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Massey University

  • Location

    Wallace Street, Mount Cook, Wellington

  • Website
    Massey Venues

With a wide range of bookable spaces, find the ideal space for your conference, meeting, or social function at Massey University.

The Massey University Wellington Campus is nestled close to the capital’s city centre. Within walking distance, you’ll find Cuba Street and Courtenay Place, with plenty of options for dining and entertainment.

Massey’s Wellington campus is one of three in the country, and home to the College of Creative Arts dubbed the ‘Creative Campus’.

Venues for hire include the original Dominion Museum of New Zealand building. Built in 1936, it was home to the National Museum and the National Art Gallery. Now part of the Massey campus, there are many spaces available for hire, including the Great Hall — a premier ballroom in the heart of Wellington.

Te Ara Hihiko is the world’s first multi-storey post-tensioned timber frame building. Large open spaces allow for flexibility for any event.

A large bright room, set up for a banquet with round tables with white tablecloths, at Massey University in Wellington, New Zealand.
A conference hall at Massey University in Mount Cook, Wellington. The large space is empty with a blue carpet and white walls. There are three rows of hanging lights from the high ceiling.
The exterior of the original Dominion Museum of New Zealand building at Massey University in Mount Cook, Wellington. The large grey building has wide pillars along the front and concrete steps leading to the entrance.
The Great Hall at Massey University in Mount Cook, Wellington. The large space is empty with a blue carpet and white walls. There are three doors on one side of the space with stairs leading up to them.

Highlights

  • Dominion Museum Building is a truly impressive heritage space, featuring one of Wellington’s premier ballrooms.
  • Vibrant and creative campus environment.
  • Te Ara Hihiko is a modern, architecturally designed space, ideal for conferences, product launches, film screenings, networking events, award ceremonies, and more.
Behind the scenes on a film set with four crew members, a projection screen, lights and other film equipment.

The Great Hall in the former Dominion Museum is now a screen arts studio with all new AV equipment. It’s home to the National Academy of Screen Arts and can be booked for events.

Te Ara Hihiko rooms

Spaces Floor area (sqm) Theatre Banquet Cocktail Classroom Cabaret
The Pit 129m2 126        
Gallery C and Main Foyer 295m2     200    
Longroom D 455m2 300 300 323   300
Longroom E   300 300 323    
Presentation D   60     40  

Dominion Museum Building rooms

Spaces Theatre Banquet Cocktail Classroom Boardroom Exhibition
Cinema 155          
Tea Gardens 260 180 300     200
10C19 Breakout 50     50 30  
Great Hall 500 300 800     300
Grand Foyer     80      
Various Breakout Spaces 100     100    

Block 4 rooms

Spaces Theatre Classroom
4C15   40
4D11   40
4D12   40
4D13   40
4D14   40
4D06 189  
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