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.

Contact us online or call 03 941 8999 to book the Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Community Centre.

Bishopdale Hall

Hall

Kitchen

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.

Capacity

  • Hall: 160 standing max, 130 seating max.
  • Meeting room 1:12.

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.

The below pricing is valid until 30 September 2020. For bookings on or after 1 October 2020, our new 2020/2021 fees and charges will apply. 

Hall 

  • $15.30 per hour community group.
  • $31.50 per hour self-employed tutor.
  • $84.10 per hour private social functions.
  • $105.10 per hour commercial events, seminars and corporate events.
  • $66.00 per hour community events and fundraisers.

Meeting Room 1

  • $12.30 per hour community group.
  • $21.00 per hour self-employed tutor.
  • $31.50 per hour private social functions.
  • $63.00 per hour commercial events, seminars and corporate events.
  • $30.50 per hour community events and fundraisers.

General

  • $66.50 after-hours security check on bookings outside of business hours.
  • $500 bond on private social functions.
  • $150 cleaning charge retained from the bond if the venue is not left fit for purpose.

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

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.