West Taratahi Hall

18/05/2026

We have a few children's books in the new little library at the hall now. We have the adult books on the top shelf until the original little library door is repaired. the gate to the carpark will remain open. If you have any suitable books please feel free to add to the library. Enjoy.

01/05/2026

keep an eye out at the hall car park. We will very soon be putting up a childrens book library to borrow books from. This will be situated in the carpark, so its safer and easier to browse. We will also be moving the original library there later on. A huge thank you to the Carterton Menz shed for making the house.

29/03/2026

dont forget on Tuesday evening our next AED CPR course at 6pm. These are very informative evenings run by Wellington Free Ambulance. We had a great turn out last time, so if you missed the last lesson, come along. They run about 11/2 hours, and stay for a cuppa if you'd like. No charge, this is a free event. Let us know if you'd like to attend for refreshment numbers

18/03/2026

Our next CPR/AED evening is the 31st of March at 6pm. These are very informative evenings run by Wellington Free Ambulance. We had a great turn out last time, so if you missed the last lesson, come along. They run about 11/2 hours, and stay for a cuppa if you'd like. No charge, this is a free event. Let us know if you'd like to attend for refreshment numbers.

19/01/2026

our next working bee/ garden tidy up session, will be on Jan the 28th at 6.30pm. If you have a spare half hour or longer, come along and have a chat or look at the newly painted inside of the hall! Bring your trowel, spade or other implement if you can, and we'll provide biscuits and a cuppa or cold drink. Everyone most welcome!

18/12/2025

A very successful night at the hall where we all learnt and re learnt CPR and the use of the new AED unit. Thank you to Cheryl from the Wellington Free Ambulance for all the guidance and knowledge. We all learnt so much. Thank you to Carterton District Council and Trust House for the grants to purchase the new unit. The AED unit is there for the community. We will be having another course in the new year so stay in touch and keep an eye out.

10/12/2025

From the Phoenix Astronomical society

Our next monthly meeting is this Saturday 13 December BUT it starts at 5.30pm. This is one and a half hour earlier than normal.
Why - simple! Tis our Xmas meeting where we meet to have a shared meal so consider bringing something savory and something sweet to share along with conversation and enjoyment. We will have a BBQ available along with the Hall facilities, if you wish to heat anything. After which we will consider the various presentations we received in a review of the year, to be followed by a repeat screening of Michelle Thaller's presentation on "Searching for Life Outside the Earth: Intriguing Discoveries and Next Steps".
The meeting will be held at the West Taratahi Hall, 713 Chester Road, Carterton with the 5.30pm start time allowing time to have the shared meal before we consider the year's activity from about 7pm.
Should the weather be favourable on Saturday night, we will include night sky observation so we encourage you to bring your telescope or binoculars and is also an opportunity to raise any matters related to observation or equipment you wish to discuss. Do bring warm clothing and headwear, and do anticipate moisture. Current night temperatures are better reaching up to 14 degrees Celsius but there remains a potential chill factor of 1-3 degrees Celsius..
As always we will have coffee and tea available, and we anticipate good conversation over a range of subjects so we welcome any prospective or non-members who choose to attend.
West Taratahi Hall is easily accessed with plenty of parking. Access from the North is through Norfolk Road, turning right at the Waingawa roundabout, while access from the South is by turning left into Chester Road at its intersection with SH2 at Clareville near the Wairarapa A&P Showgrounds.
The image below reflects one of the deep sky objects NGC 6744 a spiral galaxy currently visible within Pavo constellation when viewing conditions are favourable.

TPAS is Wairarapa based, particularly Carterton, while its membership includes the wider regions.

04/12/2025

let us know if you will be able to come along for the free session

03/12/2025

Most of you will have noticed the new AED mounted on the hall last week. With grant money we have finally been able to purchase the unit. We will be having CPR training and be shown how to use the AED unit on Wednesday the 17th December at 6pm at the hall.
Let us know if you will be able to come along. All welcome.

22/10/2025

to anyone in norfolk rd who still dosent have power, we will be (hopefully) opening up the hall at 10am, to charge devices, have a hot cuppa. Please bring your own food etc if you can, we have limited tea and coffee only. Ill update as soon as we can get there to confirm power is on, and we may have wifi ( to be confirmed). Please stay safe out there, and only travel if safe to do so

08/10/2025

We are looking for a part time cleaner at the west taratahi hall in chester road. This is only 1-2 hours every fortnight, or may include extra cleaning after some events.
General cleaning incl vacuuming and washing the floor in the main hall. Wiping the benches and surfaces in the kitchen and hall. There will be other bits that may need doing, we are interested to talk to applicants to listen to their ideas also.

If this sounds like something youd be keen on, please email [email protected].

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