Alcohol ban areas

Parks and reserves

The ban also applies to certain parks and reserves in the city:

• Gala Street Reserve (defined as being bounded by Queens Drive, Gala Street, Dee Street, Victoria Ave, and continuing on a straight line east from Victoria Ave to Queens Drive).
• Henderson Gardens (corner of Leet and Kelvin Streets).
• Otepuni Gardens (defined as being bounded by Forth Street, Queens Drive, Tyne Street and Nith Street; and the Park defined as being bounded by Wood Street, Clyde Street, Forth Street and Nith Street).
• Town Belt, Queens Drive (part of the park defined as being bounded by Queens Drive, Elles Road, Tweed Street, Ness Street, Doon Street and Gala Street. Inclusive of the Water Tower Reserve, Otakaro Park, and Doon Street Reserve).
• Wachner Place (20 Dee Street).

Temporary exemptions

Contact the Alcohol Licensing team for more information about applying for a special licence/exemption to the ban (for events such as a street party in an area affected by the ban).