You can pay your Tauranga City Council rates in person or online.
Paying with cash?
From 31 March 2025, Tauranga City Council will no longer accept cash as a form of payment. Come see our friendly staff at your local Library Community Hub and they can help you set up a different payment method. And if you prefer to continue paying with cash, you can do so in participating post shops.
For more information visit www.tauranga.govt.nz/cashless.
In person
Council service is available at all of our libraries to help you with a rates rebate application, enquiries, and payments.
- Tauranga Library, He Puna Manawa: 21 Devonport Road: 9.30am - 5pm Monday to Friday
- Pāpāmoa Library, 15 Gravatt Road: 9.30am - 12pm and 1pm - 5pm, Monday to Friday
- Greerton Library, 139 Greerton Road: 9.30am - 12pm and 1pm - 5pm, Monday to Friday
- Mount Library, 398 Maunganui Road: 9.30am - 12pm and 1pm - 5pm, Monday to Friday
Payments can be made by EFTPOS, debit and credit card. Surcharge applies for Paywave and credit card (1.3%).
Payment kiosks
Payment kiosks are available to make payments for property and water rates, dog registration, parking fines, library fees and more. This self-service option provides a user-friendly, height-adjustable touchscreen with simple step-by-step instructions.
- Tauranga Library, He Puna Manawa, 21 Devonport Road: 9.30am - 5pm Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 4pm Saturday and Sunday
- Pāpāmoa Library, 15 Gravatt Road: 9.30am - 5pm Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 4pm Saturday and Sunday
Payments can be made by EFTPOS, debit or credit card.
NZ Post Shops
You can pay your rates and water rates bills (as well as parking fines and single dog registration fees) in Post Shops with bill pay – there are seven in Tauranga. Payments can be made by EFTPOS or cash.
Remember to take your documentation (e.g. your rates or water rates bill) with you.
- NZ Post Tauranga, 54 Sixth Avenue, Tauranga Central
- NZ Post Pāpāmoa Paper Plus Pāpāmoa: 7 Gravatt Road, Pāpāmoa Beach
- NZ Post Greerton Unichem Greerton Pharmacy, 221 Chadwick Road, Greerton
- NZ Post Mount Maunganui South Mount Post, 517 Maunganui Road, Mount Maunganui
- NZ Post Cherrywood Cherrywood Variety Store, 32 Cherrywood Drive, Ōtūmoetai
- NZ Post Brookfield Unichem Brookfield Pharmacy, 81 Bellevue Road, Brookfield
- NZ Post Bethlehem Paper Plus, Bethlehem, 19 Bethlehem Road, Bethlehem
Other options
By direct debit
You can setup a direct debit online and take the hassle out of receiving late payment penalties.
Internet banking
Making payments via internet banking means you can pay your bills from the comfort of your own home or out and about on your mobile phone. POLi internet banking – pay straight from your bank account, with no surcharge.
Receive your rates invoices by email
Online
You can pay your rates online. Note: If you choose to pay by debit or credit card there is a surcharge of 1.3% payable.
Pay property rates online