Pursuant to clause 10A(2) of Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002, I hereby give notice of my intention to set a levy on local authorities to recover the costs of the Remuneration Authority incurred in making determinations under clause 6 of Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002 in the 2006/2007 financial year.
The amount of that levy, which has been calculated in accordance with the Local Government (Remuneration Authority Levies) Regulations 2005, is set out below:
Name 2006/2007 RecoveryIncludes GST$
Auckland City Council 7,594.07
Christchurch City Council 7,594.07
Dunedin City Council 5,477.06
Hamilton City Council 4,904.54
Hutt City Council 4,060.64
Manukau City Council 7,594.07
North Shore City Council 6,775.43
Papakura District Council 2,257.72
Porirua City Council 2,721.17
Rodney District Council 4,598.59
Tauranga City Council 4,374.58
Upper Hutt City Council 2,330.22
Waitakere City Council 7,108.43
Wellington City Council 7,594.07
Auckland Regional Council 7,594.07
Bay of Plenty Regional Council 3,122.34
Canterbury Regional Council 4,461.98
Hawkes Bay Regional Council 2,355.17
Manawatu–Wanganui Regional Council 2,707.15
Northland Regional Council 1,983.95
Otago Regional Council 2,182.74
Southland Regional Council 2,126.17
Taranaki Regional Council 1,864.50
Waikato Regional Council 3,728.93
Wellington Regional Council 5,848.65
West Coast Regional Council 1,950.52
Ashburton District Council 2,143.21
Far North District Council 3,254.37
Franklin District Council 2,933.49
Gisborne District Council 3,115.43
Hastings District Council 3,346.14
Horowhenua District Council 2,059.79
Invercargill City Council 3,084.54
Kapiti Coast District Council 2,625.31
Marlborough District Council 3,112.51
Manawatu District Council 2,424.59
Masterton District Council 2,110.02
Matamata–Piako District Council 2,310.78
Napier City Council 3,057.15
Nelson City Council 2,869.69
New Plymouth District Council 3,761.35
Palmerston North City Council 3,885.85
Queenstown–Lakes District Council 2,631.14
Rotorua District Council 3,585.67
Selwyn District Council 2,330.57
South Taranaki District Council 2,359.00
South Waikato District Council 2,049.12
Southland District Council 2,633.08
Tasman District Council 3,169.89
Taupo District Council 2,936.65
Thames–Coromandel District Council 2,800.76
Timaru District Council 2,673.14
Waikato District Council 2,565.23
Waimakariri District Council 2,476.58
Waipa District Council 2,507.16
Waitaki District Council 2,230.99
Wanganui District Council 3,045.77
Western Bay of Plenty District Council 2,547.01
Whakatane District Council 2,755.48
Whangarei District Council 4,000.22
Buller District Council 1,994.14
Carterton District Council 1,520.09
Central Hawkes Bay District Council 1,946.14
Central Otago District Council 1,579.96
Chatham Islands Council 0.00
Clutha District Council 2,147.54
Gore District Council 1,845.59
Grey District Council 1,953.37
Hauraki District Council 2,163.79
Hurunui District Council 2,035.54
Kaikoura District Council 1,520.09
Kaipara District Council 2,374.82
Kawerau District Council 1,520.09
Mackenzie District Council 1,520.09
Opotiki District Council 1,735.70
Otorohanga District Council 1,828.01
Rangitikei District Council 2,131.55
Ruapehu District Council 2,127.52
South Wairarapa District Council 1,838.37
Stratford District Council 1,759.95
Tararua District Council 2,248.20
Waimate District Council 1,520.09
Wairoa District Council 1,982.68
Waitomo District Council 1,968.04
Westland District Council 1,810.91
Total 255,374.74
Dated at Wellington this 18th day of September 2007.
HON. RUTH DYSON, Minister of Labour.