Separately used or inhabited part use declaration

We need to understand how each separately used or inhabited part (SUIP) of your property is being used. This information helps us assess how rates and charges apply to your rating unit.

Use the declaration form to tell us about the separately used or inhabited parts of your property and how they are used.

A separately used or inhabited part is defined as:

  • Any part of a property (rating unit) that is separately used or occupied, or is intended to be separately used or occupied (including any vacant unit), by any person other than the ratepayer who has the right to use or inhabit that part by virtue of a tenancy, lease, licence, or other agreement.
  • Any part of a rating unit that is separately used, occupied, or intended to be separately used or occupied by the ratepayer.

Examples

Examples include:

  • Each separate shop or business activity on a rating unit.
  • Each occupied or intended to be occupied dwelling, flat, or additional rentable unit (attached or not attached) on a rating unit.
  • Individually tenanted flats, including retirement units, apartments and townhouses (attached or not attached) or multiple dwellings on Māori freehold land on a rating unit.

Submit your declaration

You can submit your declaration several ways:

Online

Step 1.Complete declaration

Fill in our online form:

Number of Separately Used or Inhabited Parts of a Rating Unit (SUIP) declaration

Step 2.Assess your declaration

We'll check your declaration is complete and contact you if we need more information.

Step 3.Notification and remission applied

We will let you know the outcome of your declaration.

If your declaration is approved, the remission will be applied to your rates.

Depending on how you pay your rates, your payment amounts may need to change. We will let you know if you need to make any changes when we contact you.

Online:  Pay your land rates

Phone: 09 430 4200

By email

Step 1.Complete declaration

Download the declaration, print and complete it by hand. 

Number of Separately Used or Inhabited Parts of a Rating Unit (SUIP) declaration(PDF, 187KB)

Step 2.Email us

Email your completed declaration to:

Email: mailroom@wdc.govt.nz

Step 3.Assess your declaration

We'll check your declaration is complete and contact you if we need more information.

Step 4.Notification and remission applied

We will let you know the outcome of your declaration.

If your declaration is approved, the remission will be applied to your rates.

Depending on how you pay your rates, your payment amounts may need to change. We will let you know if you need to make any changes when we contact you.

Online:  Pay your land rates

Phone: 09 430 4200

By post

Step 1.Complete declaration

Download the declaration, print and complete it by hand. 

Number of Separately Used or Inhabited Parts of a Rating Unit (SUIP) declaration(PDF, 187KB)

Step 2.Post to us

Post your completed declaration to:

Whangarei District Council
Private Bag 9023
Te Mai
Whangārei 0143

Step 3.Assess your declaration

We'll check your declaration is complete and contact you if we need more information.

Step 4.Notification and remission applied

We will let you know the outcome of your declaration.

If your declaration is approved, the remission will be applied to your rates.

Depending on how you pay your rates, your payment amounts may need to change. We will let you know if you need to make any changes when we contact you.

Online:  Pay your land rates

Phone: 09 430 4200

In person

Step 1.Complete declaration

Download the declaration, print and complete it by hand. 

Number of Separately Used or Inhabited Parts of a Rating Unit (SUIP) declaration(PDF, 187KB)

Step 2.Bring into us

Bring your completed declaration into one of our Customer Service Centres:

Te Iwitahi (civic centre)
 9 Rust Avenue, Whangārei
Hours: Monday to Friday – 8:00am to 4:30pm
Closed public holidays

Ruakākā service centre 
9 Takutai Place, Ruakākā
Hours: Monday to Friday – 8:30am to 4:00pm
Closed public holidays

Service centre at isite
92 Otaika Road, Raumanga
Hours: Monday to Friday – 9:00am to 12:00pm and 12:30pm to 4:30pm
Closed public holidays

Step 3.Assess your declaration

We'll check your declaration is complete and contact you if we need more information.

Step 4.Notification and remission applied

We will let you know the outcome of your declaration.

If your declaration is approved, the remission will be applied to your rates.

Depending on how you pay your rates, your payment amounts may need to change. We will let you know if you need to make any changes when we contact you.

Online:  Pay your land rates

Phone: 09 430 4200

Need help?

If you need help completing the form or need us to send the form to you, give us a call or use our online enquiry form.

Enquire online

Phone: 09 430 4200 

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