Miscellaneous - Fees & Charges

Horowhenua District Council's fees and charges for the 2026/2027 financial year, adopted by Council on 27 May 2026, are available below.

All fees are GST inclusive and apply from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027. Council may review fees and charges at any time. Please contact Council to confirm current fees.

About the 2026/27 Fees and Charges

Fees and charges help ensure costs are shared fairly between those who use specific services and the wider community, while supporting access to essential facilities and services.

To keep our services running smoothly, some fees and charges will increase from 1 July this year.

Fees and Charges are set each year and follow the approach set out in the Revenue and Financing Policy, agreed in the Long Term Plan 2024-2044. Council consulted on the fees proposed under the Resource Management Act 1991. Most of the Resource Management fees are not increasing, however three new fees were approved:

  • Two optional fees to help fund a fire appliance for growing areas that do not have access to a piped water supply
  • One new processing system fee.

The full Fees and Charges Schedule was publicly available throughout the consultation period.

At the Council Meeting on 27 May 2026, Council adopted the Fees and Charges for the 2026/27 financial year. They come into effect on 1 July 2026. The schedule can be viewed below.

Schedule of Fees & Charges for 2026/27(PDF, 939KB)

Miscellaneous Fees & Charges 2026/2027 Fees
(from 1 July 2026)
Litter Infringement Offence $400.00
Mobile Shop/Hawker (Non Food) - Permit to Operate $351.50
Mobile Food Businesses registered with other Territorial Authorities - permit to operate (does not apply when operating at events only) $351.50
Water Testing for Registered Premises $164.50
Certificate of Compliance (New Liquor Licence Application) $540.50
Interpreters Cost + 20%
Monitoring/Inspection Costs – Swimming Pools, Consent Monitoring Fee Time based hourly rate at $189.00 per hour
Printing and Copying 2026/2027 Fees
(from 1 July 2026)
A4 Black & White $0.20
A4 Black & White Double Sided $0.30
A4 Colour $1.40
A4 Colour Double Sided $3.00
A3 Black & White $0.30
A3 Black & White Double Sided $0.40
A3 Colour $3.00
A3 Colour Double Sided $5.30
A2 Colour or Black & White – Single Sided Only $9.20
A1 Colour or Black & White – Single Sided Only $17.50
A0 Colour or Black & White – Single Sided Only $32.50
Abandoned Vehicles 2026/2027 Fees
(from 1 July 2026)
Towage $189.00 plus actual costs and daily storage costs
Daily Storage $10.70
Noise Control 2026/2027 Fees
(from 1 July 2026)
Return of Seized Equipment (Cash/EFTPOS Only) $367.50
Infringement Fine Fee Set by Legislation $500.00
Skateboards  2026/2027 Fees
(from 1 July 2026)  
Return of Impounded Skateboard $42.00
Administrative Services 2026/2027 Fees
(from 1 July 2026)
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). $194.00
Support service administration fee (hourly rate) $163.50
Land Information Memorandum (commercial/industrial/rural/rural residential) fee. Plus hourly rate over three hours. $420.00
Land Information Memorandum (urban residential) $410.00
Property File Request - Building information only (per title) $85.00
Property File Request - Resource consent information only (per title) $85.00
Property File Request - Record (Certificate) of Title, consent notices and easement documents only (per title) $75.50
Research Fee (per hour) $82.00
Consents List (monthly subscription) $14.50
Rates postponement establishment fee: including legal costs, cost of interest, and production of documents for registering statutory land charge (includes LINZ fee) $357.50

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 2026/2027 Fees
(from 1 July 2026)
Amusement Permit Set by legislation
Fencing Inspection Fee (per inspection) $190.00
Building Warrant of Fitness Renewal - complete and on time $170.00
Building Warrant of Fitness Renewal - late and / or incomplete $255.00
Building Act Territorial Authority (TA) processing fee (hourly rate or part thereof) $230.00
Periodic Swimming Pool Barrier Inspection / Re-Inspection $190.00
Application for extension of time to provide engineering assessment (EPB) $380.00
Application for exemption from requirement to carry out seismic work $380.00
Building Warrant of Fitness Audit Fee (per inspection) $230.00
Associated Costs for Special Events 2026/2027 Fees
(from 1 July 2026)
Road Closure Cost
Traffic Management Approval Cost
Advertising Cost
FlagTrax System 2026/2027 Fees
(from 1 July 2026)
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 $25.00
Removal of one FlagTrax Flag $25.00
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