How rates are decided

Our independent contractor Quotable Value carries out property valuations for Porirua City every three years. Quotable Value works out the value of your property by looking at the selling price of similar properties in the area. The last revaluation was based on property values as at 1 October 2022. 

• You can use the Property Search to see the final values.
  

If you think of rates as a pie, the size of the pie doesn’t get bigger because of the new valuations. However, a ratepayer’s slice of the pie might get bigger or smaller depending on how their property value has changed in relation to the average change of valuations in the city. The total amount of rates collected stays the same.

This will be updated with information about rates for 2024/25 after the rates are set on 27 June 2024.

• The average rate increase across the city is 17.50% to existing ratepayers. The table below provides a breakdown, by rating type, which shows the effective rate change by both % and $ value of the median capital value of each category. Individual increases will vary based on the capital value of your own property. All amounts expressed include GST calculated on the basis of the prevailing rates at the time of supply.
• On average, 47% of your rates are used to pay for roading, wastewater, stormwater and water supply. The rest of the money goes on providing parks, cemeteries, emergency management, libraries, arts and culture, waste management and recreational services.
• Fees paid by users also help to fund many other services, such as building and resource consents, provision of kerbside rubbish bags and venue hire.