Miscellaneous - Fees & Charges

Miscellaneous Fees & Charges - Outside view of the Horowhenua Council building.

Horowhenua District Council's fees and charges for the 2024/2025 financial year, from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025, are available below. These fees and charges were consulted on as part of the Long Term Plan 2024-2044 (LTP) and were adopted by Council on 12 June 2024.

All fees are stated as GST inclusive and are effective from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025. Council reserves the right to review any fees and charges at any time. Please check with Council for any updates.

Fees and Charges for 2025/2026

Fees and charges for the 2025/2026 financial year, from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025, are also available below. These fees and charges were adopted by Council on 14 May  2025. They will be effective from 1 July 2025. 

 

Miscellaneous Fees & Charges Fees 2024/2025 2025/2026 Fees
From 1 July 2025
Litter Infringement Offence $400.00 $400.00
Mobile Shop/Hawker (Non Food) - Permit to Operate  $335.00 $344.00
Mobile Food Businesses registered with other Territorial Authorities - permit to operate (does not apply when operating at events only) $335.00 $344.00
Water Testing for Registered Premises $157.00 plus costs $161.00
Certificate of Compliance (New Liquor Licence Application) $515.00 $529.00
Interpreters Cost + 20% Cost + 20%
Monitoring/Inspection Costs – Swimming Pools, Consent Monitoring Fee Time based hourly rate at $180.00 per hour Time based hourly rate at $185.00 per hour
Printing and Copying Fees 2024/2025  2025/2026 Fees
From 1 July 2025
A4 Black & White $0.20 $0.20
A4 Black & White Double Sided $0.30 $0.30
A4 Colour $1.40 $1.40
A4 Colour Double Sided $2.80 $2.90
A3 Black & White $0.30 $0.30
A3 Black & White Double Sided $0.40 $0.40
A3 Colour $2.80 $2.90
A3 Colour Double Sided $5.00 $5.20
A2 Colour or Black & White – Single Sided Only $8.70 $9.00
A1 Colour or Black & White – Single Sided Only $16.50 $17.00
A0 Colour or Black & White – Single Sided Only $31.00 $32.00
Abandoned Vehicles Fees 2024/2025  2025/2026 Fees
From 1 July 2025
Towage  $180.00 plus actual costs and daily storage costs $185.00 plus actual costs and daily storage costs
Daily Storage $10.00 per day $10.50
Noise Control Fees 2024/2025  2025/2026 Fees
From 1 July 2025
Return of Seized Equipment (Cash/EFTPOS Only) $350.00  $359.50
Infringement Fine Fee Set by Legislation $500.00  $500.00
Skateboards Fees 2024/2025  2025/2026 Fees
From 1 July 2025
Return of Impounded Skateboard $40.00  $41.00
Administrative Services  Fees 2024/2025 2025/2026 Fees
From 1 July 2025
Receiving third party reports or other information to place on a property file at the owner’s request. (Includes recording a Building Consent Exemption on the property file). $185.00 $190.00
Support service administration fee (hourly rate) $156.00 $160.00
Land Information Memorandum (commercial/industrial/rural/rural residential) fee. Plus hourly rate over three hours. $388.50 $399.00
Land Information Memorandum (urban residential) $380.00 $390.50
Property File Request - Building information only (per title) $72.00 $74.00
Property File Request - Resource consent information only (per title) $72.00 $74.00
Property File Request - Record (Certificate) of Title, consent notices and easement documents only (per title) $72.00 $74.00
Research Fee (per hour)   New Fee $80.00
Consents List (monthly subscription) $13.50 $14.00
Rates postponement establishment fee: including legal costs, cost of interest, and production of documents for registering statutory land charge (includes LINZ fee) New Fee $350.00

Administrative services notes:

  1. Property file information and LIMs will be delivered electronically. If hard copies are required, additional printing fees will apply.
  2. A statutory land charge will be registered against the property and the cost of establishing this will be added to the postponed amount.
Other Fees and Charges  Fees 2024/2025 2025/2026 Fees
From 1 July 2025
Amusement Permit Set by legislation Set by legislation
Fencing Inspection Fee (per inspection) $180.00 $185.00
Building Warrant of Fitness Renewal - complete and on time $157.00 $161.00
Building Warrant of Fitness Renewal - late and / or incomplete $235.00 $241.50
Building Act Territorial Authority (TA) processing fee (hourly rate or part thereof)  New Fee $186.00
Periodic Swimming Pool Barrier Inspection / Re-Inspection $180.00 $185.00
Application for extension of time to provide engineering assessment (EPB) $360.00 $369.50
Application for exemption from requirement to carry out seismic work $360.00 $369.50
Building Warrant of Fitness Audit Fee (per inspection) $180.00 $185.00
Associated Costs for Special Events Fees 2024/2025  2025/2026 Fees
From 1 July 2025
Road Closure Cost Cost
Traffic Management Approval Cost Cost
Advertising Cost Cost
Vehicle Crossing Deposit (if no indemnity form signed) Fees 2024/2025  2025/2026 Fees
From 1 July 2025
- Urban (as defined in District Plan)  $2,171.50 $2,230.00
- Rural (as defined in District Plan) $1,628.50 $1,672.50
FlagTrax System Fees 2024/2025  2025/2026 Fees
From 1 July 2025
Any costs associated with a physical flag are not the responsibility of Council, and it is expected that customers source their own flags.
Installation of one FlagTrax Flag $24.00 $24.50
Removal of one FlagTrax Flag $24.00 $24.50
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