Selling food for fundraising or charity

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If you're selling food to raise funds or for charity, it must be safe to eat. No one should get sick from eating your food.

You don't need a food registration certificate if you are:

  • raising funds for charity, cultural or community groups less than 20 times per year
  • providing food at sports clubs, social clubs or marae where food is not the main purpose of the event
  • selling food once a year at an event like a local fair.

You will need to notify us about your food stall for assessment.

You do need a food registration certificate if you are:

  • fundraising more than 20 times a year
  • catering events at clubs, or selling food at club bars or restaurants
  • bartering or exchanging food commercially, selling food commercially at fairs, markets, or community events more than once a year.

Apply for a food registration certificate

By email

Step 1.Complete notification

Download the notification, print and complete it by hand. 

Notification of a food stall(PDF, 365KB)

Step 2.Email us

Email your completed notification form to:

Email: mailroom@wdc.govt.nz

Step 3.Assess criteria

We will assess your notification to see if it meets the exemption criteria.

Step 4.Receive exemption

If you meet the exemption criteria, you will be issued with a Certificate of Exemption for your food stall.

By post

Step 1.Complete notification

Download the notification, print and complete it by hand. 

Notification of a food stall(PDF, 365KB)

Step 2.Post to us

Post your completed form and documents to:

Whangarei District Council
Private Bag 9023
Te Mai
Whangārei 0143

Step 3.Assess criteria

We will assess your notification to see if it meets the exemption criteria.

Step 4.Receive exemption

If you meet the exemption criteria, you will be issued with a Certificate of Exemption for your food stall.

In person

Step 1.Complete notification

Download the notification, print and complete it by hand. 

Notification of a food stall(PDF, 365KB)

Step 2.Bring into us

Bring your completed form into one of our Customer Service centres:

Te Iwitahi (civic centre)
 9 Rust Avenue, Whangārei
Hours: Monday to Friday – 8:00am to 4:30pm
Closed public holidays

Ruakākā service centre 
9 Takutai Place, Ruakākā
Hours: Monday to Friday – 8:30am to 4:00pm
Closed public holidays

Service centre at isite
92 Otaika Road, Raumanga
Hours: Monday to Friday – 9:00am to 12:00pm and 12:30pm to 4:30pm
Closed public holidays

Step 3.Assess criteria

We will assess your notification to see if it meets the exemption criteria.

Step 4.Receive exemption

If you meet the exemption criteria, you will be issued with a Certificate of Exemption for your food stall.

Report it

Use our online forms to report a food, alcohol or health issue.

Report an issue

Enquiries

Use our online form to enquire about food premises.

Enquire online

Phone: 09 430 4200

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