Land values were revalued every three years to help councils set rates. The cost of land had risen by about 25 per cent in Marlborough, between 2017 and 2020.
Ratepayers in Blenheim, Picton, Grovetown and Ngakuta Bay were the worst hit by the “major valuation movements”, with some staring down the barrel of a 15.6 per cent increase.
Fletcher said one of the council's benchmark properties in Blenheim was set to face a 10.5 per cent rates rise this year after its land rose 46 per cent in value, from $185,000 to $270,000. This was $290 more in rates than last year.
A benchmark Grovetown property was getting a 15.6 per cent hike.