Fees and charges
The Westport Harbour fees and charges schedule is reviewed annually and notified in Buller District Council's Annual Plan.
The listed fees and charges are effective from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024 and are inclusive of GST.
Fees and charges
(All fees are inclusive of GST. Per day rates - minimum 24 hours)
- Special Soundings (at the request of Ship’s Master or Agent) Monday-Friday (0700 hrs - 1800 hrs) - $460.00 per hour or part thereof
- All other times - $667 per hour for the first hour; and $350 per hour for the second and subsequent hours or part thereof.
Harbour Master boat assistance
- Per hour for the first hour - $667.00
- Per hour for the second and subsequent hours or part thereof - $350.00
- Advertisements - Actual cost
- Fish - $9.45per metric ton or part thereof (minimum $40.00)
- Other commodities - Price by request
- Vessels that are not commercial fishing vessels and do not have a permanent berth - A daily charge of $2.75 per metre or part metre of the overall length of the vessel with a minimum charge of $31.31 per day
- Fishing charter vessel - A daily charge of $3.60 per metre or part metre of the overall length of the vessel
- Commercial fishing vessel 20m (LOA) and over - $299.00 per entry (includes entry/advisory fee) plus $3.05 per metre per day
- A vessel requiring a ‘layup’ berth - A monthly charge of $46.00 per metre or part metre of the overall length of the vessel payable in advance plus any costs involved in the supply of three phase or other shore power
- All other permanent berth holders
- An annual charge of $195.60 per metre or part metre of the overall length of the vessel
- An annual charge of $115 per metre or part metre of the overall length of the vessel for pole mooring (non powered)
- Six-months tuna special - The rate is $97.75 per boat metre or part metre This allows the vessel to be tied up as many times as desired between 1 Jan and 30 June in any one season.
(Note a six month rate will be applied to annual and floating berth holders from July to December 2022 inclusive).
- Monday-Friday (0700 hrs - 1800 hrs) - $90.00 per hour, per person
- All other times - $120.00 per hour, per person (Minimum charge - 1 hour per person)
- Punt hire - $37.50 per hour
- Haulage (up/down) - $900.00 minimum charge (this includes 5 days applicable cradle charge)
- Daily cradle charge - $150.00 per day
- Electricity connection fee - $48.00
- Electricity (metered supply charge) - $1.50 per kWh (a cleaning fee of up to $500.00 will be charged if the site is left untidy)
- Replacement Card - $75.00 per card.