Environmental Health Services fees and charges

Here are the fees we charge for Environmental Health Services, including inspections, permits and licences.

All fees and charges include GST. Effective 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.

Fees and charges 2025-26

To keep our services running smoothly, some fees and charges will increase from 1 July this year.

Elected members are currently considering submissions on revised fees for trade waste, planning, and miscellaneous services.

Council approved all other fees and charges for the year ahead at its meeting on 12 February 2025.

Excerpt from Council report: Fees & Charges 2025-26(PDF, 634KB)

Environmental health charges are imposed under Regulation 7 of the Health (Registration of Premises) Regulations 1966 to recover the cost to the Palmerston North City Council of providing environmental health services.

Fixed charges

These charges cover the standard cost to Council in carrying out the work listed. However, additional charges may apply depending on the circumstances, such as additional inspections, change of ownership or interpretation services that may be incurred by the Council during or after processing the application, or carrying out related inspections.

Work type

Discounted fee if paid in July 2024

Standard fee

Annual health licence for hairdressers

$202

$303

Annual inspection of camping grounds

$511

$766.50

Annual inspection of mortuaries

$511

$766.50

Annual inspection for offensive trades

$511

$766.50

Activity fees

Fee per activity

Mobile trader food permit

$241

Mobile trader non-food permit

$129

Event or festival food inspections

At cost of officer's time per hour (event or festival organisers are responsible for inspection costs)

Amusement device inspection fee

$11.50 (plus officer's time for inspection)

Change of ownership for health licence

$257

Change of ownership for hairdresser

$128

Other fees

These fees may be applicable to an application or inspection, or may be applied as a single charge.

Work type

Fee

Hairdressers: additional inspection

At cost of officer's time per hour

Setting up premises inspection(s)

At cost of officer's time per hour

Interpretation service

Actual cost plus 10% to cover Council administration costs

Inspections for tank removal or installation

At cost of officer's time per hour

Charges for Council staff

Council officers

Rate per hour (or part thereof)

Environmental Health Officer

$223

Administration staff

$144

Team Leader, Business Support

$219

Manager, Environmental Protection

$275

General Manager

$294

The environmental protection manager is authorised to remit, reduce or refund any of these fees or part of a fee in any particular case where there are special grounds for doing so.