Council professional fees and charges

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Our fees and charges for the 2026-27 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
General Counsel Manager, Building Control Manager, Community Infrastructure Projects Manager, District Plan Manager, Health and Bylaws Manager, Infrastructure Development Manager, Infrastructure Planning Manager, Libraries Manager, Māori Outcomes Manager, Parks and Recreation Manager, Revenue Manager, Transportation Manager, Stormwater, Flooding and Coastal Manager, Strategic Planning Manager, Wastewater Manager, Waste Management and Minimisation Manager, Water	$255.00 per hour
Manager, RMA Consents	$240.00 per hour
Asset Engineer, Water Development Engineer Distribution Engineer District Plan Specialist Engineering Officer GIS System Engineer Infrastructure Asset Engineer Infrastructure Project Engineer Infrastructure Senior Engineer Legal Counsel Senior Asset Engineer Senior Building Controls Officer Senior Development Engineering Officer Senior Planner Senior Water Technician Solid Waste Engineer Stormwater Engineer Systems Analyst Team Leader, Asset Management Team Leader, Building Team Leader, Development Contributions Team Leader, Development Engineering Team Leader, Environmental Health Team Leader, Infrastructure Planning Team Leader, Landscape Architects Team Leader, Strategic Planning and Urban Design Wastewater Engineer	$229.00 per hour
Bylaws Enforcement Coordinator Māori Outcomes Administrator RMA Planning Specialist Senior Specialist Resource Consents Principle Planner Team Leader, Property Management Team Leader, Communications Operations	$216.00 per hour
Buildings Approvals and Compliance Officers Building Control Officer Development Contributions Officer Development Engineering Digital Communications Adviser Environmental Health Officer Infrastructure Planner Intermediate Planner – District Plan Intermediate Planner – RMA Consents Landscape Architect Post-Approval Officer Property Information Officer Senior Traffic and Safety Engineer Strategic Asset Coordinator – Parks Strategic Planner Strategic Urban Designer Planner – District Plan Planner – RMA Consents RMA Compliance Officer	$202.00 per hour
Senior Rates Administrator Team Leader RMA Approvals and Compliance Team Leader RMA Support	$192.00 per hour
Compliance Officer (Regulatory Services) Infrastructure Asset Systems Technician	$175.00 per hour
Administrator – Building Administrator – District Plan and RMA Administrator – Health and Bylaws Building Administrator Planning Assistant (RMA Consents) Rates Administrator	$120.00 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.