Available services
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Hospitality
Alcohol licence
Businesses can use this form to apply for or renew an alcohol licence (on-licence, off-licence, club licence or special licence) from their local council.
Current providers:
- Central Hawke’s Bay District Council(external link)
- Manawatū District Council(external link)
- Selwyn District Council(external link)
- South Taranaki District Council(external link)
- Tararua District Council(external link)
- Tasman District Council(external link)
Food business registration
Businesses can use this form to register a new food business or renew a registration if their food business will operate under:
- National Programmes(external link) — Ministry for Primary Industries
- A template food control plan(external link) — Ministry for Primary Industries
Current providers:
- Central Hawke’s Bay District Council(external link)
- Manawatū District Council(external link)
- Ōtorohanga District Council(external link)
- South Taranaki District Council(external link)
- Tararua District Council(external link)
- Tasman District Council(external link)
Outdoor dining permit
Hospitality businesses can use this form to apply for permission to have an outdoor dining or entertainment area. This permission can also be linked to an alcohol licence, allowing businesses to serve alcohol outside.
Trade waste consent
Hospitality businesses need a trade waste consent to discharge oil, grease, or other liquid waste in larger than domestic quantities into the council sewer.
Current providers:
Change of duty manager
Hospitality businesses can use this form to notify their local council and Police of any appointments, cancellations, and terminations of duty managers.
Application for waiver or exemption
You can apply to your local licensing committee to request a wavier or exemption under:
- Section 137 Special licence application filed within 20 working days of the event to which it relates.
- Section 213 request for exemption to appoint a nominated person in place of a certificated manager in respect to a special licence.
- Section 127(2) licence renewal application filed within 20 working days of licence expiry.
- Section 208 other neglect or omission.
Current providers:
Licence to trade in a public place
You can use this application to apply for a licence to trade in a public place if you are one of the following:
- Hawker
- Mobile shop
- Itinerant trader
Current providers:
Registration of premises
You can use this application to register your business premises under the Health (Registration of Premises) Regulations 1966.
Current providers:
Fog cannon subsidy scheme
If you run a small retail business, you may be eligible for a $4,000 subsidy to get a fog cannon installed. Fog cannons can fill a shop with dense fog in seconds, stopping criminals from seeing what’s going on and preventing further damage or theft.
Importing and exporting
Apply for a deferred payment account
The deferred payment scheme allows you to defer payment of Customs charges.
Deferred accounts for importers(external link) — New Zealand Customs
Secure Export Scheme – Customs New Zealand
The Secure Exports Scheme aims to help more New Zealand businesses build and maintain internationally approved and recognised secure supply chains. The goal of the Secure Exports Scheme is to support New Zealand exporters’ goods to flow through borders with minimal intervention to legitimate trade.
Secure Export Scheme(external link) — New Zealand Customs
Registration of a trademark
Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ)
In partnership with IPONZ, this application form helps businesses and individuals apply for a New Zealand registered trade mark, with step-by-step guidance along the way.
Active Investor Plus
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE)
In partnership with NZTE this service encourages active investment into private New Zealand businesses which generates more high-skilled jobs and economic growth compared to passive investment.
New Zealand Insolvency and Trustee Service
Liquidation Statement of Affairs
This service is for directors of companies that have been placed into Liquidation with the Insolvency and Trustee Service. The form allows the director to convey the company's position in a transparent manner.
Trading Standards
Accreditation to test weighing and measuring instruments
This service is for new applicants to apply to become accredited by MBIE Trading Standards under the Weights and Measures Act to test weighing and measuring instruments. It is also for existing Accredited Persons to maintain, amend an existing accreditation or add or remove a categories or people.
Product Safety
Product recall
This service is used by suppliers to notify the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment about a voluntary product safety recall under the Fair Trading Act 1986 531A.
eInvoicing
Ready application
The New Zealand Peppol Authority (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment) publishes eInvoicing ready software on the eInvoicing website, this service is an application to be published on that list.
Services coming soon
New Zealand Insolvency and Trustee Services
Consent to enter into a business
This form is used to apply for consent to enter into a business if you are bankrupt.
Declaration for limited liability company
Declaration with regards to a limited liability company, this form will be requested to be completed by the Official Assignee from the Insolvency and Trustee Service if it is required.
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