1. Do you need an alcohol off-licence?

You need an alcohol off-licence to sell or supply alcohol to be consumed away from where it was bought.

You can get an alcohol off-licence if your business or premises is a:

• hotel or tavern that holds an on-licence
• shop that gets at least 85 per cent of its annual revenue selling takeaway alcohol
• business selling alcohol online or by phone or mail orders - at least 85 per cent of total annual income must come from selling alcohol remotely
• business that mainly produces alcohol
• supermarket at least 1000 square metres in size
• grocery store, as defined in Section 33 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
• winery cellar door as defined in Section 5 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

You cannot get an alcohol off-licence for a:

• service station or vehicle repair garage
• dairy
• convenience store
• vehicle used to transport people
• premises:
• that can be reached directly from a shop, service station or vehicle repair garage
• located in areas where alcohol sales are run by licensing trusts in west Auckland
• that has a club licence
• located in local alcohol policy areas or a neighbourhood centre that existed before 30 September 2013.

Email alcohollicensing@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz for advice or if you are not sure your business qualifies for an off-licence.