A blessing for the official opening of the Women's Centre's new premises at 48 Fitzgerald Avenue in Christchurch Central was held on 21 March 2024 with Councillors Jake McLellan and Sara Templeton, and Board member Sunita Gautam, in attendance, along with community governance staff who worked with the Centre around qualifying for the Board's initiative to help the move to the new premises happen.

The Women’s Centre works for the well-being of all women, by assisting, encouraging and supporting them to make informed choices in their lives. Established in 1986, the Centre was originally set up to support women on their journey leaving Women’s Refuge, and once the Refuge established its own support system, the focus of the Women’s Centre shifted to serving all Christchurch women.

The Centre is a safe space and drop-in centre for women to access resources, courses, support groups, workshops, counselling, and information about further support services.

The Board Chair of the Women's Centre in her opening speech thanked staff, supporters and volunteers for their amazing work and ongoing support.

She also thanked the Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board for their funding support for the relocation and set up costs of the new premises. Developing out of discussions between the Centre and Council staff, this collaboration to assess the need for, and implications of, securing larger premises, ultimately informed the Board supporting this as one of its initiatives for its Better Off Fund.