Valuation Rates
Historically these rates have been assessed on the land value of your property.  With effect from 2009/10 they are assessed on a "hybrid" basis.  This means that the rates assessed for roading will be on a land value basis and the balance of the rate, the "general" rate assessed on a capital value.  The land and capital value of your property is based on valuations undertaken by registered valuers on a comprehensive set of propreties covering all property types in the District.  These properties are carefully analysed and the attributes of these properties are then given a value which is assessed against like-properties throughout the District.

All the values of properties in the District are added together to form a total value of all properties in the District.  The amount of rates needed to be collected as a result of Council's annual plan requirements is then assessed and this figure is divided by the total valuation to arrive at a rate in the dollar which is then charged against each property owner's rates assessment, according to the land and capital value.

Rating Charges
These charges are based on an area of benefit and the cost of the works to be undertaken is divided by the number of properties within an area that receives benefit from the works. The result then appears on your rates assessment as a charge.

There are different types of charges for different expenditure undertaken on behalf of the ratepayer.