Council Office Hours
Council Offices, 36 Weld Street, Hokitika
Westland Anniversary – 1st December Council offices will be closed.
Christmas Hours:
- The office will close at 12.00 pm on Wednesday 24 December 2025 and re-open at 8.30 am on Monday 5 January 2026.
Emergency Calls Only – Water/Sewerage/Drainage/Roading/Animal Control
- Telephone 03 756 9010 or 0800 474 834
Building
The statutory timeframes (working days) for processing of Building Consents are paused from 20 December 2025 to 10 January 2026 in accordance with the Building Act 2004.
While the team will continue to process consents, please note that during this period, these dates are excluded from the statutory twenty working day deadline required for processing consents.  As a result, any application submitted between 20 December 2025 and 10 January 2026 will be considered as being received on 11 January and the statutory processing time starts from this date.
Planning
The statutory timeframes (working days) for processing of Resource Consents are paused from 20 December 2025 to 10 January 2026 in accordance with the Resource Management Act 1991.
While the team will continue to process consents, please note that during this period, these dates are excluded from the statutory twenty working day deadline required for processing consents.  As a result, any application submitted between 20 December 2025 and 10 January 2026 will be considered as being received on 11 January and the statutory processing time starts from this date.
Alcohol Licensing
As Christmas is approaching, if you need an alcohol licence before Christmas or New Year, please note that the timeframes to enable applications to be processed are paused from 20 December 2025 to 15 January 2026 in accordance with the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.
While the team will continue to process consents, please note that during this period, these dates are excluded from the statutory twenty working day deadline required for processing consents.  As a result, any application submitted between 20 December 2025 and 15 January 2026 will be considered as being received on 11 January and the statutory processing time starts from this date.
Local Government Official Information Requests (LGOIMA)
The statutory timeframes (working days) for processing of LGOIMA are paused from 20 December 2025 to 10 January 2026 in accordance with the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.
Land Information Memorandum (LIM)
The statutory timeframes (working days) for processing of LIM’s requests are paused from 20 December 2025 to 10 January 2026 in accordance with the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987. To ensure your request is processed before this date requests must be in by December 5th.
Westland Waste Services
Westland Anniversary Day
- Monday, 1 December
- Office will be closed, however kerbside collections will operate as normal.
Christmas Day
- Thursday, 25 December – Closed
- Friday, 26 December (Boxing Day) – Closed
- Thursday’s kerbside collection will take place on Friday, 26 December.
New Year’s Day
- Thursday, 1 January – Closed
- Friday, 2 January – Closed
- Thursday’s kerbside collection will take place on Friday, 2 January.
Franz Josef Transfer Station closed 26th Dec and 2nd Jan
Whataroa Transfer Station no changes
Fox Transfer Station closed 26th Dec and 1st of Jan.
Haast Transfer Station no changes
Other Council Businesses
Westland District Library, 20 Sewell Street, Hokitika
| Thursday 25 December 2025 through to Sunday 4 January 2026 | CLOSED |
- Normal hours resume Monday 5 January 2026 at 9.30am
Hokitika Museum, Hamilton Street
| Thursday 25 December /Friday 26 December | CLOSED |
| 27,28,29,39,31 December | OPEN |
| 1 & 2 January | CLOSED |
| 3,4,5, 6,7,8,9 | OPEN |
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Hokitika Westland isite
- 24 Dec 12pm close
- 25 Dec – Closed (Thursday) – CHRISTMAS DAY
- 26 Dec – 10-4pm (AA Closed)
- 27 Dec – 10-4pm
- 28 Dec – 10-4pm
- 29 Dec – 8-5pm
- 30 Dec – 8-5pm
- 31 Dec – 8-5pm
- 1 January – 10-4pm (AA Closed)
- 2 January 10-4pm (AA Closed)
- 3 January 10-4pm
- 4 January 10-4pm
- 5 January (Monday) – OPEN AS PER USUAL
Hokitika Swimming Pool
- 24 Dec 12pm close
- 25 Dec – Closed (Thursday) – CHRISTMAS DAY
- 26 Dec – Closed (Friday) – BOXING DAY
- 27 Dec – 9 – 5 pm
- 28 Dec – 9 – 5pm
- 29 Dec – 9 – 5pm
- 30 Dec – 9 – 5pm
- 31 Dec – 9- 5pm
- 1 January – 12 (noon) – 5pm
- 2 January 9 – 5pm
- 3 January 9 – 5pm
- 4 January 9 – 5pm
- 5 January (Monday) – Normal hours