Bylaws

This bylaw's purpose is to reduce alcohol-related harm through prohibition and control of alcohol in public places. 

Drinking alcohol in public places is banned on all beaches and public land within 300 metres of the coast (including Whangārei Harbour) and Whangārei’s central business district.

There are also bans in place for six suburbs within the urban boundaries of our District as well as six coastal villages. 

Maps of where liquor bans are in force can be found within the Alcohol Control Areas document.   

This bylaw sets out the fees that Council charges for alcohol licensing activities.

This bylaw regulates the ownership of animals (excluding dogs) to protect the public from nuisance and maintain public health and safety.

In July 2022, Council included new rules about cats in the Bylaw. Click on the link below to find out more.

This bylaw regulates and manages camping on land controlled and managed by Whangarei District Council.

The bylaw was amended after consultation and the amended version came into force on 1 October 2021.

The purpose of this bylaw is to ensure that advertising signs are erected, maintained, and displayed in a way that does not present a hazard or danger to public safety.

The bylaw should be read in conjunction with the District Plan rules on signs.  

Supplementary to this bylaw, we have created a how to guide about temporary political signage for the 2023 General Election.

This bylaw regulates the use of vehicles on beaches in the Whangārei District to promote and maintain public health and safety, and protect the public from nuisance.

Maps within the bylaw shows the prohibited areas and the conditions under which vehicles are allowed access.

This bylaw sets the standards of control that must be observed by dog owners. This includes dogs in public places, wandering dogs, ownership of more than one dog, and nuisances caused by dogs.

This bylaw is to ensure all registered food businesses be issued with a Food Hygiene Grade following an audit or inspection.  This also includes mobile food businesses. 

This bylaw sets the requirements for parking and control of vehicle or other traffic on roads, parking places and transport stations owned or controlled by Whangarei District Council. 

This bylaw is about the public places in the District that Council owns or manages.  It is in place to:

• protect the public from nuisance
• support public health and safety and
• minimise the potential for offensive behaviour.

It includes restrictions on horses in public places.

The bylaw also controls any trading and event activities in public places in the District, including in the central business district and the Town Basin.

Council adopted an amendment to clause 19 of the Public Places Bylaw in relation to ‘Structures and Living Accommodation in Public Places’. The amendment came into force on 26 February 2021.