Fees and charges

Dog control

Standard Registration

Certified Disability Assistance Dog

NIL

Unneutered dog

$115

Neutered dog

$80

20% discount for Gold Card holders on non-working dog registration fee.

First working dog

$80

Additional working dog/s

$40

Dangerous dogs

Registration Fee: all areas

Standard registration fee plus 50%

Late Registration

Registration Penalty –from 1 August

50% of applicable registration fee

Dog Impounding Fees

First Impounding Offence

$100

Second Impounding Offence

$250

Third Impounding Offence

$400

Second & third impounding will apply if occurring within 12 months of the first impounding date.

Feeding per day

$30

Call-out for Dog Reclaiming (after hours)

$150

Microchipping per dog

$35

Investigations

Investigation Fee

$150 per hour

Impounding Act

Stock Control Callout Fees

$225 per callout

Stock poundage and sustenance Fees

Cattle, horse, deer, mule: $30/head/day

Sheep, goats, pigs, other animals: $10/head/day

Annual Site Fee

$2,785

Hokitika

New grave (includes plot, interment and maintenance in perpetuity)

$2,115

Ashes: plot purchase and interment (includes plot in Ashes Garden area and opening of plot)

$740

Pre-purchase new Plot (interment added at the time)

$1,900

Dig Grave site to extra depth

 $265

Additional cost to excavate grave on Saturday, Sunday or Public Holiday

$450

Reopen a grave site

$1,050

Inter Ashes in an existing grave

$370

New grave in RSA area

$1,050

Reopen a grave in the RSA Area

$1,050

Inter a child under 12 in Lawn Area

$2,115

Inter a child in children’s section (Hokitika only)

$740

Research of cemetery records for family trees per hour (one hour minimum charge)

$42

Muslim burials

At cost

Ross and Kumara

New grave (includes plot, interment and maintenance in perpetuity)

$2,115

Pre-purchase new plot (interment added at the time)

$1,900

Inter Ashes (including registration)

Note: Ashes berms are not currently available in Kumara or Ross but are under development.)

$740

Reopen a grave site

$1,050

Research of cemetery records for family trees per hour (one hour minimum charge)

$42

Customer enquiries

First 30 minutes of staff costs are free, after that pro-rata $65/hour

Black & White Photocopying

Single Sided - A4

$0.36

Single Sided - A3

$0.56

Double Sided - A4

$0.46

Double Sided - A3

$0.67

Single Sided - A2

$3.45

Single Sided - A1

$4.65

Single Sided - A0

$7.70

Colour Photocopying

Single Sided - A4

$2.95

Single Sided - A3

$4.55

Double Sided - A4

$4.00

Double Sided - A3

$5.75

Laminating

A4 - Per Page

$5.25

A3 - Per Page

$7.25

Binding

Small - less than 100 pages

$10.25

Large - more than 100 pages

$15.50

Scanning and scanning to email

Large scale format scanning

$5.15 per scan

Document scanning via photocopy machine

$1.15 per page

Requests under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA)

First hour of staff costs

Free

First 20 black and white copies

Free

Additional time

$42 per ½ hour

Black and white copies in excess of 20 pages

$0.36

Other costs – recovery

Actual cost

Other charges as per fees and charges schedule

Meeting room hire

Pakiwaitara building meeting room

$320 general public

$160 community groups

Financial Services

Rates settlement refund processing fee

$35

District Assets

Water Supply Connections

Actual cost recovery relating to the installation of water supply connections.

Sewerage & Stormwater Connections

Actual cost recovery relating to the installation of sewerage and stormwater connections.

Vehicle Crossings

Actual cost recovery relating to the installation of vehicle crossings.

Sewerage Supply

Trade Waste charges are levied separately according to waste volume and utilisation of sewerage system.

Minimum fee of $3075 per annum

Dumping into sewerage system, annually

$3075

Water Supply Annual Charges

Hokitika / Kaniere Water Supply

Commercial metered supply per cubic metre $3.08

The minimum charge for commercial or significant user metered water connections is the same as the commercial water rate.

Council reserves the right to negotiate metered charges with significant users

Treated Supplies—Rural Towns Fox Glacier / Franz Josef / Whataroa / Hari Hari

Commercial metered supply per cubic metre $3.08

Road Damage – New Build/New

Road damage deposit – refundable deposit

$2,565

Road Damage (unconsented works) enforcement

At cost (staff time)

Remedial action for unconsented road works

Full cost of remedial work required plus staff time

Temporary Road Closures

Non-refundable application fee

$210

Additional Information request (from applicant)

$115 per hour

Public Notification on approval

At cost

Management of temporary road closure

At cost

Call Out / Audit of Traffic Management Plan

$270 per hour

Not for Profit Organisations

Exempt

Food Act 2014

Registration of Food Control Plan

$318

Registration of National Programmes & National Programmes operating under a Food Control Plan

$318

Renewal of Food Control Plan & National Programmes

$211

Renewal of National Programmes operating under a Food Control Plan

$211

Amendment to registration – amendment of Food Control Plan Registration or National Programme

$159

Verification / Audit

(Includes up to two hours of verification activities) – including site visits and compliance checks with food plans.

$295 (Any time over and above initial two hours is charged at $189/hour)

Compliance and Monitoring fee

$189 per hour

Health Act 1956

Offensive Trade Registration

$420

Mortuary Registration

$369

Camping Ground Registration

$369

Camping Ground - fewer than 10 sites

$261

Transfer of Registration

50% of registration fee

Overdue Health Act Licences

50% penalty day after expiry date

Miscellaneous Charges (Fees)

Transfer of any licence registration of premises

$116

Inspection or Advisory visit (non-routine)

$189

Follow-up inspection or corrective action assessment (includes any licence type or audit or compliance inspection type

$189

Water or Food Sample Testing

Actual cost

Environmental Health Officer (Hourly rate when extended time required to resolve issues)

$189

LGA Activities

Trading in Public Places (hawkers and mobile Shops)

Full Year

$565

1 October to 31 March only

50% penalty fee for trading outside of this period

$395

Activities under other Legislation

Amusement Devices

For one device, for the first seven days of proposed operation or part thereof.

$12

For each additional device operated by the same owner, for the first seven days or part thereof.

$2

For each device, for each further period of seven days or part thereof.

$1

Class 4 Gaming

Class 4 Gambling Venue

$528

Licence inspection Fee

$264

Hokitika Museum

Admission fee

Westland residents

Free

Adult 16+ (visitors)

$10

Youth (visitors) (1 years - 16 years)

Free

Research

Westland Residents - In person enquiry first half hour

Additional hours thereafter

$5

$32 per half hour

In person enquiry first half hour – non-Westland Residents

Additional hours thereafter

First half hour $15

$37 per half hour thereafter

Written research service (per hour)

Minimum charge

$70

$38

Special project research

By negotiation

Filming under supervision

$80/hour

Reproduction/Reprint of collection items

$32 per 1/2 hour plus reprint cost

Postage/Packing

At cost

Photographs

Photocopied image on A4 card

$10 per image

Digital image

$30 per image

Flash drive for supply of digital images

At Cost

Photocopies

Photocopying- Black and white A4 and A3

Refer to charges as set out in Corporate Services Charges

Reproduction fees: The following charges are for reproduction of Museum items for the purposes below, and are additional to the above charges

Imagery for reproduction

$105 per item

Venue Hire

Commission on sales

20%

Staff supervision outside normal hours

$62 per hour

Spectator 

Free

Single Admission

Adult

$6

Senior Citizen (60+)

$4.50

Child at school

$3

Pre-schooler and adult

$4

Additional pre-schooler with adult

$1.50

Family (2 adults / 2 children)

$15

Concession Ticket - 10 Swims 

Adult

$48

Senior Citizen  (60+)

$32

Child at school

$25

Pre-schooler and adult

$35

Additional Pre Schooler

$12

Family (2 adults / 2 children)

$120

3 month pass

Adult

$105

Senior Citizen (60+)

$75

Child at school

$60

Season Ticket

Adult

$350

Senior Citizen (60+)

$270

Child at school

$210

AquaFit Classes (Includes entry to swimming pool)

Single Class

Adult

$7

Senior Citizen (60+)

$6

Child at school

$5

Concession Ticket – 10 Classes

Adult

$65

Senior Citizen (60+)

$55

Child at school

$45

Facilities Use

Shower only

$6

Spa only

$5

Lane Hire - Swim club per lane per hour

$10

Lane hire - Swim school per lane per hour

$30

Lane hire - Private per lane per hour

$15

Whole facility - Schools per hour

$60

Whole facility - Commercial/Private per hour

Price on application

Commercial Fishing Vessels operating from the Wharf for discharge of wet fish and / or crayfish must have a licence to occupy.

Annual Charge

Vessels over 13.7 metres (45 feet)

$5,330

Vessels between 9.1 metres and 13.7 metres (30-45 feet)

$1,980

Vessels up to 9.1 metres (30 feet)

$1,420

Casual users landing wet fish (per tonne)

$30.75

Casual users landing crayfish (per tonne)

$400

Other Vessels (not discharging) must pay a daily charge (24 hours) as below

Vessels over 13.7 metres (45 feet)

$335

Vessels between 9.1 metres and 13.7 metres (30-45 feet)

$265

Vessels up to 9.1 metres (30 feet)

$138

Recreational Boat Ramp use

$10.25 per day

Car parking

$10.25

Land Information Services

Land online Search—CT or Plan Instrument

$10.25

Land Information

GIS Map—A4

$11.25

GIS Map- A4 with aerial photos

$16.95

GIS Map - A3

$23.00

GIS Map - A3 with aerial photos

$34.85

GIS Client Services (per hour)

$112

Property Files

Property File

$30 per file request

Land information memoranda

LIMs are issued per valuation number. Where multiple valuation numbers are under one title, individual LIMs will be required. Where there is more than one Certificate of Title, obtaining additional titles will be charged. A LIM does not include provision of  a Certificate of Title.

Land Information Memoranda – Residential Property

$370

Land Information Memoranda – Commercial Property

$580

Urgent residential only - within 48 hours

$530

Hourly rate for time exceeding standard deposit

$212

NOTE: All fees and charges below are non-refundable, unless specified as a Fixed Fee, are deposits and minimum fees paid
as initial charges on application. Staff time will be calculated at the hourly rates below. Under Section 36 of the Resource
Management Act 1991, the costs of staff time and costs incurred processing the consent over the deposit will be invoiced,
and where a charge is inadequate to enable the recovery of actual and reasonable costs the Council may require payment
of any additional charge.

The costs incurred for the monitoring of consents and investigations of consent related incidents are to be recovered
under Sections 36(1)(c) and 36(5) of the Resource Management Act 1991.

The costs incurred for the compliance investigations of non-consented incidents will be recovered under Section 150 of
the Local Government Act 2002.

Printed copy of the District Plan

$215

Public enquiries (including pre-application meetings) that exceed 30 minutes of staff input

$215 per hour

Preparation and change to the District Plan deposit

$10,560

Land Use: Deposit

Consent for single Rural Dwelling

$1,600

Vegetation Clearance

$1,800

Commercial Activity

$1,900

Industrial Activity

$1,900

Land use activities (not listed elsewhere)

$1,500

Limited (where more than one party) or Public Notification of resource consents (in addition to deposit)

$1,100

Hearing

$5,350

Subdivision: Deposit

Subdivisions 2-5 lots

$1,500

Subdivision 2 -5 lots with Land Use

$1,900

Subdivisions 6-10 lots

$2,350

Subdivisions 6-10 lots with Land Use

$3,400

Subdivisions 11+ lots

$3,800

Subdivisions 11+ lots with Land Use

$5,500

General & Certificates

Administration fee for every consent applications: fixed fee

$215

Internal engineering review for every consent application  

$54

Return of incomplete application

At cost

Variations to Resource Consent

$1100

Surrender of Resource Consent

$785

Transfer of Resource Consent; Fixed Fee

$145

Certificates and Permitted Subdivision (Compliance, marginal and temporary, boundary activities)

$955

S125 Extension of time application: fixed fee

$955

s223 Survey Plan Approval: fixed fee

$310

s224 Approval fee

$835 plus staff time if inspection required

Monitoring charges

$215 per hour

Release of covenants, caveats, encumbrances, authority and instruction, amalgamations, easements, right of way approval, esplanade strips or reserve creation/variation or waiver and other title instruments

$740 plus applicable legal fee

Designations

Variations to Designations

$2120

New Designations, Notices of Requirement and Heritage Orders

$3200

Approval of outline plan

$955

Consideration of waiving outline plan

$955

Personnel time

Planning staff processing time per hour for resource consent processing activities

$215 per hour

Compliance staff monitoring and investigation time per hour

$215 per hour

Administration staff time per hour

$190 per hour

Incidental costs inclusive of obtaining necessary information

At Cost

Internal engineering services per hour which exceed 15 minutes

$215 per hour

Contractor staff processing time per hour for resource consent activities.

At cost

Independent hearing commissioner

At cost

Compliance

Issue of infringement notice

In accordance with Schedule 1, Infringement Offences and Fees of the Resource Management (Infringement Offences) Regulations 1999.

Return of items seized pursuant to section 328 of the Resource Management Act 1991: fixed fee

$650

Legal costs for compliance monitoring and investigations under s 36(1)(caab) of the RMA

At cost

Recreation contribution

5% of the value of each new allotment or the value of 4,000m2 of each new allotment, whichever is the lesser. The
minimum charge is $4,120 per new allotment and the maximum charge is $8,954 per new allotment, both GST-inclusive.

The above contributions are based on average values of the Westland QV Sales data from the 1st July 2024 till the 30th June
2025.

Performance Bonds

Performance bonds may be put in place from time to time with the amount to be established on a case-by-case basis. Non-refundable lodgement fee $715

Relocated buildings

In addition to Building Consent Fees, and the Building Research Levy, a minimum deposit of up to $10,560 is required for buildings being relocated.

Cost/risk rating

Fees category

Application fee $ incl GST

Annual fee $ incl GST

0-2

Very low

$368

$161

3-5

Low

$609.50

$391

6-15

Medium

$816.50

$632

16-25

High

$1,023.50

$1035

26 plus

Very High

$1,207.50

$1437.50

Type of Premises

Latest trading time allowed  (during 24 hour period)

Weighting

Premises for which an on-licence or club-licence is held or sought

2.00 am or earlier

0

Between 2.01 and 3.00 am

3

Any time after 3.00 am

5

Premises for which an off-licence is held or sought (other than remote sales)

10.00 pm or earlier

0

Any time after 10.00 pm

3

Remote sales premises

Not applicable

0

Type of Licence

Type of Premises

Weighting

On-licence

Class 1 restaurant, night club, tavern, adult premises

15

Class 2 restaurant, hotel, function centre

10

Class 3 restaurant, other premises not otherwise specified

5

BYO restaurants, theatres, cinemas, winery cellar doors

2

Off-Licence

Supermarket, grocery store, bottle store

15

Hotel, Tavern

10

Class 1, 2 or 3 club, remote sale premises, premises not otherwise specified

5

Winery cellar doors

2

Club-licence

Class 1 club

10

Class 2 club

5

Class 3 club

2

Number of enforcement holdings in respect of the premises in the last 18 months

Weighting

None

0

One

10

Two or more

20

Type

Class

Description

Restaurants

1

A restaurant that has or applies for an on-licence and has, in the opinion of the Territorial Authority, a significant bar area and operates that bar area at least one night a week in the manner of a tavern.

2

A restaurant that has or applies for an on-licence and has, in the opinion of the Territorial Authority, a separate bar area and does not operate that bar area in the manner of a tavern at any time.

3

A restaurant that has or applies for an on-licence and, in the opinion of the Territorial Authority, only serves alcohol to the table and does not have a separate bar area.

BYO

A restaurant for which an on-licence is or will be endorsed under section 37 of the Act.

Clubs

1

A club that has or applies for a club licence and has at least 1,000 members of purchase age and in the opinion of the territorial authority, operates any part of the premises in the nature of a tavern at any time.

2

A club that has or applies for a club licence and is not a class 1 or class 3 club

3

A club that has or applies for a club licence and has fewer than 250 members of purchase age and in the opinion of the territorial authority, operates a bar for no more than 40 hours each week.

Remote sales premises

Premises for which an off-licence is or will be endorsed under section 40 of the Act.

Enforcement holding

A holding as defined in section 288 of the Act, or an offence under the Sale of Liquor Act 1989 for which a holding could have been made if the conduct had occurred after 18 December 2013.

Class

Issued in respect of

Application fee $ incl GST

1

1 large event:

More than 3 medium events:

More than 12 small events

$575

2

3 to 12 small events:

1 to 3 medium events

$207

3

1 – 2 small events

$63

Cass Square (season hire)

Touch Rugby per season

$515

Softball per season

$280

Rugby - per season

$1,450

Cricket per season

$280

Soccer per season

$1,450

Cass Square (casual use)

Daily

$280

Hourly

$35

Wildfoods Festival

$13,375

Showers and Changing Rooms

$95

Changing Rooms only

$40

Commercial Operators.

To be negotiated depending on type of usage

Hokitika Transfer Station 

Refuse Site Gate Fees

General Waste

Per tonne

$615

60L bag

$6.35

Green Waste

Green Waste per tonne

$62

60L bag Green Waste uncompacted

$1

Accepted Recyclable Items*

*All glass will be accepted free of charge.

Free

Other

Cars Prepared (Conditions apply, per item)

$205

Non Weighbridge Sites

Uncompacted General Waste

Per Cubic Metre small loads < 0.5m3

$100

Per Cubic Metre large loads > 0.5m3

$125

60L bag

$7.20

120L Wheelie Bin

$15

240L Wheelie Bin

$31

Small Trailer /Ute (0.68m^3)*

$85

Medium Trailer (0.91m^3)*

$125

Cage or Large Trailer (2.7m^3)*

$360

*Taken to Hokitika site. All glass accepted free of charge

Uncompacted Green Waste

Per Cubic Metre

$11.80

60L bag

$0.80

Small Trailer /Ute (0.68m^3)

$7.70

Medium Trailer (0.91m^3)

$11.80

All Sites: Other Items

Gas Bottle Disposal

$15.35

Whiteware (Fridges must be degassed, per item)

$17.45

Tyres (Based on average weight of 7.5kg, per item)

$15.50

Tyres over 7.5kg e.g. truck tyres

$25.65

Rubbish & recycling receptacles

Replacement and additional recycling bin 240 L (maximum 2x sets of bins per household)

$180

Replacement and additional rubbish bin 120 L (maximum 2x sets of bins per household)

$155

Delivery fee per replacement bin

$77

Westland Library

Referral to Credit Recoveries – Administration fee

$22

DVDs

$2

Replacement cards

$1

Lost / Damaged Items

Replacement Cost

Interlibrary loans (per item)

$10 - $25

Overseas Interlibrary loans (per item)

At cost

Activity Packs

$2 - $5

Book Covering

$15 – $20

Photocopying and Printing

Room Hire

Available during Library opening hours 

History Room

$31 per hour

Digital Learning Centre

$65 for 4 hour block

$110 for 8 hour block