The Aranui Wainoni Community Centre, situated at 31 Hampshire Street Aranui, includes a large sports hall with a stage, big modern commercial kitchen and two meeting rooms.

Booking and enquiries

For regular hirers (who want to book for six or more dates) please complete an online Council community facility request(external link).

For a casual hire, please call us on 03 941 8999.

Sports hall

Sports hall

Retractable seating

Large meeting room

Small meeting room

Kitchen

Aranui Wainoni Community Centre has the following capacities:

Room Capacity
Sports hall 130
Large meeting room 30
Small meeting room 15

Hours of hire

  • Available from Monday to Sunday, 7am to 11pm.

 Access

  • This centre has wheelchair access.
  • Some off-street parking is available. 

The below pricing takes effect from 1 July 2024.

Sports Hall

  • $18.00 per hour for not-for-profit community groups where the booking is for community benefit and does not charge attendees.
  • $33.00 per hour for not-for-profit community groups where the booking is for a community group and charges fees or takes payment.
  • $90.00 per hour for commercial, business, private or celebration hire. This includes auctions, meetings, birthdays, weddings, private events, funerals etc.

Large and small meeting rooms

  • $16.00 per hour for not-for-profit community groups where the booking is for community benefit and does not charge attendees.
  • $25.00 per hour for not-for-profit community groups where the booking is for a community group and charges fees or takes payment.
  • $40.00 per hour for commercial, business, private or celebration hire. This includes auctions, meetings, birthdays, weddings, private events, funerals etc.

General fees

  • Cost recovery up to $88 for after-hours building inspection and security charge for bookings where the hire is:
    • Booked after 6pm Monday to Friday for 4 hours and longer.
    • Booked after 5pm Saturday, Sunday or Public Holiday for 4 hours and longer.
    • At the discretion of Council staff and not limited to the events above.
  • The cleaning charge to ensure the facility has been left fit for purpose is up to $189.00 for cost recovery.  Additional cleaning charges may apply if required. 
  • $60.00 replacement charge for lost or damaged keys/access cards.

A security guard will be present from the last hour of the hire to ensure the hirer adheres to the terms and conditions of hire and has made good the community space to the required standard.

Floor plan

Sports Hall

  • Retractable seating with instructions [PDF, 611 KB]
  • 1 motorised ceiling-hung folding basketball hoop with backboard (control key needs to be booked and collected in advance)
  • Retractable grandstand seating for 80 (control switch needs to be booked and collected in advance)
  • Stage
  • 100 additional chairs
  • 15 tables shared throughout the facility

Kitchen

  • Zip water boiler
  • 3 free-standing cookers/ovens
  • 2 microwaves
  • 1 commercial dishwasher/sanitiser
  • 2 large fridges
  • Hirers are required to supply their own crockery, cutlery, tea towels, wash-up cloths, rubbish bags and cleaning liquids
  • Cleaning equipment (vacuum cleaner, broom, mop and bucket) are available

Large meeting room

  • Kitchenette with sink, water boiler and fridge
  • 30 chairs

Small meeting room

  • 15 chairs

Conditions of hire

Health and safety

  • As part of the rental agreement, you accept legal responsibility to meet evacuation plans, health and safety responsibilities and to act as the facility warden.
  • All hirers are required to complete a pre-use form. These must then be signed, dated and left in the dropbox in the foyer of the centre.

Alcohol

  •  Alcohol is not permitted at this venue.