Find out how your rates bill has changed this year.

In 2022/2023 the Council set rates to collect $625.9 million (excluding GST).

This year rates rose on average 4.66% for existing ratepayers, excluding the forecast remitted portion of the new City Vacant general rate differential, since those remissions are returned directly to the ratepayers who paid the rates.

A typical ratepayer owning an average size house (with a rating value of $508,608) will pay $60 per week in rates (including GST).

The actual increase in rates for individual properties varies depending on factors such as:

  • a property’s rating value
  • whether it is classed as residential, business, remote rural or city vacant.

We also collect rates on behalf of Environment Canterbury(external link), which sets its own rates. They are not included in these figures but will appear on your rates invoice.

The rates for 2022/2023 are shown in the table below. There are 19 separate rates. A ratepayer typically pays some but not all of these. The rules for each rate are set out in the Council's Funding Impact Statement. As an illustration, we have shown the amount that would typically be paid for each rate for an average house with a capital value (CV) of $508,608.

Rate name Rate Units Rate paid for an average house ($, incl GST)
General Rate: Standard 0.323296 cents per $ CV 1,644.31
General Rate: Business 0.548634 cents per $ CV 0 
General Rate: Remote Rural 0.242472 cents per $ CV 0 
General Rate: City Vacant 1.293185    
Uniform Annual General Charge 145.00  $ per SUIP*  145.00
Water Connected  0.077659 cents per $ CV 394.98
Water not Connected  0.038830 cents per $ CV 0 
Land Drainage  0.047244 cents per $ CV 240.29
Sewerage  0.091404 cents per $ CV 464.89
Waste Minimisation  189.50 $ per SUIP* 189.50 
Waste Minimisation (Part)  142.13 $ per SUIP* 0 
Restricted Water Supply  390.00 $ per SLOS** 0 
Fire Connections  125.00 $ per connection 0 
Active Travel  20.00  $ per SUIP* 20.00 
Heritage (Cathedral)  6.52  $ per SUIP* 6.52 
Akaroa Health Centre  35.54 $ per SUIP* 0 
Central City Business Association 339.07 $ per rating unit 0
Heritage 0.000079 cents per $ CV 3.94
Heritage (Arts Centre) 0.000205 cents per $ CV 3.10
 Total     3,112.52

* SUIP: This means a Separately Used or Inhabited Part of a rating unit.

**SLOS: The restricted water supply rate paid for each Standard Level of Service (SLOS) received by a rating unit.

Examples

We show below some examples of how rates vary depending on capital values. Examples are shown for three kinds of property: a standard, business and remote rural property.

Standard

We assume this ratepayer pays the following rates: General Standard, Uniform Annual General Charge, Water Connected, Land Drainage, Sewerage, Waste Minimisation, Active Travel, Heritage (Cathedral) and Heritage (Arts Centre).

Capital value $ 2022/2023 rates ($, incl GST)
200,000 1,443
400,000 2,525
500,000 3,066
508,608 (average home) 3,113
600,000 3,607
700,000 4,148
800,000 4,689
1,000,000 5,771
1,500,000 8,476

Business

We assume this ratepayer pays the following rates: General Business, Uniform Annual General Charge, Water Connected, Land Drainage, Sewerage, Waste Minimisation, Active Travel, Heritage (Cathedral) and Heritage (Arts Centre).

Capital value $ 2022/2023 rates ($ incl GST)
200,000 1,894
400,000 3,426
600,000 4,959
800,000 6,492
1,000,000 8,024
1,500,000 11,856
1,858,572 (average business) 14,604
2,000,000 15,688
5,000,000 38,677

Remote rural

We assume this ratepayer pays the following rates: General Remote Rural, Uniform Annual General Charge, Land Drainage, Waste Minimisation (Part), Active Travel, Heritage (Cathedral) and Heritage (Arts Centre).

Capital value $ 2022/2023 rates ($, incl GST)
200,000 801
400,000 1,289
600,000 1,777
800,000 2,264
1,000,000  2,752
1,039,580 (average rural) 2,849
2,000,000 5,191
3,000,000 7,629