Supporting Merivale and wider Tauranga since 1993 with whānau support, youth programmes, community spaces, and a safe place to connect.
Photograph goes here – the Centre at golden hour, entrance canopy lit
Merivale Community Centre is a grassroots, community-led organisation in the heart of Merivale, Tauranga. We provide a safe, welcoming space where people can find support, connect with their neighbours, and access the services they need.
Our vision is a thriving, vibrant community realising its potential, where people are safe, connected, and making healthy choices for themselves, their whānau and their community.
With the opening of our new purpose-built facility in 2025, blessed by Ngāi Tamarāwaho and Ngāti Ruahine, we have more space than ever to serve our community.
Our storyPainted for the Centre by Tukara Matthews – the story of Merivale, from the waka to the maunga to our tamariki.
Merivale Community Centre
Our purpose-built facility serves as a community hub to bring people and resources together in a safe and supportive environment. Looking out for our tamariki and rangatahi is at the heart of what we do.
Social work, budgeting advice, counselling, referral and advocacy, food bank referrals, and support for those in family violence situations. You do not need an appointment to come in and talk to someone.
Counselling runs across three days each week, financial mentoring twice weekly, alongside kai support, employment advice and tenancy support.
Find out moreAfter-school programme (5 to 18 years), holiday programmes, youth nights, mentoring, and the Kia Mōhiotia programme.
Find out moreExercise classes, GP clinics, Mana Tū kaupapa Māori wellbeing, Māmā and Pēpi groups, coffee mornings, and community events.
Find out moreCome to reception, or ring us. Nothing is required of you.
07 578 6450Most of what we do is simply open. Drop in, bring the kids, stay for a cuppa.
Sessions are free unless the timetable says otherwise.
See the full timetablePekerangi Hall seats 180, with a sprung floor, sound system and a commercial kitchen. Three flexible meeting rooms combine for larger gatherings. Free for community events, affordable for everyone else.
Whether you need support, want to book a space, or just fancy a cup of tea and a korero, we're here for you.
