Liquor Policy

In New Zealand, there are restricted products that have an R18 age restriction such as alcohol. Customers will need to demonstrate they are over 18 years of age before they are permitted to purchase any of these restricted products.

It is our responsibility to ensure that the sale of alcohol is restricted to meet all legislative requirements and we have a duty of care for our customers.

It is also illegal to make a false declaration of age in order to purchase alcohol. As required by law, Athens Ithaca requires you to confirm that you, or the person you are purchasing for are 18 years of age or over.

Heavy fines and other penalties can be issued for selling restricted products to:

a minor
a person buying restricted products for a minor (secondary supply)
intoxicated persons

As a company we must be aware of, and be responsible for, every sale of a restricted product before authorising it – by being alert and following the correct policy, processes and procedures to ensure we comply with legislation governing the restricted products.
At times we may need to decline the sale of restricted products to comply with the law, this policy and our related procedures. These situations can be challenging and we appreciate customers may not always be happy when a sale of restricted products is refused.

Athens Ithaca is under no obligation to sell these restricted products if we feel it would breach this policy, or our related processes and procedures. We support our teams role in making the right decisions to ensure we are responsible and abiding with this policy.

If we, or any individual member of our team, is found to be in breach of the legislation around these restricted products the following could occur:

a large personal fine to the person selling the products – up to $2,000
criminal record
possible disciplinary action that may result in termination of employment
a large fine for the company
the loss or suspension of our liquor license

We must not knowingly sell alcohol products to anyone under the age of 18. It is a criminal offence to allow the sale or supply of alcohol products to a minor (anyone under the age of 18).

To help prevent the sale of alcohol products to anyone under the age of 18, our delivery partners may ask for proof of identification before delivering an order. It is our policy that if appropriate identification is not supplied where requested, then the attempt to purchase alcohol products will be declined. Customers must not knowingly provide incorrect information regarding their age or use Athens Ithaca to supply others under the age of 18. Additionally, Athens Ithaca team will not knowingly sell alcohol to an intoxicated person

Accepted forms of ID

If a customer is asked for ID at the point of delivery, the following are accepted forms of photo identification:

Kiwi Access Card
HANZ 18+ identification card (while valid)
Valid, original passport (NZ or International)
NZ Drivers Licence