Tawa Community Centre is a large, welcoming Wellington City Council facility at 5 Cambridge Street, in the centre of Tawa. It can be booked for social gatherings, meetings and classes, and people can drop in for free wi-fi, a coffee and a chat. Regular users include dance and fitness classes, art classes, seminars, Toastmasters and holiday programmes.
The main hall seats 100 people with 100 chairs and 15 trestle tables, and has its own toilets and kitchen. The open area seats 40, or 60 standing. The boardroom seats 20 around a table, up to 30 to 35, and has a smart TV. A small meeting room, Meeting room 4, seats 4 to 6 and can be hired during centre hours. The shared kitchen has a fridge, oven, microwave, dishwasher and urn. Parking is on the street and in the supermarket-end car park, with a mobility car park at the front. The three front entrances are all accessible, and there are accessible toilets in the middle of the building. No DJs, live bands or loud music are allowed after 10pm, and alcohol sales need a special liquor licence.