If you are planning to sell alcohol at an event or function, or outside of your licence conditions over the 2024-2025 Christmas / New Year period, you must have a special licence from Whanganui District Council. The application must be received 20 working days before the event.
If you are planning an event to be held over the 2024-2025 Christmas / New Year period, your application should have reached us no later than Thursday, 21 November 2024 to be processed and granted before Friday, 20 December 2024.
This also means that special licence applications for Waitangi Day, Thursday 6 February 2025, must be received no later than Thursday, 12 December 2024.
Where any On/Off, Club Licence or any Manager’s Certificate expires during the period from 20 December 2024 to 15 January 2025, you will need to have these receipted for processing before Thursday, 21 November 2024.
If you would like signage, ie no minors or intoxicated persons, these can be provided by the council's Environmental Health team. Please contact the team by email. Signs can also be provided by Te Whatu Ora.
Please note: The Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 section 5 states that working days do not include weekends, public holidays or the period from 20 December 2024 to 15 January 2025 inclusive.