Holiday period opening hours
Over the holiday season, some of our facilities will be closed or have reduced hours.
There are a number of venues around the New Plymouth district that are available to hire.
The following venues are able to be hired for events:
To enquire about booking these venues please use the links above for each venue or visit npeventvenues.nz.
You can also book a public park, reserve or hall for your wedding or special event. Some of our more popular spaces are:
Check out more information on our venues and places for hire.
Once you have a date and time in mind please use our online venue hire application form to make an enquiry about a venue.
Once we establish that the location you wish to use is available you will receive a venue hire agreement (see below for sample forms). When you have confirmed acceptance of the Council’s terms of hire by signing and returning the agreement together with the hire fee and any other sums payable, we will sign and return a copy to you and your booking will then be confirmed.
The hire fee for a lawn or reserve (e.g. Hatchery Lawn, Audrey Gale Reserve) is currently $161.
Halls are charged at an hourly rate; please visit our venues for hire page for more information.
If you are hiring a hall, you will also be required to:
We also reserve the right to require the payment of a refundable bond, dependent on the event.
Yes, this may occur in certain circumstances. In particular, weddings and events held at the Bowl of Brooklands and surrounding areas are booked on the proviso that if a concert or large event comes to the Bowl, that booking will take priority and your booking may be cancelled. We will endeavour to provide as much advance notice as possible of any changes to a booking and will work with you to find an alternative venue.
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