How to Pay Your Rates

Pay Online

Our bank account details are:

Account Name: Kaipara District Council
Bank: Bank of New Zealand
Account Number: 02-0308-0090743-07

If you are paying:

• Land rates - please quote your valuation number
• Water rates - please quote your customer number.

If you are paying from overseas:
Bank Swift Number
Bank IBAN Number   NZ020308009074307

Payments can be made:      

1.   By direct debit. The easiest way to pay your rates is by Direct Debit.  You can choose to pay weekly, fortnightly, monthly, quarterly or annually. Download forms for:

• Water Rates 
• Land Rates

Send your completed forms to revenue@kaipara.govt.nz or Kaipara District Council, Private Bag 1001, Dargaville 0340.

2.   By online banking - Account Number: 02-0308-0090743-07.  If you are paying

• Land rates - please quote your valuation number
• Water rates - please quote your customer number.

3.   By credit card or debit card online, MasterCard and Visa only. The Bank of New Zealand charge you a convenience fee of 2.10% per transaction for this service (with a minimum fee of $1.00 per transaction).

4.   By automatic payment. Download the automatic payment form. You will need to update the amount paid every year.  Note that if the balance owing is not paid by the due date you will incur a penalty.

5.   In person (EFTPOS, MasterCard, Visa or cash).  Rates payments will be accepted during normal business hours at either of the two Council offices.

You can pay your rates for the current year in full on or before the due date for the first instalment of the year.  There is no discount available for early payment.

Any rates payments due will be credited first to the oldest amounts due.

We keep a detailed record of rating information for Kaipara District and Northland Regional Councils. To use the Property and Information search tool you will need:

• Valuation number, property address or property legal description.

This will provide you with information about your annual rates and rateable values.

Alternatively you can contact us.

How much you pay in rates depends on:

1. The valuation of your land, when compared with the other land values in the district.  Land values were updated on 1 September 2023 and will affect the proportion of rates you pay. 
2. How the land is used – there are different rates for residential/small sized lifestyle properties and an ‘other’ category, which includes land used exclusively, or almost exclusively for dairy, horticultural, forestry, pastoral and specialist purposes, commercial, industrial or mining purposes and as a utility asset. 
3. Where the property is located and if targeted rates apply - This can include stormwater, wastewater, water supply, and other targeted rates.
4. Whether a portion of Capital Contribution to the wastewater system is remaining - (for some Mangawhai properties).
5. Northland Regional Council (NRC) Rates – There are changes to the NRC rates for this year that may have an overall impact on your total change. NRC sets their rates through their own Long Term Plan, and Kaipara District Council collects them on their behalf.
6. Council's work programme which funds things like roading, wastewater, drinking water supply, drainage, libraries, facilities, playgrounds, sports fields, and their ongoing maintenance (e.g. planting and safety upgrades).

Rates invoices are sent to the rate owner.  We post your invoices by default as required by law. 

You can sign up to receive your rates by email instead.

Contact us to discuss payment options if you are not able to pay your rates in full. 

​You can pay now by direct debit or over the phone with credit card. Call 0800 727 059.

a) If you do not pay your rates instalment in full you will receive a penalty of 10% for any amount that is overdue after the following dates:

You won't be charged a penalty if you enter into a payment arrangement by direct debit and honour that arrangement.

b) On 7 August 2024 a penalty of 10% will be added for any part of the rates from previous years that has not been paid by 6 August 2024. On 7 February 2025 an additional 10% will be added to any balance still remaining from previous years that is unpaid by 6 February 2025.
c) For water by meter rates, a penalty of 10% of the amount outstanding on each bill will be added after the due date.

If you are on a low income you may be eligible for a rates rebate, and have part of your rates paid by the Government.

Find out more at the Department of Internal Affairs or use this Rates Rebate Calculator.

Rate remission and postponement schemes may:

• Provide financial assistance and support to ratepayers
• Address rating anomalies
• Address matters related to wastewater charges
• Cover other objectives. 

Talk to us to find out more: email revenue@kaipara.govt.nz or telephone 0800 727 059.

Solicitors should complete a Solicitors Settlement Request Form.

For the 2024-2025 year, here is a breakdown of what your rates pay for (per $100).

The rating year is 1 July to 30 June and is divided into four equal instalments, each invoiced separately.  Throughout the year, you will receive four rates invoices, one every three months. 

Instalment Number                             Due Date
Instalment One                                      20 September 2024
Instalment Two                                      20 November 2024
Instalment Three                                   20 February 2025
Instalment Four                                     20 May 2025