For the 2023/24 financial year (starting in July 2023) the council is making a one-off rates remission (reduction) of up to $500 available for households facing a rates rise higher than $700.
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The Council's Annual Plan for 2022/23(PDF, 4MB) including work programmes for the coming year and amendments to the Long Term Plan 2021-2031.
Key decisions made by Council in this year’s Annual Plan include agreeing to:
After hearing community submissions, councillors voted to lower the cost of kerbside services by 20 percent (using central government funding from waste levies).
Other key decisions made by council at is deliberations on 26 May 2022 include: