Port Charges

The Chatham Islands relies on shipping for essential resources, like diesel for the electricity grid and fuel for air services.

The main port is at Waitangi and features:

a 163-metre breakwater made of 4000 interlocking concrete blocks, designed to protect the wharf from the impact of incoming waves
10,700 square metres of port area
a 90-metre long cargo wharf
a 35 metre fishermen’s wharf
water tanks for 100 cattle.

Waitangi Wharf Coastal Process Monitoring Report Tonkin + Taylor December 2020 [PDF, 16 MB]

The Council also has wharves at Owenga, Kaingaroa, Port Hutt and Flower Pot on Pitt Island.

Port charges are payable to the Chatham Islands Council - via online banking, telephone banking, post, or in person. Please refer to the Your Rates page for more information on these payment options.

Fee Type	Description	2023/24 Fee GST Inclusive
Waitangi	Per year	$3,630
Owenga	Per year	$3,025
Kaingaroa	Per year	$2,418
Port Hutt	Per year	$2,418
Flower Pot	Per year	$607
Permission of Harbourmaster – Oil Tanker		$122
Application for Exemption		$73
Application for Suspension		$303
Application for Reservation		$303

Cruise ship charges

Cruise ships are charged $44 per passenger, per visit.

Cruise ship charges are payable to the Chatham Islands Council - via online banking, telephone banking, post, or in person. Please refer to the Your Rates page for more information on these payment options.