Kaupapa Here ā-Utu | User Fees & Charges 2026/27
We need your feedback by Thursday, 2 April 2026.
Tukua mai ōu whakaaro! Have your say on our user fees and charges for the coming year.
We review our user fees and charges each year to make sure they reflect current costs, ensure legal compliance and avoid charges becoming out of date.
Here’s what we are proposing:
- A baseline inflation adjustment of 2.6 %.
- An increase to the water use annual returned charge for paper and electronic records.
- A simplified single charge for field test charges.
- Minor wording updates to ensure clarity and consistency.
Our Draft User Fees & Charges 2025/26 document outlines the proposed updates we’re seeking feedback on.
If there is something about our user fees and charges that you would like to tell us, we appreciate you taking the time to do so.
Otherwise:
- Email your feedback to submissions@nrc.govt.nz
- Post your feedback to: User Fees & Charges, Freepost 139690, Northland Regional Council, Private Bag 9021, Te Mai, Whangārei 0143
- Download and complete a hardcopy submission form:
If you want to talk to a councillor about what we're planning to do, we've set aside some time on Wednesday 1 April. You'll need to register first though, so please give us a call on 0800 002 004 or email submissions@nrc.govt.nz by Wednesday 25 March to arrange a time.
Normally we consult on user fees and charges alongside our Annual Plan. This year we’re not consulting on the Annual Plan as the work programme set out in our Long-Term Plan in 2024 – and consulted on widely – remains largely unchanged.
Recognising the ongoing financial challenges for our communities, we are working towards a 0% increase in our total rates take for the Annual Plan, which will be finalised mid-year.
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