Venue Hire
With miles of unspoilt East coast beaches, boutique wineries, farmers markets, artisanal food producers, a vibrant art, and music scene and only a 45 minute drive north of Auckland, it's no surprise that Matakana is a wedding destination of choice.
Set in the grounds of The Matakana Country Park, St Andrews Church is a lovingly restored Gothic-style Kauri Church, that was build in 1896.
Picturesque and serene, with seating for 100, St Andrews is an ideal venue for nondenominational Weddings, Wedding Reaffirmations, Christenings, Family Reunions and Funerals.
The Church has great parking, lovely acoustics and is an outstanding location for photos.
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If you wish to book St Andrews Church please
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Our History
St Andrews Presbyterian Church was built in 1896 and has a category 2 listing with Heritage New Zealand.
Originally located on Matakana Valley Road, it was put on a barge and traveled along the Matakana River in 1992, to be relocated to a Salvation Army camp at Snells Beach.
In 2007 when the camp closed, the church was returned along the river by barge and placed in its current location in Country Park Matakana through the generosity of John Baker, then owner of the park.
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The Church is built of Kauri, and when it arrived at the park, it was re-piled, re-wired, repainted, and re-roofed in still has its original Kauri pews which can seat 100.
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