As a Regional Council, Greater Wellington is responsible for looking after health of our environment including our forests, rivers, waterways, and native ecosystems. We also look after the health of our community by providing accessible public transport and partnering across the Wellington Region to address climate change, promote economic development and provide emergency response.
We are working together to create an extraordinary region, with a thriving environment, connected communities and a resilient future.
Mō āu rēti | About your rates
Your rates help fund essential services and projects under the 2024-34 Long Term Plan. While inflation and borrowing costs appear to be easing for 2025-26, we continue to face new challenges including reduced government funding and ongoing cost-of-living pressures. To balance essential services within a tight budget, we have reviewed our work programmes, and propose to either delay or scale back activities in certain areas. This would lower the average regional rates increase for 2025/26 from 14.5% to 9.72%. Learn more about the proposed changes. (PDF 846 KB)
The table below shows the average Wellington City rates, but your individual rates may vary based on local factors which means that your rates bill is likely to differ from that of the regional average and/or your neighbour’s. For a personalised estimate, visit our rates calculator.
| Wellington City Average Rates | Average Value 2025/26 | Average increase per annum | Average increase per week | Increase % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential (incl. GST) | Wellington City | $1,198.88 | $21.16 | $0.41 | 1.8% |
| Business (excl. GST) |
Wellington City | $2,815.05 | $253.58 | $4.88 | 9.9% |
| Wellington City – CBD | $16,720.06 | $1,455.46 | $27.99 | 9.5% | |
| Rural (excl. GST) | Wellington City | $903.94 | $138.26 | $2.66 | 18.1% |
Te mahi tahi ki ngā mana whenua | Partnership with mana whenua
Greater Wellington is committed to evolving our partnership with mana whenua. As trust and understanding grow, we recognise the need to shift from embedding te ao Māori ourselves to enabling mana whenua to lead. This approach will guide whaitua design, delivery, and evaluation, ensuring our work aligns with iwi priorities, and builds on over 30 years of partnership. Our focus will be ensuring that the work we do supports the intergenerational aspirations of iwi within their rohe. This includes doing our part to support the success of existing and future treaty settlements [and emerging Post Settlement Governance Entities].
Ko ā mātou mahi mō Te Whanganui-a-Tara me tō tātou rohe hei te 2025/26 | What we have planned for Wellington City and our region in 2025/26
- Continuing to deliver a safe and reliable public transport network.
- Progressing the Lower North Island Rail Integrated Mobility programme, which will replace the aging trains on the Manawatū and Wairarapa lines.
- Progressing customer centric public transport technology including the national ticketing solution and Real Time Information upgrades.
- Protecting our taonga from the impact of pests throughout the rohe.
- Continuing restoration planting across our regional parks.
- Enhancing marine biosecurity; and improving harbour safety.
- Protecting waterways through planting, water quality monitoring, and landowner support.
- Providing bulk water services.
- Enabling and supporting regional collaboration that supports the implementation priorities of Te Matarau a Māui -the regions Māori economic development agency.
- Implementing the Whaitua Programmes for freshwater and environmental goals, working with communities, mana whenua, and local councils.
- Working with Wellington City Council for aligned decision-making on freshwater and environmental outcomes.
- Development of initial stage of a new electric bus depot in Miramar (Kauri St), to provide parking and charging for new electric buses. Stage One will provide space for 68 buses, maintenance, and staff facilities.
- Commence development of a new Stop D in Johnsonville to meet demand and improve transport resilience.
- Commencing implementation of design for the Harbour Quays rapid transit bus corridor and implementing Route 2 capacity improvements.
Get in touch
- Phone:
- 0800 496 734
- Email:
- info@gw.govt.nz