How Much Is Your Council Planning To Hike Rates?

How much more are you paying for your rates this year? The Taxpayer's Union has compiled each district, unitary and regional council's published rates increases.

This dashboard is subject to ongoing updates. Please contact [email protected] if you have more up to date information.

Unitary Councils	2024/25 rates increase
Auckland Council	6.80%
Chatham Islands Council	6.65%
Gisborne District Council	11.40%
Marlborough District Council	12.96%
Nelson City Council	8.20%
Tasman District Council	11.10%
Average increase	9.52%
Regional Councils	2024/25 rates increase
Bay of Plenty Regional Council	8.20%
Environment Canterbury Regional Council	17.90%
Enviroment Southland	12.60%
Greater Wellington Regional Council	20.55%
Hawke's Bay Regional Council	16.00%
Horizons Regional Council	11.70%
Northland Regional Council	15.94%
Otago Regional Council	16.30%
Taranaki Regional Council	16.32%
Waikato Regional Council	7.40%
West Coast Regional Council	27.00%
Average increase	15.32%
District Councils	2024/25 rates increase
Ashburton District Council	11.80%
Buller District Council	14.60%
Carterton District Council	15.09%*
Central Hawke's Bay District Council	20.00%
Central Otago District Council	18.30%
Christchurch City Council	9.54%
Clutha District Council	14.00%
Dunedin City Council	17.50%
Far North District Council	4.50%
Gore District Council	21.40%
Grey District Council	13.65%
Hamilton City Council	16.50%
Hastings District Council	19.00%
Hauraki District Council	17.40%
Horowhenua District Council	17.40%
Hurunui District Council	10.98%
Hutt City Council	16.90%
Invercargill City Council	9.80%
Kaikoura District Council	14.75%
Kaipara District Council	8.90%
Kapiti Coast District Council	17.19%
Kawerau District Council	12.20%
Mackenzie District Council	14.70%
Manawatu District Council	7.08%
Masterton District Council	9.60%
Matamata-Piako District Council	15.70%
Napier City Council	19.95%
New Plymouth District Council	11.50%
Opotiki District Council	13.70%
Otorohanga District Council	9.96%
Palmerston North City Council	10.10%
Porirua City Council	17.50%
Queenstown-Lakes District Council	15.60%
Rangitikei District Council	10.50%
Rotorua Lakes Council	11.42%
Ruapehu District Council	9.00%
Selwyn District Council	14.90%
South Taranaki District Council	11.10%
South Waikato District Council	11.90%
South Wairarapa District Council	14.70%
Southland District Council	13.66%
Stratford District Council	15.50%
Tararua District Council	13.18%*
Taupo District Council	8.60%
Tauranga City Council	13.10%
Thames-Coromandel District Council	13.20%
Timaru District Council	15.00%
Upper Hutt City Council	19.93%
Waikato District Council	11.90%
Waimakariri District Council	9.39%
Waimate District Council	13.60%
Waipa District Council	14.80%
Wairoa District Council	19.50%*
Waitaki District Council	13.73%
Waitomo District Council	11.07%
Wellington City Council	16.90%
Western Bay of Plenty District Council	13.60%
Westland District Council	18.64%
Whakatane District Council	15.00%
Whanganui District Council	11.20%
Whangarei District Council	17.20%
Average increase	14.18%

*Proposed rates are to be confirmed by the end of August 2024.