Beers Back On Tap At Wairarapa Country PubAugust 11, 2026It’s all hands on deck at Castlepoint Hotel - The Whakataki in preparation for the taps to start flowing again after a six-month hiatus. The pub’s liquor licenses have been granted following a District Licensing Committee hearing last week. The pub had been dry since the start of the year, after losing its licences under previous operators due to repeated breaches of alcohol regulations. Advertisement - scroll to continue readingAitken and Blakesley fronted up to an almost two-and-a-half-hour-long hearing on applications for on and off-licences for the pub last Tuesday. Aitken and Blakesley intended to run shorter hours at the pub until October, then extended hours in summer.