What is local council rate?
Rates are the main way councils fund their activities. The Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 (the LGRA) provides councils with flexible powers to set, assess and collect rates from landowners. Each council decides if the rates will be assessed on the land value, the capital value or the annual value of the property.
What dates are Auckland rates due?
Property rates instalment due dates
| Instalment number | Instalment date |
|---|---|
| Instalment 1 | Tuesday 31 August 2021 |
| Instalment 2 | Tuesday 30 November 2021 |
| Instalment 3 | Monday 28 February 2022 |
| Instalment 4 | Monday 30 May 2022 |
What do council rates include?
Rates are paid by all property owners within a municipality to help pay for more than 100 services provided by councils, and maintain local roads, council facilities and public open spaces such as parks and gardens. Councils use property values as the basis for calculating how much each property owner pays in rates.
How much are council rates in Sydney?
The cost for those living within the City of Sydney Council is $708.40. Many would consider these three areas among the richest areas of Sydney, with house prices comfortably fetching more than $1million.
What happens if you dont pay rates NZ?
If you don’t pay your rates instalment in full by the due date, we charge 10 per cent of any amount owing. We will apply a further 10 per cent penalty to any amounts still unpaid six months after the end of the rating year.
How big is Waitakere City in New Zealand?
Waitakere City is a former territorial authority district in the west of Auckland, New Zealand, which was governed by the Waitakere City Council from 1989 to 2010. It was New Zealand’s fifth largest city, with an annual growth of about 2%.
When was Waitakere merged with Auckland City Council?
On 1 November 2010, the Waitakere City Council was abolished and Waitakere City was merged into a single Auckland city governed by Auckland Council. All council facilities, assets and services were handed over to the new council. The elected Council consisted of the mayor and 14 councillors representing the four wards.
Where are the foothills in Waitakere district plan?
Foothills environment PDF 315KB – covers that area between the developed urban area westwards to the bush covered parts of the Waitākere Ranges. Rural villages environment PDF 477KB – covers the villages located in rural parts of the city – Herald Island, Whenuapai and Waitākere.
Who was the mayor of Waitakere in 1989?
Waitakere City was formed by the amalgamation of Waitemata City with the boroughs of Henderson, New Lynn, and Glen Eden in the 1989 nationwide re-organisation of local government. There were just two mayors of Waitakere City during its existence, Assid Corban (previously mayor of Henderson Borough) from 1989 to 1992,…