Venue Hire
More than a meeting room, we’re a destination…
Where we are
Situated a short walk from the Matiatia ferry terminal and amenities of Oneroa, WRT’s Sustainability Centre is a world away from the bustle of Tāmaki Makaurau.
Why choose us
Break free from your standard conference room with our open plan, natural-light-filled space offering contemporary flexibility for impactful business events.
What we offer
With a suite of facilities from video conferencing to a fully equipped kitchen, it will be easy to reach productive outcomes at your next meeting.
WRT at a glance
We can assist with event planning and are happy to liaise with our trusted partners to build a bespoke conference package that includes transport, catering, and a range of fun experiences as needed.
Our space
Zero Waste
We seek to empower communities to be more sustainable, and this extends to hiring out our Sustainability Centre. We ask that you use our whiteware and zero waste station rather than bringing in single-use. Any food scraps will be composted onsite.
Shared space
The Centre is actively used by WRT staff as well as our refillery customers 9-5pm on weekdays. If you require more privacy, let us know and we will be happy to find a solution which ensures minimal disruption of your booking.
Kai Conscious Café
Please note that every Friday we host a community lunch made out of kai that we rescue and cook up on site. We therefore can’t take bookings Friday 10-5pm.
Our Solar Journey
How we did it?
WRT’s solar journey started with a French electrical engineering intern Solene who did a study of our energy use and recommended we ‘go solar’. At WRT we know how to party so we turned our Chairman’s birthday into an international event with scripted videos, a live stream, fabulous food, music and a very special brew. Great volunteers, generous friends and our partners at Clean Stream Waiheke Ltd partied hearty and together we raised enough for a solar system.
A total of $5,000 was raised which Clean Stream Waiheke Ltd matched, giving a grand total of $10,000 to go towards funding solar panels.
What’s next?
We do not yet produce enough to cover everything for our busy days, such as Kai Conscious Café, or when people use the centre in the evenings or on weekends. But we can work towards this by raising the funds to complete the next two phases of our solar power journey.
phase 2
We are now looking to invest in an expansion with another row of panels, allowing the centre to be off-grid and completely self-sufficient, reducing our impact on the environment through energy savings.
phase 3
We will then be investing in a battery so that surplus energy generated can be stored and used on cloudy days or in the evenings, when the panels will be generating little or no power.
future plans…
Once we have these essentials, we will look to install e-bike and car charging points, to help encourage and support the use of electric transport on Waiheke. If you would like to help us with these goals, please get in touch.
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Payment
Half day booking fee: $100 – Full day booking fee: $180* (fees must be paid in advance).
This includes full use of our Centre facilities including the kitchen and video conferencing facilities.
Please get in touch directly to arrange for catering, transport, and post-meeting activities, which will come at additional cost to you.
Cancellations
Cancellations within the 48-hour period before your booking will incur a charge of 50% of the booking fee.
*Community groups please enquire for pricing.