The sale of liquor to the public or any member of the public requires a Licence under the sale of Liquor Act 1989.
The Buller District Council is an agency for the Liquor Licensing Authority in Wellington that issues licences.
There are several types of liquor licences.
* On Licence
* Off Licence
* Club Licence
* Special Licence
* Temporary Authority
There are 2 types of Manager's Certificates
* General Manager
* Club Manager
All liquor licence applications and renewals should be lodged at the Buller District Council for processing. Unopposed new and renewal licence applications, special and temporary authorities can be granted by the Buller District Licencing Agency. All other applications are forwarded to the Liquor Licencing Authority in Wellington for determination.
Below are a series of factsheets with more information about liquor licencing and application forms. For further queries please contact the liquor licencing Inspector for the Buller district on 788 9112
 | New Managers Certificate Information Adobe Acrobat Document: 86.2 KB, 13 seconds @ 56kbps |
| New Managers Certificate Application Adobe Acrobat Document: 28.2 KB, 4 seconds @ 56kbps |
| Renewal Managers Certificate December 2004 Adobe Acrobat Document: 65.2 KB, 10 seconds @ 56kbps Application Renewal Managers Certificate December 2004 |
| Liquor Licences Adobe Acrobat Document: 229 KB, 34 seconds @ 56kbps |
| Managers Certificate Adobe Acrobat Document: 148 KB, 22 seconds @ 56kbps |
