St Peter’s Village Hall is a great venue for all sorts of events, meetings, programmes, shows, and celebrations.

The hall has installed WIFI – we now have streaming capability. Great for powerpoint presentations. We always advise a back-up, as with any internet system. Both the entrance and toilets are wheelchair accessible.
Feel free to call Jan Borland on 0275 704 230 (for general enquiries and pricing) or Derek Borland on 021 654 339 or Francis Mills on 0210 565 787 (for general / techy / AV questions) – in advance of booking if you have any questions.

Covid-19: It is the Hirer’s responsibility to be aware of the guidelines and ensure compliance within the Covid-19 Protection Framework. Under the traffic light system. We are currently in ORANGE.

Please note that the Hall is subject to the Kāpiti Coast District Council’s noise control regulations and because it is located in a residential area, the Hall is not suitable for loud events. All noise must stop by 10.45 pm (Monday to Saturday) unless an extension is discussed and arranged in advance. Extensions may require a bond. The hall must be vacated by midnight unless an arrangement has been made with the Paekakariki Community Trust. On Sunday nights – all noise must stop by 8.30pm.

The Paekākāriki Community Trust hires out the hall on an as-is-where-is basis. The hall has a legal capacity of 195. Please think carefully and ensure that you have booked sufficient time for set up and clean up as we may be unable to accommodate extra time at the last minute. Groups or individuals, may be asked for additional information to satisfy the requirements of the Trust.

Hire rates cover use of the hall and stage, 21 trestle tables (760mm x 1830mm) and 155 chairs. In the kitchen, there 100+ mugs; 30 tea cups and saucers; 100 side plates; 20 drinking glasses; 3 coffee plungers; a variety of serving plates; a limited supply of cutlery and a few basic implements (pics of kitchen gear here). Additional charges apply for use of the kitchen for preparing food, catering purposes and for special equipment. You’ll find more pictures of the hall hereand on our Facebook page.

Please bring your own tea towels, rubbish bags etc, and remember to take your rubbish with you. Please ensure you leave the hall as you found it with all chairs and tables put away. As the hall floor has recently been replaced, please do not drag chairs across the floor but use the trolley provided at the back of the hall. Stack chairs in multiples of 10. Five stacks per row.

Please note: The Trust reserves the right to have a Trust Member present at events to protect the interests of the Hall.

Hire charges

Hire charges help cover hall running costs – (e.g. rates, rent on the land, electricity, insurance, maintenance, improvements etc) and ensure that the Hall continues to exist as a resource for the Community.

Hall Hire:

• –Standard rate for the hall: $25 per hour.
• –Day Rate: (24-hour period): $350, then pro-rata for part days.
• NOTE: Minimum booking Friday & Saturday nights – 4hrs (if booked in advance)

The Green Room is now available as a stand alone hire for small meetings or gatherings, holding 10-12 people comfortably. It is carpeted; has a good heater; power points; tables and chairs available. Note there is no toilet or kitchen (public loos across the road). $25 for an evening or half day hire. Email enquiry: [email protected]

Extras: (follow links for pictures)

• –Kitchen for preparing/catering/cooking food: $25 per day. No charge if you just want to make tea and coffee. There is both a large and small fridge in the kitchen with a small amount of freezer capacity.
• —Crockery and cutlery hire: $1 per person. We have 100 dinner plates, side plates, dessert bowls, wine and drinking glasses, knives, forks, spoons, teaspoons, and coffee mugs. Losses/breakages to be replaced. Picture of catering setting here.
• —Black Tablecloths (to fit trestle-size) – $2 each (we have 20).
• —Stage lights: $50 per hire. There are 14 bar-mounted red/green/blue LED Par stage lights. 4 x lights front of stage, 6 x overhead, 4 x back of stage. Desk controlled and simple to use.
• —Hazer:$20 per hire
• —Film projector and screen (including Sound System): $50 per day.
• —Mic and powered speaker: $25.00
• —Sound System: $25
• —Powered Speakers x 5: $10 each. 2 x speakers pre mounted for public performance. 3 x speakers stored – suitable for foldback.
• —Additional Power: $50 per day. For external additions to the hall, e.g. food trucks. Please note: We do not supply licencing. Visit the councils website; www.kapiticoast.govt.nz
• —Marquee: $120. 6m x 3m Marquee erected on the deck of the Hall. Has 3 x side walls if required.
• —Coloured Festoon Lights: $25
• —Green Room: $25
• —“Pop Up” Black Curtains: $25
• —Additional Lighting for stage or hall: $25
• —Scaffold Tower 5m: Daily and weekly rates by negotiation (conditions apply).
• —Cleaning deposit. The Trust reserves the right to charge a $100 cleaning deposit. The deposit will be returned to you at the end of the hire if the hall is left clean and in the condition it was in before the hire. Rubbish must be taken away by the hirer.
• —Function Assistance: $50 (the Trust provides a door person for your event, who also gets free entry).
• —PA Desk: $120 (may be hired at the discretion of the Trust – a bond may be charged).
• —Scaffold Tower 5m: Daily and weekly rates by negotiation (conditions apply).

Payment and confirmation of your booking

Normally a deposit is required in order to secure your booking. Once you have submitted the booking form, we will email you with an invoice and payment information and instructions.

Cancellations

If you cancel a week or more before the event, we will refund your deposit. You will be asked at this point to provide a name and bank account number.

Access to the hall

Someone will let you into the Hall at the start time you specified on the booking form. Call Jan Borland on 0275 704 230 or Derek Borland on 021 654 339 (prior to your booking) if you have not heard from a member of The Trust.

Conditions of hire

Covid -19: It is the Hirer’s responsibility to be aware of the guidelines within the Covid-19 Protection Framework for events, and to have systems in place to ensure adherence to those guidelines.

• –Any hire is at the discretion of the Trust, and conditions may be varied by the Trust.
• –The Trust reserves the right to cancel bookings in exceptional circumstances should the hall be required for community use. We will provide a full refund.
• –Hirers agree to indemnify the Trust against any damage to the hall or its equipment.
• –Hirers are responsible for cleaning up after using the hall. The hall should be left in the condition it was in before the hire. All rubbish must be removed from the hall and the area around it. Lights, heaters and electrical appliances must be turned off.
• –If the hall and surrounds are not left clean and tidy, the hirer will be charged an additional $50 to pay for a cleaner.
• –Noise levels should not be excessive. Events at the hall are subject to the Kāpiti Coast District Council’s noise control regulations. All hirers should respect the fact that the hall is located close to residential properties. Doors and shutters should be closed when loud music is being played. Music must stop by 10.45pm, unless an extension has been arranged and agreed upon in advance (Friday and Saturday nights only; bond may apply).
• –No sticking posters on the paint work.
• –The use of gear or equipment that the hall does not provide may incur an additional charge. For example, special stage lighting may incur an extra charge to cover electricity.
• –Hirers agree to obtain a special alcohol licence if they wish to sell alcohol to persons attending any function or event in the hall.
• –Absolutely no naked flames or candles in the hall and hirers will provide their own torch for safety in case of a power cut.
• –Hirers agree not to move the piano on to the stage. A breach of this condition will incur a charge of $350, being the cost of re-tuning the piano.
• –All hirers will complete the booking form – agreeing to these terms and conditions. Bookings must allow time for set up and clean up – before and after the event.
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The Paekākāriki Community Trust holds Market Day in St Peter’s Village Hall, right in the centre of the village, on the first Saturday of every month. The Market runs between 10am and 2pm. There are normally about 25 stalls. You will find a variety of things for sale. Email for enquiry: [email protected]

Book a stall

How to book: Please fill in the form below and click ‘submit’. Someone will email you with payment instructions. (It might take a couple of days – note that emails sometimes end up in people’s Junk/Spam folders, so check there if you don’t hear from us).

Cost: $20 for one market, or $15 per stall if you book and pay for more than one market. You will need to pay in advance by internet banking to reserve your place. An invoice will be sent to you – please do not pay until you receive an invoice. If all stalls are booked or if you don’t pay in advance, we will put you on a waiting list.

Cancellations: If you can’t make the market, please cancel by sending an email to: [email protected]. No refunds if you don’t turn up.

Space: We will provide you with a standard-sized trestle table (760mm x 1830mm) inside the hall. We have space for 25 tables. If you wish to bring your own table or stand, that’s fine, but you will need to fit everything into a trestle-sized space.

Setting up: You can set up from 8.15am. Please be in place by 9.30am. There is plenty of parking nearby.

Christmas Craft and Gifts Market – second Saturday in December – $25.00 per stall must be pre-paid. An invoice will be sent in November. Please book via the Christmas Market booking form. The Market runs from 10am-2pm.

Booking Form

2022 Schedule

June 26: 5.30pm The Death of Stalin (UK, 2017) 107min R16 “The death of Stalin” was banned in Russia for mocking its history and its tyrannical leaders, so we can’t help but give this brilliant satire a timely, defiant shout out. So outrageous is the story if the succession of Stalin’s power that director Armando Ianucci (Veep, In the Loop) did not have to stray too far from the awful truth for it to be black comedy gold in the hands of a terrific cast.

July 3: 5.30pm Never Gonna Snow Again (Poland, 2021) 116min M “Never Gonna Snow Again” [NZIFF2021] tells the story of a charming yet mysterious Ukranian immigrant working as a masseur in a gated-community in Poland. It’s a funny, sad, slightly surreal and exquisitely photographed tour of a McMansion suburbia where every dream home holds a heartache, and where the ghosts of Chernobyl drift like ‘Soviet snow’ -Aro Video

July 10: 4.00pm Bread and Roses (NZ, 1993) 200min PG – with supper interval and talk by director Gaylene Preston In a breathtakingly sustained act of imaginative identification, Gaylene Preston has created a tribute to her mother’s generation of New Zealand women. Her superb adaptation of Sonja Davies’ autobiography will ring resoundingly true – and disconcertingly truthful – for many New Zealanders – Wellington Film Festival

July 17: 5.30pm The Truffle Hunters (Italy, 2020) 84min PG In dogged pursuit of culinary gold. An enchanting documentary about men and their best friends combing the northern Italian forests for an unlikely delicacy – NY Times

July 24: 5.30pm Lovers Rock (UK, 2020) 70min (TBC – licence pending) Lover’s Rock is set across a single evening at a house party in 80’s West London, telling a fictional story of young love to a soundtrack of Lover’s rock, a romantic reggae genre – Aro Video

July 31: 5.30pm FINALE Haxan (Denmark,1922) 76 min. 100th Anniversary Live Cinema Event with five piece band and narrator, + Silent short from Gilbert Haisman on piano accompanying ‘Neighbours’ – Buster Keaton, (USA,1920) “A thrilling and novel way to enjoy the confluence of cinema, music, and live performance. The new original score, composed by Andrew Laking, was an exciting piece of original New Zealand composition. The troupe’s dramaturgical decisions, particularly around using a woman narrator as an interesting feminist counterpoint to the strange ancient misogyny of the film’s story, was a hugely effective part of the overall impact of the show.” Gaylene Preston ONZM, Filmmaker.

Art Show:
Waitangi Weekend 2023
February 4th – 6th.
Enquiries to: [email protected]

Book Fair:
September 9th – 11th, 2022
Enquiries for books to: [email protected]

Bike Library is open on Thursday 10.30am – 4.00pm.

Check their Facebook page  for Saturday opening hours.

St Peter’s Village Hall is a much loved community venue. It was built in 1918 for the Anglican Church and has been used by the Church and the Community since then. In 2007 it was sold to the Paekākāriki Community and is now run by the Paekākāriki Community Trust.

Hall restoration work to date

The Trust raises funds for the Hall’s renovation and upkeep. Since 2012 major restoration work has been done, including rewiring and installing a contemporary lighting, heating and cooling system. The toilets have been upgraded, the interior painted, and a new commercial-style kitchen has been installed. The stage upgrade includes a Public Address system (incl Cordless Mics), a projector and screen, theatre lighting and red velvet curtains. A large deck has been added that can accommodate a 6m x 3m Marquee which is now available for hire. The Hall floor has been replaced with new Matai floorboards, using recycled weather boards from a house in Te Aroha and Nae Nae. This will ensure the Hall will be able to be enjoyed by the community for many years to come.

Landscaping has been completed by buildng steps on the south side of the property allowing easier access to the Bike Library, and connecting the property from Ames Street to the deck. Wifi has been installed.

Upgrades continue to occur as and when finances are available.

Voluntary input from Village residents into the Hall is vital to ensure these upgrades.

Image: Bob Zuur, Moments of Light Photography

Photo of 2021 Trust (to be updated late 2022)

Paekākāriki Community Trust

The Paekākāriki Community Trust was created in 2007 when the Anglican Church sold St Peter’s Hall to the community for $1.00.

The hall was in a dilapidated condition at the time, and has since been completely renovated, including a rebuilt south wall, repainting, new toilets, new kitchen, new floor, a deck on the eastern side and improved access on the south side.  This has all been done with grants, fundraising and, importantly, with the labour of many many volunteers.

St Peter’s Hall today is a fantastic asset for the local community and is in constant use for all kinds of events and activities.

The Trust Deed sets out our objectives, and these guide everything we do.  The objectives are:

1. To refurbish and maintain St Peter’s Hall at Paekākāriki and to manage it as a community centre and resource for the whole community
2. To establish any new facility which enhances the social wellbeing of the community as a whole
3. To encourage the economic and social sustainability of Paekākāriki to help ensure that local services are retained for the benefit of present and future generations
4. To increase employment opportunities for Paekākāriki residents in the Paekākāriki area
5. To assist cultural, not for profit, heritage and community services in Paekākāriki
6. To undertake activities that are conducive to the attainment of the above objectives and anything else that will advance any of these aims
7. To develop partnerships with other organisations and agencies that will help the Trust achieve its objectives

Trustees are elected annually at the AGM.  We encourage new people to put themselves forward for election.  And we welcome volunteers throughout the year to help with our regular fundraising events – the Art Show, Book Fair and Film Festival.

Ian Clark

Chair

Paekākāriki Community Trust

Newsletter May 2022

Update from the Trust with our news.

PCT Newsletter – May 2022

Trust Documents and Minutes

TRUST DEED

MINUTES FINAL April 2022

MINUTES FINAL May 2022