
Our Purpose
An Important Community Asset
01
A Gathering Place
Te Horo Hall is the only community facility in Te Horo and is likely to become an even more precious resource as the area grows. The hall is regularly hired for community events, family gatherings, parties, celebrations, weddings, funerals, training, fundraising, sports events, and exercise classes.
02
An Emergency Hub
Importantly the Hall is, in collaboration with WREMO Kapiti, the local Community Emergency Hub. It shares common infrastructure with the neighbouring Te Horo Fire Station including a diesel generator that can fully power the Station and the Hall in an emergency. The Hall is a designated evacuation point for the Te Horo School.
03
Outdoor Space
The site also provides an attractive open space for outdoor events and has three
tennis courts which are popular almost year-round.

ABOUT TE HORO COMMUNITY HALL
Te Horo Hall was built in 1914 on land donated by seven Te Horo farmers, as a focal point
for the growing community of Te Horo (the piles were built from local totara).
Since then, various alterations and upgrades have occurred.
The Hall is owned by the community (as an incorporated society and registered charity), not Kapiti Coast District Council. It is the only community facility in Te Horo. It is included in the KCDC Schedule of Historic Heritage buildings.
The Te Horo Hall Society came into existence in 1933. A management committee is elected each year at the Annual General Meeting to manage property (the hall and cottage), other assets (such as the tennis courts), and the Society’s bank accounts.
Te Horo Hall is available for use and hire by the community and others through a bookings
process managed by the Committee. Hire fees are used to fund running and maintenance costs.
Earthquake Strengthening
In 2024 Te Horo Hall was strengthened after being designated earthquake-prone in 2019. The community support to save the Hall from closure was amazing with local fundraising events, private donations, grants from funding institutions, as well as generous support from several local businesses.
We were able to complete the essential Stage 1 earthquake strengthening works in January 2025 albeit costing more than anticipated, due to the old building’s overall condition along with higher compliance costs.
We have now strengthened the Hall to 67% New Building Standard (NBS) and above in most areas which will ensure the “earthquake prone” status can be removed. We also needed to comply with heritage protection conditions of the Resource Consent, as well as undertaking some necessary repairs.
Our funds have also enabled us to install new kitchen cabinetry and appliances to provide a much-improved kitchen area, available for hire and community use. The Hall interior has also had a much needed repaint.
Stage 2 of the Te Horo Hall Restoration project is to reclad the exterior of the Hall to ensure the weathertightness of the building. This was deemed necessary when the Stage 1 work was being undertaken. At the same time, we also plan to replace the louvre windows on the western side and install two double opening doors to the deck at the back of the Hall. This work must be completed to the heritage protection requirements of the KCDC District Plan. We already have the Building Consent and Resource Consent approved for this work. BUT we still need your ongoing support to raise the required funds to complete this work.
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L to R: Barbara Chatters, Matthew Ineson, Judy Wood, Bryan Hall, Deirdre MacInnes, Nienke Itjeshorst-Engel,
Hans Itjeshorst, Anne Barnett, Peter Askwith, Jenny Askwith. Absent Grant Robertson
Bryan Hall - Chairperson
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Jenny Askwith
Anne Barnett - Secretary
Matthew Ineson - Treasurer
Judy Wood
Peter Askwith
Barbara Chatters
Hans Itjeshorst
Nienke Itjeshorst-Engel
Deirdre MacInnes
Grant Robertson