LIST OF NEW ZEALAND COUNCILS WITH ONLINE PROPERTY RATING DATABASES:

Investors should know their rates/property taxes are and if doing due diligence on a potential property purchase, you should be preparing a proper budget; so knowing the propertys’ rates is important, as is looking at the breakdown between land and improvements to assist in projecting your depreciation claims.  As a result I always use councils’ rating databases.  As every quarter rolls on, more and more councils are finally coming on-board and making this information freely available for anyone.

 

Northland
Far North District Council http://www.fndc.govt.nz/search/rating-information-database
Auckland
Auckland Council http://maps.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/aucklandcouncilviewer/
(note that on 1 November 2010 all of the councils in the Auckland region were merged into the one Auckland Council.  The abolished councils are the Rodney District Council, North Shore City Council, Waitakere City Council, Auckland City Council, Manukau City Council, Papakura District Council, Franklin District Council and Auckland Regional Council)
Waikato
Environment Waikato http://www.ew.govt.nz/Rates-information/Find-out-your-rates/
Hamilton City Council http://web.hcc.govt.nz/jsplive/rates/rt_val_impact/rt_val_impact.jsp
Hauraki District Council http://www.hauraki-dc.govt.nz/
South Waikato District Council http://www.swktodc.govt.nz/
Taupo District Council http://gis.taupo.govt.nz/search.htm
Bay of Plenty
Tauranga City Council http://kiosk.tauranga.govt.nz/
Western Bay of Plenty District Council http://www.westernbay.govt.nz/rates/
Hawkes Bay
Hastings District Council http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council http://www.hbrc.govt.nz/
Napier City Council http://www.napier.govt.nz/
Taranaki
South Taranaki District Council http://public.stdc.govt.nz/
Manawatu/Wanganui
Manawatu District Council http://www.mdc.govt.nz/
Palmerston North City Council http://www.pncc.govt.nz/
Rangitikei District Council http://www.rangdc.govt.nz/
Wairarapa
Carterton District Council http://cartertondc.co.nz/
Masterton District Council http://www.mstn.govt.nz/
South Wairarapa District Council http://www.swdc.govt.nz/
Tararua District Council http://www.tararuadc.govt.nz/
Wellington
Hutt City Council http://gis.huttcity.govt.nz/
Kapiti Coast District Council http://www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/
Porirua City Council http://www.pcc.govt.nz/rates/
Upper Hutt City Council http://www.upperhuttcity.com/
Wellington City Council http://www.wcc.govt.nz/
Nelson/Marlborough
Marlborough District Council http://www.marlborough.govt.nz/
Nelson City Council http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/rates-database-2/
Tasman District Council http://www.tdc.govt.nz/
Canterbury
Christchurch City Council http://ratesinfo.ccc.govt.nz/
Hurunui District Council http://www.hurunui.govt.nz/
Timaru District Council http://www.timaru.govt.nz/
Waimakariri District Council http://www.waimakariri.govt.nz/
Westland
Grey District Council http://www.greydc.govt.nz/council-services/rates/rates-search/
Westland District Council http://public.westland.govt.nz/
Otago
Otago Regional Council http://rates.orc.govt.nz/
Queenstown-Lakes District Council http://www.qldc.govt.nz/
Dunedin City Council http://www.cityofdunedin.com/
Southland
Southland District Council http://www.southlanddc.govt.nz/

Note: Even now in 2011 some councils in New Zealand unfortunately do not hold current rating databases online.

You will be able to see that some councils have fantastic information including aerial photographs which are great if you are considering developing a property, and even better certain councils like North Shore have comprehensive information freely available on-line, including public drainage records and development contributions if you were to subdivide or build a minor dwelling on your property.

Could you please e-mail admin@davidwhitburn.com if you notice any council website changing address, or if your council has got their rating database online.  I would like to keep this website as current as possible as a free service for all property owners, and I would appreciate your help to ensure this list is as up-to-date as it can be.