Key Dates
Hearings at Te Puna Kōrero
Please note this has changed from the previous date of Thursday 20 March, to now be held on Thursday 27 March.
Determination by Council
On 15 May 2025 elected members agreed to:
-reduce hours of trade for all off licences (bottle stores, supermarkets, grocery stores) from 10am to 7pm, to 9am-9pm from 5 January 2026.
-establish new priority areas where new off-licences will not be approved without good reason. These areas are: Porirua East (Cannons Creek and Waitangirua, plus part of Ranui), Elsdon/Takapuwahia, Titahi Bay and Porirua’s City Centre including Kenepuru. Waitangirua was included at the request of elected members.
-require all licensees within a 100m radius of schools and addiction treatment centres to complete an impact assessment showing how they plan to mitigate the effects of alcohol use and promotion on sensitive site users.
-additions to potential discretionary licence conditions in the LAP (conditions that the DLC or ARLA can add to a licence if required).
The new policy will come into force from 18 July 2025, except the new hours which will come into force from 5 January 2026.