Alcohol Application Public Notices

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Applications for alcohol licences are publicly notified below.

From 31 August 2023, anyone can object to an application for a licence, licence renewal, variation of licence conditions or special licence, with narrow exceptions for trade competitors and their surrogates. Objections must be received within 25 working days* of the notice being published.

Current Public Notices

The following table lists the currently notified alcohol licence applications.

Applicant / Licensee Trading Name Premises Address Nature of Business Application Type Last Date for Public Objection Full Public Notice
HWB Limited Gents Barbershop First Floor, 35 Shotover Street, Queenstown Barbershop Renewal On 02/12/2025 Click here
Freedom Tourism Limited The Bull 5 Earl Street, Queenstown Restaurant New On 28/11/2025 Click here
QNJ NZ Limited Queenstown Wharf Bar Steamer Wharf, Unit 3, 88 beach Street, Queenstown Tavern New On 28/11/2025 Click here
Kanu Holdings Limited Madam Woo 5 Ballarat Street, Queenstown Restaurant Renewal & Variation On 28/11/2025 Click here
Hawkesbury Estates Limited Hawkesbury Estates 69 Maxwell Road, Wānaka Cellar Door Renewal Off 28/11/2025 Click here
The Pataphysical T-shirt or Lotion Company Limited  Dorothy Brown Cinema & Bar 18 Buckingham Street, Arrowtown Cinema New On 27/11/2025 Click here
Cade Inc. Limited Smiths Craft Beer House Level 1, 53 Shotover Street, Queenstown Tavern Renewal On & Off 26/11/2025 Click here
Stepps Limited Retro's 29 Ballarat Street, Queenstown Tavern Variation On 24/11/2025 Click here
88 Queenstown Limited Mapo88 3 Searle Lane, Queenstown Restaurant Renewal On 21/11/2025 Click here
Queenstown Catering Limited Queenstown Catering Unit 9, 174 Glenda Drive, Frankton Caterer Renewal On 21/11/2025 Click here
Wrightwild Limited FreshChoice Queenstown 64 Gorge Road, Queenstown Supermarket Renewal Off 19/11/2025 Click here
Lakeside Palace Chinese Restaurant 2015 Limited Lakeside Palace Chinese Restaurant 3 Rees Street, Queenstown Restaurant Renewal On 18/11/2025 Click here
Golden Arrow Limited Arrowtown Four Square 32 Adamson Drive, Arrowtown Grocery Store Renewal Off 17/11/2025 Click here
General Distributors Limited Woolworths Queenstown 30 Grant Road, Frankton, Queenstown Supermarket Renewal Off 13/11/2025 Click here
Makarora Country Cafe and Camp Limited Makarora Country Cafe and Camp 5507 Makarora-Lake Hawea Road, Makarora, 9382 Other Premises Renewal On 10/11/2025 Click here
Quartz Commercial Group Limited Lake Hawea Hotel 1 Capell Avenue, Lake Hāwea Hotel Variation On 07/11/2025 Click here
Otago Viticulture & Oenology Limited Brennan Wines 86 Gibbston Back Road, Gibbtson Cellar Door Renewal On & Off 05/11/2025 Click here
Ascott Holdings Limited Fresh Choice Lake Hawea 5-7 Bodkin Street, Lake Hāwea Grocery Store Renewal Off 03/11/2025 Click here
Knife Block Queenstown Limited Knife Block Queenstown Limited 35 Brecon Street, Queenstown  Restaurant New On 30/10/2025 Click here
Jackfoot Limited Muttonbird First Floor, 33 Ardmore Street, Wānaka Restaurant Renewal On 29/10/2025 Click here
Air New Zealand Limited Air New Zealand Lounge First Floor, Queenstown Airport, Lucas Place, Frankton, Queenstown Lounge Cafe Bar Renewal On 28/10/2025 Click here
Glen Dene Holdings Limited The Camp 1208 Makarora-Lake Hāwea Road, Lake Hāwea Hotel Renewal & Variation On & Renewal Off 28/10/2025 Click here

 

Requirements for alcohol licence applications

Applications for premises alcohol licences (new, renewal or variation) need to be publicly notified. Public notices for all applications in the Queenstown Lakes district are published online above.

Licensees (‘applicants’) are also required to display a copy of the public notice at the front of the premises, so it can be viewed from the outside.

Anyone can object to an application for a licence, licence renewal, variation of licence conditions or special licence, with narrow exceptions for trade competitors and their surrogates. Any objections must be made within 25 working days* of the public notice being published.

Click here for useful information in regards to objecting to a licence, the process, and what to expect.

If you have a query about an application, a public notice, or the notification process, please contact the Alcohol Licensing Team on (03) 441 0499.

*Working day

In accordance with s.5 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012, a working day means a day of the week other than—

(a)  a Saturday, a Sunday, Waitangi Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, the Sovereign's birthday, Te Rā Aro ki a Matariki/Matariki Observance Day and Labour Day; and

(b)  if Waitangi Day or Anzac Day falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, the following Monday; and

(c)  a day in the period commencing on 20 December in any year and ending with 15 January in the following year.

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