Venue Capacity Index

Small group? Large group? Unsure which venues will cater for your conference or event needs? Use our VCI to source the best venue/s for your event.

For your easy reference, all columns can be sorted simply by clicking on the column heading.  
The Venue Name column as well as the Region column will both sort alphabetically, while all other columns will sort in descending order, i.e. from largest to smallest. The accommodation capacity is based on the total number of rooms.  If you click on the name of the venue you will be directed to their website listing which holds further information.    

Supplier Name
Region
Meeting Rooms
Classroom
Banquet
Cabaret
Boardroom
Rooms
Cocktail
Exhibition Space (sqm)
Theatre
Abstract Hotel Auckland 3 40 10 197 80 40
Academy Galleries Wellington 1 100 250 120
Adina Apartment Hotel Auckland Britomart Auckland 2 36 48 26 167 80 50
Adina CityLife Wellington Wellington 1 10 70
Adina Heritage Christchurch Christchurch/
Canterbury		 26
Agrodome Rotorua 4 60 500 12 700 550
Air Force Museum of New Zealand Christchurch/
Canterbury		 2 740 592 1000 1440 1000
AJ Hackett Bungy Auckland Auckland 3 60 100
AJ Hackett Bungy Queenstown Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 3 200 250
AJ Hackett Bungy Taupō Lake Taupō 1 120
Akarana Events Centre Auckland 8 120 220 144 24 350 360 350
All Blacks Experience Auckland 3 120 32 250 60
Alto Events at Hnry Stadium Wellington 15 240 600 480 60 5000 4636 750
Aotea Centre Auckland 16 376 580 464 44 1000 1100 2139
Arawa Park Hotel Rotorua Rotorua 7 160 200 160 80 135 400 560 320
AREA Events Wellington 4 60 80 56 20 115 120 129 100
Ascot Park Hotel and Conference Centre Southland/
Fiordland		 9 250 450 240 32 116 650 312 650
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki Auckland 6 130 16 250 160
Auckland Conventions Venues & Events Auckland 61 500 1500 520 36 2000 2697 2378
Auckland Rose Park Hotel Auckland 4 70 100 70 40 111 150 179 150
Auckland Town Hall Auckland 2 400 350 320 670 550 1529
Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland 7 450 315 16 500 600
Auckland Zoo Auckland 5 350 280 500 350
AUT Events + Venues Auckland 50 396 300 200 20 700 396
Ayrburn Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 6
Bay of Many Coves Resort Marlborough 1 20 11 32
Black & Gold Venues + Events Wellington 11 130 250 168 40 650 350
BreakFree on Cashel Christchurch/
Canterbury		 4 40 60 30 263 60 60
Brentwood Hotel Wellington 9 180 230 40 116 500 300
Bridgewater Estate Auckland 2 70 140 100 40 1 140 140
Bruce Mason Centre Auckland 6 36 406 48 820 200 1102
Business Events Marlborough Marlborough 160 320 60 600 500 700
Caccia Birch House Manawatū 5 50 50 20 50 50
Canyon Brewing Group Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 1 75 150
Cardrona Alpine Resort Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 1 55 50 15 100 70
Carnmore Chateau Marlborough Marlborough 3 25 30 80 30 30
Castaways Resort Auckland, Waikato 4 100 120 80 48 42 140 140
Central Energy Trust Arena Manawatū 12 500 1500 50 2000 3000
Chateau on the Park - Christchurch, a DoubleTree by Hilton Christchurch/
Canterbury		 7 180 240 176 26 192 340 375
Chris Jolly Outdoors Lake Taupō 1 120
Christchurch Attractions Christchurch/
Canterbury		 2 80 50 180 120
Christchurch City Hotel Christchurch/
Canterbury		 46
Christchurch Town Hall Christchurch/
Canterbury		 5 237 280 224 450 545 2250
Classic Flyers NZ Bay of Plenty 6 50 500 500 30 1000 800
Claudelands Conference & Exhibition Centre Waikato 11 594 1400 1120 36 3000 10000 6000
Cliffside Auckland, Waikato 2 48 48 48 48 24 100 85
Commodore Hotel Christchurch/
Canterbury		 7 120 140 50 157 200 200
Copthorne Hotel & Apartments Queenstown Lakeview Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 1 30 40 32 22 85 100 70
Copthorne Hotel & Resort Bay of Islands Northland 6 200 250 200 50 180 500 400
Copthorne Hotel & Resort Queenstown Lakefront Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 3 108 130 104 40 240 250 176 200
Copthorne Hotel & Resort Solway Park, Wairarapa Wairarapa 5 140 400 250 40 102 600 500
Copthorne Hotel Auckland City Auckland 3 50 80 60 50 106 100 110
Copthorne Hotel Greymouth West Coast 2 90 53 175 130
Copthorne Hotel Palmerston North Manawatū 4 60 110 70 42 76 100 150
Copthorne Hotel Rotorua Rotorua 6 110 200 140 70 58 300 340
Copthorne Hotel Wellington Oriental Bay Wellington 3 70 90 64 39 118 120 110
Cordis, Auckland Auckland 18 660 800 600 12 640 1000 1160 1150
Coronet Ridge Resort Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 1 25 20 41 50 30
Creative Catering at RACE Awapuni Manawatū 13 550 104 1000 700
Crowne Plaza Auckland Auckland 10 240 300 232 110 352 500 1134 500
Crowne Plaza Christchurch Christchurch/
Canterbury		 4 102 90 72 38 204 140 140
Crowne Plaza Queenstown Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 4 100 100 80 37 139 200 150
Destinate NZ Lake Taupō 1 15 15
Discover Waitomo Waikato 5 300 16 60 700 500
Distinction Christchurch Hotel Christchurch/
Canterbury		 3 60 130 42 179 160 100
Distinction Hamilton Hotel & Conference Centre Waikato 11 260 400 110 146 600 600
Distinction Rotorua Hotel & Conference Centre Rotorua 7 240 340 110 133 500 500
DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Auckland 2 44 120 122 150
Due Drop Events Centre and Trillian Wero Whitewater Park Auckland 14 1200 1000 10 2500 1800 2500
Duke of Marlborough Northland 3 100 150 80 30 38 300 100
Dunedin Public Art Gallery Dunedin 3 60 200 60 300 120
Dunedin Venues Dunedin 26 300 550 360 20 1000 10611 2145
Eagles Nest Northland 1 50 20 15 80 40
Eden Park Auckland 10
Edgar Centre Dunedin NZ Dunedin 6 1000 1200 800 30 1500 16800 3000
Edit Hanmer Springs Christchurch/
Canterbury		 3 140 160 120 80 48 250 250
Edit Picton Marlborough 1 70 36 40 48 100 80
Eichardt's Private Hotel Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 1 24 13 120
Ellerslie Events Auckland 21 500 750 60 1200 1100
Explore Group Auckland 1 150 70 70 180
Fiordland Overnight Experiences Southland/
Fiordland		 1 52 26
Flockhill Lodge Christchurch/
Canterbury		 12 18 120
FMG Stadium Waikato Waikato 8 138 250 192 11 350 300
Forum North Northland 5 300 300 300 54 500 510 450
Four Points by Sheraton Auckland Auckland 3 70 110 88 60 255 200 190 180
Gibbston Valley Winery, Lodge & Spa Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 1 120 50 20 24 200 100
Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 400 300 400 400
Go Media Stadium Auckland 4 500 650 520 1000 1257 700
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/ Len Lye Centre Taranaki 1 48 80 40 150 100
Grand Mercure Puka Park Coromandel 3 80 110 40 48 150 150
Grand Millennium Auckland Auckland 15 400 550 440 70 453 1000 830 800
Haere-roa Christchurch/
Canterbury		 4 320 280 30 650 613 320
Hamilton Gardens Waikato 5 336 375 18 706 648
Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools & Spa Christchurch/
Canterbury		 1 100
Hawke's Bay Museum Hawke's Bay 1 40 120 300
Highlands Motorsport Park Central Otago, Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 4 27 100 70 16 250 120
Hilton Auckland Auckland 7 192 400 330 12 187 700 1210 280
Hilton Lake Taupō Lake Taupō 7 150 200 130 18 113 260 239 260
Hilton Queenstown Resort & Spa Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 5 100 150 120 14 220 400 214 220
Hobbiton™ Movie Set Waikato 5 60 230 40 20 800 130
Holiday Inn Auckland Airport Auckland 11 220 350 300 40 251 400 400
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Queenstown Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 2 36 40 38 30 227 60
Holiday Inn Express Auckland City Centre Auckland 3 12 30 20 294 40 40
Holiday Inn Queenstown Frankton Road Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 1 30 35 16 75 50 40
Holiday Inn Queenstown Remarkables Park Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 4 96 120 100 20 182 200 189 160
Horizon by SkyCity Auckland 1 8 303
Hotel DeBrett Auckland 5 18 24 25 36
Hotel Elms Christchurch Christchurch/
Canterbury		 4 70 120 60 98 200 150
Hotel Grand Chancellor Auckland Auckland 2 191
Hotel Indigo Auckland Auckland 1 225
Hotel Montreal Christchurch/
Canterbury		 1 60 26 100
Hotel St Moritz, Queenstown Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 2 30 240 80 20 134 240 90
Huihui - Events and Functions at Parliament Wellington 4 200 280 224 60 450 300
Ibis Christchurch Christchurch/
Canterbury		 1 30 48 20 155 40
Ibis Tainui Hamilton Waikato 3 40 60 20 126 80 80
ILT Stadium Southland Southland/
Fiordland		 4 360 1200 960 40 1000 3850 2500
InterContinental Auckland Auckland 1 139
InterContinental Wellington Wellington 9 150 200 168 90 236 400 350
International Antarctic Centre Christchurch/
Canterbury		 8 40 150 90 30 100
James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor Wellington 10 150 250 150 50 269 300 576 240
JetPark Hamilton Airport Hotel & Conference Centre Waikato 4 80 140 98 10 62 200 200
JetPark Hotel Auckland Airport Auckland 12 120 180 160 40 222 250 240
JetPark Hotel Rotorua Rotorua 1 12 16 63 30
JW Marriott Hotel Auckland Auckland 5 180 220 180 30 286 320 314 320
Kauri Bay Auckland Auckland 2 115 200 130 250 180
Kingsgate Hotel Autolodge Paihia Northland 113
Kingsgate Hotel Dunedin Dunedin 1 40 70 49 40 55 120 90
Kingsgate Hotel Te Anau Southland/
Fiordland		 1 40 60 30 69 100 100
Kinross Winery Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 6 30 40 24 14 140 100
Lake Wānaka Centre Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 2 200 200 50 500 330
Lan Yuan Dunedin Chinese Garden Dunedin 1 16 16 10 120 22
Larnach Castle Dunedin 1 14 180 14 23 220 32
Lower Hutt Events Centre Wellington 6 90 570 450 50 1200 900
M Social Auckland Auckland, Whanganui 5 50 16 190 80 60
Marlborough Events Centre Marlborough 3 180 250 180 450 540 400
Marlborough Tour Company Marlborough 3 50 30 37 100 50
Marsden Lake Resort Central Otago Central Otago 2 180 130 120 40 60 200 250
Marsden Suites Albany Auckland 1 20 28 63 40
McLean Park Hawke's Bay 5 700 1200 1390
Mercure Queenstown Resort Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 3 70 80 70 30 148 100 90
Mercure Wellington Abel Tasman Wellington 4 70 100 50 148 180 150
Mercury Baypark Arena Bay of Plenty 10 1000 2500 1500 5000 6932 5000
Michael Fowler Centre Wellington 3 70 300 16 1000 2210
Millbrook Resort Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 7 100 140 80 50 160 220 180
Millennium Hotel & Resort Manuels Taupō Lake Taupō 3 100 100 100 30 51 120 100
Millennium Hotel New Plymouth, Waterfront Taranaki 1 20 40 30 24 42 46 46
Millennium Hotel Queenstown Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 8 270 300 240 50 220 600 600
Millennium Hotel Rotorua Rotorua 8 160 200 150 35 228 350 350
MOTAT Auckland 350 500
Motion Entertainment Rotorua 3 150
Mövenpick Hotel Auckland Auckland 9 80 150 120 40 207 200 1148 200
Mövenpick Hotel Wellington Wellington 5 90 112 90 32 114 150 35 150
Museum of NZ Te Papa Tongarewa Wellington 7 300 420 200 78 900 520
Napier Conferences & Events Hawke's Bay 7 180 300 72 450 52 400
Naumi Auckland Airport Auckland 8 70 120 96 70 193 150 80 150
Naumi Hotels Wellington Wellington 7 128 190 130 84 178 250 266 305
New Plymouth Event Venues Taranaki 8 150 1000 60 3518 2200 3188
New Zealand Campus of Innovation & Sport Wellington 7 90 80 80 50 91 100 200
New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC) Auckland 33 2136 3300 1840 96 4500 6674 4000
NewZeal Central Otago, Queenstown/
Southern Lakes, Wanaka		 1 25
North Harbour Stadium Auckland 10 207 500 368 36 1000 974 697
Northland Events Centre (2021) Trust Northland 17 100 272 40 600 450
Northridge Country Lodge Auckland 4 50 160 20 51 160 120
Novotel & Ibis Auckland Ellerslie Auckland 5 144 200 160 135 147 350 300 350
Novotel Auckland Airport Auckland 11 180 200 160 102 263 315 300
Novotel Christchurch Airport Christchurch/
Canterbury		 10 100 130 90 75 200 200 182 200
Novotel Christchurch Cathedral Square Christchurch/
Canterbury		 7 70 90 50 154 130 130
Novotel New Plymouth Taranaki Taranaki 3 40 150 96 34 85 180 20 180
Novotel Queenstown Lakeside Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 3 45 180 30 273 300 70
Novotel Rotorua Lakeside Rotorua 11 144 300 240 60 199 300 350
Novotel Tainui Hamilton Waikato 6 130 180 126 25 217 300 280
Novotel Wellington Wellington 1 14 12 139 16
Olveston Dunedin 1 36 36 100 50
Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre Marlborough 320 350
One New Zealand Stadium Christchurch/
Canterbury		 23 246 520 416 900 2750 648
Palmy Venues + Events Manawatū 6 250 350 30 400 500
Parehua Resort Wairarapa, Wellington 3 60 60 40 30 28 80 60
Park Hyatt Auckland Auckland 9 90 170 136 60 195 330 341 300
Parkside Hotel & Apartments Auckland 4 55 100 65 25 51 100 187 100
Peppers Clearwater Resort Christchurch/
Canterbury		 4 65 130 70 38 55 200 150
Polynesian Spa Rotorua 1 60 16 60
Precinct Flex Auckland Auckland 15 50 180 144 30 500 300 300
Precinct Flex Wellington Wellington 10 60 30 120 120
Pullman Auckland Airport Auckland 2 27 21 16 311 40 25
Pullman Auckland Hotel & Apartments Auckland 16 280 450 360 36 321 1000 3000 750
Pullman Rotorua Rotorua 6 80 16 130
QT Auckland Auckland 3 34 60 48 28 150 180 80
QT Queenstown Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 11 220 360 220 50 69 450 406 450
QT Wellington Wellington 6 40 70 48 30 175 150 90
Queenstown Destination Management (QDM) Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 1 170 170 170 240
Queenstown Events Centre Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 2 800 800 29 2000 1700 1700
Queenstown Memorial Centre Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 2 250 500 422
Ramada Suites by Wyndham Christchurch City Christchurch/
Canterbury		 44
Regent of Rotorua Rotorua 4 20 80 20 47 100 40
Rendezvous Heritage Hotel Auckland Auckland 7 140 200 160 64 106 300 300
Rendezvous Heritage Hotel Queenstown Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 5 150 150 120 40 175 250 200
Republic Hospitality Group Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 7 250 250
Riverside Kitchen Christchurch/
Canterbury		 1
Rosewood Cape Kidnappers Hawke's Bay 9 18 65 44 26 70 65
Rosewood Kauri Cliffs Northland 6 64 64 24 36 64 72
Rotorua Energy Events Centre Rotorua 9 2600 2080 5000 3567 3000
Rutherford Hotel Nelson Nelson Tasman 6 350 360 350 45 113 700 650 700
Rydges Auckland Auckland 12 126 130 104 48 267 200 250
Rydges Formosa Auckland Golf Resort Auckland 6 150 200 160 74 50 220 280
Rydges Latimer Christchurch Christchurch/
Canterbury		 11 258 320 252 74 175 400 400
Rydges Rotorua Rotorua 7 250 300 252 20 203 750 500
Rydges Wellington Wellington 5 120 230 160 50 280 250 230
Rydges Wellington Airport Wellington 11 40 160 128 38 134 300 120
Shed 10 Auckland 2 800 2000 2216 1575
Sir Howard Morrison Centre Rotorua 7 250 1000 28 950
SkyCity Hamilton Waikato 6 210 300 12 600 500
SkyCity Hotel Auckland 1 25 240 192 18 323 700 50
Skyline Queenstown Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 3 130 430 160 30 650 380
Skyline Rotorua Rotorua 4 350 1000
SO/ Auckland Auckland 6 81 110 96 42 128 145 145
Social Nature Movement Auckland, Central Otago, Christchurch/
Canterbury, Nationwide, Wellington		 6 100 200
SODA Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 1 120 160
Sofitel Auckland Viaduct Harbour Auckland 4 60 100 80 30 172 130 130
Sofitel Queenstown Hotel & Spa Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 2 40 40 40 36 84 100 80
Sofitel Wellington Wellington 4 48 48 36 26 129 70 85
SOHO Auckland Hotel Auckland 3 117 149 200 125 126 200 225
Sojourn Apartment Hotel – Ghuznee Wellington 75
Spark Arena Auckland 3 800 1600 1280 2300 5500
St James Theatre Wellington 2 200 289 650 1552
Sudima Auckland Airport Auckland 6 125 170 128 30 153 220 220
Sudima Auckland City Auckland 4 36 64 42 36 186 90 88
Sudima Christchurch Airport Christchurch/
Canterbury		 9 140 150 144 60 246 250 280
Sudima Christchurch City Christchurch/
Canterbury		 2 36 50 40 18 86 70 56
Sudima Kaikōura Christchurch/
Canterbury, Kaikōura		 2 60 100 80 48 120 120 130
Sudima Lake Rotorua Rotorua 4 120 160 140 20 242 200 200
Sudima Queenstown Five Mile Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 4 84 100 84 18 120 150 110
Tākina Events Wellington 20 900 1100 856 70 1800 2700 1610
Tatum Wellington, Manawatū 6 200 200 120 180 50 200 200
Te Arai Links Auckland 2 30 120 30 30 104 120 30
Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre Christchurch/
Canterbury		 24 2500 1600 1600 16 2500 3300 3600
Te Puia Rotorua 4 350 250 40 600
Te Puna Mahara - Cromwell Memorial Events Centre Central Otago 7 220 500 100 400
Terrace Catering Rotorua 50 140 28 200 150 80
The Alpine Group Limited Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 1 14 14 14 4 40 14
The Civic Auckland 4 320 256 525 2378
The Cloud Auckland 3 1500 2000 2697 2218
The Dust Palace Nationwide 1 20 100 150 250 10 200
The George Christchurch/
Canterbury		 6 50 90 30 53 150 100
The Grand by SkyCity Auckland 1 8 312
The Headwaters Eco Lodge Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 6 100 120 14 120 40
The Hotel Britomart Auckland 5 24 48 36 20 104 120 60
The Martinborough Hotel Wairarapa 2 30 22 20 70 50
The Mayfair Christchurch/
Canterbury		 2 21 40 35 24 67 60 40
The Opera House Wellington 1 130 130 1381
The Parnell Hotel & Conference Centre Auckland 8 100 140 40 101 260 250
The Red Barn Waikato 2 30 150 60 32 250 150
The Sands Hokianga Northland 2 80 150 75 30 43 150 264 200
The Sebel Auckland Viaduct Harbour Auckland 1 120 40
The Sherwood Hotel Queenstown Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 2 30 120 45 20 78 160 60
The Tannery Christchurch/
Canterbury		 4 100 350 200 50 600 300
The West Coast Events Centre West Coast 5 150 250 40 350 350
Tiakiwai Conference Centre (National Library of New Zealand) Wellington 8 40 102 50 28 300 170
Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre Hawke's Bay 7 230 400 320 120 850 850 979
Toitu Otago Settlers Museum Dunedin 5 70 220 60 220 220
Tomahawk Brand Management Nationwide 2 1 5 10000
Tongariro Lodge Lake Taupō 2 75 100 60 50 24 150 100
Transport World Southland/
Fiordland		 9 100 600 480 60 8 1000 383 300
Trinity Wharf Tauranga Bay of Plenty 7 175 250 126 54 122 350 485 325
TRYP by Wyndham Wellington Wellington 1 10 77 35
TSB Arena & Auditorium (Shed 6) Wellington 4 1560 1200 32 2800 155 3972
TSS Earnslaw & Walter Peak Station Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 1 325 325
Tūhura Otago Museum Dunedin 9 50 460 120 70 850 230
University of Auckland Event Services Auckland 1
University of Waikato Tauranga Campus Bay of Plenty 13 60 200 60 40 300 200
Venues by Nelson City Council Nelson Tasman 5 40 700 128 30 280 2300
Venues by Tauranga City Council Bay of Plenty 15 60 200 160 42 250 300 250
Venues Wellington Wellington 10 429 1200 2800 2186 3972
Viaduct Events Centre Auckland 7 1200 1200 800 18 2800 2245 2300
Voco Auckland City Centre Auckland 5 32 60 48 28 201 80 70
Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre Auckland 17 400 250 200 40 148 300 210 400
Wairakei Resort Taupō Lake Taupō 9 700 500 400 75 187 750 600
Waitangi Treaty Grounds Northland 5 100 150 130 60 190 190
Wānaka Recreation Centre Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 1 600 600 25 1600 1200
Wētā Workshop Wellington 1 240 192 20 530 80 310
Wētā Workshop Unleashed Auckland 1 240 192 530 700 310
Whitehaven Theatre Marlborough Marlborough 3 40 200 80 20 250 540 700
Wildernest Nationwide 100
Wilsons Abel Tasman Nelson Tasman 13
Wine + Food Experience Marlborough Marlborough 3 30 100 30 250
Winehouse Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 1 250 250
Winnies Queenstown/
Southern Lakes		 1 160 290
Woodhouse Mountain Lodge Auckland 3 40 40 30 30 18 40
WQ Wellington Wellington 5 72 100 72 54 108 150 130
Wyndham Garden Christchurch Christchurch/
Canterbury		 1 24 15 16 100 60 40