Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 18, 2022 3:53:05 GMT 12
MORE MĀORI LAND TO BE FREE FROM RATES
A range of Māori land will be free from rates in New Plymouth if district councillors approve a revamp of the current rules.
Current council rules say rates can be cancelled on Māori freehold land that is unoccupied, multiple-owned and produces no income.
But the Government has changed the Local Government Act, making such unused land non-rateable in the first place, and requiring councils to overhaul their rating of Māori land.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/469336/more-maori-land-to-be-free-from-rates
A range of Māori land will be free from rates in New Plymouth if district councillors approve a revamp of the current rules.
Current council rules say rates can be cancelled on Māori freehold land that is unoccupied, multiple-owned and produces no income.
But the Government has changed the Local Government Act, making such unused land non-rateable in the first place, and requiring councils to overhaul their rating of Māori land.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/469336/more-maori-land-to-be-free-from-rates