Other Rating Information

The following rates are levied:

District Wide Rates

• General Rates
• Library
• Roading
• Governance
• Planning
• Canterbury Museum

Amenities Rates
separate rates for:

• Water Supplies
• Sewer Maintenance
• Land & Stormwater
• Drainage
• Refuse Removal
• Rural Fire

Targeted Rates

• Targeted Tourism Rate
• Medical Centre Rate for Amuri, Cheviot, Hanmer Springs & Hurunui
• Swimming Pool Inspection Rate
• Amberley Swimming Pool Rate
• Special Projects Rate

District Wide Rates
Includes General, Library, Roading, Democracy, Planning, Promotion-Tourism and Canterbury Museum Rates. These rates have been used to fund those services that are defined in the Funding Policy. Either a uniform annual general charge or a district rate on capital value funds those items identified in the Funding Policy.

Amenities Rates
Amenity rates have been used to fund those services that are defined in the Funding Policy. Either a uniform annual charge or an amenity rate (within the ward) on capital value funds those items identified in the Funding Policy.

Separate Rates - Water
Separate water rates are levied on properties in the serviced area:

Unrestricted: connected properties pay full water rates, non connected pay half rates.

• metered - to recover the fixed costs of water supply and loan servicing costs where applicable. User charges are based on metered water consumption
• unmetered - to recover the full cost of water supply and loan servicing costs where applicable.

Restricted: to recover the full cost of water supply and loan servicing costs where applicable.

Separate Rates - Sewer Maintenance
Separate sewer maintenance rates are levied to recover the costs of sewage disposal, and loan servicing costs where applicable, on all properties within the serviced area.

Separate Rates - Land Drainage
Separate land drainage rates are levied to recover the costs of land drainage from ratepayers within land drainage areas.

Separate Rates - Refuse Removal

• Separate refuse removal rates are levied on all urban properties serviced by a household collection.
• All businesses in the Hurunui District Council in an urban area are levied with a business refuse rate.
• A rural refuse rate is levied to those properties requesting a refuse pickup.
• A glass collection Rate is charged to properties in Hanmer Springs Township.