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Located on Wood Street within the beautiful Central Park Reserve, the Papakura Old Central School Hall opened for classes in 1877 and was the only school in the district of Papakura until 1954.
The hall was bought by the Papakura Borough Council in the early 1970s. Since then, the building has been home to a number of community-based groups, with two of the former classrooms now spaces for hire.
Auckland Council operations parks and community facilities, Papakura and Manurewa, manager Alex Overwater-Davis said the hall was now regularly used by a range of different community groups such as arts and crafts groups, church groups and after-school programmes.
The hall is available for hire to members of the public, including the main hall and the main room.
Overwater-Davis said the hall will undergo renovations next financial year.
“External renewals will include window repairs, weatherboard repairs, painting, electrical upgrades including new sensor lighting, and new plumbing behind the main toilets. Renewals will also be done on the roofing and guttering.”
Internal renewals will include extensive painting throughout (including walls and ceilings), new light fittings and power point covers, installation of a new chalkboard area, installation of a new hot-water cylinder and splashbacks in the kitchen, and in the toilets, a new hand basin, vinyl flooring splashback and roller blind, Overwater-Davis said.
