Policies provide a framework for clear and consistent Council decision making. Councils are required under legislation to adopt policies on certain issues and may also choose to make policies on other matters as necessary.
Kawerau District Council policies that have recently been reviewed are available on this page. Others are available in hard copy from the District Office.
- Backflow Prevention (2019)
- Board Venues (2017)
- Cemetery Memorials, Ornamentation and Multiple Interments (2019)
- Community Awards (2020)
- Dangerous and Insanitary Buildings (2024)
- Dog Control (2019)
- Elected Members Remuneration Policy (2023/24)
- Election Signs (2022)
- Financial Contributions Policy 2021
- Fraud and Corruption Policy 2023
- Gambling Venues (2017)
- Graffiti Vandalism (2016)
- Investment and Liability Management Policies 2021
- Library Membership (2010)
- Local Alcohol (2016)
- Management of Street Trees (2016)
- Methamphetamine Building Contaminations (2016)
- Naming Policy (2024)
- Public Communications by Elected Members in a Pre-Election Period (2022)
- Rates Remissions for High Value Properties
- Rates Relief for Farm Properties
- Rates Remission and Postponement for Māori Freehold Land
- Significance and Engagement (2021)
- Smoke-Free Public Places (2020)
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