This is a briefing document presented at the March 1997 Special General Meeting of the
Stella Nova Science Fiction and Fantasy Club.
This is not a communication of the Auckland Horticultural Council.
(This annotation added 24-Jul-2013.)

Auckland Horticulture Council

Auckland Horticulture Centre

The Auckland Horticulture Council owns a building at 990 Great North Rd, Western Springs, which is available for clubs meetings and functions throughout the year. While some preference is given to horticulture-related organisations, anyone can make a booking.

Location

990 New North Rd, Western Springs.
Opposite the end of Motion Rd, which leads to the Auckland Zoo.
300 m west of MOTAT on the other side of the road.

Description

3 meeting rooms:
1. The Assid Corban room
  8.0 x 9.4 m (plus recess)
  seats 80
  carpetted
2. The Gordon Nicholls room
  6.6 x 5.4 m
  seats 35
  parqué flooring
3. The Robert Muldoon room
  6.6 x 4.0 m
  seats 26
  parqué flooring
There are concertina doors between some rooms: there is a 3.9 m one between the Robert Muldoon room and the Gordon Nicholls room, and a 2.3 m one between the Assid Corban room and the Robert Muldoon room.
It is possible to hire a combination and use them a single area, or divide them off for separate events.
A kitchen (4.5 x 4.0 m) with a stove, zip, pie-warmer and dish-washer.
Storage lockers.
Parking for about 40 vehicles off-street.
A large out-door area (mostly grass, some bush).
Large verandah.
Tidily upkept.
A residential caretaker in a near-by building.
Anyone wishing to view the building is welcome to do so by prior arrangement.

Charges

Rates are based on 75% of what Auckland City Council charges for similar premises.
Charges for week-day evenings:

The large (Assid Corban) room is $50/meeting.
The small rooms are $27/meeting each.

(The AHC also has the benefit of being generally a less officious organisation to deal with.)

Pros

It's an extremely convenient location for people coming from all over town -- 2 minutes from the Western Springs motorway off-ramp.
It's a very nice building, well upkept and very quiet (it's a solid stone base).
The AHC are nicer to deal with than the City Council, who have messed us about one too many times.

Cons

We may have to share the building for occasional meetings (assuming we don't book and pay for the whole thing of course).
Prices are going up, so even though it'll probably be cheaper than the City Council, it still isn't going to be cheap.

Last updated 05-Jul-2001 by Colin