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Farmers question Hastings’ working dog fee increases

Reading Time: 2 minutes Hastings District Council is in the doghouse with farmers over a 50% hike in fees for working dogs in the last six years.  “In 2020/21 the council’s fee for a working dog was $48. The fee for the current year has just been set at $72,” Federated Farmers Hawke’s Bay president Anthea Yule says.  “The charge for non-working dogs, now $144, has only increased 30% over the same period.  “We think an unfair bite is being put on…
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farmersweekly.co.nz broke the news on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
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