Tākina Wellington Convention Centre - Business Events Wellington

Located in the heart of Wellington’s cultural precinct and opposite National Museum Te Papa Tongarewa, Tākina balances flexibility and functionality with the latest technology, stunning food and beverages that showcase the region, cutting-edge contemporary design, and panoramic views over the city and Wellington harbour.

The innovative facility offers 10,000 square metres of multipurpose conference and exhibition space over two floors, which can be tailored to single or multiple events. Whether you’re planning a multi-day conference, large exhibition, black-tie gala dinner, or a series of business events, Tākina provides the perfect setting.

The exterior of Tākina from Cable street in day time, a tree sits on the left and the building itself has the reflection of blue skies.

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Visual: Birds eye view, pans over trees with the city in the distance. The camera flies over the blue ocean, zooming in towards the high-rise buildings that make up the city skyline.

Audio: Voiceover — Where the winds meet powerful forces bring life to New Zealand’s capital city Wellington, Te Whanganui a Tara.

Visual: Clips play in quick succession:

The camera zooms in on the Wellington sign, located on Wellington waterfront. It then zooms in through the letters, revealing sail boats on Wellington harbour.
The camera flies past Te Papa Museum with Tākina situated directly across the road.

Audio: Voiceover — At its heart, Tākina Wellington Convention & Exhibition Centre.

Visual: Clips play:

A group of three business-looking people are smiling and walking outside Te Papa Museum. They are facing towards Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre, located across the road.
Close up of a person in the entrance archway of the convention centre building, smiling, and looking off in the distance.
Four people networking in the function space, holding glasses of champagne, standing next to the big windows in the foyer.

Audio: Voiceover — A place of connection and collaboration, a stage for sharing your stories

Visual: People riding up and down on escalators in the venue. Te Papa Museum is shown in the background through the windows. Clips play:

Close up exterior view of Tākina, showing the blue sky and clouds reflecting off the large windows.
Close up exterior view from a different angle, showing clouds moving quickly in the reflection of the windows.
Close up exterior view showing the high-rise buildings in the city, reflected in the glass windows of Tākina.
Four guests smiling and networking outside on the deck on the second floor of Tākina. They are holding champagne flutes and a waitstaff member dressed in black is offering them food on a platter.

Audio: Voiceover — 10,000 square metres of quality accessible space, where sustainable design meets flexibility.

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Close up reveals the fresh salmon canapés on the platter. A guest picks up a canape with their hand.
Camera pans around the exterior of the Tākina building at sunset, the colours on the glass are reflections of the dusky purple sky. On the ground it looks busy. Traffic lights are quickly changing and cars are moving with their lights on.
Courtenay Place at night, showing St James Theatre and nearby restaurants. The street is busy. There are people walking around, and cars driving down the street.
Birds eye view of Wellington harbour and waterfront, looking towards Tākina. The green hills of Mount Victoria are shown in the background. The shot shows how close Tākina is to the waterfront and Te Papa Museum.

Audio: Voiceover — Nestled in a vibrant, cultural precinct, with an easy reach of entertainment, cuisine and nature.

Visual: Camera pans across flat water on Wellington harbour, zooming in towards the high-rise buildings in the city centre.

Audio: Voiceover — Surrounded by over 4,000 hotel rooms.

Visual: Person in a suit holding a champagne flute, standing on the balcony of Tākina, looking into the distance.

Audio: Voiceover, speaking te reo Māori — Nau mai, haere mai. (Welcome)

Visual: Zoomed out view of the bronze looking glass on the windows of Tākina. The camera then pans around showing the full architecture of the exterior building.

Audio: Voiceover — Wellington and Tākina welcome you.

Visual:

Business Events Wellington and Tākina Wellington Convention & Exhibition Centre logos appear on the screen next to each other.
Cuts to another screen that says WellingtonNZ.com/meet

Highlights

13 flexible meeting spaces and two pre-function exhibition spaces across two levels.
2 plenary spaces seating up to 700 and 1,600 delegates respectively.
10,000 square metre floor area with an exhibition hall of 1,800 square metres.
State-of-the-art built-in AV equipment.
5-Star Green Star design certification.
Public ground floor featuring Zephyr Café and a 1,280 square metre Exhibition Gallery.
Close walking distance to more than 4,000 hotel rooms.

Accessibility

Sustainability

The escalators connecting the ground and first floor at the Tākina Convention Centre in Wellington. There are four people in view, brown wooden walls, black metal ceiling, floor to ceiling windows and red and dark yellow carpets.

The exterior of Tākina at sunset, with orange lights shining through the glass.

The main entrance of Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre on Cable Street.

Level one rooms available

Spaces	Floor area	Theatre	Classroom	Banquet	Cabaret	Cocktail	Boardroom	U-shape	Booths (3mmx3m)
Rongomātāne Foyer, Exhibition hall	1800m²			720	576	1800			106
Rongomātāne Plenary Hall, Standard	700m²	638	315	360	288	700			38
Rongomātāne Plenary Hall, Lengthways	700m²	788	315	430	344	700
Rongomātāne Room A	255m²	235	126	150	120	300	35	35	14
Rongomātāne Room B	175m²	150	72	80	64	200	25	25	10
Rongomātāne Room C	265m²	235	126	150	120	300	35	35	14
Rongomātāne Rooms A and B, or B and C	435m²	410	240	290	184	500	60	60	24
Matiu Breakout Room	130m²	100	60	70	556	150	35	35
Mokopuna Breakout Room	55m²	45	27	30	24	50	24	24
Makāro Breakout Room	85m²	78	42	60	48	110	30	30
Organiser Office	18m²						10

Level two rooms available

Spaces	Floor area	Theatre	Classroom	Banquet	Cabaret	Cocktail	Boardroom	U-shape	Booths
Tāwhitimātea Foyer	890m²					800			53
Tāwhirimātea Plenary Hall	1,640m²	1,610	900	1,070	856	1,600			92
Tāwhirimātea Room A	315m²	264	144	150	120	300	35	35	17
Tāwhirimātea Room B	175m²	200	120	100	80	200			10
Tāwhirimātea Room C	325m²	264	144	150	120	300	35	35	18
Tāwhirimātea Room E	305m²	264	144	150	120	300	35	35	17
Tāwhirimātea Room F	175m²	200	120	100	80	200			10
Tāwhirimātea Room G	315m²	264	144	150	120	300	35	35	17
Tāwhirimātea Rooms A, G, B, and F	985m²	1100	495	550	480	1000			54
Tāwhirimātea Rooms A and G, or C and E (6x2m stage)	625m²	675	272	320	256		70	70
Tāwhirimātea Rooms A and G, or C and E (8x3m stage)	625m²	565	272	320	256		70	70
Whātaitai	120m²	95	66	60	48	150	30	30
Organiser Office	25m²						15

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