Notice of Meeting:
I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the
District Licensing Committee will be held on:
Date: Thursday
10 July 2025
Time: 10.00
am
Venue: Council
Chamber, top floor, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon, Dunedin
Sandy Graham
District Licensing Committee
Mackies Hotel – Opposed On and Off Licences
PUBLIC AGENDA
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Chairperson
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Colin Weatherall
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Members
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Adrian Cheyne
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Karen Elliot
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Senior Officer Kevin
Mechen, Secretary, District Licensing Committee
Governance Support Officer Lynne
Adamson
Lynne Adamson
Governance Support Officer
Telephone: 03 477 4000
Lynne.Adamson@dcc.govt.nz
www.dunedin.govt.nz
Note: Reports
and recommendations contained in this agenda are not to be considered as
Council policy until adopted.
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District Licensing
Committee
10 July 2025
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ITEM TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
1 Apologies 4
2 Confirmation
of Agenda 4
Part
A Reports (Committee has power to decide these matters)
3 Report
for "Mackies Hotel" On & Off-licence Renewals, 14 George Street,
Port Chalmers – From Secretary, District Licensing Committee 5
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District Licensing Committee
10 July 2025
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Part
A Reports
Report for "Mackies Hotel" On & Off-licence
Renewals, 14 George Street, Port Chalmers – From Secretary, District
Licensing Committee
Department: Civic
APPLICATION DESCRIPTION
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Applicant’s
Name:
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Sefton
Holdings Limited
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Site
Address
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14
George Street, Port Chalmers
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Trading
Name:
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Mackies
Hotel
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Style
of Licence
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Hotel
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Application
Number
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ON-4343-2006
& OFF-4344-2006
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Date
received by Council
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14
March 2025
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 This
is a report for an application for the renewal of on and off-licences for
“Mackies Hotel”, situated at 14 George Street, Port Chalmers.
The criteria found at section 131 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
(the Act) apply to this application.
2 The
applicant does not seek any changes to the licences.
3 There
were no public objections to the application but both the Medical Officer of
Health Delegate and Licensing Inspector have raised matters in opposition to
the renewals. Fire and Emergency NZ (FENZ) have also raised a concern
APPLICANT AND APPLICATION
4 The
applicant company, Sefton Holdings Limited, has two directors and equal
shareholders, Wayne and Desiree Sefton. They have been at the premises
since about 1985. The applicant has also had other premises in the past.
5 The
business has a bar, gaming area, a small bottle store and also has
accommodation available.
PUBLIC NOTICE
6 Public
notice of the applications did not attract any objections.
7 The
applications were circulated to the reporting agencies and FENZ.
8 Both
the Licensing Inspector and Medical Officer of Health (MoH) Delegate have both
opposed the applications. During a monitoring visit on 12 April 2025,
they found issues and these form the basis of their opposition: The
issues include:
9 No
duty manager on site and the premises was open and trading
10 There was
no food advertised and the person present did not know what, if any, food was
available
11 While water
was available, it had to be requested at the bar.
12 Both the
Inspector and MoH Delegate questions the suitability of the applicant to hold a
licence, and whether the premises had appropriate systems, staff, or training
to comply with the legislation. They also question whether the object of
the Act was being upheld in these circumstances.
13 FENZ also
advised that there was no recorded trial evacuation from the premises in the
past two years. They are following this up with the applicant directly.
14 Building
Services are following up on a expired Building Warrant of Fitness. They
note that they will most likely issue a Notice to Fix because an external fire
escape has been removed and, because of the age of the building, it needs to be
replaced.
15 The Police
did not report on the applications.
CONCLUSION
16 While the
applicant has had the premises for about 40 years, the Licensing Inspector and
MoH Delegate identified issues which raises doubts as to the suitability of the
applicant to hold alcohol licences.
17 This
hearing is an opportunity for the applicant to present their points of view and
the corrective actions taken to address the concerns raised by the agencies.
Signatories
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Author:
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Kevin Mechen - Alcohol, Psychoactive Substances and
Gambling Advisor
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Authoriser:
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Attachments
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Title
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Page
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⇩a
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Application to renew
on-licence
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8
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⇩b
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Application to renew
off-licence
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19
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⇩c
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Licensing Inspector's
Report
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29
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⇩d
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Medical Officer of
Health Delegate Opposition Email
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33
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⇩e
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Medical Officer of
Health Delegate Opposition
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34
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⇩f
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Fire and Emergency NZ
Email
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36
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⇩g
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Building Services Email
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37
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⇩h
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Public Notices ODT
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40
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⇩i
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Medical Officer of
Health Delegate Interim Opposition
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41
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