leisure - 7 Campgrounds, 7 Swimming Pools, 9 Urban Halls plus financial support to 30 Rural Halls, the TSB Hub, financial support to Cinema 2, the Sandfords Event Centre and the Opunake Community Baths, 31 Playgrounds and 700 hectares of parks/reserves, 38 Public Toilets
• Culture and Heritage Services – 7 Libraries, 10 Cemeteries, and partnership with the District Museum – Aotea Utanganui
• Economic Development, Tourism and Events Services - including the i-SITE Information Centre
• Emergency Management - Rural Fire team, Civil Defence
• Solid Waste – Rubbish, Recycling and Greenwaste Collection, 7 Transfer Stations
• 8 Wastewater Plants and 156 km of pipes
• Water - 642 km of pipes, 12 Water Treatment Facilities and 11 Reservoirs
• 75km of Stormwater pipes
• 74 Pensioner Housing units and nine Tenant Contribution units
• Roading - 1,600 km of roads which we construct and maintain (81% sealed), 223 bridges, 2,400 streetlights and over 160km footpaths
• Building and Planning Services - consents, inspections, monitoring
• Liquor, Noise Control and Environmental Health Services
• Animal Control Services
• Democratic Services - Council governance, corporate functions, community grants, remissions

How are the rates calculated?

In South Taranaki the Council calculates your rates based on the Capital Value of your property. Following is a list of 2026/27 charges which may apply to your property.