Water - 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)
Where unusual circumstances justify, eg more than two connections, additional fees may apply.
|
2026/27 Fees
(from 1 July 2026) |
| Connections |
|
| Application Fee – per connection / disconnection (for water and / or sewer) up to two |
$232.00
|
| Local Waters Network Service Connection Works |
As quoted |
| Local Waters Network Service Disconnection Works |
As quoted |
| Temporary Removal of Water Restrictor |
|
| Removal and Reinstatement |
$232.00
|
| Water Usage |
Current unit rate |
Testing of Flow Restrictor (customer requested - where test results show that the flow restrictor is accurate to within ±10% of their rated capacity)
|
Invoiced at cost |
| Water Meters |
|
| Final Reading |
$73.00
|
| Meter Accuracy Test (customer requested - where test results shows that the meter complies with International Organisation of Metrology (OIML) R49) |
Invoiced at cost |
| Water Tanker Filling |
|
| Water Tanker Filling - this is only available from the Council Depot on Hōkio Beach Road |
|
| Water Tanker Filling Facility (Charge per Volume in m3) |
$2.70 per m³ / 1,000 litres
|
| Application Fee (includes gate access key deposit & PIN setup) |
$232.00
|
| Additional or changes to PIN setup |
$93.00
|
| Charges for breaches of the Water Supply Bylaw |
|
Use of a fire hydrant for purposes other than firefighting without prior approval from Council
|
$1,741.50
|
Permitting water to run to waste after receiving a written warning from the Council
|
$348.50
|
Contravening of any water use restrictions after receiving a written warning from the Council
|
$348.50
|
Tampering with a connection, meter, restrictor or drawing from a connection or restrictor that has been tampered with
|
$362.50
+ actual cost
of repair |
Fee for Council to perform maintenance on the area around the point of supply, clearing of soil, growth, or other matter or obstruction which prevents, or is likely to prevent convenient access
|
Actual cost |
| Fee for locating of a service connection where the customer has failed to maintain the area in and around the point of supply, charged after the first half hour |
Actual cost |
| Requirement for remedial works on private property |
Invoiced at cost |