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District Licensing
Committee
30 October 2025
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Notice of Meeting:
I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the
District Licensing Committee will be held on:
Date: Thursday
30 October 2025
Time: 2:00
p.m.
Venue: Council
Chamber, top floor, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon, Dunedin
Sandy Graham
District Licensing Committee
Opposed On and Off Licences – JV Bars (Trading
as St Kilda Tavern)
PUBLIC AGENDA
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Chairperson
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Colin Weatherall
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Members
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Karen Elliot
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Pieter van de Klundert
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Senior Officer
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Kevin Mechen,
Secretary, District Licensing Committee
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Governance Support Officer
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Jean Cockram
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Jean Cockram
Governance Support Officer
Telephone: 03 477 4000
Jean.Cockram@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.
ITEM TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
Part A Reports (Committee has power to decide
these matters)
1 Report
for Opposed On and Off-licences, "St Kilda Tavern", 2 Prince Albert
Road, Dunedin – From Secretary, District Licensing Committee 3
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District Licensing Committee
30 October 2025
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Part A Reports
Report for Opposed On and Off-licences, "St Kilda
Tavern", 2 Prince Albert Road, Dunedin – From Secretary, District
Licensing Committee
Department: Civic
APPLICATION DESCRIPTION
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Applicant’s
Name:
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JV
Bars Limited
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Site
Address
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2
Prince Albert Road, Dunedin
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Trading
Name:
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St
Kilda Tavern
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Style
of Licence
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Tavern
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Application
Number
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ON-15-2025
& OFF-4-2025
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Date
received by Council
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22
July 2025
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 This
is a report for an application by JV Bars Limited for new on and off-licence
for the premises situated at 2 Prince Albert Road, Dunedin, and known as the
“St Kilda Tavern”. The criteria found at section 105 of the
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 (the Act) apply to this application.
2 The
applicant is seeking on-licence hours of Sunday to Thursday, 10.00 am to 12.00
midnight, and Friday and Saturday 10.00 am to 2.00 am the following day.
They are seeking off-licence hours of Monday to Sunday, 10.00 am to 10.00 pm.
3 Public
notice of the applications did not attract any public objections.
4 The
Police, Medical Officer of Health Delegate, and Chief Licensing Inspector have
opposed the grant of the licences.
5 The
underlying licences for this premises have been renewed to allow continued
trading until these matters have been heard.
APPLICANT AND APPLICATION
Applicant
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applicant company has a single director, Vishav Singh, and equal shareholders,
Vishav Singh and Jaspal Singh. The company was registered in May 2025.
7 The
premises has been licensed since the 1870s. It now comprises a gaming
lounge, public bar and garden bar. The first floor has been used as a
dining room in the past and may be used for this purpose in the future.
Off-licence sales occur over the bar.
8 The
Applicant is seeking a restricted designation for the gaming room and every bar
to be supervised.
PUBLIC NOTICE
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notice of the application did not attract any public objections.
10 The
applications were circulated to reporting agencies and they have all opposed
the grant of the licences.
Opposition
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have opposed the applications for the following reasons:
a) The
object of the Act: the premises is located in a residential zone that is an
area of high deprivation and at high risk of alcohol-related harm. The
premises is on a major intersection of arterial routes which makes it
attractive to people travelling along these routes.
b) Suitability
of the Applicant: one of the shareholders failed to disclose convictions and
previous involvement with the Police. Mr V Singh will reside locally but
inquiries revealed he is still employed by Woolworths at a Christchurch
store. Their experience operating premises also appears to be lacking.
c) Amenity
and good order: Police are frequently called to alcohol-related incidents in an
800m radius of the premises. While there is no causal link between the
premises and the incidents, caselaw indicates there does not need to be that
link. The premises location is sufficient to suggest alcohol from the
premises may be one of the causes of the harm.
d) Days and
hours: when Police consider the harm in and nature of the location, they
suggest the location of the premises means the hours are excessive.
12 The Medical
Officer of Health Delegate has opposed the application for similar reasons as
the Police but also has concerns about whether the Applicant has appropriate
systems, staff, and training to comply with the legislation. During
interviews they Applicant could not answer all of the questions put to them
adequately and the applications lacked some detail.
13 The Chief
Licensing Inspector’s concerns include:
a) Lack
of experience of Mr V Singh. The experience he does have appears to be in
an off-licence premises only.
b) Mr V
Singh’s employment by a Woolworths store in Christchurch. He has
not resigned from that employment but is now resident in Dunedin.
c) Mr J
Singh did not disclose all relevant convictions and Police interactions.
These appear to be alcohol related therefore his suitability must be
questioned.
d) Discrepancies
between the shareholder’s descriptions of how the premises will be
operated.
CONCLUSION
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premises has been the subject of several objections in the past two
years. The underlying licence for the premises has been renewed to allow
time for the applications by JV Bars Limited to be determined.
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hearing provides an opportunity for the parties to present their positions to
the Committee.
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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On-licence Application
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6
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⇩b
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Off-licence Application
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25
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⇩c
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St Kilda Tavern - Risk
Mitigation
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43
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⇩d
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Licensing Inspector
Opposition Report
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44
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⇩e
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Medical Officer of
Health Opposition Report
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48
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⇩f
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Police Opposition
Report
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52
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⇩g
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Fire and Emergency NZ
Email
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57
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⇩h
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Planning Cerificate
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58
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⇩i
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Building Compliance
Certificate
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61
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⇩j
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Copy of Mr V Singh's
Manager's Certificate
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62
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⇩k
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Medical Officer of
Health Interim Opposition
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65
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⇩l
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Police Interim
Opposition
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66
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⇩m
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Planning & Building
Certificate Application
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67
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⇩n
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Invoices
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69
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⇩o
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Public Notice
Declaration
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71
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⇩p
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ODT Public Notices
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72
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