Holiday alert: Please note that kerbside collections between 25-27 December and 1-3 January will be pushed out a day (even recyclers need a holiday). For more on Rubbish & Recycling in our district, see our dedicated webpage.

Council offices will close at midday Wednesday 24 December 2025 and reopen 8.00am Monday 5 January 2026. For urgent issues, call us on 03 441 0499 (Queenstown) or 03 443 0024 (Wānaka). For non-urgent issues, please us the Snap Send Solve App. We hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Environmental Health

Environmental Health user fees and charges for 2025/2026.

Area Cost*
Food Act Fees  
Registrations  
Food Control Plan $300.00
National Programmes $300.00
Multi-Site $300.00
Domestic Food Business Levy $78.78
Audits - Frequency is based upon Performance
National Programmes 
Risk Category one (Limitation 5 hrs) $745.00
Risk Category two and three (Limitation 5 hrs) $745.00
Food Control Plan (Limitation 6 hrs) $895.00
Multi Sites: Food Control Plan or National Programme - Single site + Hourly rate for additional sites
Food Act 2014 Hourly Rate $150.00
Food Act 2014 Hourly Rate Enforcement $150.00
Health Registrations
Campgrounds (New and Renewal) Limitation 3 hrs $410.00
Transfer $75.00
Funeral Parlours (New and Renewal) Limitation 2 hrs 15 min $310.00
Transfer $75.00
Offensive Trades (New and Renewal) Limitation 2 hrs 15 $310.00
Transfer $75.00
Environmental Health Rate including Enforcement  $150.00
Late Payment Follow up (Hourly Rate) $150.00
Other chargable work - e.g. RMA, Events, Building Act $150.00


*Includes GST