Alcohol licensing fees

User fees help cover costs for processing of new, renewed and variations to alcohol licenses, special licenses, managers' certificates and temporary authorities.

Alcohol licensing

The application fee applies to applications for new licences, renewals of licences and variations to licences. Application fees are payable on date of application. Annual renewal fees are payable on the anniversary of the date the licence was issued.

In the case of a new licence, the annual fee must be paid prior to the issue of the licence.

In the case of an existing licence, the annual fee is payable on the anniversary of the originallicence issued date.

The Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Fees) Regulations 2013 (the Regulations) are regulations to the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. The Regulations include a fee regime for licensed premises and other types of licensing applications based on a risk-based fee structure for licensed premises which applies to both application fees and annual fees.

Kāpiti Coast District Alcohol Licensing Fees Bylaw 2024

Pursuant to the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 and the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Fee-setting Bylaws) Order 2013, Council has adopted the Kāpiti Coast District Council AlcoholLicensing Fees Bylaw 2024 (the bylaw) [PDF 225 KB].

The Bylaw replaces the fees payable under clause 7 and 10 of the Regulations. However, the fees are still determined using the framework set by clauses 4, 5, 6 and 9 of the Regulations. All other fees remain as provided for in the Regulations.

On-, off-, and club licences

Under the bylaw, the following fees are set for on-licences, off-licences and club licences, for the 2025-2026 year.

Risk/Fees categories:

The fee categories represent a risk rating for types of premises, their trading hours and if they have had enforcement actions taken against them. They are calculated in accordance with clauses 4 to8 of the Regulations. Dependent on changes to the operation of the premises or enforcement actions undertaken against a licensee, the fees category can change.

Pursuant to clause 6(4) of the Regulations, the Council may in its discretion and in response to particular circumstances assign a fees category to premises that is one level lower than the fees category determined under clause 5 of the Regulation for a particular premises.

Special licences

Pursuant to the bylaw, the following fees are set for special licences, for the 2025-2026 year.

Definitions of an event:

Events are defined by the Territorial Authority where it believes on reasonable grounds the event will have the patronage of a:

• large event – more than 400 people;
• medium event – between 100 and 400 people; 
• small event – fewer than 100 people. 

Pursuant to clause 10(2) of the Regulations, the territorial authority may, in its discretion and in response to particular circumstances, charge a fee for a special licence that is one class below the class of licence that is issued.

Manager’s Certificates and Temporary authorities

Pursuant to clause 11 (Manager’s Certificates) and clause 12 (Temporary Authorities) of the regulations, fees for Manager’s certificates and Temporary Authorities for the 2025/2026 year are set out in the Table below.

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