Applying for trade waste consent
Your business needs a consent to discharge trade waste into our public wastewater network.
Currently there are different application forms for different council areas. We will work to align processes but for now please look for your council area below:
Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt
Porirua
Apply online through the MyPorirua customer portal.
More information on applying can be found on the Porirua City Council trade waste page.
Wellington
Submit the form to tradewaste@tiakiwai.co.nz
Fees and charges
Businesses pay fees and charges to cover the costs of managing trade waste.
Fees and charges are set in the Tiaki Wai Pricing policy. Charges vary between council boundaries depending on conditions, requirements and other factors related to each bylaw. All charges are stated inclusive of GST.
Tradewaste consent fees
|
Fee Type |
Description | Upper Hutt City |
Hutt City | Wellington City |
Porirua City |
|
Application |
Initial trade waste application | $113.00 | $113.00 | $254.00 | $301.00 |
|
Annual |
Class 1 – High Risk | $1,951.00 | $1,951.00 | $2,537.00 | $2,998.00 |
|
Annual |
Class 2 – Moderate Risk |
$991.00 | $991.00 | $1,268.00 | $1,494.00 |
|
Annual |
Class 3 – Low Risk (including Grease Converters) | $549.00 | $549.00 | $446.00 | $501.00 |
|
Annual |
Class 4 – Minimal Risk (includes |
$298.00 | $298.00 | $183.00 | $218.00 |
|
Annual |
Class 5 – Minimal Risk / Low Flow / Shared Trap per Premise |
$144.00 | $144.00 | $94.00 | – |
|
Conditional |
Conditional consent required | $190.00 | $190.00 | – | – |
| Penalty Fee | Late payment fee | $118.00 | $118.00 | $118.00 | $118.00 |
|
Time-based |
Additional inspection time (per hour) | $178.00 | $178.00 | $178.00 | $178.00 |
|
Breach of |
Fee associated with breach of consent conditions | $178.00 | $178.00 | $178.00 | $178.00 |
Volumetric trade waste charges
Volumetric charges 2026-2027 (no volumetric charging for Porirua City)
| Hutt City and Upper Hutt City | Wellington City |
|
Volumetric charge – Flow $0.62 per m3 Suspended Solids charge $1.34 per kg COD (Chemical oxygen demand) $0.46 per kg |
Volumetric charge – Flow 100m3 per day $0.46 per m3 Volumetric charge – Flow 100 – 7,000m3 per day $0.21 per m3 Volumetric charge – Flow above 7,000m3/day $1.41 per m3 Suspended Solids charge up to 1.575kg per day $0.47 per m3 Suspended Solids charge above 1.575kg per day $0.84 per m3 BOD (Biochemical oxygen demand) charge up to 3.15kg BOD (Biochemical oxygen demand) charge above 3.15kg per day $1.07 per m3 |