Venue Hire

Event spaces serving Te Puke and the wider Bay of Plenty

An Event Venue Serving the Bay of Plenty

The Orchard Church is an event venue serving Tauranga and the wider Bay of Plenty. Located in Te Puke, the venue is easily accessible from Tauranga, Papamoa and Mount Maunganui. With a large auditorium, a function hall seating up to 100 people, and additional meeting and breakout spaces, The Orchard is well suited to a wide range of events.

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EastPack has been using The Orchard Church facility for staff training for the last few years. We have found the variety of room sizes helps cater to our different training needs, and the cafeteria area provides a great space for break outs where required. We have found that having training at an external facility can help the team focus, instead of being distracted by work

Melissa Whitton – EastPack HR Business Partner (L&D)

This facility has become widely popular in the Te Puke area as the foremost venue for various events. We speak from the point of view of funerals, for which The Orchard Church has become the main choice in that area.

Bruce Wills – Elliots Funeral Services

I thoroughly enjoy working from The Orchard. For me who works in the community and in schools and out of The Orchard Church, I support The Orchard, their staff and the friendly, relaxed environment that I find to work in.

Claire Roberts – Lighthouse Counselling

Families from traditional churches, as well as non-church-goers, often choose The Orchard Church for a funeral because of its excellent facilities including sound and vision; and seating for over 400 people in the auditorium with ample scope for overflow. Also, there is easy road access from places like Tauranga, Rotorua and Eastern BOP.

Bruce Wills – Elliots Funeral Services

Wedding & Funeral Hire

Let us help you create heartfelt moments, from joyful celebrations to cherished tributes, in a warm and inviting setting.

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View our facilities

Scroll through the many options we have at your disposal. Hire the whole facility or choose what best suits your needs.

Auditorium

Capacity: 475

The Auditorium is a wonderful space for conferences, business meetings, musical/stage productions as well as weddings and funerals. It can…

Function Hall

Capacity: 100

The Function Hall has its own sound and projection equipment and is often used for smaller events such as conferences,…

Lounge

Capacity: 30

Our small private Lounge can seat up to 30 people theatre style, 20 people boardroom style, 15 people classrooms style…

Cafe

Capacity: 80

The modern Café area with barista coffee machine seats up to 80 and opens out onto a shaded decked space…

Foyer

The expansive Foyer is a great shared space that connects all the different areas of the facility. It has plenty…

Kitchen

We also offer you the ability to add Kitchen hire to meet the catering needs of your event. Strategically placed…

Whole Facility

Hire of the Whole Facility allows use of all the spaces listed above. Please note that during any hire staff…

$1300

3 Sessions

$1750

Space hire includes shared access to the kitchen. Cups, crockery etc additional charge. For exclusive use of the kitchen, please contact us.

*Non-commercial local community bookings will receive a 20% discount on the above rates
**Charitable organisations can enquire about an up-to 50% discount for community events. T&Cs apply.
***Excludes wedding and funeral hire. Contact us for wedding and funeral packages.

Refreshment Service

Per Person

$3

Self-service tea, coffee and biscuits station for up to 200 people. Min charge $75

Barista Coffee Package

Per Coffee

$6

Available when hiring the Cafe. Baristas available for one period (e.g. breakfast, morning tea, etc.). Min 30 coffees

Set Up & Pack Down Service

Lounge

$50

Function Hall

For large events exceeding carpark capacity

Package 1

$900

Service Only – Exclusive use of facility

Package 2

$1300

Service & Refreshments Area – Exclusive use of facility

Package 3

$500

Funeral <80 people – Function Hall & Kitchen only

*Funeral packages are for periods of up to 5 hours
**Packages include set up and pack down of seating to a pre-arranged layout and professional cleaning of the facility (excluding kitchen and food service items which must be cleaned by the caterer)
***Additional services may apply

Health & Safety

To view our health and safety policies, you can download the quick guide for facility users and our fire regulation and evacuation procedures from the buttons below.

Quick Guide

Fire & Evacuation

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