11 August 2022
Media: TVNZ (Fair Go)
Topic: Council fees and charges
Enquiry
TVNZ’s Fair Go programme is working on a story comparing prices between different councils around the country.
Could you please provide the price a resident of your area would be charged for:
- Renewing a dog registration for 1 year
- A LIM for a residential property
- Parking for 1 hour on the main street in town
- 1 litre of water from the tap (but happy to take a different measurement of water rates if that one isn’t possible)
- Returning a library book 1 week late
- Dumping 1 tonne of waste in the landfill
Please separate green and other waste if they are different prices
Response
Rotorua Lakes Council 2022/23 Fees and charges (inclusive of GST – except the water rates):
Renewing a dog registration for 1 year
Urban domiciled dog - $110.00
Rural domiciled dog - $79.00
Selected dog owner status dog - $79.00
Penalty for late payment – urban dog - $55.00
Penalty for late payment – rural dog - $39.50
A LIM for a residential property
Residential - $240.00
Parking for 1 hour on the main street in town
Free for 60 mins along the spine of the CBD (Tutanekai Street), free P15 and a mix of nearby free and paid P90 and P180 spaces. Paid on-street parking throughout the city is $1 per hour with two all day CBD worker zones at .50c per hour. Free all day parking available around the city fringe.
1 litre of water from the tap (but happy to take a different measurement of water rates if that one isn’t possible)
Metered (primarily commercial and some rural properties):
Price per 1000 litres - $1.4986 (excl GST)
Cost of 1 litre - $0.0015 (excl GST)
Non-metered:
Residents pay a targeted water rate which is not metered (i.e. there are no variable charges).
Returning a library book 1 week late
No fines – Rotorua Library went fines free last month (1 July 2022)
Dumping 1 tonne of waste in the landfill
General waste per tonne - $230.40
Green waste per tonne - $55.00
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Media: NZME (Rotorua Daily Post and BOP Times)
Topic: Election nominations
Enquiry
Reporter requested further response to their enquiry on 10 August 2022 regarding election nominations, and what is expected in the last few days.
Response
Our nomination page is live here for the 2022 Triennial Elections, where you can track nominations that have been received (last updated 11 August at 8.46am).
Historically, it is not unusual for Rotorua Lakes Council to receive a late burst of nominations in the 24 hours prior to the deadline for submissions.
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Media: Rotorua Daily Post
Topic: Damage to Boord Park cricket facilities
Enquiry
The Boord Park crickets have once again been vandalised. Was just after comment from council on this please.
How much will the repair cost?
How much was the repair of the previous damage on July 20?
Response
From Sport, Recreation and Environment Manager Rob Pitkethley:
We were notified this morning that one of the artificial run-ups had been damaged which is very disappointing following the recent damage caused to this facility.
We will be meeting with a representative from the Rotorua Cricket Association next week to look at options for repair and for better protecting the facility from further damage.
Re. cost to fix damage caused recently: you’ll need to talk to RCA about that.