Community Halls & Waipawa Town Hall

Small community halls are run by hall committees. Bookings should be made through their respective contact person as listed or through Jenny Sears at the Council.

Hall	Contact Person	Phone Number
Argyll	Theo Twist	06-857-7156
Ashley Clinton/Makaretu	Andrea Barry	06-855-6596
CHB Community Rooms	Erin Jenkins	06-858-9769
Elsthorpe	Brent Muggeridge	06-856-8626
Flemington	Sue Hewitt	06-855-4948
Omakere	Jackie Scannell	06-857-3827
Onga Onga	Lesley Hogan	06-856-6865
Otane	Pauline Kupa	06-856-8269
Otawhao	Kate Taylor	06-855-8599
Porangahau	Beaven Tipene	06-855-5128
Takapau	Graham Finlay	06-855-8074
Takapau Recreation Ground	Julia Cook	06-855-6864
Tikokino	Spencer McDonald	06-856-5800
Waipukurau Memorial Grounds	Brendan Lewis	06-858-9164
Wallingford	Colin Russell	06-857-7903

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Waipawa Town Hall

 

The Waipawa Town Hall consists of a concert hall and main hall. The concert hall has carpeted floor and a small stage, it has access to the kitchen with a servery hatch, seats 100 people for a meal, both halls have access to the bar facilities. The main hall seats 170 persons and has a wooden floor with a large stage and an upstairs auditorium Total number for whole hall 270 people seated. Maximum number of persons permitted is 440, including seating upstairs.

 

The kitchen has:

•  A dishwasher
• 1 large catering stove, a domestic stove plus a microwave
• 1 fridge plus a deepfreeze shared with the bar
• 2 zip water heaters
• 1 large table for preparing food
• Enough crockery and cutlery for 100 people plus serving utensils
• 20 small tables [seats 6] and 5 trestle tables
• 280 loose chairs

The bar has:

• A large fridge for drinks
• A deepfreeze with the kitchen for ice 
• A dishwasher

Waipawa Town Hall Charges

Maximum capacity of the Town Hall is 440 people.
Bond $220.00
Deposit $25.00
Electricity Charge At cost
Whole Building - Less than 4 hours $122.00
Whole Building - 4 to 8 hours $243.00
Whole Building - 8 to 24 hours $400.00
Meeting Room - Less than 4 hours $35.00
Meeting Room - 4 to 8 hours $69.00
Meeting Room - 8 to 24 hours $115.00
Concert Hall - Less than 4 hours $69.00
Concert Hall - 4 to 8 hours $139.00
Concert Hall - 8 to 24 hours $231.00
Main Hall - Less than 4 hours $69.00
Main Hall - 4 to 8 hours $139.00
Main Hall - 8 to 24 hours $231.00
School Functions per session $17.00

Rehearsal and setting up rate 50% of normal hire rate

In addition to the hire charges, there is a charge for electricity usage, a deposit and bond to pay.

Power charge: 18 cents per kWh unit = $7.20 a unit, $3.60 half a unit
Deposit: A deposit of $20 is payable on booking, and this will be retained if the booking is cancelled with less than one weeks' notice
Bond: $200 payable prior to picking up the keys

If you require further information, wish to view the hall, please contact Jenny Sears on 06-857-8060.

If you wish to make an application to hire the hall, an application form and conditions of hire are available here.

For Information on the Waipawa 150 Year Celebration - please click here

CHB Community Rooms Sue Hoogenboom Ph 06-856-8599