Making a Start

Our advice is ensure you check out the feasibility and legalities of your proposal with the relevant Council departments:

  • Please contact us about your proposal. Our Customer Services Team can help in the first instance, and then may refer to:
    • Resource Consent Planner - for District Plan and RMA information about setting up a business at your chosen site
    • Building Control Officer - for information about new buildings or making renovations to an existing building, fire safety requirements etc.
    • Environmental Health Officer - for advice about food safety and registration, outdoor dining and the sale of alcohol.

When purchasing a new building or business, it is recommended that you obtain a Land Information Memorandum (LIM). This is a report on what the Council know about the land and buildings at your chosen site.

Please note, before a food registration certificate can be issued, you'll need to ensure you have obtained all of the necessary consents and approvals, e.g., Resource Consent (under the RMA), Certificate of Compliance, Code Compliance Certificate or Certificate of Public Use (under the Building Act).

You do not need to register if you are selling food:

  • To raise funds for a charity, cultural or community group (less that 20 times a year)
  • To provide members of sports clubs, social clubs or marae - where food is not the purpose of the event
  • Once in a calendar year at an event such as a local fair.

 

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