Council’s Schedule of Fees and Charges sets out the various fees and charges across Council activities and services.

Fees and charges have mostly increased from the previous year by an inflationary adjustment. There are also some new fees proposed which are summarised below.

You can see the proposed changes by viewing or downloading the Proposed Schedule of Fees & Charges 2025/26 document.

Proposed new charges

Food Business Levies

This is a new fee imposed by MPI that Council is required to collect on their behalf.

Issue of an abatement notice

This fee will be imposed where restrictions on use of land are breached.

National Environmental Standards for Commercial Forestry (NES-CF): Afforestation and Harvesting

This fee recovers costs associated with checks on forestry notifications.

We are required to consult with you for one calendar month for some fees and charges.

Consultation on the Proposed Schedule of Fees and Charges opens on Friday, 21 March 2025, and closes on Wednesday, 23 April 2025.

You can submit your feedback online here.