Horowhenua District Council Rating Information

Simply enter a Street Address or VG Number in the fields below to search the Horowhenua District Council Rating Information Database for property rates.


The Horowhenua District is part of the Horizons region.  As such, rates for the Horizons Regional Council are payable but not included in the information provided here. Information on the Horizons Regional Council rates can be found on the Horizons Regional Council website.

Rates for your property for 2023/2024

Valuation Changes

At least once every three years every district and city in New Zealand is revalued to set the values that the council will use to charge the rates for the next three years. New rateable valuations for Horowhenua properties were sent out by QV from 14 December 2022. These new values have been used by Horowhenua District Council to determine rating from 1 July 2023. To find out more about the revaluation process, please visit our How Will Revaluations Affect Your Rates page.

Revaluation does not increase the amount Council collects from rates, it just helps us to work out everyone’s share of rates. Rating valuations provide the means to share the cost of the rates across the district according to a set of property values that are provided for every property on a common date (1 August 2022). Using a common date means that every property is valued on the same basis and at the same time.

Long Term Plan Amendment and Annual Plan 2023/24– Rates Review

During the Long Term Plan 2021-2041 amendment deliberations meeting held on Wednesday 31 May 2023, Council voted to leave the rating system as it currently is rather than moving forward with the proposal to move the general rate to Capital Value. This means the general rate will be charged based on Land Value (LV) and the rates will also take into account the impact of the property valuation changes. You can find out more about this decision on our LTPA Deliberations – Rates Review for a fairer distribution of rates news item.

Search Tips

If you are searching by Your Address you can:

  • into the box "Type in Your Address", type in the street address number, for example "126" then continue to type in all or part of the street name, for example "Oxford"; ie type in "126 Oxford", then click on the correct address in the popup below the text entry box.
  • once you have selected the correct property, click on "Show Rating Information" to show all of the available information on the selected property.

When typing the address in it may take a few seconds for it to be found.


  • If you are searching by VG Number, type the valuation number in the "VG Number" box; for example "1505064500", then click on the correct entry in the popup below the text entry box. 
  • If you are searching by Assessment Number, type the assessment number in the "Assessment Number" box; for example "120857", then click on the correct entry in the popup below the text entry box. 
  • Once you have selected the correct property, click on "Show Rating Information" to show all of the available information on the selected property.
  • Click on "Start Again" if you wish to start searching again from scratch, at any point.


    • Type in Your Address: Or Type in Your VG Number: Parcel Number
    Or Type in your Assessment Number:

    Disclaimer

    All due care to provide accurate Rates Assessment details have been taken.  However, the Horowhenua District Council accepts no responsibility for incorrect information that may be provided. If you find information you believe to be incorrect please contact us to discuss correcting any errors. 

    Further Help

    For further information or help, please contact us on (06) 366 0999 or email enquiries@horowhenua.govt.nz