Te Mahere Pae Tawhiti 2024-34

These documents are being reviewed alongside the development of our Long Term Plan. The budgets in the Long Term Plan have been developed according to these draft policies. If the policies change as a result of consultation, we may need to make some changes to the Long Term Plan budgets.

Fees and Charges Schedule 2024/25

This document lists our proposed fees and charges for 2024-25. Fees and charges allow us to pass on some costs directly to those who benefit from the services and facilities they use. This reduces the amount of funding that needs to be collected through rates. Key proposed changes include:

• The introduction of fees to the Murupara Transfer Station
  Read the Murupara Transfer Station Factsheet - (PDF, 1.77 MB)
• Minor changes across services to reflect inflation
• Changes to Airport fees (Note: Separate consultation was carried out with Airport Users Group)

Draft Fees and Charges Schedule 2024/25 - (PDF, 1.7 MB)

Development Contributions Policy

The purpose of the Development Contributions Policy is to enable monetary (or land) contributions to be charged to developers at the time of obtaining a resource consent, when a building consent is issued or when an application for a service connection is granted. The principle underlying development contributions is that developers should meet the costs attributable to growth.

Draft Development Contributions Policy - (PDF, 2.1 MB)

Rates Remission and Postponement Policies (Māori Freehold Land and All Land)

These policies define the circumstances in which the Council may remit or postpone rates. Remission of rates involves reducing the amount owing or waiving collection of rates altogether. Postponement of rates means that the payment of rates is not waived in the first instance, but delayed for a certain time or until certain events occur. The review has suggested that these policies be retained in their current form, but some changes are being proposed.

Draft Rates Remission and Postponement Policies - Māori Freehold Land - (PDF, 940 KB)

Draft Rates Remission and Postponement Policies - All Land - (PDF, 1 MB)

Revenue and Financing Policy

The Revenue and Financing Policy sets out the Council’s funding approach and describes how each of the Council’s activities will be funded including the rationale for the use of each funding method. The aim of the policy is to promote consistent, prudent, effective and sustainable financial management of the Council and to ensure activities are funded from the most appropriate source. This policy is a legislative requirement. The review forms an integral basis for the development of the Long Term Plan 2024-34 and reflects the Council’s view on who benefits from activities and how they should pay.

Draft Revenue and Financing Policy - (PDF, 1.4 MB)