Parks and reserves fees and charges

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.

Playing field rentals

Seasonal hire		Amount
Cricket	Grass wicket	$1,847.00
	Artificial wicket	$343.00
	Twilight wicket	$282.00
Softball and baseball	Diamond	$680.00
Rugby	Senior field	$1,578.00
Rugby	Junior field	$701.00
Touch rugby	Field	$701.00
Football (includes twilight / five-a-side)	Senior field	$1,578.00
	Junior field	$701.00
	Mini / First Kicks field	$165.00
Rugby league	Senior field	$1,578.00
Rugby league	Junior field	$701.00
Casual, one-off or out-of-season usage per field Note: Rugby, football, touch, rugby league per field, cricket per wicket, softball per diamond.		$121.00
Schools and pre-school groups		No charge

	Amount
Equestrian Federation and New Zealand Pony Club Association events, cross country and dressage events etc – per day, per group	$60.00 per day including set-up day
Non-equestrian events – per day (new)	$120.00 per day including set-up day

	Amount
Bike Park circuit	Exclusive use $109.00 per day or $23.00 per hour
Bike Park shelter	Exclusive use $23.00 per hour
Bike Park pump track	Exclusive use $23.00 per hour
Annual community / sports lease fee*	Price on application
Grazing licence	By negotiation

*Set in accordance with the Lease Policy (#0044) at 1% of the land value with a minimum of $520.00 plus GST.

	Amount
Community events – by non-profit-making organisations (all parks and reserves) – under approximately 1,000 people anticipated	$115.00
Community events – by non-profit-making organisations (all parks and reserves) – over approximately 1,000 people anticipated (new)	$230.00
Filming on reserve (depending on scale of event)	$564.00 per day
Events by profit-making or commercial organisations, with the intention of making a profit (all venues)	Up to $616.00 depending on scale of event
Use of power – per day*	$32.00

*Booking of power must be in conjunction with a confirmed park booking.

Small community activations on Council land are not included in the above community fees and charges. These will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

	Amount
Booking fee – per hour (or part thereof) and minimum fee	$86.00

	Amount
Community events – single site 1.2m x 1.2m – per 3 weeks	$46.00
Community events – double site 1.2m x 2.4m – per 3 weeks	$90.00