Rating Policies Review

Consultation on the Rating Policies Review closed on 15 October.

The statement of proposal and draft policy are available here

Why are we doing this?

We are reviewing a group of our financial policies as required under Section 102 of the Local Government Act 2022 (LGA).

The policies being reviewed include the:

• Remission Policy, proposing to combine the Remission of Rates Policy, Water by Meter Leak Write-off Policy and the Coastal Erosion Policy into a single policy.
• Remission and Postponement of Rates on Māori Freehold Land Policy.
• Revenue and Financing Policy, which sets how rates are structured.

The policies guide how decisions are made to set rates in the Long-term and Annual Plans, who is eligible for postponement or remission of rates once set, and how they can apply for postponement or remission.

Read the background to this project here.

Important dates
Feedback open 15 Sept 2023
Feedback closed 15 Oct 2023
Hearing of written and verbal feedback 26 Oct 2023

FAQs
Find the FAQs here
Find rates examples here