Book a park or reserve

Find out about how to book a park or reserve in Hutt City and how much it costs.

Please fill out the Parks and Reserves event permit form , email the form through to parks.reserves@huttcity.govt.nz and the team will review the application and get back to you.

Note: For events under 100 people need at least 30 days notice, and for events over 100 people we need at least 60 days notice.

We give priority to season-long bookings over casual bookings.

How to book an individual, group, community or commercial permit, licence, encroachment or lease over reserves, parks and gardens:

We charge 10 per cent of the season charge per game, or 15 per cent of the season charge per day if the game lasts three hours or longer.

We charge fees for hiring out sportsgrounds for events and other special events. Our fees and charges include goods and services tax (GST).

Service	2026-2027 Charge
Events and commercial operators	Get in touch
Picnic bookings (30 or more people)	$63.00
Filming	$507.00
Marquees for picnics/promotions - small	$125.00
Marquees for picnics/promotions - up to 50m²	$250.00
Marquees for picnics/promotions - up to 100m²	$507.00
Marquees for picnics/promotions - larger	$763.00
Weddings	$125.00
Hire of rooms, social facilities and training fields	Price on enquiry
No. 1 field at Hutt Recreation Ground	Price on enquiry

Note: We give priority to season-long bookings over casual bookings.

Season charges

Set to recover the percentage of operating cost identified below plus the full operating cost of ancillary services:

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