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.

Proposed rates for your property for 2026/27 - Annual Plan 2026/27

On 27 May 2026 Council adopted the Annual Plan 2026/27. This confirmed Horowhenua needs a total rates revenue increase of 7.5% for the upcoming financial year, 5.8% of this increase will be covered by existing ratepayers and the final 1.7% to be covered by growth the district has experienced recently. This is less than the 11.8% total forecast in the LTP. Further information is available in our media release, Council adopts Annual Plan, confirms 5.8% rates rise.

On 24 June 2026 Council adopted the 2026/27 Rates Resolution using the most up to date data on the number of rating units, valuation of new rating units and new houses received by Council. These figures will be used to set the rates at a property level.

You’re able to see your proposed rates for 2026/27 alongside your current rates by searching for your property below. The changes in your proposed rates are made up of:

1. The impact of your 2025 property revaluation.
2. Horowhenua District Council's proposed rates increase for 2026/27.

The proposed rates displayed are not final and should not be considered or quoted as accurate. The indicative figures are calculated as per the Annual Plan 2026/27.

Rates for your property for 2025/26

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 rates for the next three years. New rateable valuations for Horowhenua properties were sent out by QV in mid-December 2025. These new values will be used by Horowhenua District Council to determine rating from 1 July 2026. To find out more about the revaluation process, please visit our How Will Revaluations Affect Your Rates page.

Revaluation doesn't 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 2025). Using a common date means that every property is valued on the same basis and at the same time.