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Meetings

Agendas

Find all agendas for meetings

Building

Building Consent Search

Search for a specific building consent or a property and find out what building consents it has. It will list the current status and the history.

Cemeteries

Cemetery Search

Use our online search to look up cemetery records.

Miscellaneous

Fees & Charges

Find all our fees and charges.

Meetings

Meetings Calendar

Find out when all or meetings are scheduled

Meetings

Minutes

Find all the minutes for our meetings

Property

My Property

Use our online search to look up a property address and get back all the details we have available digitally.

Rates

Rates Search

Use our online search to look up a property to find out the rates information.

Planning

Resource Consent Search

Search for a specific resource consent or a property and find out what resource consents it has. It will list the current status and the history.

Miscellaneous

What's On Calendar

See what's on in your area! Our what's on calendar lists upcoming and previous events that are either provided by Council, funded by Council or have some interaction with Council.

Miscellaneous

Apply for a Refund

Make an application for a refund for rates, water, dogs and debtors.

Liquor

Change in Duty Managers

Notice of change in Duty Managers of a Licensed Premises (Alcohol) under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. Appointing a new Duty Manager, Appointing an Acting Manager, Appointing a Temporary Manager, Termination or Cancellation of an appointed Manager

Liquor

Club Licence

Application for a new or renewal of a Club Licence to sell or supply alcohol to club members that will be consumed on club premises. Requires a login to be created.

Water

Connect to Rural Water Supply

Application form to connect to the rural water supply scheme.

Water

Connect to town sewer connection

Application form to connect to town sewer connection

Water

Connect to town storm water

Application form to connect to town storm water

Water

Connect to town water supply

Application form to connect to town water supply

Rates

Declaration of Unused Maori Freehold Land

Declaration of Unused Maori Freehold Land under Government (Rating) Act 2002 Schedule 1 Part1(14A)

Contact

Email Us

If you need to get in contact with council and it is not urgent then you can email us.

Fix

Fix / Report a Problem

If there's a problem out there that's council's responsibility, let us know so that we can look into it and get it resolved.

Halls

Hire Girl Guide Hall

Application form to book the Girl Guide Hall.

Halls

Hire Kāwhia Community Hall

Application form to apply for hiring Kāwhia community hall

Roads

Install Vehicle Crossing

Application from to install a vehicle crossing / entrance.

Library

Interloan Request

This form is used to request books that are not held at the Ōtorohanga District Library from other New Zealand libraries.

Cemeteries

Interment Notice / Warrant

Interment Notice / Warrant Form

Contact

Invite the Mayor

This form can be used to invite the Mayor to an event, arrange an appointment with the Mayor or just leave a message for the Mayor.

Library

Join the Library

Online application form to join the libraries for Ōtorohanga and Kāwhia

Animals

Keeping more than one Dog

Application form for consent to keep more than one dog (urban properties only) - Ōtorohanga District Council Dog Control Bylaw 2015 : Section 7

Miscellaneous

Licence to Trade in a Public Place

Selling items in public places or from vehicles -Hawkers or Mobile or Itinerant Traders - e.g. clothing vans, roadside stalls, e.g. selling fruit or flowers, etc.

Property

LIM

A LIM or Land Information Memorandum is a report issued by Council which provides a summary of all the information that we have on file about that property, in particular, all works on the property that Council has had involvement in.

Food

New Food Registration

Food Registrations for any type of food business preparing or selling food to the public

Liquor

New Manager's Certificate

Application form to apply for Manager's Certificate (Form 17). Section 219, Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

Liquor

Off Licence

Application for a new or renewal of an Off Licence to sell or supply alcohol that will be consumed away from the place of purchase. Requires a login to be created.

Liquor

On Licence

Application for a new or renewal of an On Licence to sell or supply alcohol that will be consumed on your premises. Requires a login to be created.

Building

Pre-application Meeting Request

Pre-application Meeting Request for development, subdivision or building.

Cemeteries

Pre-purchase a Plot

Application form for reservation / pre-purchase of a cemetery plot

Rates

Property Settlement

Solicitor Rating Information Request for Property Settlement

Rates

Rates / Water Remission

Rates / Water Remission Application Form

Rates

Rates by Email

Request Rates and Instalment Notices for specific properties to be sent by Email instead of posted out.

Animals

Register a Dog

Application to Register Dog(s) - Dog Control Act 1996, Section 36.

Miscellaneous

Registration of Premises

Registration of Premises under Health Regulations 1966 e.g. Hairdressers and Barbers, Boarding Houses, Funeral Directors and Mortuaries, and Offensive trade such as offal treating, fish cleaning, Camping Grounds and Auction Marts

Food

Renew Food Registration

Food Registrations for any type of food business preparing or selling food to the public

Liquor

Renew Manager's Certificate

Application for Renewal of Manager’s Certificate. Section 224, Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

Contact

Request Official Information

Submit a LGOIMA request to request official information from Council.

Parks & Reserves

Request to use Ōtorohanga Reserve

Request for permit to use Ōtorohanga Reserve (village green)

Library

Room Booking Request

If you are wanting to book our library room, please read the Guidelines for Use before booking to ensure you meet the criteria for use.

Library

Rural Delivery

This service is perfect for busy families in outlying rural areas of our district who find it tricky to come into Ōtorohanga township on a regular basis. For a fee the library can send a package of books weighing up to 25kg to your rural address.

Newsletters

Sign up to Newsletter

Sign up to receive our monthly newsletter Āmio.

Liquor

Special Licence

Application for a Special Licence to sell or supply alcohol to the public at a special event or to operate outside of your normal licence conditions. Requires a login to be created.

Animals

Special Owner Policy Classification

Application for Special Owner Policy Classification (urban properties only)

Animals

Stock Crossing Permit

Application form for stock crossing permit

Library

Suggest a Purchase

This form allows you to suggest the library purchase an item and add it to the collection.

Water

Taking water from a fire hydrant

Apply for a permit for taking water from a fire hydrant

Liquor

Temporary Authority

Application for Temporary Authority to sell or supply alcohol on your premises when you take over an existing licensed premises. Requires a login to be created.

Roads

Temporary Road Closure

Application form to apply for a Temporary Road Closure

Miscellaneous

Trade Waste Consent

Application for Trade Waste Consent - any activity that discharges modest quantities of waste into the sewer system – including the presence of oil, fat, grease, solvents, organic chemicals, emulsions of paint, adhesive, rubber or plastic. Trade waste is any liquid, with or without matter in suspension or solution, that is or may be discharged from a trade premises in the course of any trade or industrial process or operation, or in the course of any activity or operation of a like nature; but does not include condensing or cooling waters; stormwater, or domestic sewage.

Contact

Update Contact Details

If you've moved house or changed your phone number, email address or other contact details, then lets us know.

Animals

Update Dog Registration Details

Change dog owner details if you sell or give away your dog, you are required by the Dog Control Act 1996 to provide details of the new owner and the address at which the dog will be kept.

Liquor

Waiver or Exemption under Sale & Supply of Alcohol Act

Special licence application filed within 20 working days of the event to which it relates. Exemption to appoint a nominated person in place of a certificated manager in respect to a special licence. Licence renewal application filed within 20 working days of licence expiry. Where any person has neglected or omitted to do any act or thing in the precise manner or within the precise time prescribed by the Sale & Supply of Alcohol Act 2012

Water

Water Shutdown Request

Contractor water shutdown request form.

Rates

Withhold Rates Information

Request to withhold rates information from the rating information database pursuant to section 28C of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002.

Animals

Working Dog Declaration

Working Dog Declaration for Microchip Exemption - The Dog Control Act 1996 - Interpretation, Section 2 (b)(ii) Any dog kept solely or principally for the purpose of herding or droving stock.

Rates

Direct Debit Authority

Setup a new or update an existing direct debit authority for rates, water or dogs.

Miscellaneous

Other ways to pay

Find all the other ways to make payments to Council

Miscellaneous

Pay an Invoice

Pay an invoice online by credit card

Building

Pay Building Consent

Pay building consents online by credit card

Building

Pay Building WOF

Pay building WOF online by credit card

Animals

Pay Dog Registration

Pay dog registration online with credit card

Miscellaneous

Pay Health Licences

Pay health licences online by credit card

Rates

Pay Rates

Pay your rates online by credit card

Property

Pay Resource Consents

Pay resource consents online by credit card

Water

Pay Water Rates

Pay water rates online by credit card

Closed Consultations

Closed Consultations

View all of our closed consultations.

Feedback

Give us a Compliment

If you would like to tell us about the great service, you have received by council please use this form.

Feedback

Make a Complaint

If you would like to tell us about a not so great service, you have received by council please use this form.

Meetings

Request to Speak at Public Forum

Members of the public must register their interest to speak at the Public Forum at least two days prior to the meeting. This prior registration enables the Mayor or Chairperson to be aware of the topics being raised, determine speaking time allocations, make a decision on whether the topic is appropriate for presentation at the forum, or arrange for research of the topic if necessary.