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19 Jun 2026

Update from community members working on the potential new community facility for Okains Bay:

 

With the recent article in the June 12 Akaroa Mail titled “Demolition recommended for Okains Bay Hall” it seems a good time to update everyone on our progress with moving the former Okains Bay Primary School Building to Sefton Park. This was one of the community proposals alluded to in the article, and the most supported as a new community facility following our community meeting 16th September 2025.

Since then, we have sought support from relevant stakeholders and made submissions to, and given presentations in support of, the Christchurch City Council Draft Annual Plan and the Community Board Plan.

From this, the advice is to build a feasibility study and work on a funding pathway, initial outlay being for Resource Consent.

We need to demonstrate a potential for 6 months (or more) of usage from repeat bookings such as weekly classes, monthly meetings, quiz nights, pot luck dinners, birthday parties, etc.

If a community facility in Okains Bay is important to you, please let us know why and when you would like to use it,  including events since hall closure last year, so we can start building a picture indicating our need. Please email reagan.knapp@gmail.com at your earliest convenience with your ideas. 

 

Many thanks!

Rata Reagan, Judy T, Carol L