Making a payment to council

Make a Payment

There are many payment options available for Councils different facilities and services. Use this page to help find the right payment option for you.

Pay Rates

Four rates instalments are sent out during each financial year which is between 1 July and 30 June.

Late Payments: If you can't pay your rates on the due date, ask for the Rates Department at the Council for advice. It is better to ask for help than have to pay additional money in late-payment penalties.

There are a variety of ways you can pay your rates, find the payment option that suits you:

• By Direct Debit
• By Authority for Automatic Payment
• By Internet Banking (see below)
• By Credit Card payment
• In Person (see below)

Pay Debtor Invoice

There are a variety of ways you can pay your Debtor Invoice, find the payment option that suits you:

• By Credit Card payment
• By Internet Banking (see below)
• In person (see below)

Pay Dog Registration

Remember to register your dog by 3 months of age and then annually on 1 July.

If you can't pay your dog registration by the due date, ask for the Animal Control Officer at the Council for advice. It is better to ask for help to avoid possible infringement.

Dog Registration Discounts are received by owners who have passed the dog owner licence and for dogs that have gained a dog obedience certificate above puppy level.

Deferred Payment: You can setup an automatic payment through a nominated bank account to pay all your registration fees over a specified period. Contact an Animal Control Officer to discuss this and to setup a deferred payment agreement. Note: If not fully paid by 31 July - will incur a late payment penalty.

There are a variety of ways you can pay your dog registration, find the payment option that suits you:

• By Credit Card payment
• By Internet Banking (see below)
• In person(see below

Pay Building Consents

When a building consent application is lodged a deposit is required to be paid. A list of these deposits are outlined in the fees and charges. After the building consent has been processed and is available to be issued a full invoice of costs will be sent out to the applicant. This is an indication that the consent is available to be uplifted at the Planning reception.

There are a variety of ways you can pay your building consents, find the payment option that suits you:

• By Credit Card payment
• By Internet Banking (see below)
• In person (see below)

Pay Resource Consents

When a resource consent is applied for, a deposit must be paid before processing can commence. A list of these deposits is set out in the fees and charges. Once the processing is completed, a further charge may apply for processing costs and you will be invoiced accordingly.

There are a variety of ways you can pay for your resource consent, find the payment option that suits you:

• By Credit Card payment
• By Internet Banking (see below)
• In person (see below)

Pay Water Rates

• By Credit Card payment
• By Internet Banking  (see below)
• In person (see below)

Pay Lims

• If you are paying by Internet banking see below after you have filled in the application. If you are paying by credit card please fill in the application first. Once you get a reference no. after you have done your application then you can pay for your LIM via the LIMs info page

Payment Options

By Direct debit

Direct Debit is the quickest way to make sure that your payments are paid on time and that you don't incur any penalties. Once it is setup you can just forget about it. 

You can pay by direct debit the following:

• Water by Meter (weekly, fortnightly, monthly or on any day/date to suit)
• Rent (fortnightly on Monday for pensioner flats)
• Rates Account (weekly, fortnightly, monthly on any day/date to suit, on the due date or annually)

By Internet Banking

To make a payment to the Central Hawke's Bay District Council you must access your bill payment details through your own banking system.

Bank account details for the Central Hawke's Bay District Council are:

When making a payment you have to make sure you put the correct reference details on it so that we can assign the payment to you. The table below shows you the type of payment and the reference required.

By Credit Card

You can pay via our third party gateway Windcave. Scroll up this page to the particular payment area.

"Windcave facilitates seamless ecommerce, retail and unattended transactions for customers around the world.
Certified with all the major credit card schemes and PCI DSS compliant, we provide innovative end-to-end payment solutions ensuring your transactions are safe, smooth and secure."

In Person

Come to the Council Building, Ruataniwha Street, Waipawa or the Waipukurau Library, Ruataniwha Street, Waipukurau between 8am - 5.00pm.

Please remember:

• Bring your account, ticket, application form and anything else you may require with you.

You can pay using:

• Cash or Eftpos

Cheques no longer accepted

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