Nau mai haere mai ki te Newtown Community Centre!

About the Centre

The main Community Centre building on the corner of Colombo & Rintoul Streets is now open after extensive renovations!

We are a busy and vibrant Community Centre
in the heart of Newtown, Wellington.  We have been an integral part of the Newtown community since our Centre was established in 1977. 

The Centre is just a stone's throw from the Newtown shops, on the corner of Colombo and Rintoul Streets. 

We host a variety of concerts, gigs,
theatrical performances, exercise and language classes, and cultural activities for our diverse Newtown community. 

We are home to a number of community services, including the Wellington Timebank.

We also manage Smart Newtown community computer hub, which is located in our Network Newtown building, and the Newtown Hall on Daniell St.

We work with community groups to develop and deliver initiatives that benefit the people of Newtown and surrounding suburbs.  Please don't hesitate to talk to us about how we may be able to support your group within the community! 

Our Vision : Enriching community together.

Our Aim : To bring people together to make a great community.

Our Values :

1. Welcoming, participating and celebrating the diverse vibrant people of our community
2. Supporting each other to grow and achieve
3. Have a community where everyone feels safe, involved and belonging

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Our people

Eryn Gribble
Kaiwhakahaere / Community Centre Manager
Pronouns: she/her

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Eryn is a people person and passionate advocate. She’s got a lot of love for inclusion, community, conversation, the arts, laughter….. and… goats! As an artist she loves to make stuff, as NCC Kaiwhakahaere / Manager she loves to make stuff happen!

eryn@newtowncommunity.org.nz
04 389 4786

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Phillip Bolton
Financial Officer
Pronouns: he/him

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Phil works his financial magic and keeps us entertained behind the scenes at the Community Centre. 

It is generally agreed that the place would fall to pieces without him.
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phil@newtowncommunity.org.nz

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Ellie Clayton
Kaiwhakahaere / Community Centre Manager
Pronouns: she/her
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(On sabbatical leave) 

-- Ellie is on sabbatical leave --

​Ellie is originally from Australia, via the UK, and has been in Aotearoa for some years, mostly loitering around Newtown. She is in love with the ocean and is passionate about social justice. Come and say kia ora!

Linda Halle
Kaiwhakahaere Kiripaepae / Reception & admin assistant
Pronouns: she/her

Originating from northern Europe, growing up in Canada, and now, a permanent resident of Aotearoa, Linda considers herself a “child of the universe”.  Her greatest joys in life are the arts, being in nature, and her two astonishing grown up sons! Linda brings her 20+ years experience of project coordination and arts administration to the community centre.

linda@newtowncommunity.org.nz
04 389 4786

Marseel & Shamooni
Kaihoroi / Cleaners
Pronouns: Marseel he/him, Shamooni she/her

Marseel (right) is our cleaner – he keeps the community centre sparkly and shiny! You'll often see him and his wife Shamooni (left)- who comes in to help Marseel out -  around our spaces in the evenings. They are both from Iraq, Shamooni having arrived to Aotearoa in 2012 as a former refugee, and Marseel in 2016. They married in 2017 and like listening to music and dancing. Marseel is a keen gardener and Shamooni loves to cook. Marseel speaks English, Arabic and Assyrian while Shamooni speaks all of those languages and Kurdish as well!

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