Development and financial contributions policy

Find out what Development Contributions are and how they may apply to you.

The purpose of the Development and Financial Contributions Policy is to ensure that those people developing properties and who directly benefit pay their share of the growth related costs of that infrastructure.

Developments covered by the 2024 – 2034 Financial and Development Contributions Policy are shown in this table.

Service

Catchment

1 July 2024
Total Charges per HUD
incl. GST

Water

Waimea

13,839

Motueka

5,631

Golden Bay

-

Wastewater

Waimea

16,163

Motueka

28,173

Golden Bay

40,000

Transportation

All of District

1,298

Stormwater

Waimea

22,846

Motueka

3,129

Golden Bay

-

Need to know more?

Development contributions are complex. If you need further help to understand the Policy or have a question you cannot answer, we are here to help. Please phone (03) 543 8400 or send an email to [email protected]

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Policies

The 2024 Policy includes three main changes to the Policy:

  • a change to criteria for small homes discounts to be based on bedroom numbers only;
  • an application process and criteria for determining which non-residential developments are eligible for a special assessment; and
  • remissions for some types of development on specific categories of Māori land.
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