Alcohol Licensing for On, Off and Club Licenses
Reihana waipiro o runga, o waho, reihana karapu hoki
The sale of alcohol to any member of the public requires a licence under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.
The type of licence you need depends on the type of activity or business you will be undertaking. Look at the following situations to find out what licence type applies to your activity (more than 1 licence type may apply):
Situation: | Licence type: |
Premises that sell and supply alcohol, e.g: | ON licence |
Premises that supply alcohol: Bottle store, grocery store, supermarket, auctioneer, mail order business, online business, brewery, winery (alcohol is consumed away from the place of purchase) | OFF licence |
Clubs that sell and supply alcohol, e.g: | CLUB licence |
Events or special occasions where alcohol is | |
Food and wine show, market stall at fair or gala where wine or beer is sold by bottle unopened for consumption off-site | |
Buying an existing business that sells alcohol | TEMPORARY AUTHORITY |
Click here to apply for an Alcohol Licence.
Timeframes
Applications take at least 20 working days to process. (This timeframe excludes Agency Reporting times as well as any objections to an application).
Fees and charges (2024/25)
The alcohol licensing fees are set at a national level by the Government.
Important details to note are:
- An annual fee is payable on the anniversary of your premise licence.
- Licences for premises are based on a cost/risk-based approach for alcohol licensing fees.
Click here to calculate your weighting amount for your premises and then use that to establish which risk category your premises fits into. Once calculated, please refer to the alcohol licensing fees below.
Liquor Licence Application - Very Low | $368.00 |
Liquor Licence Application - Low | $609.50 |
Liquor Licence Application - Medium | $816.50 |
Liquor Licence Application - High | $1,023.50 |
Liquor Licence Application - Very High | $1,207.50 |
Liquor Licence Annual Fee - Very Low | $161.00 |
Liquor Licence Annual Fee - Low | $391.00 |
Liquor Licence Annual Fee - Medium | $632.50 |
Liquor Licence Annual Fee - High | $1,035.00 |
Liquor Licence Annual Fee - Very High | $1,437.50 |
| Special Licence Application - Small | $63.25 |
| Special Licence Application - Medium | $207.00 |
| Special Licence Application - Large | $575.00 |
| Manager's Certificate Application | $316.25 |
Temporary Authority | $296.70 |
| Temporary Licence | $296.70 |
| Chartered Club Licence | $632.50 |
| Extract of DLC Register | $57.50 |
For any enquiries, email or call (06) 278 0555 or 0800 111 323.
