26 May 2021
File Ref: 5-IM-2
Ian Rae
Via email:
[FYI request #15422 email]
Dear Ian,
Local Government Official Information Request
Thank you for your request made under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act
(LGOIMA), relating to rate income for the Taihape District, received on 10 May 2021. Our response to
your questions are below:
1. I wish to know the Percentage and value of rates contributed from the Taihape district within
the Rangitikei District Council Area, annually, over the past five years?
Response:
Jun-16
Jun-17
Jun-18
Jun-19
Jun-20
All Figures in $’000 Excl GST
Estimate of Taihape Rates*
4,685
4,767
5,060
5,160
5,303
Annual Report (All rate Revenue) 19,248
20,032
20,425
21,387
21,815
Taihape as % of Total
24.3%
23.8%
24.8%
24.1%
24.3%
* Note: The figures were obtained from the total revenue from the Rates Listing report for
each applicable year which shows a breakdown of each individual rate type for each roll.
2. Can you give an estimate of Council's percentage / monies spent in expenditure in the Taihape
district, over the same time frame?
Response:
This information is unable to be provided as Council’s systems do not have the ability to record or
report this information.
Yours sincerely
Carol Gordon
Group Manager Democracy & Planning