WHANGĀREI'S ARTS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS SPACE ONEONESIX Trust, formed at the end of 2017, holds the lease for the building. ONEONESIX receives operational funding from DIA (Lotteries) and Foundation North to pay for staff to run the building, develop audience, run education programmes with local schools, mentor young theatre practitioners, incubate new community focused projects, provide a space for people to meet and talk, host a community radio station and develop original, contemporary NZ theatre.