Parks and Sportsfields

The Recreation Manager may vary charges for events promoting a facility to a wide cross section of the community, school events promoting recreation, events where revenue is used directly to maintain the facility or non-profit events held for free benefit and participation of the wider community. 

  • "Commercial" is defined as any event that charges a entry fee for participation.  
  • Electricity usage will be metered and charged in addition to the appropriate fee per this schedule.

Parks, reserves, sportsgrounds, public gardens

Activity Basis for charge 2026/27 charges (incl GST)
Keys Deposit Refundable deposit $20.50
Damage Deposit Refundable deposit as negotiated

Oamaru Public Gardens, General Parks, Reserves

Activity Basis for charge 2026/27 charges (incl GST)
Non-commercial up to 50 people Per day or part of No Fee
Non-commercial >50 people Per day or part of $112.50
Commercial Per day or part of $293.00
Commercial >5 days as negotiated
Weddings Per day or part of $180.00
Use of Public Garden Croquet Building
 Non-commercial per day or part day $34.00
Commercial per day or part day $62.00

Sportsfields

Activity Basis for charge 2026/27 charges (incl GST)
Standard sportsfields - based on 5% cost recovery (less any sponsorship) Per club, per field, per sport, per annum. $184.50
Premier sportsfields (Centennial fields 1, 2, 3) - based on 5% cost recovery (less any sponsorship) Per club, per field, per sport, per annum. $307.50
Non Commercial / community event Per day $133.50
Commercial / private event Per day $390.00
Commercial >5 days as negotiated

 

 

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