Business Rating Policy
Information request to Auckland Council for business differential factors and the rating policy method used for business properties since 1 January 2013.
Editor's note (19 October 2026): this request was sent citing the Official Information Act 1982. Requests to Auckland Council are governed by the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA), which sets the same 20-working-day limit.
Dear Chief Executive, Pursuant to the Official Information Act 1982 I request the following: Business Differential Factors and Rating Policy Methodology Definitions: “Business-rated properties” or “business properties” means all properties categorised by the Council as business, commercial, industrial, or mixed-use business (including any short-term accommodation properties rated partly or fully as business).
The differential factor(s) applied to business-rated properties for the general rate in each year in the period, and any changes made. Any documents, reports, models, resolutions, or analyses (from 1 January 2013 to date) explaining how the business differential or share target is calculated, maintained, or was subject to phased reduction (including funding impact statements from LTPs/Annual Plans).
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Written by Mark Pervan, Director, City Builders Association Limited
Mark Pervan is the founder and director of City Builders Association Limited, an Auckland civic think tank funded solely by membership. He has run manufacturing plants, with global sourcing and supply chain management in the same role, and has been project manager on multiple commercial and residential building projects. He was also responsible for product design and development across multiple mediums, and served as sales and marketing manager. He is a company director and business owner, including as a director of Idea Foundry. He served three years as an elected member of the Puketāpapa Local Board (2022–2025) and was a council candidate for the Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward of Auckland Council.
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