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The Council manages three halls and various other community facilities. Community groups and individuals can hire these facilities for meetings and events.
The venues are inexpensive to hire and are ideal for social functions, after-school activities and all kinds of community recreation and leisure activities.
Facilities
Check the individual halls below for details.
| Venue | Access |
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Cost
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| Community (open to the public for free / run by a community group) | $16 per hour | |
| Non-community (open to the public, but privately run) | $21 per hour | |
| Social / Private (not open to the public, eg birthday parties, cultural events and social functions) | $26 per hour | |
| Commercial (use by a group / business that is profit-making) | $36 per hour | |
| Bond | $300 | |
| (Required for social functions, BYO and liquor licence bookings and large events.) | ||
| Venue security check fee | $25 | |
| (Non-refundable and required with all bond payments.) | ||
Hall Hours
Closing time: 12 midnight
No noise or music is allowed after 12 midnight. Quiet clean-up until 12.30am.
Make a Booking
Make a booking enquiry by using the enquiry form at least 3 weeks before your meeting or event.
Clean Up & Bond Refund
After the event you will need to clean and lock up properly to get your bond refunded - see:
Restrictions
Alcohol Sales & Supply
If you want to sell alcohol at one of the Council's halls or community facilities, you need to apply for and be granted a special liquor licence. Allow 25 working days for your application to be processed. Alcohol BYO events (bringing but not selling drinks) generally do not need a licence, but you may still need to pay a bond.
Apply for a Licence - Special Licence
Sale of Food
If you plan to sell food, check which requirements you'll need to meet:
Food Safety & Environmental Health
Other Venues
The Council has other venues that have community rooms for hire:
- ASB Sports Centre - Venue & Equipment Hire
- Band Rotunda, Oriental Bay
- Community Centres
- HQ CBD Meeting Rooms - Wellington Central Library
- Mezzanine Community Room - Central Library
- Newtown Park Function Rooms
- Toi Pōneke - Facilities for Hire
There are also other community venues, not run by Council, that are available as venues for community events and activities. For these you need to use the contact details provided by the individual venues:
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