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District Licensing
Committee
16 December 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: Tuesday
16 December 2025
Time: 10:00
a.m.
Venue: Council
Chamber
Top
floor, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, The Octagon, Dunedin
Sandy Graham
District Licensing Committee
Opposed On-licence Renewal - The Bog Irish Bar
PUBLIC AGENDA
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Chairperson
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Colin Weatherall
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Members
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Meredith Clement
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Karen Elliot
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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 On-licence Renewal, "The Bog Irish Bar", 387 George Street,
Dunedin
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From Secretary, District Licensing Committee 3
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District Licensing Committee
16 December 2025
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Part
A Reports
Report for On-licence Renewal, "The Bog Irish
Bar", 387 George Street, Dunedin – From Secretary, District
Licensing Committee
Department: Civic
APPLICATION DESCRIPTION
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Applicant’s
Name:
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Gurbani
Club Limited
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Site
Address
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387
George Street, Dunedin
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Trading
Name:
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The
Bog Irish Bar
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Style
of Licence
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Tavern
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Application
Number
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ON-14-2024
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Date
received by Council
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26
September 2025
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 This
is a report for an application for a renewal of an on-licence. 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 licence.
3 Public
notice of the application attracted one public objection. Neither the
Police nor Medical Officer of Health Delegate have opposed this application.
4 The
inspector, however, opposes this renewal application.
APPLICANT AND APPLICATION
Applicant
5 The
Applicant company has equal directors and shareholders, Karandeep Singh and
Jasleen Saluja. They both reside in the Dunedin.
6 This
is the first renewal of the licence.
7 In
the first year of holding the licence, the Applicant has appeared before the
Committee when Fire and Emergency NZ applied for the suspension of their
licence because the fire escapes were found to be locked when the premises was
open for trade. The matter was resolved before the hearing to the
satisfaction of FENZ so the matter could not be taken further.
8 In
September 2025, the Police issued a Graduated Response Model (GRM) warning
after they found intoxicated and abusive people attending a 21st
birthday party in the upstairs restaurant. Staff did not appear to be
cognisant of the state pf the patrons.
PUBLIC NOTICE
9 Public
Notice of the application attracted one objection. The objection related
to the suitability of the Applicant claiming they were being
‘victimised’ by the Applicant because they were suspected of
advising FENZ of the locked fire egress routes.
10 The Police
did not oppose the application but noted the GRM warning. They commented
that the Applicant was pro-active in developing an action plan to ensure this
behaviour was not an issue in the future. Since the plan had been
developed, there had been no further issues at the premises.
11 The Medical
Officer of Health Delegate did not oppose the application. However, they
did recommend a truncated renewal period of 18 months to allow an early review
of the Applicant’s progress and continued suitability to hold a
licence. It was noted that the Applicant remained engaged with the GRM
process after the September incident.
12 The Chief
Licensing Inspector has opposed the licence renewal. They referred to the
hearing relating to the locked fire exits and the incident that led to the GRM
warning. The Inspector said after a monitoring visit of the premises,
there were concerns at the state of the premises itself, as well as the
intoxication at the party. The Inspector noted that the Applicant is
attempting to address the issues but recommends a 12-18 month truncated renewal
to allow the Applicant time to demonstrate their commitment to upholding the
requirements in the Act.
CONCLUSION AND CONDITIONS
13 This is an
application for the first renewal of an on-licence.
14 During the
first year of trade FENZ made an application for the suspension of the licence
because they found the fire exits locked when the premises was trading.
Later in the year the Police issued a GRM warning after intoxicated people were
found on the premises. The Applicant now has an action plan to ensure
there is no repeat of the issues identified.
15 One public
objection was received questioning the suitability of the Applicant. They
claim they have been victimised because the Applicant thought they contacted
FENZ about the fire escapes.
16 Neither the
Police nor Medical Officer of Health Delegate opposed the renewal but it is
recommended by the MoH Delegate that there should be a truncated renewal
period.
17 The Chief
Licensing Inspector has opposed the renewal. They question the
suitability of the Applicant because of the issues that have been identified in
the first year of operation., They recommend that, if the licence is to
be renewed, there is a truncated renewal period.
18 The hearing
is an opportunity for all parties to present their points of view.
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_redacted
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6
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⇩b
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Chief Licensing
Inspector's Report
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30
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⇩c
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Medical Officer of
Health Delegate's Report
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34
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⇩d
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Police Report
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35
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⇩e
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Fire and Emergency NZ
Email
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36
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⇩f
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Public Objection_redacted
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37
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⇩g
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Graduated Response
Warning letter
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39
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⇩h
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Risk Mitigation Action
Plan
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41
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⇩i
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Notice of Declaration
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53
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⇩j
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ODT Public Notices
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55
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⇩k
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Misc Emails
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56
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⇩l
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DLC Cover
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58
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