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Public Places bylaws fees and charges

Image of a freedom camping sign for Public Places Bylaws fees page.

Our fees and charges for the 2023 / 2024 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.

Licences issued under any Whangārei District bylaw

These are annual fees unless otherwise stated	Amount
Any application for a permit, consent, exemption or request under a Whangarei District Bylaw, includes up to one hour of processing time. Additional time will be charged at $186.00/hr.	$186.00 / site or application
Animal powered vehicle license	$207.00
Alfresco dining permit application fee	$258.00
Alfresco dining monitoring fee	$142.00

Congratulations to award recipients

Congratulations to the recipients of this year’s Civic Honours, Hilary Gittos, Robin Lieffering, Elizabeth Shepherd (Auntie Bess) and Beryl Wilkinson.
Through tireless work, commitment and generosity of spirit, each of these nominees has made our District a better place.

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Temporary road layout changes

The roundabout has reduced to a single lane each way. We are advising people to choose alternate routes to avoid congestion during peak hours.

Port Road temporary layout changes

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Land Information Memorandum (LIM) applications closedown period

Close-down period for LIM applications is from 20 December 2023 to 10 January 2024. Any LIM application received during this time will be deemed as received on 11 January 2024.
If you require a LIM before 20 December 2023, you will need to order prior to 7 December 2023.

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RMA and Building Act applications closedown period

Please allow for extra days that statutory holidays can add to processing times for applications. Get your applications in on time to avoid disappointment.
The close-down period for processing Resource Management Act and Building Act applications is from 20 December 2023 to 10 January 2024, inclusive.

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Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act closedown period

Closedown period for processing alcohol licence applications is from 20 December 2023 to 15 January 2024.
To ensure your alcohol licence applications are received and processed before our statutory closedown period (20 December to 15 January), the applications must be received by 11 November 2023.

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Official Information Act requests closedown period

Please allow for extra days that statutory holidays can add to processing times for requests.
The close-down period for processing Official Information Act requests is from 20 December 2023 to 10 January 2024.

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Recycling and rubbish collections on Christmas

There will be no kerbside rubbish collection on Monday 25 December. All collection days will be delayed by one day. The normal collection schedule will resume on Monday 1 January 2024.

Rubbish collection

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All transfer stations closed on Christmas day

All transfer stations are closed on Christmas Day.
On other days, summer hours apply for rubbish and recycling stations.

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