Awakeri Events Centre and Wedding Venue

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Are you looking for a wedding, party, reunion, event or function venue? We have various catering options and a full bar service available. We have two rooms available the more intimate lounge and the large gymnasium. The lounge function room seats a maximum of 120 pax with a large decked area out to one side which is beautiful and sunny during the summer months. The gymnasium function room is for your larger events seating seating a max of 300 pax theatre style.
Once decorated with the ceiling swags, staging and black backdrops you have an amazing venue.

We have two sides to the Awakeri Complex, the Lounge and the Gym. Both have access to toilets and bar facilities. 

We offer a range of pricing options depending on what part of the Events Centre you wish to hire.

The Awakeri Events Centre offer a number of facilities for any event you’re planning. The centre has the ability to host and cater for a variety of events both large and small. The venue is a blank canvas with a newly renovated lounge, kitchen and bar area’ that can be transformed  into your dream wedding day, a sophisticated corporate event, a meeting venue and much more. The Events Centre is extremely versatile and provides your one stop shop for a vast array of functions in the eastern bay. 

We are becoming a more sustainable facility and want to lower our impact on the environment through energy efficiencies with our new LED lighting and heating & cooling system, proudly supported by Trust Horizon.

You have the option to hire a fully licensed bar from both the lounge and the hall, and we have a variety of preferred caterers available that are able to utilize our kitchen to compliment and enhance your event. 

Testimonials

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Great facility

Great venue, thanks

whakatane district council

MEL 2020 Ltd 20th Anniversary

For our recent 20th Anniversary, MEL 2020 Ltd were extremely happy to say that all dealings with the Awakeri Events center have been, helpful, friendly, professional and accommodating. We have used the Awakeri Events Centre in the past for events and will gladly use them again.

MEL 2020 Ltd

21st Birthday

This venue is amazing, especially for large groups and birthdays. We had our daughters 21st birthday here September 2024. It had everything we needed and the committee members that helped us done an amazing job of looking after us before, during and after the birthday. So grateful to Meloney and her whanau for looking after us.

We would not hesitate to recommend this venue to others. Supporting our local venues.

Nga mihi nui kia koutou katoa!
MAURI ORA!

Ruawai whanau

Ideal Venue

We visited Awakeri Events Centre for a full day teacher training programme. The venue is outstanding – the setting is inspiring and the staff and facilities are just what you would expect from a professional top class venue. The hosts did their best to ensure that our needs were met – which they were – and this contributed to Avery successful day for us.

E kore ngā mihi e mutu!

ECE Training

Fonterra FY24 results meeting

all went well as usual

Greg Malcolm

A great venue for large groups

I was catering for a large group at Awakeri Events Centre and found the facilities to be just perfect, the kitchen is a good space to work in and makes catering at AEC a great experience, I can recommend the Awakeri Events Centre to anyone wanting to host a wedding or corporate function. 

Andre Venter

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