How to Pay Your Rates
Any amount of rates may be paid at any time, by direct debit (preferred option), internet banking, credit / debit card or POLi, cash, or automatic payment.
Online Payments
Pay your rates by direct debit
With the aim of making it easier to pay your property's rates account, Horowhenua District Council offers you the option to pay by direct debit. Payments can be set up fortnightly, monthly, or quarterly.
Download and complete the Direct Debit Authority Form below and return it to Horowhenua District Council, along with independent bank verification of your bank account details - this can be an electronic copy of a bank deposit slip, portion of your bank statement or other documentation from your bank eg 'Proof of account' from your online banking app.
HDC Rates Direct Debit Authority Form(PDF, 112KB)
Once you have the completed form and bank account verification, you can:
- email it to rates@horowhenua.govt.nz; or
- bring it into one of our Service Centres in Levin (Main Office), Shannon or Foxton. Locations and opening hours can be viewed on our Visiting Us page; or
- post it to Horowhenua District Council, Private Bag 4002, Levin.
Payments will be offset against oldest rates balances first.
Pay your water account by direct debit
With the aim of making it easier to pay your property's water account, we offer the option to pay by direct debit.
Download and complete the Direct Debit Authority Form below and return it to Horowhenua District Council, along with independent bank verification of your bank account details - this can be an electronic copy of a bank deposit slip, a portion of your bank statement or other documentation from your bank eg 'Proof of account' from your online banking app.
HDC Water Billing Direct Debit Authority Form(PDF, 112KB)
Once you have the completed form and bank account verification, you can:
- email it to waterbilling@horowhenua.govt.nz; or
- bring it into one of our Service Centres in Levin (Main Office), Shannon or Foxton. Locations and opening hours can be viewed on our Visiting Us page; or
- post it to Horowhenua District Council, Private Bag 4002, Levin.
Water rates for metered water consumption are payable by the 25th of the month following the invoice date.
Internet Banking
Make sure you enter Council's account details correctly, as follows:
- Account name: Horowhenua District Council
- Bank: BNZ
- Account number: 02-0668-0070607-02
Note: You'll need to set up a separate payment for each account you hold to make sure your payment is credited to the correct account.
If you've made an application, no action will be taken on this until payment has been receipted by Council and matched to your application. We recommend you email details of your online payment to us to speed up this process.
Enter the correct information in each of the fields your bank provides, so we can identify your payment and ensure it’s receipted correctly.
| Particulars |
Code |
Reference |
Your last name and initials
eg ‘BrownRW’ |
Property address
eg ‘126 Oxford Street’ |
'RT-'followed by your assessment number.
Tip: You can find this on the top, right-hand side of your Rates Invoice. |
Credit Card, Debit Card or POLi
You can also pay your rates by Credit or Debit Card, or POLi, through our Rates Online Payment form.
Find out more on our Rates Online Payment page
Other Payment Methods
Payment can also be made:
- by mail to Horowhenua District Council, Private Bag 4002, Levin 5540
- in person at one of our Council Offices
- at your nearest Post Shop.