Rates for 2024/25
In 2024/25 our property rates increased an average of 17.19 percent across the district to cover the cost of providing our services and facilities and initiatives identified in year 1 of our Long-term Plan 2024–34 (note this excludes Greater Wellington (the Wellington Regional Council) rates). Council adopted the Long-term Plan 2024–34 and set the rates for 2024/25 on 27 June 2024.
You can also see the proposed 2024/25 rates for your property using our property search.
Average rates vs individual property rates
Increases for each property will vary due to:
- property differences in value, type and location
- the changes in a property's value in districtwide revaluations (revaluations are carried out every three years)
- the impact of Greater Wellington's rates increase.
Greater Wellington also adopted their Long-term Plan 2024–34 and set their rates for 2024/25 on 27 June 2024. The average rates increase for Greater Wellington for 2024/25 is 20.50 percent. For more information, visit Greater Wellington – Long-term Plan.
- Rates Setting Paper 2024/25 [PDF 1.55 MB]