Pokies in Hurunui: Venues and Gaming Machines
At the end of June 2026, 8 venues in Hurunui held licences for 58 gaming machines (pokies), according to the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA). A year earlier the district had 8 venues and 58 machines, the same number of venues. Below is every licensed pokie venue in Hurunui, with its address, venue type and number of machines, followed by what players lost on those machines.
Pokie venues in Hurunui
| Venue and address | Type | Machines |
|---|---|---|
| Amberley Hotel 84 Carters Road, Amberley, Canterbury 7410 | Hotel | 8 |
| Railway Tavern 40 Douglas Road, Amberley 7410 | Tavern | 5 |
| Cheviot Hotel 43 Hall Street, Cheviot, Canterbury 8271 | Hotel | 6 |
| Culverden Hotel 24 Mountain View Road, Culverden, Canterbury 8272 | Hotel | 6 |
| Greta Valley Tavern 9 Tavern Drive, Greta Valley 7387 | Tavern | 4 |
| Alpine Village Inn 10 Jacks Pass Road, Hanmer Springs 7334 | Tavern | 10 |
| Monteiths Brewery Bar 47 Amuri Avenue, Hanmer Springs, Canterbury 8273 | Tavern | 9 |
| The Old Leithfield Hotel 11 Old Main North Road, Leithfield, Amberly 7481 | Hotel | 10 |
Venues by suburb or town: Hanmer Springs (2), Amberley (2), Cheviot (1), Culverden (1), Greta Valley (1), Leithfield (1). The largest is Alpine Village Inn with 10 machines. The Gambling Act 2003 caps a pub or club at 18 machines, and venues first licensed after 17 October 2001 at 9 unless the Minister approved more.
How much players lose on pokies in Hurunui
Players in Hurunui lost $839,339 on pub and club pokies in the April-June 2026 quarter, up 5.0% on $799,273 in April-June 2025. Over the four quarters to June 2026 the total was $3.3 million (up 6.5% on the previous four quarters). DIA reports Kaikoura District together with Hurunui, so these figures include the Kaikoura venue. Across New Zealand the figure for the same quarter was $267.1 million, so Hurunui accounted for 0.3% of national pokie losses outside casinos.
| Quarter | Gaming machine profits |
|---|---|
| Jul-Sep 2024 | $747,071 |
| Oct-Dec 2024 | $808,618 |
| Jan-Mar 2025 | $777,494 |
| Apr-Jun 2025 | $799,273 |
| Jul-Sep 2025 | $761,678 |
| Oct-Dec 2025 | $834,367 |
| Jan-Mar 2026 | $899,435 |
| Apr-Jun 2026 | $839,339 |
Who runs the machines and where the money goes
Pokies in pubs and clubs are class 4 gambling. Only a corporate society, such as a community trust or a club, can hold the licence, and the profit after tax and costs must go to authorised purposes such as community grants. In Hurunui the main licence holders are The Trusts Community Foundation Limited (3), Mainland Foundation Limited (2), The Lion Foundation 2008 (1).
More pokie venues in Canterbury
Christchurch (73) · Selwyn (13) · Waimakariri (11) · Ashburton (11) · Timaru (12) · Kaikoura (1) · Mackenzie (4) · Waimate (2) · All of New Zealand
Before you play
If gambling is costing more than you planned, the Gambling Helpline is free and open 24/7 on 0800 654 655 or by free text to 8006. Under section 310 of the Gambling Act 2003 a venue manager must, when you ask, issue an exclusion order that bars you from the gambling area of that venue for up to 2 years. More options are on our gambling help page.
Prefer to play from home? Our online pokies guide explains how online pokies differ from pub machines, and our gambling law page covers what is legal in New Zealand.
Source: Department of Internal Affairs, Quarterly List of Venues and Gaming Machines (June 2026) and Class 4 Gambling Expenditure by Quarter and District, published on data.govt.nz. Gaming machine profits (GMP) are the amounts players put into the machines minus the prizes paid out, before tax and grants. Opening hours are not part of the DIA data; check with the venue.