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Proposed Fees and Charges 2025/26

Why We Have Fees and Charges

Our council provides a wide range of services that cost money to run. These services benefit our community in different ways:

  • Some services are funded through general rates or targeted rates
  • Some receive support from government subsidies
  • Some are funded directly by the people who use them most

Our Approach to Setting Fees

When we set fees and charges, we carefully consider several important factors:

  • The direct benefit to individual users
  • The broader benefit to our community
  • How the costs are distributed
  • People's ability to pay for the service

We aim to be fair by asking those who use specific services to contribute towards their actual cost, while ensuring that essential community services remain accessible.

How We Review Our Fees

Every year, we review our fees and charges to:

  • Ensure they reflect the true cost of providing services
  • Align with our Revenue and Financing Policy
  • Maintain transparency and fairness for all community members

Key proposed changes

The key proposed changes to fees & charges include:

Some changes to dog fees, including increased fees for registering hunting dogs, increased costs for working dogs (with favourable tiered pricing for more dogs), increased licensing for more than two dogs in urban areas, increased costs for surrender.

Some changes relating to costs for registering food premises, in order to implement the Government’s new Food Business Levy which will come into effect on 1 July 2025.

Other changes include proposed increases to building inspection fees, inspections of fencing for swimming pools, increased fees for connections to the water network, visitor landing fees at the aerodrome and maintenance costs for cemetery plots at our district’s cemeteries.

Your Voice Matters: Have Your Say

We're committed to making our fees and charges work for everyone in our community. This is your opportunity to:

  • Review our proposed fees and charges
  • Share your thoughts and concerns
  • Help us ensure our approach is fair and transparent
  • Make a real difference in how we manage community services

Your feedback is crucial. We want to hear from you – whether you support our proposals, have suggestions for improvement, or want to raise specific concerns. Every perspective helps us create a better, more responsive service for our entire community.

Consultation on the proposed Fees and Charges for 2025/26 opens on Monday 10 March and closes on Friday 11 April

You can talk in support of your submission to Council if you wish - to do so indicate on the Feedback Form

*If you prefer a hardcopy Feedback Form you will find one at the back of the Statement of Proposal which you can pick up from any Council office.

Click on the banner to access the on-line feedback form

Community hui

Join us at one of our special community hui to find out more about our Proposed Fees and Charges for 2025/26.

Monday 10 March Mōrero Marae, Taumarunui 5.30pm to 8.00pm
Wednesday 19 March Taumarunui Council Chambers, Huia Street. 5.30pm to 8.00pm
Monday 24 March Ōhura Hall, Ōhura
5.30pm to 8.00pm
Tuesday 25 March
The Centre - Raetihi Baptist Church Hall 5.30pm to 8.00pm
Tuesday 1 April Te Puke Marae, Raetihi 5.30pm to 8.00pm
Monday 7 April Ohakune Council Chambers, Ayr Street 5.30pm to 8.00pm
Wednesday 9 April The Park Hotel, Waimarino (National Park) 5.30pm to 8.00pm

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