CHB Municipal Theatre

The CHB Municipal Theatre is an historic and iconic community building located in the heart of Waipawa. It has been the place of community gatherings, celebrations, performing arts and education for many years. In 1907 one of the first duties of the new Borough Council was to decide on an offer made to the old Town Board by the Trustees of the Loyal Abbotsford Lodge to purchase their Oddfellows Hall and property in Kenilworth Street. This offer had been accepted but owing to the dissolution of the Board and the transaction had not been completed. The new Council resolved to purchase the section and buildings.