Holiday alert: Please note that kerbside collections between 25-27 December and 1-3 January will be pushed out a day (even recyclers need a holiday). For more on Rubbish & Recycling in our district, see our dedicated webpage.

Council offices will close at midday Wednesday 24 December 2025 and reopen 8.00am Monday 5 January 2026. For urgent issues, call us on 03 441 0499 (Queenstown) or 03 443 0024 (Wānaka). For non-urgent issues, please us the Snap Send Solve App. We hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Alcohol licence fee calculator

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We calculate the fee payable based on the information you provide on the registration application form, not the information entered into this calculator. No information that you provide while using the calculator is recorded, saved or otherwise used by Queenstown Lakes District Council.

Calculate your licence fees

To calculate your alcohol licence fees, please click below.

Alcohol Licence Fee Calculator

Fees overview

On-licences, off-licences and club licences incur two main fees - application fees and annual fees.

The application fee is payable whenever an application is lodged: for a new licence, to renew a licence, or to vary the conditions of an existing licence. An application to renew and vary a licence is only charged one application fee.

Annual fees are paid in advance, for the following 12 months. The initial annual fees take effect from the day the licence is issued, and thereafter are due each year on the anniversary of the licence.

In addition to both of the above, a supplementary compliance certificate fee of $285 is payable for all new licence and variation applications. This is to cover the additional costs incurred of having the application checked by the QLDC Building and Planning teams, to ensure the application meets requirements of the Natural and Built Environment Act 2023 and of the building code (s.100(f)).