Liquor Licensing

Council’s role is to process and make decisions on applications for on, off, club, and special licences and managers’ certificates. In some cases opposed applications will be determined by the Liquor Licensing Authority.

Council has appointed Licensing Inspectors to report on liquor applications and to monitor premises for compliance with their licence conditions. All three of Council’s Environmental Health Officers have been appointed Licensing Inspectors.

Who to contact

There are many variables with liquor licensing depending on the type of licence you wish to obtain, so before making an application, it is best to discuss it first with the Licensing Inspector. If the particular issue is covered by another regulatory agency then they can point you in the right direction.

Please feel free to ring or make an appointment with any of the following, phone 0800 732 732:

Southland District Licensing Agency Acting Secretary
Bruce Halligan
Group Manager – Environment and Community
Email: bruce.halligan@southlanddc.govt.nz

Licensing Inspectors
Eastern Southland
Ivan Nicholson
Email: ivan.nicholson@southlanddc.govt.nz

Western Southland
Michael Sarfaiti
Email: michael.sarfaiti@southlanddc.govt.nz

Northern Southland
David Clearwater
Email: david.clearwater@southlanddc.govt.nz

Liquor Licensing Clerk
Tracy
Email: liquor@southlanddc.govt.nz

Other liquor enforcement agency contacts

Liquor Licensing Authority  Police Liquor Licensing Squad   Public Health South 

Liquor Licensing Authority
Tribunals Unit
Private Bag 32 001
Panama Street
Wellington 6146

Ph: 04 462 6660

Invercargill Police
Station
117 Don Street
PO Box 808
Invercargill

Ph: 03 211 0400

Public Health South
92 Spey Street
PO Box 1601
Invercargill

Ph: 03 211 0900


Southland District Sale of Liquor Policy

Council has a Sale of Liquor Policy which explains Council's local approach on certain issues such as hours of operation and special licences:

 Sale of Liquor Policy

Other information

There are some great information resources on the Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand (ALAC) website. A particularly useful resource is The Manager's Guide, Third Edition.

About this page

First added: 4 March 2009
Last updated: 24 May 2010

Who to contact

If you would like to discuss a matter on this page, feel free to contact us:

Liquor Licensing
P.O. Box 903
Invercargill 9840
Phone: 0800 732 732
Fax: 0800 732 329
liquor@southlanddc.govt.nz