Kaurihohore Public Hall
Hiring the Hall
The Hall is available to hire by the hour. It makes a great venue for birthday parties and other special celebrations and all manner of community events. It can comfortably seat up to 80 people and has 20 tables. It has a fully functioning kitchen with stove and oven, fridge/freezer, dishwasher, hot water zip, microwave and pie warmer. It has four heat pumps keeping it warm in winter and cool in summer.
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The Hall has 4 heatpumps
There are:
15 folding tables
80 chairs
11 wooden benches
There is a wheelchair accessible toilet in the women's toilets.
The kitchen is not licensed for catering but food can be heated and plated. The kitchen has the following:
freestanding oven/stove
pie warmer
2 kettles
hot water zip
fridge/freezer
dishwasher
microwave
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The hall uses an electronic access lock. A code and instructions will be sent to you before the hire starts.
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Hireage fees are as follows. Please contact us for a quote for a regular booking.
$20ph Kauri Church and School
$25ph Local bookings plus $80 clean
$30ph Outside bookings plus $80 clean
$175 Funeral receptions plus $80 clean
$25ph Regular yearly bookings plus $80 clean
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If you wish to enquire about booking the Hall please contact Claire Gifford at kaurihohorehall@gmail.com or text or call on 021 042 6437
History of the Hall
The Kauri Public Hall was built in the late 1870s. A tender to construct the Hall was advertised in 1875 and a proposal from Mr M McDonald of £34.10 was accepted. The original members of the Hall Committee included: Mr M McDonald (chair), Mr J.W. Kerr, Mr A McLeod, Mr John McKenzie and Mr D Matheson.
Rural halls have played a very important part in developing community life. Not only have they provided a gathering place for locals, but have also provided a place for the inter-mixing of communities in country dance and sports competitions. Since being built, Kauri Hall has played that part. It has been a scene of wedding receptions, indoor bowls, badminton, community meetings, school activities, pioneer reunions and many other events which have brought together young and old in happy mixtures.
Regular Hall Fixtures
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Working out with others is fun! And that’s what Tarsh makes these group sessions. These are held at the Kauri Hall 3 times a week:
Tuesday 5.45pm Box Fit
Wednesday 9.15am Mixed Small Group
Thursday 5.45pm Core and Connect
All fitness levels welcome because Tarsh plans these group sessions to suit all fitness levels. No two sessions are the same and you will work the whole body. We have great conversations on health, movement and include just about everything else in these conversations.
You will meet the most wonderful woman in these groups and included in joining these group classes is a VIP facebook page, term catch ups, weekly check ins and term challenges.
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Every Wednesday at 7.30pm.
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Generally organised twice a year, spring and autumn
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Organised by the Kauri Church.
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Generally organised for June every year. A potluck dinner and movie.
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Every December around 15th.
Hall Committee
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Bronwyn Bayne (Acting Chair and Secretary)
Christine Grimmer (Treasurer)
Warwick Harkness (Officer)
Claire Gifford (Bookings Officer)
Dave Garrick (Caretaker)
Jane Garrick
Oringa Barach
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Geoff Crawford
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The 1929 Constitution sets out the objects as:
To provide a hall or building at which the settlers and residents of the District of Kaurihohore being members of the Society may meet for mutual instruction in matters of agricultural educational and recreational training and general interests and for reunions, dances, musical entertainments and similar objects.
To establish if the Society in General Meeting shall so decide for the purpose of recreation and amusement for the benefit of the settlers and residents in the District of Kaurihohore, Football, Cricket, Hockey and Show Grounds, Tennis Courts, Croquet Lawns or a place for games and recreations of a similar kind.
From time to time, to acquire either by sale or lease an area of land that may in the opinion of the Society be necessary or expedient for all or any of the purposes aforesaid with power to let or sub-let the same or any part there and any buildings thereon for all or any of the purposes aforesaid.
Generally to do such acts and things as the Society may determine for the purpose of improving instructing and elevating the settlers and residents of the District of Kaurihohore both morally, mentally and physically.
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