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Food Premises Fees & ChargesNgā Utu Wāhi Kai
In this section you'll find all the information you need to know about the fees and charges associated with opening or running your food business in our district.
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Food Premises
Food Premises Fees and Charges approved for 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.
All fees and charges are inclusive of GST (except as noted *).
| All Registration Types | Fee (incl GST) |
|---|---|
| All Administration & Verification Activities | |
| Note: including pre-registration assistance, scheduled and unscheduled or unannounced verification, annual audit/verification, reporting, non-conformance visits and any activity not specified in the schedule below. | |
| Within Ōtorohanga District | $185.00 per hour, plus $1.20 per km |
| Outside Ōtorohanga District | $220.00 per, hour plus $1.20 per km |
| Cancellation of scheduled verification (audit) within 24 hours OR key personnel not available for the verification. | $185.00 |
| Staff Time General - first half hour at no charge. More than half hour time at hourly rate or part thereof. | Actual staff time cost |
| Template Food Control Plans | |
| Note: plus hourly rate after first hour | |
| Application for Registration of a template Food Control Plan | $450.00 |
| Application for Renewal of registration of a template Food Control Plan | $360.00 |
| Application for a Significant Amendment [section 45(3)] of registration of template Food Control Plan, OR move from Food Control Plan to National Programme during registration year. | $150.00 |
| Application for a Minor Amendment [section 45(2)] of registration of template Food Control Plan | $75.00 |
| Voluntary Suspension of Food Control Plan | $85.00 |
| Copies of Food Control Plan folder and documents | $25.00 |
| National Programmes | |
| Note: plus hourly rate after first hour | |
| Application for Registration of National Programme | $450.00 |
| Application for Renewal of registration of National Programme | $360.00 |
| Application for a Significant Amendment [section 81] of registration of National Programme, OR move from National Programme to Food Control Plan during the registration period. | $150.00 |
| Voluntary Suspension of National Programme | $85.00 |
| Compliance Monitoring | |
| Issue of Improvement Notice, OR Review of an Improvement Notice | $175.00 |
| Application for Statement of Compliance | $175.00 |
| General Inspection Fee | $150.00 |
| MPI Domestic Food Business Levy | |
| Domestic Food Business Levy (annual fee - from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026) | $66.13 |
| Council collection fee for the Domestic Food Business Levy on behalf of MPI | $12.65 |