Situated at 13 Bishopdale Court, Bishopdale, this centre has a large hall and a smaller meeting room. It's available to hire for a range of community and private events.

Booking and enquiries

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

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

Ōrauwhata Bishopdale Community Centre has the following capacities:

Room Capacity
Hall 160
Meeting room 12

Hours of hire

  • 9am to 11pm daily

Familiarisation tour

  • A Council staff member is available to provide you with a familiarisation tour.
  • Call 03 941 8999 to arrange.

Access

  •  This centre has wheelchair access and wheelchair-access toilets. Wheelchair access is via the foyer in front of the main entrance.
  • There are sufficient on-site car parks. On-street parking is also available.

Hall hire

  • $19.00 per hour for not-for-profit community groups where the booking is for community benefit and does not charge attendees.
  • $34.00 per hour for not-for-profit community groups where the booking is for a community group and charges fees or takes payment.
  • $94.00 per hour for commercial, business, private or celebration hire. This includes auctions, meetings, birthdays, weddings, private events, funerals etc.

Meeting room hire

  • $17.00 per hour for not-for-profit community groups where the booking is for community benefit and does not charge attendees.
  • $26.00 per hour for not-for-profit community groups where the booking is for a community group and charges fees or takes payment.
  • $42.00 per hour for commercial, business, private or celebration hire. This includes auctions, meetings, birthdays, weddings, private events, funerals etc.

Cleaning fees

  • 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.

General fees

  • A facility security fee up to $150.00 will be applied to bookings from casual hirers whenever:
    • Alcohol is present.
    • A booking ends after 9pm Monday to Thursday.
    • A booking ends after 6pm Friday, Saturday, Sunday or on a public holiday.
    • At the discretion of Council staff and not limited to the events above.
  • $62.50 replacement charge for lost or damaged keys/access cards.

Floor plan

Hall

  • 12 tilting tables
  • 130 stackable chairs

AV equipment

  • 2 touch screen panels for selecting media type
  • 2 large flat-screen TVs with HDMI 
  • MP3
  • microphone - if required you will need to book this item
  • large air handling HVAC unit
  • Please note that you need to supply your own HDMI and MP3 cables
  • AV instructions [PDF, 868 KB]

Meeting Room 1

  • 2 tables
  • 12 chairs
  • AV equipment with 1 screen
  • manual heat pump

Kitchen

  • oven
  • fridge
  • dish drawer
  • 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

General

  • There is a user guide on site for you to read. Please leave it on site.

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 users 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

  • The consumption and supply of alcohol is not permitted at this facility.