The Raetihi Cosmopolitan Club, known locally as the Cossie Club, is a community club at 32 Seddon Street in Raetihi, in the Ruapehu district. Its membership is around 400, in a town of about 1,200 people. The website says it is a small club with a warm welcome, and that the wider area offers rafting, hunting, skiing, cycling, trekking and kayaking, with the National Park, Ohakune and Mount Ruapehu nearby. The restaurant side of the club can be hired for up to 100 people for a sit-down meal, with a menu made to match the event and budget. There is no hire fee for bookings that need catering for 20 or more. A special liquor licence can be arranged for events with many non-members, at an extra fee of $80 plus GST.
The club offers a courtesy van on Friday and Saturday evenings from 5.30pm for pick-ups and drop-offs, which is worth knowing for a night out. The club can be contacted by phone on 06 385 4089, or through the contact form for event enquiries. Our pick in Raetihi for an evening out with the locals, or a sit-down event for a group.