20 January 2026
File Ref: IRC-9492
Matthew Underwood
[FYI request #33082 email]
Tēnā koe Matthew
Thank you for your letter request of 1 December 2025 to Te Kaunihera o Pōneke | Wellington City
Council (the Council) requesting the following information:
Can you please provide me information on the rates arrears as at 30 November 2025 please.
I would like to know for each of the periods below:
1 The total number of rate payers
2 The number of ratepayers in arrears
3 The dollar value of the arrears
4 The dollar weighted average months in arrears
Your request has been considered under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act
1987 (LGOIMA).
Please see the information requested in the below table. In regard to point four, “the dollar weighted
average months in arrears”, this is not included in this response as the Council does not calculate this
metric. Therefore, point four is refused pursuant to section 17(e) of the LGOIMA as the document
alleged to contain the information requested does not exist or, despite reasonable efforts to locate it,
cannot be found.
The total number of rate The number of ratepayers
The dollar value of the
Date
payers
in arrears
arrears
30 November
84,167
4,858
$25,561,798.06
2025
I trust this information is helpful. If you have any concerns about this response please contact
[Wellington City Council request email]. Alternatively, you are advised of your right to raise any concerns
with the Office of the Ombudsman at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Laura McIlhone
Advisor
Official Information & Privacy
Wellington City Council