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.