At Alert Level 3: Step 1 you can travel throughout Auckland for exercise and recreation outdoors. Our early childhood centres are open for enrolled children only.
Customer-facing facilities like leisure centres, community venues, customer service centres and libraries will remain closed until further notice. Essential services will continue.
Wear a face covering, use the NZ COVID Tracer app, maintain a 2m physical distance, wash your hands, and stay home if you are sick.
For the information about council services and closures, visit the COVID-19 section
To learn more about Auckland Council's response to COVID-19, visit OurAuckland
Water restrictions lifted - Water restrictions in Auckland have been removed from 23 October 2021. Learn more
Alert Online applications accepted
Most staff will continue to work remotely.
Inspections of high-risk food premises will be carried out, with COVID-19 risk management practices in place.
Applications for food business registrations, national programmes, and food control plans can be made online.
Existing and new food-only outdoor licences issued will be extended without cost during alert levels 2 to 4.
Food businesses must only operate by contactless delivery, drive through or collection service. Customers are not permitted on-site as per government guidance.
Where possible, set-up collection services within 60cm of the shopfront and allow space for people to pass safely. No street trading licence is required for setting up contactless collection.
We are continuing to respond to requests for information (RFI) and requests for service (RFS). Most requests will be risk assessed and investigated.
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Guide to applying for food registration and choosing the food plan that suits your business.
Find out what a food national programme is.
Find out what a food control plan is.
All registered food businesses need to be checked. This is referred to as verification.
Find out what factors you need to consider before opening a home-based food business.
Find out what you need to do when you take over an existing food business.
This guide pulls together a list of the licences you need to start a food truck or coffee cart.
This guide pulls together a list of the licences you need to start a cafe or restaurant.
Find out about the requirement for staff to attend a food safety course.
Your food business will be graded on its performance according to our food safety criteria.
Find out about the requirement for staff to attend a food safety course.
Find out about remote verification, how it works and if your food business qualifies.
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