Kauri Ora Farms

Venue Hire

Are you looking to hold your next event in a picturesque and accessible location? Our very own event venue is nestled within the rolling pastures of Mahurangi West in a secluded rural setting only a 40-minute drive from Auckland City. Our venue is suited to hosting a range of events from intimate gatherings to one day or multi-day celebrations, retreats and functions.

About the Venue

Our venue space includes one 80sqm hall with three toilets, three showers and a fully equipped open plan kitchen. The hall opens up onto a spacious outdoor decking area and lawn overlooking the market garden and picturesque pastures.

Our location and facilities are ideal for hosting weekend retreats or workshops for a group of around 20 to 30 guests with our on-site cabin accommodation that sleeps five adults. 

For celebrations or functions, the venue hall can comfortably hold around 20 seated guests or 40 standing guests. For larger events, the adjoining decking area and lawn will need to be used to increase the venue capacity to around 50 seated guests or 100 standing guests. We have a stretch tent as an optional add-on to host your event outdoors even in wet weather conditions.

FAQs

Our venue hire is for exclusive use and occupation of our venue hall and associated facilities including a kitchen, toilets, showers and laundry room, and the adjoining outdoor decking and lawn area. Hireage of the venue hall does not include use of the greenhouse, other parts of the farm or cabin accommodation unless otherwise agreed.

For small intimate events and retreats, hirers may use the furniture and tableware we have available for guests. For larger events and celebrations, hirers will need to organise third party hireage of any furniture, equipment and tableware for the number of guests. 

We can make local recommendations for hireage of tables and seating and communicate directly with vendors on your behalf for the purposes of organising delivery and collection.

Full day venue hire hours are between 7:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m. including set up and pack down. These hours are not applicable for multi-day events and retreats including our on-site accommodation.

While we are in a relatively isolated location, to be mindful of our surrounding neighbours, we request that loud music is turned off by midnight.

We have a no smoking policy within any of the buildings and enclosed areas, and also a no animals policy. 

Hirers are responsible for collecting all rubbish and leaving the venue in a good, clean condition. 

Please let us know if you intend to decorate the space, and avoid using any permanent fixtures.

Absolutely! You are also welcome to BYO. We don’t charge corkage fees. 

We have a large stretch tent (80 person capacity) and on-site cabin accommodation which sleeps five adults that can be included in the hireage at an additional cost. 

All event preparations and post-event clean-up must occur within the booked hire period, otherwise additional charges will be incurred. 

We also request a fully refundable bond to be paid to confirm your booking and to cover any damages to property during the hire period.

Pricing guide

The following pricing is indicative and is adjusted based on the number of guests. The hire period and pricing includes all time required for pre-event set-up and post-event pack-down. Please refer to our Terms & Conditions to view our conditions of hire, detailed pricing guide and additional charges. 

In addition to our hire pricing, we require a fully-refundable bond (subject to the meeting the Terms & Conditions) starting from $300 to secure your booking. 

Our farm and facilities are also available for filming and photoshoot events. Please contact us for a customised quote for your event, or reach out if you have any questions about our venue hire service. 

Single Day Events

Minimum hire period of two hours. Maximum 100 guests. Prices shown include GST.

Multi-Day Events, Workshops & Retreats

Minimum five people for one day between 8:00am-5:00pm. Maximum 30 guests. Prices shown include GST.

+ Optional add-ons

Prices shown exclude GST.

  • Stretch Tent $1,200/event

    Includes full set up and pack down of the stretch tent and outdoor festoon lighting for evening events.

  • Next day access From $50

    Starting from $50 for the first hour and $25/hour thereafter for additional pack-down and clean up purposes on the day immediately following evening events only. Maximum 3 hours.

  • Cabin Accommodation $320/night

    Includes two cabins that sleeps a total of five adults. Each cabin has a private toilet. Guests will have access to showers in the communal building. Check out is at 11:00 a.m. or at the end of the hire period, whichever is later.

  • Tent Sites $25/adult

    Available between November to April and subject to ground conditions. Includes access to all facilities in the communal building.

  • Additional Farm Areas From $30/hour

    For hire/access to other parts of the farm such as the greenhouse or other paddocks. Pricing determined on a case-by-case basis.

Book our venue

Please get in touch with us at bookings@kauriora.nz if you have any questions or if you’d like to organise a viewing.

We look forward to hosting you!

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