Whiritoa Hall funding

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Council owns nine community halls, which are managed by committees made up of local community members. All of the halls (except Whiritoa Hall) are funded through a targeted rate paid by properties within the halls ‘catchment’ area.

Hall committees are important to the management and upkeep of these buildings, which often serve as hubs for small communities.

Whiritoa Hall provides a space for a number of events within the community and provides a community library. It is an important community hub.

The Hall Committee is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the hall and the library such as, handling bookings, managing repairs, operating the library and keeping the hall in good condition.

The Council is responsible for the payment of utilities including rates and electricity, funding and undertaking maintenance and capital renewal works.

Currently Whiritoa Hall is not funded by a targeted rate, rather the operating and maintenance costs has been funded by the Waihi Ward Grants Budget.

During the 2024-34 Long Term Plan development the grants budgets for all wards was reviewed and the funding for the Whiritoa Hall was no longer included.

The development of the 2025/26 Annual Plan has identified the need to confirm the funding for the hall for the 2025/26 financial year and beyond.

Council have considered a number of options on how to fund the hall from 1 July 2025;

  1. No funding is provided by council from 1 July 2025.
  2. We introduce a targeted rate to fund the operation and maintenance of the Hall (preferred).
  3. Council enters into a lease agreement with the Hall Committee, where the Committee is responsible for the funding of the operating and maintenance costs of the hall.

Want to give your feedback or ask any questions you can below.

Council owns nine community halls, which are managed by committees made up of local community members. All of the halls (except Whiritoa Hall) are funded through a targeted rate paid by properties within the halls ‘catchment’ area.

Hall committees are important to the management and upkeep of these buildings, which often serve as hubs for small communities.

Whiritoa Hall provides a space for a number of events within the community and provides a community library. It is an important community hub.

The Hall Committee is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the hall and the library such as, handling bookings, managing repairs, operating the library and keeping the hall in good condition.

The Council is responsible for the payment of utilities including rates and electricity, funding and undertaking maintenance and capital renewal works.

Currently Whiritoa Hall is not funded by a targeted rate, rather the operating and maintenance costs has been funded by the Waihi Ward Grants Budget.

During the 2024-34 Long Term Plan development the grants budgets for all wards was reviewed and the funding for the Whiritoa Hall was no longer included.

The development of the 2025/26 Annual Plan has identified the need to confirm the funding for the hall for the 2025/26 financial year and beyond.

Council have considered a number of options on how to fund the hall from 1 July 2025;

  1. No funding is provided by council from 1 July 2025.
  2. We introduce a targeted rate to fund the operation and maintenance of the Hall (preferred).
  3. Council enters into a lease agreement with the Hall Committee, where the Committee is responsible for the funding of the operating and maintenance costs of the hall.

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  • Share Is the Council aware of an agreement between the council and the then hall committee signed some years ago? It was supposed to be renewed once a year. Has this been lost or forgotten? on Facebook Share Is the Council aware of an agreement between the council and the then hall committee signed some years ago? It was supposed to be renewed once a year. Has this been lost or forgotten? on Twitter Share Is the Council aware of an agreement between the council and the then hall committee signed some years ago? It was supposed to be renewed once a year. Has this been lost or forgotten? on Linkedin Email Is the Council aware of an agreement between the council and the then hall committee signed some years ago? It was supposed to be renewed once a year. Has this been lost or forgotten? link

    Is the Council aware of an agreement between the council and the then hall committee signed some years ago? It was supposed to be renewed once a year. Has this been lost or forgotten?

    Jane Wells asked 15 days ago

    Yes. A new agreement will be entered into once a decision is made on the funding of the hall. 

  • Share Further to my previous question, if the answer to my previous question is yes, will there be a Licence agreement and not a Lease between the Council and the Hall Committee which we will be able to see and comment on. on Facebook Share Further to my previous question, if the answer to my previous question is yes, will there be a Licence agreement and not a Lease between the Council and the Hall Committee which we will be able to see and comment on. on Twitter Share Further to my previous question, if the answer to my previous question is yes, will there be a Licence agreement and not a Lease between the Council and the Hall Committee which we will be able to see and comment on. on Linkedin Email Further to my previous question, if the answer to my previous question is yes, will there be a Licence agreement and not a Lease between the Council and the Hall Committee which we will be able to see and comment on. link

    Further to my previous question, if the answer to my previous question is yes, will there be a Licence agreement and not a Lease between the Council and the Hall Committee which we will be able to see and comment on.

    Geoffrey William Wells asked 17 days ago

    See answer to question above. 

  • Share Will the Council please check on the following matter. Hall Management was previously subject to a renewable licence agreement between a Hall Management committee and the Council when Steve Fabish was managing such things. Could this be available for viewing and refreshed to encompass Option 2? on Facebook Share Will the Council please check on the following matter. Hall Management was previously subject to a renewable licence agreement between a Hall Management committee and the Council when Steve Fabish was managing such things. Could this be available for viewing and refreshed to encompass Option 2? on Twitter Share Will the Council please check on the following matter. Hall Management was previously subject to a renewable licence agreement between a Hall Management committee and the Council when Steve Fabish was managing such things. Could this be available for viewing and refreshed to encompass Option 2? on Linkedin Email Will the Council please check on the following matter. Hall Management was previously subject to a renewable licence agreement between a Hall Management committee and the Council when Steve Fabish was managing such things. Could this be available for viewing and refreshed to encompass Option 2? link

    Will the Council please check on the following matter. Hall Management was previously subject to a renewable licence agreement between a Hall Management committee and the Council when Steve Fabish was managing such things. Could this be available for viewing and refreshed to encompass Option 2?

    Geoffrey William Wells asked 17 days ago

    A new agreement will be entered into once a decision has been made on how to fund the hall. 

  • Share Under option 2 will the Council be making regular maintenance checks on the hall over and above any reported by the Hall Committee and not depend solely on the Hall Committee to identify maintenance issues. on Facebook Share Under option 2 will the Council be making regular maintenance checks on the hall over and above any reported by the Hall Committee and not depend solely on the Hall Committee to identify maintenance issues. on Twitter Share Under option 2 will the Council be making regular maintenance checks on the hall over and above any reported by the Hall Committee and not depend solely on the Hall Committee to identify maintenance issues. on Linkedin Email Under option 2 will the Council be making regular maintenance checks on the hall over and above any reported by the Hall Committee and not depend solely on the Hall Committee to identify maintenance issues. link

    Under option 2 will the Council be making regular maintenance checks on the hall over and above any reported by the Hall Committee and not depend solely on the Hall Committee to identify maintenance issues.

    Geoffrey William Wells asked 17 days ago

    Our property team will work the Hall committee identify when maintenance will need to be undertaken.

  • Share Good morning. The Whiritoa Hall complex is currently 'administered' in terms of community use by the 3 main groups who use the facilities, i.e. The Hall Team, The Fire Team and The Whiritoa Library team. We communicate and work together and share facilities including the kitchen, toilets and showers, which are located in the Hall. This has always worked extremely well in my experience. If the costs discussed in the proposal are for the hall and library part of the building only and do not include the costs for the FENZ part of the building, how does Council see this 'division' being managed by the Whiritoa Community going forward? As an example, if the Hall and Library were to administer and fund the maintenance of the complex, would FENZ need to pay to use the toilets, showers and kitchen facilities in the Hall? on Facebook Share Good morning. The Whiritoa Hall complex is currently 'administered' in terms of community use by the 3 main groups who use the facilities, i.e. The Hall Team, The Fire Team and The Whiritoa Library team. We communicate and work together and share facilities including the kitchen, toilets and showers, which are located in the Hall. This has always worked extremely well in my experience. If the costs discussed in the proposal are for the hall and library part of the building only and do not include the costs for the FENZ part of the building, how does Council see this 'division' being managed by the Whiritoa Community going forward? As an example, if the Hall and Library were to administer and fund the maintenance of the complex, would FENZ need to pay to use the toilets, showers and kitchen facilities in the Hall? on Twitter Share Good morning. The Whiritoa Hall complex is currently 'administered' in terms of community use by the 3 main groups who use the facilities, i.e. The Hall Team, The Fire Team and The Whiritoa Library team. We communicate and work together and share facilities including the kitchen, toilets and showers, which are located in the Hall. This has always worked extremely well in my experience. If the costs discussed in the proposal are for the hall and library part of the building only and do not include the costs for the FENZ part of the building, how does Council see this 'division' being managed by the Whiritoa Community going forward? As an example, if the Hall and Library were to administer and fund the maintenance of the complex, would FENZ need to pay to use the toilets, showers and kitchen facilities in the Hall? on Linkedin Email Good morning. The Whiritoa Hall complex is currently 'administered' in terms of community use by the 3 main groups who use the facilities, i.e. The Hall Team, The Fire Team and The Whiritoa Library team. We communicate and work together and share facilities including the kitchen, toilets and showers, which are located in the Hall. This has always worked extremely well in my experience. If the costs discussed in the proposal are for the hall and library part of the building only and do not include the costs for the FENZ part of the building, how does Council see this 'division' being managed by the Whiritoa Community going forward? As an example, if the Hall and Library were to administer and fund the maintenance of the complex, would FENZ need to pay to use the toilets, showers and kitchen facilities in the Hall? link

    Good morning. The Whiritoa Hall complex is currently 'administered' in terms of community use by the 3 main groups who use the facilities, i.e. The Hall Team, The Fire Team and The Whiritoa Library team. We communicate and work together and share facilities including the kitchen, toilets and showers, which are located in the Hall. This has always worked extremely well in my experience. If the costs discussed in the proposal are for the hall and library part of the building only and do not include the costs for the FENZ part of the building, how does Council see this 'division' being managed by the Whiritoa Community going forward? As an example, if the Hall and Library were to administer and fund the maintenance of the complex, would FENZ need to pay to use the toilets, showers and kitchen facilities in the Hall?

    Rozanne Slater asked 19 days ago

    The funds are for the maintenance and operation costs such as rates and power. the FENZ lease agreement is priced accordingly to cover the wear and tear on the part of the building they occupy. 

  • Share Good morning We would like to request an extension to the closing date for feedback on this issue please. We were surprised to learn via the comments on the Council’s Korero Mai page that when talking about the Hall complex, Council are referring to the Hall and Library areas only, and will be treating the Fire Brigade area separately? “These costs are for the hall and library part of the building. They do not include the costs for the FENZ part of the building. The FENZ lease is to contribute towards the costs of the part of the building that they lease.” Currently, the Hall, Library and Fire teams work collaboratively regarding the use of the complex and share the facilities i.e. kitchen, showers and toilets. How do Council plan to keep these areas separate? And how will the ‘Fire area’ be funded please? Will the Fire team have to make up any shortfall between the FENZ lease payment and the operating costs? Will Council be billing the Fire Team or FENZ for the use of the Hall complex facilities? We did not understand that the Fire area would be discussed separately in terms of the funding options provided, and do not believe that this was made clear at the recent Community meeting or in the documents attached to the Korero Mai page. We do not believe that this distinction has been explained satisfactorily to the Whiritoa community, or that the practicalities of how this will work have been investigated or explained adequately. Thankyou on Facebook Share Good morning We would like to request an extension to the closing date for feedback on this issue please. We were surprised to learn via the comments on the Council’s Korero Mai page that when talking about the Hall complex, Council are referring to the Hall and Library areas only, and will be treating the Fire Brigade area separately? “These costs are for the hall and library part of the building. They do not include the costs for the FENZ part of the building. The FENZ lease is to contribute towards the costs of the part of the building that they lease.” Currently, the Hall, Library and Fire teams work collaboratively regarding the use of the complex and share the facilities i.e. kitchen, showers and toilets. How do Council plan to keep these areas separate? And how will the ‘Fire area’ be funded please? Will the Fire team have to make up any shortfall between the FENZ lease payment and the operating costs? Will Council be billing the Fire Team or FENZ for the use of the Hall complex facilities? We did not understand that the Fire area would be discussed separately in terms of the funding options provided, and do not believe that this was made clear at the recent Community meeting or in the documents attached to the Korero Mai page. We do not believe that this distinction has been explained satisfactorily to the Whiritoa community, or that the practicalities of how this will work have been investigated or explained adequately. Thankyou on Twitter Share Good morning We would like to request an extension to the closing date for feedback on this issue please. We were surprised to learn via the comments on the Council’s Korero Mai page that when talking about the Hall complex, Council are referring to the Hall and Library areas only, and will be treating the Fire Brigade area separately? “These costs are for the hall and library part of the building. They do not include the costs for the FENZ part of the building. The FENZ lease is to contribute towards the costs of the part of the building that they lease.” Currently, the Hall, Library and Fire teams work collaboratively regarding the use of the complex and share the facilities i.e. kitchen, showers and toilets. How do Council plan to keep these areas separate? And how will the ‘Fire area’ be funded please? Will the Fire team have to make up any shortfall between the FENZ lease payment and the operating costs? Will Council be billing the Fire Team or FENZ for the use of the Hall complex facilities? We did not understand that the Fire area would be discussed separately in terms of the funding options provided, and do not believe that this was made clear at the recent Community meeting or in the documents attached to the Korero Mai page. We do not believe that this distinction has been explained satisfactorily to the Whiritoa community, or that the practicalities of how this will work have been investigated or explained adequately. Thankyou on Linkedin Email Good morning We would like to request an extension to the closing date for feedback on this issue please. We were surprised to learn via the comments on the Council’s Korero Mai page that when talking about the Hall complex, Council are referring to the Hall and Library areas only, and will be treating the Fire Brigade area separately? “These costs are for the hall and library part of the building. They do not include the costs for the FENZ part of the building. The FENZ lease is to contribute towards the costs of the part of the building that they lease.” Currently, the Hall, Library and Fire teams work collaboratively regarding the use of the complex and share the facilities i.e. kitchen, showers and toilets. How do Council plan to keep these areas separate? And how will the ‘Fire area’ be funded please? Will the Fire team have to make up any shortfall between the FENZ lease payment and the operating costs? Will Council be billing the Fire Team or FENZ for the use of the Hall complex facilities? We did not understand that the Fire area would be discussed separately in terms of the funding options provided, and do not believe that this was made clear at the recent Community meeting or in the documents attached to the Korero Mai page. We do not believe that this distinction has been explained satisfactorily to the Whiritoa community, or that the practicalities of how this will work have been investigated or explained adequately. Thankyou link

    Good morning We would like to request an extension to the closing date for feedback on this issue please. We were surprised to learn via the comments on the Council’s Korero Mai page that when talking about the Hall complex, Council are referring to the Hall and Library areas only, and will be treating the Fire Brigade area separately? “These costs are for the hall and library part of the building. They do not include the costs for the FENZ part of the building. The FENZ lease is to contribute towards the costs of the part of the building that they lease.” Currently, the Hall, Library and Fire teams work collaboratively regarding the use of the complex and share the facilities i.e. kitchen, showers and toilets. How do Council plan to keep these areas separate? And how will the ‘Fire area’ be funded please? Will the Fire team have to make up any shortfall between the FENZ lease payment and the operating costs? Will Council be billing the Fire Team or FENZ for the use of the Hall complex facilities? We did not understand that the Fire area would be discussed separately in terms of the funding options provided, and do not believe that this was made clear at the recent Community meeting or in the documents attached to the Korero Mai page. We do not believe that this distinction has been explained satisfactorily to the Whiritoa community, or that the practicalities of how this will work have been investigated or explained adequately. Thankyou

    Rozanne Slater asked 18 days ago

    The use of the shared amenities will continue. The FENZ lease is due to be renewed in 2026 and costs of maintenance to the leased area will be reviewed then.

  • Share What would be the rate to rate payers if we opted for this option and would this cover the whole cost of repairs and maintenance, electricity and rates etc on Facebook Share What would be the rate to rate payers if we opted for this option and would this cover the whole cost of repairs and maintenance, electricity and rates etc on Twitter Share What would be the rate to rate payers if we opted for this option and would this cover the whole cost of repairs and maintenance, electricity and rates etc on Linkedin Email What would be the rate to rate payers if we opted for this option and would this cover the whole cost of repairs and maintenance, electricity and rates etc link

    What would be the rate to rate payers if we opted for this option and would this cover the whole cost of repairs and maintenance, electricity and rates etc

    Cathy asked 17 days ago

    The targeted rate is estimated to be $21.00 and based on the 2024/25 operating costs of the hall, the maintenance and operating costs required for 2025/26 are estimated to be $10,800.  The targeted rate is set to recover that cost entirely. 

  • Share The repairs of the facia boards etc that has previously been asked to be completed will this be completed prior to the new regime of funding or is there a lag over of repairs to be funded from this years funding on Facebook Share The repairs of the facia boards etc that has previously been asked to be completed will this be completed prior to the new regime of funding or is there a lag over of repairs to be funded from this years funding on Twitter Share The repairs of the facia boards etc that has previously been asked to be completed will this be completed prior to the new regime of funding or is there a lag over of repairs to be funded from this years funding on Linkedin Email The repairs of the facia boards etc that has previously been asked to be completed will this be completed prior to the new regime of funding or is there a lag over of repairs to be funded from this years funding link

    The repairs of the facia boards etc that has previously been asked to be completed will this be completed prior to the new regime of funding or is there a lag over of repairs to be funded from this years funding

    Moira asked 20 days ago

    All maintenace requests have been completed. All future work will need to be requested by the hall committee to Council and will be added to the property work program to be completed. 

  • Share Good morning. How can we submit our feedback re the Whiritoa Hall funding please? This forum seems appropriate for answering questions but not necessarily for submitting our feedback on the proposals, which is approximately one A4 page long? Thanks on Facebook Share Good morning. How can we submit our feedback re the Whiritoa Hall funding please? This forum seems appropriate for answering questions but not necessarily for submitting our feedback on the proposals, which is approximately one A4 page long? Thanks on Twitter Share Good morning. How can we submit our feedback re the Whiritoa Hall funding please? This forum seems appropriate for answering questions but not necessarily for submitting our feedback on the proposals, which is approximately one A4 page long? Thanks on Linkedin Email Good morning. How can we submit our feedback re the Whiritoa Hall funding please? This forum seems appropriate for answering questions but not necessarily for submitting our feedback on the proposals, which is approximately one A4 page long? Thanks link

    Good morning. How can we submit our feedback re the Whiritoa Hall funding please? This forum seems appropriate for answering questions but not necessarily for submitting our feedback on the proposals, which is approximately one A4 page long? Thanks

    Rozanne Slater asked 19 days ago

    You can email info@hauraki-dc-govt.nz

  • Share What would Option 1 look like? This seems to leave everything undefined, with no funding for the Hall and no one responsible for maintaining it or paying for services. I'm not sure why this is even an Option. on Facebook Share What would Option 1 look like? This seems to leave everything undefined, with no funding for the Hall and no one responsible for maintaining it or paying for services. I'm not sure why this is even an Option. on Twitter Share What would Option 1 look like? This seems to leave everything undefined, with no funding for the Hall and no one responsible for maintaining it or paying for services. I'm not sure why this is even an Option. on Linkedin Email What would Option 1 look like? This seems to leave everything undefined, with no funding for the Hall and no one responsible for maintaining it or paying for services. I'm not sure why this is even an Option. link

    What would Option 1 look like? This seems to leave everything undefined, with no funding for the Hall and no one responsible for maintaining it or paying for services. I'm not sure why this is even an Option.

    David Bruce asked 19 days ago

    Council has to consider all options in order to make an informed decision. 

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