Consultations

Class 4 Gambling Venues Policy and TAB Venues Policy

We want your feedback on the draft Class 4 Gambling Venues Policy and the draft TAB Venues Policy.

Submissions close: 5pm Friday 10 May 2024.

Class 4 gambling refers to gambling on gaming machines hosted in pubs, hotels and clubs.

The Class 4 Gambling Venues Policy must state whether or not Class 4 venues can be established in the district, and if so, where. The policy can also restrict the maximum number of gaming machines that may be operated.

The TAB Venues Policy must state whether or not new TAB venues can be established in the district, and if so, where.

Proposed changes to the policies:

  1. Class 4 Gambling Venues Policy

    The current policy has a gaming machine cap of 300 for New Plymouth District (excluding Waitara) and a sinking lid policy for Waitara until the number of gaming machines that may be operated there is reduced to 25.

    We are proposing to introduce a district wide sinking lid policy, which would mean we wouldn’t grant consent for any new Class 4 gambling venues or Class 4 gaming machines.

  2. Class 4 Gambling Venues Policy and TAB Venues Policy

    NPDC is proposing to update the location restrictions within the policies which regulate where new TAB venues may establish and existing Class 4 Gambling venues may be relocated. This will align the policies with the Proposed District Plan. In addition, it is proposed to prevent the relocation of venues to Waitara.

 

Read the Statement of Proposal

 

The current policies can be found here:

New Plymouth District Class 4 Gambling Policy

New Plymouth District TAB Venues Policy 2010

Have your say

You can make a submission by filling in the survey form through the feedback link below or fill in the survey form in the Statement of Proposal and get this back to us by 5pm on Friday 10 May 2024.

Fill in your submission online 

Page last updated: 09:55AM Wed 10 April 2024

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