Council professional fees and charges

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Our fees and charges for the 2025-26 financial year are provided below.

All fees are stated as GST inclusive (unless otherwise stated).

We reserve the right to review any fees and charges at any time. Please check with us for any updates.

Hourly rates charged in six-minute intervals Amount

Manager, Infrastructure Development

Manager, Waste and Drainage

Manager, Parks and Recreation

Manager, Infrastructure Planning

Manager, Infrastructure Capital Programs 

Manager, Roading

Manager, District Plan

Manager, Health and Bylaws

Manager, Building Control

Manager, Libraries

Manager, Water Services

 $249.00 per hour
Manager, RMA Consents $234.00 per hour

Senior Water Technician

Infrastructure Asset Engineer

Infrastructure Project Engineer

Infrastructure Senior Engineer 

Team Leader Asset Planning

Distribution Engineer

Team Leader Development Contributions

Solid Waste Engineer

District Plan Specialist

Senior Planner (District Plan and Consents)

Team Leader Development Engineering

Senior Development Engineering Officer

Development Engineer

Engineering Officer, Water

Asset Engineer, Water

Waste and Drainage Engineer

Waste and Drainage Asset Engineer

Wastewater Projects Engineer

Senior Building Controls Officer

Team Leader Building

Team Leader Infrastructure Planning

Team Leader Landscape Architects

Team Leader Environmental Health

Manager, Cemetery and Botanica

Senior Asset Engineer

 $223.00 per hour

RMA Planning Specialist

Team Leader – Property Assessment Team

Team Leader RMA Consents

Senior Specialist Resource Consents 

Senior Planner (Consents)            

 $211.00 per hour

Engineering Officer (Drainage and Water)

Strategic Asset Coordinator – Parks

Infrastructure Technical Officer

Senior Roading Engineer (Traffic and Parking)

Traffic Projects Engineer

Building Control Officer

Approvals and Compliance Officers (Building Control)

Architect / Urban Designer

Environmental Health Officer

Property Assessment Officer

Planner (District Plan and Consents)

Landscape Architect

Post-Approval Subdivision Officer

Development Contributions Coordinator

Infrastructure Planner

Development Engineering Officer

 $197.00 per hour

Team Leader RMA Support

Compliance Officer (RMA Consents)

Planner (RMA Consents)

Team Leader RMA Approvals and Compliance

 $187.00 per hour

Infrastructure Asset Systems Technician

Compliance Officer (Regulatory Services)

 $171.00 per hour

Planning Assistant (RMA Consents) / Support Assistant (District Plan / Health and Bylaws / Building Processing)

Building Administrator (BCA and TA)

 $117.00 per hour

Planning Assistant (RMA Consents)

 $110.00 per hour
Mileage Per IRD rate
Disbursement At cost charged to department by provider
  • Hearings required for any resource consent or other permission will be charged at actual cost.
  • Cost of any consultant / hearings commissioner will be charged at actual cost.
  • Miscellaneous charges will be charged at actual cost.
  • All costs will be itemised.
  • All figures are standard fees inclusive of GST. The final fee in any one application will be determined by the Resource Consents Manager or his / her appointee.
  • Council reserves the right to interim invoice applications where significant costs have been incurred over a period of one month or more without progress on the application.
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