Billing categories

Information on rates billing categories for property and on non-rateable land.

House and hillside.

After a property has been classified as either a base differential (includes residential properties) or commercial, industrial and business differential, it is then classified by a billing category and whether it is fully or partially non-rateable.

The billing category indicates the targeted rates a property receives.

The billing categories are as follows:

Differential rating category Billing category Definition of billing category
Base A1 Property with both sewerage and water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal charged through a rate in the dollar
Base A3 Property without sewerage or water connection/s and with stormwater collection and disposal charged through a rate in the dollar
Base A4 Property with water connection/s and storm water collection and disposal charged through a rate in the dollar and without sewerage connection/s
Base D1, D5, F1 Property within the rural area without sewerage, water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal
Base F2  Property within the rural area without stormwater collection and disposal and with sewerage and water connection/s charged through a rate in the dollar
Base D2 Property within the rural area without stormwater collection and disposal with both sewerage and water connection/s charged through a rate in the dollar
Base D3 Property within the rural area with water connection/s charged through a rate in the dollar and without sewerage connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal
Base D4 Property within the rural area, without stormwater collection and disposal, with sewerage and water connection/s where water is charged by meter
Base R1 Property with both sewerage and water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal charged through a rate in the dollar that is also charged $153.33 per annum for the Tawa driveways targeted rate
Base R3 Property without sewerage or water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal that is also charged $153.33 per annum for the Tawa driveways targeted rate
Base S1 Property with both sewerage and water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal where water is charged by meter
Base S4 Property with both sewerage and water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal where water is charged by meter which serves more than one rating unit
Commercial C1 Commercial property with sewerage, water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal charged through a rate in the dollar
Commercial C3 Commercial property without sewerage or water connection/s and with stormwater collection and disposal charged through a rate in the dollar
Commercial C8 Utilities without sewerage, stormwater collection and disposal or water connection/s
Commercial J1 Commercial property charged the downtown targeted rate with sewerage and water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal charged through a rate in the dollar. Includes Downtown levy
Commercial J3 Commercial property charged the downtown targeted rate without sewerage or water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal. Includes Downtown levy
Commercial K1 Commercial property charged the downtown targeted rate with both sewerage and water connection/s and storm water collection and disposal where water is charged by meter. Includes Downtown levy
Commercial K4 Commercial property charged the downtown targeted rate with both sewerage and water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal where water is charged by meter which serves more than one rating unit. Includes Downtown levy
Commercial T1 Commercial property with both sewerage and water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal where water is charged by meter
Commercial T4 Commercial property with both sewerage and water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal where water is charged by a meter which serves more than one rating unit
Commercial T6 Commercial property with water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal charged by meter and without sewerage connection/s
Commercial Y1 Commercial property charged the Marsden Village targeted rate both sewerage and water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal charged through a rate in the dollar.
Commercial Z1 Commercial property charged the Marsden Village targeted rate with both sewerage and water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal charged through a rate in the dollar where water is charged via meter
Commercial Z4 Commercial property charged the Marsden Village targeted rate with both sewerage and water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal charged through a rate in the dollar where water is charged via meter serving more than one rating unit
Commercial

 B1

 Commercial property charged the Kilbirnie Business Improvement District targeted rate with both sewerage and water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal charged through a rate in the dollar where water is charged via meter
Commercial B4 Commercial property charged the Kilbirnie Business Improvement District targeted rate with both sewerage and water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal charged through a rate in the dollar where water is charged via meter serving more than one rating unit
Commercial I1 Commercial property charged the Kilbirnie Business Improvement District targeted rate with both sewerage and water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal charged through a rate in the dollar.
Commercial I3 Commercial property charged the Kilbirnie Business Improvement District targeted rate without sewerage or water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal
Commercial G1 Commercial property charged the Khandallah Business Improvement District targeted rate with both sewerage and water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal charged through a rate in the dollar where water is charged via meter
Commercial G4 Commercial property charged the Khandallah Business Improvement District targeted rate with both sewerage and water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal charged through a rate in the dollar where water is charged via meter serving more than one rating unit
Commercial E1 Commercial property charged the Khandallah Business Improvement District targeted rate with both sewerage and water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal charged through a rate in the dollar.
Commercial M1 Commercial property charged the Miramar Business Improvement District targeted rate with both sewerage and water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal charged through a rate in the dollar where water is charged via meter
Commercial M4 Commercial property charged the Miramar Business Improvement District targeted rate with both sewerage and water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal charged through a rate in the dollar where water is charged via meter serving more than one rating unit
Commercial L1 Commercial property charged the Miramar Business Improvement District targeted rate with both sewerage and water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal charged through a rate in the dollar.
Commercial L3 Commercial property charged the Miramar Business Improvement District targeted rate without sewerage or water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal
Commercial TW1 Commercial property charged the Tawa Business Improvement District targeted rate with both sewerage and water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal charged through a rate in the dollar where water is charged via meter
Commercial TW2 Commercial property charged the Tawa Business Improvement District targeted rate with both sewerage and water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal charged through a rate in the dollar where water is charged via meter serving more than one rating unit
Commercial TW3 Commercial property charged the Tawa Business Improvement District targeted rate with both sewerage and water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal charged through a rate in the dollar.
50% non-rateable A6 50% non-rateable properties incorporated in the base differential with sewerage and water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal charged through a rate in the dollar
50% non-rateable S6 50% non-rateable properties incorporated in the base differential with sewerage and water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal where the water is charged via meter
50% non-rateable S2 50% non-rateable properties incorporated in the base differential with sewerage and water connection/s and stormwater collection and disposal where the water is charged by a meter which serves more than one rating unit
50% non-rateable D6 50% non-rateable properties incorporated in the base differential located in the rural area without stormwater collection and disposal, sewerage and water connection/s
Non-rateable A5 Property that would otherwise fall within the base differential with sewerage and water connection/s charged through a rate in the dollar
Non-rateable N1 Property without stormwater collection and disposal, sewerage or water connection/s
Non-rateable Q1 Property that would otherwise fall within the base differential with sewerage and water connection/s charged through a rate in the dollar that is also charged $153.33 per annum for the Tawa driveways targeted rate
Non-rateable S5 Property that would otherwise fall within the base differential with sewerage and water connection/s where water is charged via meter
Non-rateable S8 Property that would otherwise fall within the base differential with sewerage and water connection/s where water is charged by a meter which serves more than one rating unit

How the billing categories apply to the 2020/21 rates (189KB PDF) | Text version (6719KB RTF)

Non-rateable land

Your property is also classified by whether the land is fully or partially non-rateable.

50% Non-rateable

Includes all land referred to in Part 2, Schedule 1 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002. This land is 50% non-rateable in respect of the rates that apply, with the exception of targeted rates for sewerage and water for which this land is fully rateable if the service is provided.

Non-rateable

Includes any land referred to in Part 1, Schedule 1 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002. This land is non-rateable with the exception of targeted rates for sewerage and water for which the land is fully rateable if the service is provided.