Miscellaneous - Fees & Charges

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

Horowhenua District Council's fees and charges for the 2025/2026 financial year, adopted by Council on 14 May 2025 are available below. 

All fees are stated as GST inclusive and are effective from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026. Council reserves the right to review any fees and charges at any time. Please check with Council for any updates.  

 

 

Miscellaneous Fees & Charges 2025/2026 Fees
From 1 July 2025
Litter Infringement Offence $400.00
Mobile Shop/Hawker (Non Food) - Permit to Operate $344.00
Mobile Food Businesses registered with other Territorial Authorities - permit to operate (does not apply when operating at events only) $344.00
Water Testing for Registered Premises $161.00
Certificate of Compliance (New Liquor Licence Application) $529.00
Interpreters Cost + 20%
Monitoring/Inspection Costs – Swimming Pools, Consent Monitoring Fee Time based hourly rate at $185.00 per hour
Printing and Copying 2025/2026 Fees
From 1 July 2025
A4 Black & White $0.20
A4 Black & White Double Sided $0.30
A4 Colour $1.40
A4 Colour Double Sided $2.90
A3 Black & White $0.30
A3 Black & White Double Sided $0.40
A3 Colour $2.90
A3 Colour Double Sided $5.20
A2 Colour or Black & White – Single Sided Only $9.00
A1 Colour or Black & White – Single Sided Only $17.00
A0 Colour or Black & White – Single Sided Only $32.00
Abandoned Vehicles 2025/2026 Fees
From 1 July 2025
Towage $185.00 plus actual costs and daily storage costs
Daily Storage $10.50
Noise Control 2025/2026 Fees
From 1 July 2025
Return of Seized Equipment (Cash/EFTPOS Only) $359.50
Infringement Fine Fee Set by Legislation $500.00
Skateboards 2025/2026 Fees
From 1 July 2025
Return of Impounded Skateboard $41.00
Administrative Services 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). $190.00
Support service administration fee (hourly rate) $160.00
Land Information Memorandum (commercial/industrial/rural/rural residential) fee. Plus hourly rate over three hours. $399.00
Land Information Memorandum (urban residential) $390.50
Property File Request - Building information only (per title) $74.00
Property File Request - Resource consent information only (per title) $74.00
Property File Request - Record (Certificate) of Title, consent notices and easement documents only (per title) $74.00
Research Fee (per hour)   $80.00
Consents List (monthly subscription) $14.00
Rates postponement establishment fee: including legal costs, cost of interest, and production of documents for registering statutory land charge (includes LINZ 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 2025/2026 Fees
From 1 July 2025
Amusement Permit Set by legislation
Fencing Inspection Fee (per inspection) $185.00
Building Warrant of Fitness Renewal - complete and on time $161.00
Building Warrant of Fitness Renewal - late and / or incomplete $241.50
Building Act Territorial Authority (TA) processing fee (hourly rate or part thereof) $186.00
Periodic Swimming Pool Barrier Inspection / Re-Inspection $185.00
Application for extension of time to provide engineering assessment (EPB) $369.50
Application for exemption from requirement to carry out seismic work $369.50
Building Warrant of Fitness Audit Fee (per inspection) $185.00
Associated Costs for Special Events 2025/2026 Fees
From 1 July 2025
Road Closure Cost
Traffic Management Approval Cost
Advertising Cost
Vehicle Crossing Deposit (if no indemnity form signed) 2025/2026 Fees
From 1 July 2025
- Urban (as defined in District Plan) $2,230.00
- Rural (as defined in District Plan) $1,672.50
FlagTrax System 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 $24.50
Removal of one FlagTrax Flag $24.50
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