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 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
Coal Pit Wines Limited Coal Pit Wines 121 Coal Pit Road, Gibbston Cellar Door New On 20/02/2026 Click here
Continuum Hotel Limited Novotel Queenstown Lakeside 2-22 Earl Street, Queenstown Hotel Renewal On 20/02/2026 Click here
Fibs Limited Woodys Sports Bar and Rove Bar & Eatery 33 & 37 Ardmore Street, Wānaka Tavern Renewal On 20/02/2026 Click here
Wanaka Liquor Limited Liquorland Three Parks Sir Tim Wallis Drive Bottle Store Renewal Off 20/02/2026 Click here
Teeg NZ Limited Kingpin Tenancy 9, 35 Brecon Street, Queenstown Other Premises (Family Entertainment) Renewal On 20/02/2026 Click here
Gibbston Valley Wines Limited The Clubhouse 135 Toms Creek Road, RD 1, Gibbston, Queenstown Restaurant New On 18/02/2026 Click here
Sticks Dream Limited The Luggate Hotel 60 Main Road, Luggate Tavern New On & Off 18/02/2026 Click here
Misty Mountains Limited Merchants Liquor Queenstown Queenstown Central Block B, Tenancy B-01, Grant Road, Queenstown Bottle Store Renewal Off 12/02/2026 Click here
Full Swing Simulators Limited Full Swing Simulators Unit 8, 5 Northlake Drive, Northlake, Wānaka Other Premises (Golf Simulators) Renewal On 12/02/2026 Click here
Skyline Enterprises Limited Skyline Queenstown 53 Brecon Street, Queenstown Function Centre Renewal & Variation On 11/02/2026 Click here
The Gate Limited Super Liquor Wanaka Central 59 Ardmore Street, Wānaka Bottle Store New Off 09/02/2026 Click here
Zamora Asador Limited The Meat Preachers 19 Grant Road, Block B, Tenancy B09 Restaurant Renewal On 05/02/2026 Click here
Queenstown Ice Bar Limited Queenstown Ice Bar 35 Brecon Street, Upper Village, Queenstown Tavern Renewal On 05/02/2026 Click here
Whitehawk Down Limited Wanaka Speight's Ale House 93 Ardmore Street, Wanaka Tavern Renewal On 03/02/2026 Click here
Otter Queenstown Limited Silky Otter Queenstown 12 Market Street, Queenstown Cinema Renewal On 02/02/2026 Click here
Elizabeth Lane Frida Gift Co 17 Cotter Avenue, Arrowtown Remote Sales New Off 02/02/2026 Click here
Omsy Food Limited Boliwood Restaurant & Bar Building 1,  Unit 3, 36 Grant Road, Frankton Restaurant Renewal On 30/01/2026 Click here
L+P Retail Limited Four Square Queenstown 6 Shotover Street, Queenstown Grocery Store Renewal Off 30/01/2026 Click here
Imperium Marine Limited Pacific Jemm O'Regans Wharf, Queenstown Hotel Renewal On 30/01/2026 Click here
Cardrona Distillery Limited Cardrona Distillery & Museum 2125 Cardrona Valley Road, Cardrona Distillery Cellar Door Renewal On & Off 29/01/2026 Click here
Kingston Flyer Cafe and Bar Limited Kingston Flyer Cafe and Bar 221 Kent Street, Kingston Tavern New On & Off 29/01/2026 Click here
11th Avenue Eatery and Bar by Frank's 11th Avenue by Frank's Limited 1/25 Eleventh Avenue, Kawerau Park, Lake Hayes, Queenstown Cafe/Restaurant Renewal On 29/01/2026 Click here
Eatery by Frank's Limited Eatery by Frank's 7/24 Hawthorne Drive, Frankton, Queenstown Cafe Renewal On 28/01/2026 Click here
Drafters Gate Limited Drafters Gate 450B Mt Aspiring Road, Wānaka Remote Sales Renewal Off 28/01/2026 Click here
Wanaka Bullock Bar 2015 Limited Wanaka Liquorland 71 Ardmore Street, Wānaka Bottle Store Renewal Off 27/01/2026 Click here
Captains Queenstown Limited Captains Restaurant 15-17 Ballarat Street (Ground floor), Queenstown Restaurant Renewal On 27/01/2026 Click here
Albert Town Supermarket Limited Albert Town Four Square 20 Alison Avenue, Albert Town, Wānaka Grocery Store Renewal Off 27/01/2026 Click here
Guozhi Limited Flora Hong Kong Cuisine & Bar 57 Shotover Street, Level One, Queenstown Restaurant New On 23/01/2026 Click here
Icon Hospitality Limited Frankton Arm Tavern 14 Yewlett Crescent, Frankton Tavern Renewal On 22/01/2026 Click here
Nodrog Limited The Albie 20 Alison Avenue, Albert Town, Wānaka  Tavern Renewal On 20/01/2026 Click here
QLong Investments Limited Holiday Inn Queenstown Remarkables Park 28 Red Oaks Drive, Remarkables Park, Frankton Hotel Renewal On 19/01/2026 Click here
Now Bao Limited Little St Kitchen 2 Little Street, Wānaka  Restaurant New On 19/01/2026 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.

Related Content

Have your say on alcohol licence applications

There are a number of ways you can input into the alcohol licensing process.

Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012

Read the legislation that controls the sale and supply of alcohol across New Zealand.

Council Public Notices

Community noticeboard items from the Mountain Scene, Wanaka Sun, ODT and Southland Times.