Local Alcohol Policy areas

The Local Alcohol Policy (LAP) sets out restrictions for new off-licences in:

• the city centre
• priority overlays
• neighbourhood centres.

Read more information on Local Alcohol Policy changes for licence holders.

City centre

The city centre covers the area between State Highways 1 and 16.

Priority overlay

The Local Alcohol Policy (LAP) identifies a 'priority overlay' of 23 suburbs across the region - where special restrictions are more important than existing regulations.

These areas have priority status as they have:

• high levels of alcohol-related crime
• high numbers of people that experience excessive harm from alcohol
• high numbers of existing alcohol licences.

There are additional rules for these areas to manage the number and density of alcohol outlets and to reduce alcohol-related harm in the local communities.

The priority overlay areas are:

• Avondale
• Clendon
• Glen Eden
• Glen Innes
• Helensville and Parakai
• Henderson
• Hunters Corner
• Māngere
• Māngere East
• Manukau
• Manurewa
• Mt Wellington
• Oranga
• Ōtāhuhu
• Ōtara
• Panmure
• Papakura
• Papatoetoe
• Point England
• Pukekohe
• Takanini
• Wellsford and Te Hana
• Wiri.

Maps of priority overlay areas

​Neighbourhood centres

Neighbourhood centres are small shopping areas in residential communities. They are designed to provide everyday goods and services that meet the basic needs of local residents.

There are over 400 neighbourhood centres throughout Auckland.

Map of neighbourhood centres

Visit GeoMaps for location maps of the neighbourhood centres.