Due dates and penalties
A property rating year begins on 1 July and ends on 30 June. It’s divided into four equal periods, each invoiced separately. Each of these periods has a date by which the payment is due to avoid paying penalties.
See Payments for how to pay your rates.
Property rates
To avoid penalties, you must pay your property rates instalments in full by the following due dates:
7 September 2023 |
first instalment due |
7 December 2023 |
second instalment due |
7 March 2024 |
third instalment due |
7 June 2024 |
fourth instalment due |
A charge of 10 percent will be added to any amount of the current rate instalment unpaid after the due date.
An additional 10 percent penalty will be added on 7 July 2023 to any rates remaining unpaid from previous financial years at 6 July 2023.
7 July 2023 |
2022/23 rates arrears penalty added |
8 September 2023 |
instalment one penalty added |
8 December 2023 |
instalment two penalty added |
8 March 2024 |
instalment three penalty added |
10 June 2024 |
instalment four penalty added |
Water rates
Under sections 57 and 58 of the Local Government (Rating) Action 2002, a 10 percent penalty will be added to any portion of a current water rates invoice unpaid after the due date specified on each invoice. The penalty will be added on the penalty dates shown below.
Area |
Water meters invoiced in |
Due date |
Penalty date |
Paraparaumu/Raumati/Raumati Beach/Raumati South/Paekākāriki |
Jul-23 |
28-Aug-23 |
29-Aug-23 |
Oct-23 |
27-Nov-23 |
28-Nov-23 |
|
Jan-24 |
26-Feb-24 |
27-Feb-24 |
|
Apr-24 |
27-May-24 |
28-May-24 |
|
Otaki/Peka Peka/Waikanae Beach |
Aug-23 |
27-Sep-23 |
28-Sep-23 |
Nov-23 |
4-Jan-24 |
5-Jan-24 |
|
Feb-24 |
27-Mar-24 |
28-Mar-24 |
|
May-24 |
26-Jun-24 |
27-Jun-24 |
|
Waikanae/Nikau Valley/Otaihanga/ Paraparaumu Beach |
Sep-23 |
26-Oct-23 |
27-Oct-23 |
Dec-23 |
24-Jan-24 |
25-Jan-24 |
|
Mar-24 |
26-Apr-24 |
29-Apr-24 |
|
Jun-24 |
26-Jul-24 |
29-Jul-24 |