Pokies in Lower Hutt: Venues and Gaming Machines
At the end of June 2026, 26 venues in Lower Hutt held licences for 417 gaming machines (pokies), according to the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA). A year earlier the district had 26 venues and 417 machines, the same number of venues. Below is every licensed pokie venue in Lower Hutt, with its address, venue type and number of machines, followed by what players lost on those machines.
Pokie venues in Lower Hutt
| Venue and address | Type | Machines |
|---|---|---|
| Sin Bin Building 1, 499 Hutt Road, Alicetown, Lower Hutt 5010 | Tavern | 18 |
| Strike Lower Hutt 395-397 Hutt Road, Alicetown, Lower Hutt 5040 | Ten Pin Bowling | 9 |
| Angus Inn Hotel 5 Cornwall Street, Hutt Central, Lower Hutt 5010 | Hotel | 18 |
| Bedrocks Bar & Brasserie 3 Waterloo Road, Hutt Central, Lower Hutt 5010 | Tavern | 18 |
| Roadhouse Bar and Grill 18 Laings Road, Hutt Central, Lower Hutt 5010 | Tavern | 18 |
| The Big Chill 112 High Street, Hutt Central, Lower Hutt 5010 | Tavern | 18 |
| TAB Lower Hutt 204 High Street, Hutt Central, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt 5010 | TAB | 9 |
| Cutlers Entertainment 180 High Street, Lower Hutt Central, Lower Hutt 5010 | Tavern | 18 |
| Hutt Park Hotel 9-11 Randwick Road, Moera, Lower Hutt 5010 | Tavern | 18 |
| Naenae Bowling Club 23 Treadwell Street, Naenae, Lower Hutt 5011 | Bowling Club | 12 |
| Naenae Hotel 5 Vogel Street, Naenae, Lower Hutt 5011 | Tavern | 18 |
| Olympic Hotel 24 Hollands Crescent, Naenae, Lower Hutt 5011 | Tavern | 18 |
| TAB Naenae 33 Hillary Court, Naenae, Lower Hutt 5011 | TAB | 9 |
| Horse & Hound Bar Petone 219 Jackson Street, Petone, Lower Hutt 5012 | Tavern | 18 |
| Petone Sports Bar 266 Jackson Street, Petone, Lower Hutt 5012 | Tavern | 18 |
| Petone Workingmens Club 47 Udy Street, Petone, Lower Hutt 5012 | Workingmen’s Club | 30 |
| TAB Petone 204 Jackson Street, Petone, Lower Hutt 5012 | TAB | 9 |
| The Empire Est. 1950 175 Jackson Street, Petone, Lower Hutt 5012 | Tavern | 18 |
| Victoria Tavern 140 Jackson Street, Petone, Lower Hutt 5012 | Restaurant | 14 |
| The Hardware Bar and Restaurant 8-14 Evans Street, Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt 5019 | Tavern | 18 |
| BJ’s 25 Tocker Street, Taita, Lower Hutt 5011 | Tavern | 18 |
| Eddy’s Bar & Cafe 13 Queen Street, Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt 5014 | Tavern | 18 |
| Palliser Hotel 7 Moores Valley Road, Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt 5014 | Tavern | 18 |
| TAB Wainuiomata 10A The Strand, Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt 5014 | TAB | 9 |
| Te Aroha Hutt Valley Association Pavilion 148 Whites Line East, Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt 5010 | Other Sports Club | 10 |
| Bellevue Gardens Hotel 140 Woburn Road, Woburn, Lower Hutt 5010 | Hotel | 18 |
Venues by suburb or town: Petone (6), Hutt Central (4), Naenae (4), Wainuiomata (3), Alicetown (2), Woburn (1), Taita (1), Lower Hutt Central (1), Moera (1), Lower Hutt (1), Waiwhetu (1), Stokes Valley (1). 18 of the 26 venues run the maximum of 18 machines. 3 of the 26 venues are clubs (RSA, sports, cosmopolitan or similar); the rest are pubs, hotels, TAB venues and other commercial premises. 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 Lower Hutt
Players in Lower Hutt lost $8.3 million on pub and club pokies in the April-June 2026 quarter, down 0.7% on $8.3 million in April-June 2025. Over the four quarters to June 2026 the total was $32.9 million (up 1.6% on the previous four quarters). Across New Zealand the figure for the same quarter was $267.1 million, so Lower Hutt accounted for 3.1% of national pokie losses outside casinos.
| Quarter | Gaming machine profits |
|---|---|
| Jul-Sep 2024 | $8.4 million |
| Oct-Dec 2024 | $8.1 million |
| Jan-Mar 2025 | $7.5 million |
| Apr-Jun 2025 | $8.3 million |
| Jul-Sep 2025 | $8.6 million |
| Oct-Dec 2025 | $8.3 million |
| Jan-Mar 2026 | $7.7 million |
| Apr-Jun 2026 | $8.3 million |
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 Lower Hutt the main licence holders are One Foundation Limited (6), New Zealand Community Trust (4), TAB New Zealand (4).
Looking for somewhere to bet on racing or sport? Our TAB Lower Hutt list has every TAB store, pub TAB and club TAB in the district.
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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.