Rates information

Find out about the rates information, how to search, information we hold, how you can apply to withhold your name and the rates rebate process.

How rates are calculated

Dunedin City Council’s Annual Plan or Long Term Plan lays out work for the year ahead, how much this will cost, and the total amount of rates needed to pay for it. Rates are based on your property's capital value, land use and whether it receives targeted rates, a rates remission or is non-rateable. The types of rates charged to an individual property will depend on its use and its geographical location relative to council infrastructure networks and rubbish collection area.

The general rate will be set on a differential basis based on land use (the categories are “residential”, “lifestyle”, “commercial”, “farmland”, “residential heritage bed and breakfasts” and “Forsyth Barr Stadium”). Find out more about the rates information we hold, how you can apply to withhold your name and the rates rebate process by using the drop down box above or the tiles below.