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Kia ora, welcome to the Pukehina Development Rate project page. Here, you’ll find everything you need to know about the project, including the history of the fund, and key decisions and documents. Check out the information on the right-hand side of this page for all this and more.
What is the Pukehina Development Rate?
In 2000, Council introduced a targeted rate of $20 a year for Pukehina property owners to go towards a potential future wastewater scheme (sewerage scheme) for the area. In 2022, the Pukehina Beach Ratepayers and Residents Association asked us to consider changing the purpose of the rate. The future of this rate was a key proposal for our Annual Plan 2022/23, when we decided to pause the rate until there was more certainty around the Three Waters reform and future wastewater needs for Pukehina. There is still some uncertainty around when or if a wastewater scheme will be needed for Pukehina, however this is highly unlikely to be required within the next 10 years and is not being planned for. Through the Long Term Plan 2024-34 process we asked you the Pukehina community whether to permanently stop the rate, and what to do with the funds collected to date.
What was decided?
We decided to permanently stop collecting the Pukehina Development Rate, as Council has no current plans to develop a wastewater scheme in Pukehina. We heard mixed views from Pukehina residents on what to do with the money collected to date with support being received for refunding and repurposing the money. Considering the feedback received, the comments made, the potential use of funds and costs of refunding the money to all properties, we decided to repurpose the fund for projects in the Pukehina community that need funding. We heard through feedback the importance of having clarity around how this would be administered, and we will work with the local community to determine what these projects will be.
What is the current balance of the fund?
The current balance of the fund is $528,053.
Next steps?
We'll be repurposing this fund for projects in the Pukehina community that need funding.
We'll be looking to work with the local community to determine what these projects are in the coming months.
Kia ora, welcome to the Pukehina Development Rate project page. Here, you’ll find everything you need to know about the project, including the history of the fund, and key decisions and documents. Check out the information on the right-hand side of this page for all this and more.
What is the Pukehina Development Rate?
In 2000, Council introduced a targeted rate of $20 a year for Pukehina property owners to go towards a potential future wastewater scheme (sewerage scheme) for the area. In 2022, the Pukehina Beach Ratepayers and Residents Association asked us to consider changing the purpose of the rate. The future of this rate was a key proposal for our Annual Plan 2022/23, when we decided to pause the rate until there was more certainty around the Three Waters reform and future wastewater needs for Pukehina. There is still some uncertainty around when or if a wastewater scheme will be needed for Pukehina, however this is highly unlikely to be required within the next 10 years and is not being planned for. Through the Long Term Plan 2024-34 process we asked you the Pukehina community whether to permanently stop the rate, and what to do with the funds collected to date.
What was decided?
We decided to permanently stop collecting the Pukehina Development Rate, as Council has no current plans to develop a wastewater scheme in Pukehina. We heard mixed views from Pukehina residents on what to do with the money collected to date with support being received for refunding and repurposing the money. Considering the feedback received, the comments made, the potential use of funds and costs of refunding the money to all properties, we decided to repurpose the fund for projects in the Pukehina community that need funding. We heard through feedback the importance of having clarity around how this would be administered, and we will work with the local community to determine what these projects will be.
What is the current balance of the fund?
The current balance of the fund is $528,053.
Next steps?
We'll be repurposing this fund for projects in the Pukehina community that need funding.
We'll be looking to work with the local community to determine what these projects are in the coming months.
Council introduces a targeted rate of $20 a year for Pukehina property owners.
2022 - future of this rate was a key proposal for our Annual Plan 2022/23
Pukehina Development Rate has finished this stage
The Pukehina Beach Ratepayers and Residents Association asked us to consider changing the purpose of the rate. The future of this rate was a key proposal for our Annual Plan 2022/23, when we decided to pause the rate until there was more certainty around the Three Waters reform and future wastewater needs for Pukehina.
May 2024
Pukehina Development Rate has finished this stage
Through our Long Term Plan 2024-34 we asked our community whether to permanently stop the rate, and what to do with the funds collected to date.
September 2024
Pukehina Development Rate has finished this stage
Council adopts its Long Term Plan 2024-34 which includes deciding to permanently stop collecting the Pukehina Development Rate, as Council has no current plans to develop a wastewater scheme in Pukehina.
Repurposing the funds
Pukehina Development Rate is currently at this stage
We'll be repurposing this fund for projects in the Pukehina community that need funding.
We'll be looking to work with the local community to determine what these projects are in the coming months.
