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Class 4 gaming venue application from the Cosmopolitan Hotel
If a gambling venue wants to increase the number of gambling machines, an application must be made to Buller District Council. All applications will be publicly notified, and submitters and applicants will be given the opportunity to speak if they wish to.
Who applied for an increase in gambling machines?
The Trust Community Foundation Ltd, 5 Langstone Lane, Northcote, Christchurch 8052, has applied to the Buller District Council to increase the number of gaming machines in an existing Class 4 gambling venue at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, 136 Palmerston Street, Westport 7825.
Currently, there are six gaming machines on the premises. The application requests an additional three gaming machines, to bring the total number of machines to nine.
Consultation process.
Any person can make a written submission on this application, either online or by filling out the paper form. Submissions opened on Monday, 24 November, and will close at 4:30 pm on Monday, 8 December 2025.
Submitters who wish to speak about their applications can do so during the hearings in early 2026.
If a gambling venue wants to increase the number of gambling machines, an application must be made to Buller District Council. All applications will be publicly notified, and submitters and applicants will be given the opportunity to speak if they wish to.
Who applied for an increase in gambling machines?
The Trust Community Foundation Ltd, 5 Langstone Lane, Northcote, Christchurch 8052, has applied to the Buller District Council to increase the number of gaming machines in an existing Class 4 gambling venue at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, 136 Palmerston Street, Westport 7825.
Currently, there are six gaming machines on the premises. The application requests an additional three gaming machines, to bring the total number of machines to nine.
Consultation process.
Any person can make a written submission on this application, either online or by filling out the paper form. Submissions opened on Monday, 24 November, and will close at 4:30 pm on Monday, 8 December 2025.
Submitters who wish to speak about their applications can do so during the hearings in early 2026.
