The Council accepts the following methods of payment: 

Online Credit Card Payments

Secure online credit card payments can be made using the button below. Please have your Valuation Number handy (on your Rates bill) and your credit card number.

Please note, an Online Convenience fee of 2.4% of the amount paid is charged for all payments made using this method. The minimum Online Convenience fee is $3.00.
Waimakariri District Council does not recieve any of this fee.

Cash, Cheques and Eftpos (excluding credit cards)

Payments may be made at the Kaiapoi, Rangiora and Oxford Service Centres. Post dated cheques are accepted.
Cheques may be posted in to the Council. Please do not post cash.

Direct Debits

Options available for payment by direct debit include weekly, fortnightly, monthly, quarterly (instalment due date) and annual payment to claim discount.
You complete an application form (available from all service centres) and we advise the amount of each payment, and the dates that payments will be debited.
If you want to stop or change a direct debit, a call to the Council is all that's required.

Automatic Payments

Ratepayers may direct credit a regular amount from their bank account into the Council's account. Automatic payments should be set to ensure that the total year's rates payment is spread evenly across the financial year. Council staff can assist you calculating this amount. Don't forget to use your valuation roll number as a reference.
Please remember to stop your automatic payment if you sell your property.

Telephone or Internet Banking Transfers

Instalment payments or a regular amount may be transferred to the Council through a telephone or on-line transfer. Use your valuation roll number for the payment reference.

Please remember to change the account reference details if you use your telephone or internet banking to make payments other than rates to the Council.

The bank account for telephone/internet payments is 01 0877 0129222 00

We recommend payment by direct debit as the Council takes responsibility for calculating the amount to pay, and takes care of any changes that need to be made.