Check rates information online
Rating information for all properties in Otago is available from our online database. Here you can search for properties and determine the rate charges for the current rating period.
Check rating information for a property in Otago using the rates database
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Privacy - a change in the law
Since the end of 2005 names and postal addresses of rate payers have been made available to the general public. This was due to a change in the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002.
If you do not wish to have this information available in our database, download the suppression of information form, fill it in and sign it, and return it to us by post, fax or in person. If you have more than three properties, please list the details of each property on a separate sheet and return with the suppression of information form.
Download the suppression of personal information form (PDF - 10KB)
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How to Pay
It's easy to pay your Otago Regional Council rates.
Pay online through Bank of New Zealand using your Mastercard or Visa credit card. (There is a bank fee payable to BNZ for each transaction).
Pay your rates online now using our secure payment page with BNZ
Use your bank's online or telephone banking services. You'll need to quote our bank details (BNZ, Dunedin Branch, account number: 02 0900 0532547 02), your property ID (on the top left corner of your rates assessment) and your surname and initials.
Post a cheque to us in the reusable envelope supplied with your account.
Pay in person at any Post Shop or Regional Council offices in Dunedin, Alexandra and Queenstown.
Check our office locations and addresses
Set up a direct debit with your bank so you don't need to worry about remembering to pay.
Download ORC Direct Debit form and instructions 25KB
Late Payments
Your Otago Regional Council rates account shows rate charges for the year 1 July to 30 June. Rates are due in one instalment by 31 October.
Please note that a 10% penalty will be added to all balances not paid by the due date.
Your payments need to be made to the Otago Regional Council. If you're a ratepayer in Dunedin City or Queenstown Lakes District remember that the DCC and QLDC no longer collect Otago Regional Council rates. We now collect rates directly from all ratepayers in the Otago region.
About ORC Rates
The role and function of the Otago Regional Council is distinct from that of territorial authorities in the Otago region (Dunedin City Council, and Queenstown Lakes, Central Otago, Waitakiand Clutha District Councils). The rates we charge fund our functions only and are entirely separate from the rates charged by these other authorities.
Download the Otago Regional Council rates brochure 2011
Read more about the Otago Regional Council and our responsibilities
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