Fees & Charges

Last updated: 02 Jul, 2025 01:58pm

User fees and charges are used to recognise that there is a private benefit from the operation of the variety of services provided by the Council to the community. User fees revenue reduces the rates revenue required to be collected from ratepayers.

The prices are GST inclusive unless stated.

Select a section or download the entire schedule, in PDF, below.

Animal Fees

Dog Registration Fees

Carterton District Council has set the following dog registration fees inclusive of GST for each and every dog of or over the age of 3 months:

 

 

Fees including GST
From 1 August, 50% of the fee will be added as a penalty.  For certified seeing-eye or hearing dogs, a fee of 50% of those stated below applies.
Urban – entire dogs $110
Urban – spayed/neutered dogs $85
Over 65 canine companion $75 per dog
Rural – non-neutered and neutered dogs – first two dogs $75 per dog
Rural – non-neutered and neutered dogs – all remaining dogs $40 per dog
Dog classified as dangerous $165
Urban -application for permit to keep more than two dogs $75
Replacement Tag $10
Housing dog at other facilities (if required) Actual costs
Rehoming fee – sustenance, administration, registration, microchip (if required) and property suitability inspection $50
Costs associated with vet treatment/supplementary feeding Actual costs
Euthanise dog Actual costs
Voluntary handover (surrender dog) $50

 

Impounding Fees

 

  Fees including GST
Dogs, sheep, goats $150 per animal
Second time impounding fee (dogs only) $200
Third and subsequent impounding fee (dogs only) $250
Cattle, deer, horses and all other animals $200 per animal
Droving charge – calculated on actual cost including labour and plant hire Actual cost
Sustenance fee – all animals $20 per day

 

Bins & Bags

Rubbish bags

$4

Replacement/additional recycling bins

$16.00

Replacement yellow-lid recycling wheelie bin

$82.00

Rating information schedule

$21.00

Building Consent and PIM fees

776(all amounts include GST)

Classification

*All fees are based on a maximum number of hours for processing. Consents that go over the maximum hours (shown in brackets) will be charged additional processing fees.

PIM

only fee 2025/2026

When included with other work (excl. BRANZ and MBIE

levies) 2025/26

Total stand- alone fee (excl. BRANZ and MBIE levies) 2025/26

Minor Work

 

 

 

Solid fuel heater (1)*

$54.00

$134

$409.00

Minor plumbing and drainage work,

e.g. fittings, drain alteration (1)*

$54.00

$134

$462.00

Minor building work (1)*

$54.00

 

$462.00

Drainage work, e.g. new minor subdivision services, and common drains (2)*

$54.00

 

$1,236.00

Drainage work, e.g. new effluent disposal system (1)*

$54.00

$376.00

$559.00

Wet area shower (tile floor) (1)*

$54.00

$269.00

$570.00

Private marquee >100m2 – professional assembly only (no inspection) (1)*

$54.00

 

$194.00

Public marquee > 100m2 and <50 people – professional assembly (no inspection) (1)*

$54.00

 

$199.00

Public marquee >100m2 and >50

people (with inspection) (2)*

$54.00

 

$397.00

Private marquee >100m2 (with

inspection) (2)*

$54.00

 

$397.00

Sheds / Garages / Conservatories etc.

 

 

 

Swimming pool 1200mm above ground and pool fencing (2)*

N/A

 

$167.00

In-ground swimming pools (includes fence) (2)*

$51.00

 

$571.00

Garden sheds/retaining

walls/carports/conservatories/other minor works (1)*

$51.00

 

$677.00

Minor farm buildings (hayshed covered yards 1-6 bays, etc.) (2)*

$102.00

 

$951.00

Larger farm buildings (covered yards, wool sheds) – no plumbing or drainage (3)*

$102.00

 

$1,353.00

Larger farm buildings (covered yards, wool sheds) – with plumbing or drainage (3)*

$102.50

 

$1,719.00

Proprietary garages standard (2)*

$107.00

 

$988.00

Proprietary garages with fire wall (2)*

$107.00

 

$1,021.00

Proprietary garages with plumbing and drainage (2)*

$107.00

 

$1,240.00

Proprietary garages including sleepout no plumbing or drainage (2)*

$107.00

 

$967.00

Proprietary garages including sleepout with plumbing or drainage (2)*

$107.00

 

$1,580.00

Garages custom design including plumbing and drainage (3)*

$107.00

$236.00

$1,859.00

Garages, simple custom design, single level (3)*

$107.00

 

$1,054.00

Residential re-pile (1)*

$56.00

 

$677.00

Residential Dwellings – New

NB double units charged at single unit rate + 50%

 

 

 

Single storey value <$500k (4)*

$422.00

 

$5,586.00

Complex -Single Storey value >$500k and Multi storey (6)*

$631.00

 

$6,767.00

Transportable dwelling (yard built) (4)*

$107.00

 

$3,545.00

Relocated residential dwelling (if applicable, add alteration fee) (4)*

$530.00

 

$2,041.00

Residential Dwellings — Additions and Alterations

 

 

 

Alterations (minor) up to 3 inspections plus processing time (2)*

$56.00

 

$1,289.00

Alterations (major) up to 8 inspections plus processing time (8)*

$107.00

 

$3,545.00

Plumbing and drainage (2)*

 

$236.00

$1,342.00

Commercial/Industrial

 

 

 

Commercial demolition (1)*

$56.00

 

$687.00

Single storey shop fitouts (3)*

$107.00

 

$1,396.00

Multi-storey shop fit-outs (3)*

$107.00

 

$1,719.00

Single storey, multi-unit apartments/motels (5)*

$677.00

 

$2,580.00 plus $510.00 per unit

Multi-storey, multi-unit apartments/motels (6)*

$1015.00

 

$3,115.00 plus $849.00 per unit

Minor commercial work e.g. signs/shop fronts/minor fit outs (no plumbing or drainage) (2)*

$282.50

 

$879

Commercial/industrial ≤$50,000.00 (4)*

$564.00

 

$2,707.00

Commercial/industrial $50,000.01–

$100,000.00 (5)*

$755.00

 

$3,760.00

Commercial/industrial $100,000.01–

$150,000.00 (6)*

$959.00

 

$4,834.00

Commercial/industrial $150,000.01–

$250,000.00 (7)*

$1,241.00

 

$5,865.00

Commercial/industrial $250,000.01–

$350,000.00 (8)*

$1,466.00

 

$6,875.00

Commercial/industrial $350,000.01–

$500,000.00 (9)*

$1,692.00

 

$8,056.00

Commercial/industrial $500,000.01–

$1,000,000.00 (10)*

$1,805.00

 

$8,755.00

Commercial/industrial/agricultural

>$1,000,000.00 (10)*

$1,558.00

 

$8,754.00 plus $483.00 per $100,000 value

 

 

Other charges

2025/26

Processing hard copy certificate applications

$107.00

Pool inspections

$162.00 per hour (this includes travel time to the site and any associated research or administration relating to the inspection

Pool inspections – assessment of independent audit

$70.00

BRANZ levy for work $20,000.00 or more, a stand-alone fee of $1.00 per $1,000 for the total project value

$1.00 per $1,000.00

MBIE levy for work $65,000.00 or more including GST, a stand-alone fee of $1.75 per $1,000 for the total project value

$1.75 per 1,000.00 (for work $65,000.00 or more)

Structural engineering or fire engineering assessment/peer review (the building consent fee does not include the cost of any structural or fire engineers’ assessments that may be required)

Cost plus 10%

Compliance schedule application (includes inspection,  12A and BWoF administration & auditing)

$215.00 per hour

Inspection hourly rate

$236.00 per hour

Certificate of acceptance—building consent fee for the applicable building plus actual costs, payable on issue of certificate

$236.00 per hour for inspections plus applicable building consent fees

Registration of certificates under the Building Act

$699.00

Reassessment fee (amended plans or specifications)

$241.00 per hour

Certificate of title

$54.00

Vehicle crossing bonds will be assessed for each application where required

$586.00

Street, crossing, footpath, and berm damage bond for buildings moved to/from site

$1,773.00

Property search fee (includes download, scanning documents, email, or writing to disc)

$54.00 per file (covers the search and the first file – every file thereafter $10.00)

Officer consultation

$215.00 per hour

 

Cemetery
Headstone permit $44.00
Family back-fill $441.00
Plot Fees
Lawn $1,200.00
Lawn – Child under 1 year old $265.00
Lawn – Child over 1 year old and below 10 years old $500.00
Cremation – berm $385.00
Placenta $152.00
Extra depth charge $493.00
Interment Fees
Lawn $1,200.00
Cremation $400.00
Child under 1 year old $270.00
Child over 1 year old and below 10 years old $545.00
Servicemen Free
Saturday/Sunday burials Actual cost
Disinterment Actual cost
Natural Burial
Plot (2x standard fee) $2,415.00
Interment (as above) $1,200
Costs:
Compost (cost includes topping-up within first 3 years) $336.00
Tree (cost includes planting) $168.00
Natural burial fee (at cost) $268.00
Out of District fee $1,323.00
Private burial service
Chapel $68.00
Additional Fees
Out of town burial fee $500.00
Out of town cremation fee $250.00
Events Centre (Incl GST)

Events Centre

Hurunui o rangi
meeeting room
 Maungaraki
meeting room
Taratahi Auditorium Te Mahau Foyer Civic Plaza Ron Wakelin
Plunket rooms
Diva rooms  Rangatahi hub Library
Commercial rates
Full day
(8.30am-5pm OR 5pm-12am)
25/26 $430.00 $430.00 $900.00 $430.00 $290.00 $290.00 $290.00 $430.00 $290.00
Half day (4 hr) 25/26 $215.00 $215.00 $450.00 $215.00 $145.00 $145.00 $145.00 $215.00 $145.00
Entire venue full day
(8.30am-5pm OR 5pm-12am)
25/26  $2,100.00
Community rates
Full day
(8.30am-5pm OR 5pm-12am)
25/26 $170.00 $170.00 $340.00 $170.00 $116.00 $116.00 $116.00 $170.00 $116.00
Half day (4 hr) 25/26 $85.00 $85.00 $170.00 $85.00 $58.00 $58.00 $58.00 $85.00 $58.00
Per hour 25/26 $22.00 $22.00 $43.00 $22.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $22.00 $15.00
Staff rates (commercial/community)
After-hours function
(per staff member)
25/26 $42.00 per hour
Front of house staff 25/26 $32.00 per hour
Pack in/out assistance
(per staff member)
25/26 $37.00 per hour
Bar manager 25/26 $57.00 per hour

Commercial Rates – Equipment

Hurunui o rangi
meeeting room
 Maungaraki
meeting room
Taratahi Auditorium Te Mahau Foyer Civic Plaza Ron Wakelin
Plunket rooms
Diva rooms  Rangatahi hub Library
Social Event Bond (repayable) 25/26 $170.00 $170.00 $340.00 $170.00 $170.00 $170.00
Pack in/rehearsal (full day rate) 25/26 $450.00
Seating block – to erect and dismantle 25/26 $2,250.00
Easy lift scaffold 25/26 $33.50

 

2025/26
Staging and set-up POA
Lighting POA
Sound system POA
AV POA
Exclusive use of kitchen $170.00
Tea and coffee facilities $2.60 per person
Flip chart $25.00
Piano Tuning at hirer’s cost
WIFI No charge
Electronic white board No charge
Round tables $25.00
Round table cloths $18.00
Social functions cleaning fee $335.00
Foyer plinths (for sale of goods) $35.00 per day / $200.00 per week

 

Community Rates – Equipment

Hurunui o rangi
meeeting room
 Maungaraki
meeting room
Taratahi Auditorium Te Mahau Foyer Civic Plaza Ron Wakelin
Plunket rooms
Diva rooms  Rangatahi hub Library
Social Event Bond (repayable) 25/26 $170.00 $170.00 $340.00 $170.00 $170.00 $170.00
Pack in/rehearsal (full day rate) 25/26 $170.00
Seating block – to erect and dismantle 25/26 $2,000.00
Easy lift scaffold 25/26 $25.00

 

2025/26
Staging and set-up POA
Lighting POA
Sound system POA
AV POA
Exclusive use of kitchen $85.00
Tea and coffee facilities $2.60 per person
Flip chart $18.00
Piano Tuning at hirer’s cost
WIFI No charge
Electronic white board No charge
Round tables $25.00
Round table cloths $18.00
Social functions cleaning fee $335.00
Foyer plinths (for sale of goods) No charge
Public Health
Annual Registration and Inspection 2025/26
Hairdressers $215.00
Motels/Boarding Houses $215.00
Itinerant trader – annual registration including inspection $301.00
Camping Grounds/Motor Home Parks $269.00
Hawkers licence $162.00
Hairdressers, beauticians, tattooists, skin piercers $269.00
Funeral directors $269.00
Offensive trades – septic tank services, waste or refuse cartage $269.00
Saleyards $269.00
Street stall licence $33.00 per week
Health inspection for events where food will be sold, or inspection on request $162.00
Noise control Recover all reasonable costs associated with second and subsequent noise complaints investigated from the same property.
Noise/health-related complaints under the RMA and Health Act 1956 Recover all reasonable costs associated with investigating/resolving the matter.
Gambling venue applications $645.00
Removal of abandoned vehicles Actual cost-plus 10%
Alcohol hearing administration fee + cost of commissioners $1,611.00
Officer consultation, investigation $215.00
Events Centre
Food Act 2014

Verification of template Food Control Plan. Includes: booking appointments, checking prior history, travel time, actual time on- site, completion of reports, lodging of results to MPI and Council database and follow up on Corrective Action Requests (first 2 hours)

$420.00

Additional hours

$172.00

Renewal of registration for food premises

$145.00

Amendment to registration

$102.00

Library

Rentals (per issue)

  • Fiction books (including re-issues) Free
  • Magazines Free
  • DVDs – children’s (one week) Free
  • DVDs – adult (one week) $2

Fines

  • Adult book – first week Nil
  • Per week thereafter Nil
  • Children’s books – first week Nil
  • Per week thereafter Nil
  • Reserves Nil

Inter-loans

  • Per book, article or subject request $10
  • Charges from other libraries Actual cost

Other

  • Lost library book Replacement Cost

Administration Fees

Photocopying – per page

A4:

  • A4, single sided, black and white $0.20 per pge
  • A4, double sided, black and white $0.30 per page
  • A4, single sided, colour $0.30 per page
  • A4, double sided, colour $0.50 per page

A3:

  • A3, single sided, black and white $0.40 per pge
  • A3, double sided, black and white $0.80 per page
  • A3, single sided, colour $0.50 per page
  • A3, double sided, colour $1.00 per page

Laminating 

  • A4 $2.00 per page

 

Outdoor Swimming Complex
  • Entry fee adult/child [per person] Free
  • Schoolgroups* [per child per season] Free
    *schools are responsible for lifeguard arrangements and associated costs
Parks
Commercial hire of Park or Reserve incl filming $350.00
Park or Reserve Event bond $2,000.00 – $5,000.00
Additional rubbish bins Actual Cost
Additional toilet cleaning/stocking Actual Cost
Staff call out (per call out per hour) $150.00
Mobile trader/Hawkers within Park or Reserve $30.00 per day
Resource Consent Fees (deposit only)
Note: Pursuant to Section 36, 36 (1) and 36 (3) of the Resource Management Act 1991, Council may require the person who is liable to pay one or more of the above charges, to also pay an additional charge to recover actual and reasonable costs in respect of the matter concerned.  
Controlled activity (other than minor land use) $1,290.00
Restricted Discretionary – non-notified $1,610.00
Discretionary activity $2,150.00
Permitted boundary activity $345.00
Non-complying $5,115.00
Heritage items Free
 Additional Charges  
Public notification $5,370.00
Limited notification $2,685.00
Pre-hearing $570.00
Post decision – requested changes $645.00
Additional processing time above 5 hours (per hour) $215.00
Section 127 variation to consent $1,610.00
Section 223 RMA certificates $537.00
Section 224 RMA certificates $700.00
Any other certificate $700.00
Monitoring compliance with resource consents – cost, with maximum of: $2,150.00
District Plan changes – deposit only (applicants are required to meet the full cost of processing applications) $20,460.00

Land Information Memorandum (LIM)

*refund less $50 admin fee, if cancelled within 1-2 working days

$256.00

Land Information Memorandum (LIM) – urgent service

*no refund if cancelled

Charges between $150-$300 per hour

$460.00

Other external reports, e.g. engineers, commissioners,

solicitors, special advisors (indicative charges between $150-$300 per hour

Actual cost
 Hearing administration fee + cost of Commissioners $1,610.00

 

 Infrastructure Contribution  
Wastewater $2,300.00
Water $2,300.00
Stormwater $1,150.00
 Infrastructure Contribution – Waingawa Industrial Zone  
Wastewater $2,990.00
Water $2,990.00
Stormwater $1,495.00
Roading Contribution – Residential, Commercial and Industrial Zones 2% of land value + GST
Roading Contribution – Rural Zone 3% of land value + GST
Reserve Contribution – Residential, Commercial and Industrial Zones 3% of land value + GST
Reserve Contribution – Rural Zone 2% of land value + GST
Monthly building consent lists $27
Officer consultation $215.00 per hour

 

Service Fees 2025/26
Water/Wastewater Standover $130.00 per hour
Administration fee $102.00
Applications for a new water and wastewater connection $242.00 per application
Application for disconnection of existing water and wastewater connection $242.00 per application
Applications for water race draw off $172.00 per application
Applications for piping or relocating water race (plus expenses) $172.00 per application
Clearing public wastewater main or lateral pipe damaged as a result of private fault (fat/rags or similar) Actual cost
Damage to road reserve Actual cost
Transfer Station
General refuse  
Car boot or SUV – up to 100kg (incl GST) $37.00
Small trailer, van or ute up to 1.8m x 1.2m x 0.4m high or up to 250kg (incl GST) $88.00
Large trailer – up to 1.8m x 1.2m x 0.8m high or up to 500kg (incl GST) $117.00
Weigh in/out (minimum $20.00) per tonne (excl GST) $320.00 per tonne
Green waste  
Car boot or SUV – up to 100kg (incl GST) $7.00
Small trailer, van or ute up to 1.8m x 1.2m x 0.4m high or up to 250kg (incl GST) $18.00
Large trailer – up to 1.8m x 1.2m x 0.8m high or up to 500kg (incl GST) $24.00
Weigh in/out (minimum $20.00) per tonne (excl GST) $78.00 per tonne
Tyres  
Car and 4WD tyres – up to 4 tyres on rims (each) (incl GST) $7.00 each
Car and 4WD tyres – over 4 tyres (each) (incl GST) $5.50 each ())
Car and 4WD tyres (incl GST) $760.00
Truck tyres (incl GST) $760.00 per tonne
Truck tyres (each) (incl GST) $10.40 each
Cleaning of tyres $25.00 each
E-waste (electronic waste)  
Mobile phones, GPS, digital cameras, computer mice No charge
Small/Medium items (e.g. keyboards, docking stations, modems, routers, stereos, gaming consoles) $5.00
Computer monitors, computer peripherals (incl speakers), DVD/VCR/CD player, stereo equipment $21.00
TV’s, printers, scanners, fax machines, stereo/hi-fi speakers $32.00
Photocopiers $53.00
Trade Waste
Category Description  
Compliance monitoring The cost of sampling and analysis of trade waste discharge At cost
Trade waste application fee Payable on application for a trade waste discharge Small business (1-5 staff) $183.00
    Medium business (6-15 staff) $344.00
    Large business (16+ staff) $666.00
Re-inspection fee Payable for each re-inspection visit by the Waste Water Authority where a notice served under the bylaw has not been complied with by the trade waste discharger $161.00 per hour
Annual trade waste charges

An annual management fee for a trade waste discharge to cover the Waste Water

Authority’s costs associated with for example:

a)          Administration

b)          General compliance monitoring

c)          General inspection of trade waste premises

d)          Use of the sewerage system

The charge may vary depending on the trade waste sector or category of the discharger

Small

Permitted $226.00 per annum.

  Conditional $451.00 per annum
  Medium
  Permitted $773.00 per annum
  Conditional $1,236.00 per annum
  Large
  Permitted 1,773.00 per annum

 

 

Conditional $2,471.00 per annum
Rebates for trade premises within the District

Reduction in fees provided for in Section 150(2) of the Local Government Act.

Section 150(4) states that the fees prescribed by the Council to recover more than the reasonable cost incurred by the Council for the matter for which the fee is charged. In no event shall the resultant

charge be less than the Council’s sewerage charge for the equivalent period

Discretion of Council

As calculated by Council

New or additional trade premises Pay the annual fees and a pro rata proportion of the various trade waste charges relative to flows and loads As per charges outlined below
B1 Volume Payment based on the volume discharged $1.00 per cubic metre
B3 Suspended solids Payment based on the mass of suspended solids $/kg $1.00 per kilogram
B4 Organic loading Biochemical oxygen demand or chemical oxygen demand $/kg $2.00 per kilogram
B5 Nitrogen Payment based on the defined form(s) of nitrogen $/kg $12.00 per kilogram

B6

Phosphorus

Payment based on the defined form(s) of phosphorus $/kg  $18.00 per kilogram
B7 Sodium Payment based on the defined form(s) of sodium $/kg $1.00 per kilogram
C1 Tankered waste Set as a fee(s) per tanker load, or as a fee(s) per cubic metre, dependent on trade waste category $86.00 per cubic metre
Water Supply

*Water rates are set under the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 Section 16(3)(b), Section 19(1), Section 19(2)(a) and Section 19 (2)(b). The following is an extract of the Funding Impact Statement from the Long-Term Plan 2024-34 for information only.

 

Waingawa water and reticulated supply

 

  2025/26
Metered water* $3.22 per m3
Metered water – high volume > 50,000 cubic meters per year* $2.78 per m3
Draw water from Council fire hydrant * $3.22 per m3

Urban water, reticulated supply

  2025/26
Extraordinary use > 225 cubic meters per year * $2.10 per m3

Metered water (Commercial and Industrial use) *

Large or temporary connections

$3.20 per m3
Draw water from Council metered hydrant $3.20 per m3

 

Water Race
Water race – metered – for principally commercial/industrial use – per cubic metre taken $2.30 per m3
Water race – metered – for principally horticultural use per cubic metre taken $1.40 per m3
Waingawa Process Water

 

Metered Process water $1.25 per m3
Corridor Access
Category Description 2025/26 excl GST
Corridor Access Minor Corridor Access Request (CAR) $193.00
Major CAR/Project $430.00
CAR with TMP (12 months) and generic $1,074.00
TMP third submission fee $537.00
Work Access Permit (WAP) extension $81.00
CAR/WAP warranty close off $54.00
Temporary Road Closure $430.00
Corridor Access Enforcement Non notification fee $376.00
Issue Stop work notice  $1,611.00
Non-conformance notice  $806.00
Corridor Access Staff Fees TTM auditors per hour $134.00
Corridor officer per hour $124.00
Engineer per hour $199.00
Travel costs per km $1.20
Permits Generic Overweight Permit $107.00
Individual Overweight Permit $107.00
Vehicle Crossing Application $242.00
No Spraying Fees Install 2 pegs $64.00
Install additional pegs (per peg) $27.00
Infringement / Fines Damage to road reserve Actual cost
Damage to road corridor infrastructure Actual cost
Trimming of encroaching vegetation Actual cost
Tipping of waste within the road corridor $2,685.00
Community Rental Fees (all excluding GST)
Description Cost Cost Community/Charity Rate Bond
BBQ Trailer $150.00 per day No charge $300.00
Gas Bottle refill $46 per fill $46 per fill $25.00
Gazebo 3m x 3m $60.00 per day No charge $300.00
Hydration Station No charge No charge $300.00
Play Trailer $100.00 per day No charge $300.00
Event Minimisation Signage set $100.00 per day No charge $200.00
Other Event Signage $5.00 per sign $2.00 per sign $100.00
Signage Poles, Fairy Lights, Litter pickers, Bunting, Waraths, Pigtails $2.00 per itemper day No charge $20.00 per item
Play gear $5.00 per day per game No charge $50.00 per item
Official Information Request charges

(requests dner the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA) 1987

2025/26 incl GST
Staff time (in exces of one hour) $66.00 per half hour or part thereof
Services not listed in this schedule

 

 

2025/26 incl GST
For any services provided not listed elsewhere in this schedule $256.00 per hour