Auckland Council invites expressions of interest from community groups or organisations interested in occupying a newly refurbished council-owned building at 141R Robertson Road, Māngere East, Auckland. This building is next to Māngere Centre Park, close to Māngere Town Centre, David Lange Park, and Robertson Road School.

Details of the site, fees, and tenure:

• Building Size: 180m² more or less
• Rental cost: $1300.00 per annum plus GST
• Maintenance Fee: $5,000.00 per annum plus GST
• Total cost: $6,300.00 per annum plus GST
• Term of council-owned site: Five years, plus one renewal of five years.

Groups applying must be:

• an incorporated society or charitable trust and meet the criteria prescribed in the Auckland Council Community Occupancy Guidelines 2012 (Updated July 2023)
• ideally, based and working in the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu community
• able to identify positive community outcomes that will occur as a result of the proposed tenancy
• ideally, able to share the space with other community groups.

Auckland Council reserves the right to seek proposals and applications from other parties in addition to those who respond to this invitation, and at its sole discretion to accept or reject any applications.

Any information provided to the Council will become subject to the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and may be released by the Council under that Act unless a withholding ground under that Act Applies. Applicants should state in their application if the whole or any part of the application is to be kept confidential.

For more information, or to request an application form and a copy of the Community Occupancy Guidelines, and viewing times, please contact Gordon Ford, Community Lease Specialist, Auckland Council by email: gordon.ford@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz