Make a payment
Pay in person
Cash, EFTPOS, and credit/debit cards can be used to make payments in any of our offices.
Please note that using a credit card will incur a convenience fee charged by the credit card and merchant service providers. The credit card surcharges for each for these cards are:
- Visa: $1.46 per transaction
- MasterCard: 2% per transaction
Office locations:
- 101 Bank Street, Te Awamutu
- 23 Wilson Street, Cambridge
Find more information on our Contact Us page for our office opening hours.
EasyPay (direct debit) for rates and debtor accounts
Pay by internet banking
Bank account name: Waipa District Council
Bank: ASB Hamilton
Bank account number: 12 3122 0084701 01 (or 03 for dog payments)
Particulars: Property rates, water rates, debtor account, dog registration, planning, building, health and alcohol.
Code: Property ID, invoice account number, property address, application ID.
Reference: Your surname/company name, applicant details.
Swift code (for overseas payments): BKNZNZ 22
Account2Account is supported by the following banks: ANZ, ASB, BNZ, Kiwibank, The Co-Operative Bank, TSB, and Westpac.
It's crucial that you use the correct information in the particulars, reference, and code fields as Council processes many different payments for a various of services.
| Particulars | Code | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Rates | Property ID or assessment number | Your surname/company name |
| Water | WB - followed by Property ID | Your surname/company name |
| Debtors | Debtor account number | Your surname/company name |
| Infringement | Infringement ID e.g. D** or P** | Your surname/company name |
| Pool inspection | Property address | Your surname |
| Dogs* | Animal ID | Surname of dog owner |
| Planning | Application ID e.g. LU/****/** | Your surname/company name or applicant details |
| Building | Application ID e.g. BC/****/** | Your surname/company name or applicant details |
| Health and alcohol | Application ID e.g. FDA000***, CERT/****/***, 16/CL/000/***, 16/SP/000/*** | Your surname/company name |
*Payments for dog registrations are to be made to this account: 12 3122 0084701 03
Credit and debit cards online payments
What you need to know about online credit/debit card payments:
- There is a surcharge of 2.2% on Visa, MasterCard and debit card per transaction.
- We don’t retain any part of the surcharge fee. We will receive the initial fee as part of the total payment amount but then pay the entire fee to the merchant services provider.
- If the payment is made using a credit/debit card issued outside of New Zealand, any currency conversion will be done according to the terms of conditions of card. There may be currency conversion fees charged by your card issuer.
- Transactions are processed within two working days of the payment.
- Please contact us regarding refunds for overpayments or incorrect payments.
- If you wish to receive your invoices via email, you can fill out the Change of Address form online.