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Pokies Near Me: Every Pub and Club Pokie Venue in New Zealand
New Zealand had 948 pubs, clubs and other venues licensed to run pokies at the end of June 2026, with 13,613 gaming machines between them. This directory lists every one of them by district, using the quarterly venue list published by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA). Type your suburb, town or a venue name below to find pokies near you, or browse by region.
A year earlier, at the end of June 2025, there were 965 venues and 13,810 machines, so the country lost 17 venues and 197 machines in twelve months. Players still put more through them: gaming machine profits, the amount players lost after prizes, were $267.1 million in the April-June 2026 quarter, up 4.7% on $255.2 million a year before, and $1,046.8 million over the four quarters to June 2026.
Find pokies by region
Northland: 39 venues, 563 machines
Whangarei (18) · Far North (17) · Kaipara (4)
Auckland: 201 venues, 2,983 machines
Auckland (201)
Waikato: 119 venues, 1,636 machines
Hamilton (23) · Thames-Coromandel (20) · Waikato (17) · Waipa (14) · Taupo (11) · Matamata-Piako (10) · Hauraki (9) · South Waikato (9) · Waitomo (4) · Otorohanga (2)
Bay of Plenty: 76 venues, 1,153 machines
Tauranga (28) · Rotorua (23) · Whakatane (11) · Western Bay of Plenty (8) · Opotiki (4) · Kawerau (2)
Gisborne: 11 venues, 159 machines
Gisborne (11)
Hawke’s Bay: 39 venues, 611 machines
Napier (19) · Hastings (15) · Wairoa (3) · Central Hawke’s Bay (2)
Taranaki: 33 venues, 449 machines
New Plymouth (21) · South Taranaki (10) · Stratford (2)
Manawatu-Whanganui: 60 venues, 910 machines
Palmerston North (19) · Whanganui (13) · Horowhenua (7) · Tararua (7) · Manawatu (5) · Ruapehu (5) · Rangitikei (4)
Wellington: 99 venues, 1,607 machines
Wellington (33) · Lower Hutt (26) · Kapiti Coast (11) · Porirua (10) · Upper Hutt (9) · Masterton (4) · South Wairarapa (4) · Carterton (2)
Nelson and Tasman: 16 venues, 236 machines
Marlborough: 13 venues, 156 machines
Marlborough (13)
West Coast: 17 venues, 173 machines
Grey (7) · Buller (6) · Westland (4)
Canterbury: 135 venues, 1,913 machines
Christchurch (73) · Selwyn (13) · Timaru (12) · Waimakariri (11) · Ashburton (11) · Hurunui (8) · Mackenzie (4) · Waimate (2) · Kaikoura (1)
Otago: 56 venues, 669 machines
Dunedin (24) · Waitaki (11) · Central Otago (9) · Clutha (8) · Queenstown Lakes (4)
Southland: 34 venues, 395 machines
Invercargill (15) · Southland (13) · Gore (6)
Where players lose the most on pokies
These 15 districts had the highest gaming machine profits in the April-June 2026 quarter. Auckland alone accounted for 28% of the national total.
| District | Venues | Machines | Lost April-June 2026 | vs a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 201 | 2,983 | $73.8 million | -0.5% |
| Christchurch | 73 | 1,219 | $26.3 million | +8.3% |
| Tauranga | 28 | 417 | $10.2 million | +9.8% |
| Wellington | 33 | 563 | $10.2 million | +5.6% |
| Lower Hutt | 26 | 417 | $8.3 million | -0.7% |
| Hamilton | 23 | 355 | $7.5 million | +8.3% |
| Rotorua | 23 | 344 | $6.6 million | +6.4% |
| Palmerston North | 19 | 280 | $5.9 million | +7.1% |
| Napier | 19 | 295 | $5.7 million | +7.3% |
| Hastings | 15 | 240 | $5.7 million | +7.0% |
| Dunedin | 24 | 350 | $5.6 million | +9.6% |
| Whangarei | 18 | 254 | $5.3 million | +9.7% |
| New Plymouth | 21 | 301 | $5.2 million | +11.1% |
| Invercargill | 15 | 226 | $4.9 million | +6.3% |
| Far North | 17 | 262 | $4.4 million | +6.4% |
What kind of places have pokies
Most pokies are in pubs: 567 venues are listed as taverns and 146 as hotels. Another 39 are TAB venues and 40 restaurants. Clubs make up the rest: 48 commercial clubs, 36 RSAs, 20 cosmopolitan clubs, 19 sports clubs and 16 working men’s clubs, plus a few bowling alleys and pool halls.
Who runs the machines
Pub and club pokies are class 4 gambling under the Gambling Act 2003. The licence is held by a corporate society, usually a community trust, and the venue hosts the machines. After tax and costs the profit must go to authorised purposes such as grants to sports clubs and community groups. The largest licence holders by number of venues are Pub Charity Limited (123), The Lion Foundation 2008 (101), New Zealand Community Trust (93), Grassroots Trust Limited (75), Aotearoa Gaming Trust (43).
The rules at a pokie venue
- A venue can run at most 18 machines; venues first licensed after 17 October 2001 are limited to 9 unless the Minister approved more.
- Before granting a venue licence, DIA must be satisfied that the chance of under-18s getting access to the machines is minimised.
- A venue manager must issue an exclusion order on request, barring a person from the gambling area for up to 2 years (section 310).
- Stronger harm minimisation rules for pub and club pokies came fully into force on 1 December 2023, with monitoring for signs of harm and infringement offences for venues that do not comply.
- Casinos are licensed separately; patrons must be 20 or over to enter a casino. See our guide to New Zealand casinos.
Questions people ask
How do I find pokies near me?
Type your suburb or town into the search box above, or open your district from the region list. Each district page lists every licensed venue with its full address and number of machines.
Are pokie venues open late?
Opening hours are not part of the DIA data and are set by each venue and its alcohol licence, so check with the venue before you go.
How many pokie machines are there in New Zealand?
13,613 machines in 948 pubs, clubs and other venues at the end of June 2026, not counting casinos. That is 197 fewer machines than a year earlier.
How much do New Zealanders lose on pokies?
Players lost $1,046.8 million on pub and club pokies over the four quarters to June 2026, and $267.1 million in the April-June 2026 quarter alone.
Can I ban myself from a pub’s pokies?
Yes. Ask the venue manager for an exclusion order; under section 310 of the Gambling Act 2003 they must issue one for up to 2 years.
Help
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.
Looking for online pokies instead? Our online pokies guide covers how online games differ from pub machines. To bet on racing or sport in person, see TAB near me, a list of every TAB store, pub TAB and club TAB 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.