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Ratepayer’s Report is produced annually by the Taxpayers’ Union for all New Zealanders to see how their local councils compare. Data is gathered from the most recently published annual report (year ended 30 June 2025) and requests for information filed under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.

'Council Group' means the council and the wider group of entities it owns or has a significant interest in, including council-controlled organisations (CCOs), port companies, and other shareholdings, whether or not those entities are formally classified as CCOs. In many cases, a council operates as a single reporting entity and there is no 'group'. Where no group data exists in our dataset, this has been recorded as “unavailable”. More information about the methodology is available here.