Rates due dates and penalties

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When are rates due?

The 2019/2020 rates instalments due dates are:

Instalment 1	Instalment 2	Instalment 3	Instalment 4
20 August 2019	20 November 2019	20 February 2020	20 May 2020

Penalties

Under Section 57 and 58 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 Council prescribes a penalty of ten percent (10%) of the amount of rate instalments remaining unpaid after the due date to be added on the following dates:

Instalment 1	Instalment 2	Instalment 3	Instalment 4
21 August 2019	21 November 2019	21 February 2020	21 May 2020

On 4 July 2019, a further penalty of five percent (5%) will be added to rates (including previously applied penalties) that remain unpaid from previous years on 1 July 2019.
On 7 January 2020, a further penalty of five percent (5%) will be added to any portion of previous years rates (including previously applied penalties) still remaining unpaid on 4 January 2020.

Penalties will not be charged on a rating unit where Council has agreed to a programme for payment of rate arrears or where a direct debit programme is in place and payments are being honoured.

Metered water rates due dates

Metered Water Rates

Volumetric metered water rates are invoiced separately from other rates. Invoices for the majority of users are issued six monthly and invoices for larger industrial users are issued monthly.

The 2019/2020 due dates are as follows:

Meters invoiced in June: 22 July 2019

(may include but is not limited to meters in Murchison, Upper Takaka, Pōhara, Collingwood & meters W00898, W00897, W00906, W45268)

Meters invoiced in July: 20 August 2019

(may include but is not limited to meters in Hope, Brightwater, Wakefield, Tapawera, meters W00898, W00897, W00906, W45268)

Meters invoiced in August: 20 September 2019

(may include but is not limited to meters in Mapua, meters W00898, W00897, W00906, W45268)

Meters invoiced in September: 21 October 2019

(may include but is not limited to meters in Motueka, Kaiteriteri, Riwaka, meters W00898, W00897, W00906, W45268)

Meters invoiced in October: 20 November 2019

(may include but is not limited to meters in Richmond, meters W00898, W00897, W00906, W45268)

Meters invoiced in November: 20 December 2019

(may include but is not limited to meters W00898, W00897, W00906, W45268)

Meters invoiced in December: 20 January 2020

(may include but is not limited to meters in Murchison, Upper Takaka, Pōhara, Collingwood & meters W00898, W00897, W00906, W45268)

Meters invoiced in January: 20 February 2019

(may include but is not limited to meters in Hope, Brightwater, Wakefield, Tapawera, meters W00898, W00897, W00906, W45268)

Meters invoiced in February: 20 March 2019