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A meeting room at Generator on Waring Taylor Street has green walls, a wooden table surrounded by 12 chairs.

Generator

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    30 Waring Taylor Street, Wellington

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    Generator

Plug into the energy of dynamic event spaces at Generator, where the team handle everything for you.

There are two locations for Generator in Wellington, each has a unique vibe.

The first location is on Waring Taylor Street, close to Lambton Quay and overlooking Midland Park. The renovated 1920s art deco building was the former auction house for auctioneers Dunbar Sloane. The co-working space uses the character of the building, highlighting exposed brick, steelwork, and timber floors.

You’ll find two levels of meeting and event spaces with six bookable meeting rooms. Including a premium boardroom and three main event spaces. A licensed basement bar provides a central place to connect, relax, and entertain guests.

The second location is at 40 Bowen Street behind the parliamentary precinct on Bowen Campus. A new build completed in 2023, the campus is home to more than 5,000 workers with a mix of government agencies and New Zealand’s leading businesses.

Generator spreads over two floors with flexible workspaces, and meeting and event spaces. You’ll find many cafés and restaurants also on the campus.

The thoughtfully designed event spaces at both locations have everything you need for your next event. From the space, ambience, catering, IT, and professional support for everyday meetings through to events for up to 140 people. It’s all taken care of. There a several membership options for co-working spaces, but you don’t need to be a Generator member to book event spaces.

The Pūtahi room at Generator Bowen Campus is set up in a theatre style with many black chairs facing a projector screen.

Highlights

  • Many bookable meeting and event spaces, including a premium boardroom and basement bar at the Waring Taylor venue.
  • Latest AV with an onsite IT support team to ensure your meetings and events run seamlessly.
  • A dedicated event manager.
  • With Bowen Campus a new build and Waring Taylor fully refurbished, both venues meet 100% of the National Building Standard.
  • Other amenities include secure bike parking, showers, and towel service.
A boardroom inside Generator, with 8 chairs around a rectangle table, and a tv screen on the wall.
Grey tables are set up in a row, classroom-style in the Dunbar room at Generator on Waring Taylor Street.
The entrance to Generator on Waring Taylor Street has a concrete curved arch and glass doors.
The executive boardroom at Generator Bowen Campus has a large table with 14 chairs. One wall is glass panels.

Waring Taylor rooms available

Spaces Theatre Banquet Cabaret Cocktail Classroom Boardroom or U-shape
Dunbar 48 32 24 60 21 18
Sloane 58 48 36 70 21 16
The Rumbles bar/lounge - - - 70 - -
Rumbles + Sloan 58 56 36 140 - -
Executive boardroom - - - - - 16
Meeting room 3 - - - - - 12
Meeting room 5 - - - - - 8
Meeting room 4 & 7 - - - - - 6
Meeting room 1 & 6 - - - - - 4
The exterior of buildings on Bowen Campus. The building has a glass facade and Bowen Street curves around.

The Bowen Campus.

Bowen Campus rooms available

Spaces Theatre Banquet Cabaret Cocktail Classroom Boardroom or U-shape
Pūtahi 1 40 30 25 40 21 18
Pūtahi 2 72 36 30 70 36 30
Pūtahi 1 + 2 112 72 60 100 54 40
Workshop 35 24 20 30 15 19
The Lounge - - - 120 - -
Executive boardroom - - - - - 14
Meeting room 1 - - - - - 12
Meeting room 2 to 4 - - - - - 8
Meeting room 5 & 6 - - - - - 4

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