Great Catering
Tasteful catering enhances everything
Modern hospitality. Innovative catering. Authentic experiences. We are a contemporary hospitality and food design company that curates authentic events and experiences through food and drink alongside New Zealand’s most compelling locations, brands and individuals.
Unexpected Flavours, Perfectly Served.
From street-style bites, boards, bowls, and boxes to perfectly presented plates and cocktails, we inspire you to test your taste buds and savour the unexpected. Let us cater to your senses – you will love every bite.
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Our network of venues can activate all types of events
We work with some of the best venues in Tamaki Makaurau, Auckland. Our experience working with these hand selected venues is proven, knowing how to get the most out of the venue, to unlock its qualities for your catering experience. Speak to one of our project managers today about the right venue for your event.
Our most cherished venues are yours, private homes, offices and unique destinations. We create innovative, designed event spaces throughout Auckland, the North Island and beyond.
Our Venues
- Abbeville Estate
Our exclusive Venue.
The heritage-listed buildings and landscaped grounds that make up Abbeville Estate are over 150 years old and have been meticulously restored and contemporised for the needs of today.Consisting of the Homestead, Barn, garden and our own Church.
350 standing reception (indoors)
80 seated dinner (indoors)
200 seated dinner (marquee)
- Auckland Museum
Grand Foyer
Built in 1929, a time of grandeur and luxury, the Grand Foyer’s majestic neoclassical design means your event needs little decoration. Beautiful stonework, columns soaring three stories high, Italian marble floors, a spectacular stained-glass ceiling, and lead-lights create an inspirational backdrop to your next event.
300 standing reception
150 seated dinnerChampagne Mezzanine
Add an extra touch of elegance to your occasion. Positioned in the heart of the Museum above the Grand Foyer, the Champagne Mezzanine is the perfect place to host your next cocktail function.
200 standing reception
Origins Gallery
Origins tells the story of New Zealand’s creation. With life sized 4 metre long replica skeletons, a flying pterandon soaring through the gallery, a tooth from the largest shark that ever lived and other prehistoric objects, it’s like you’ve stumbled into Jurassic Park.200 standing reception
Te Ao Marama South Atrium
Te Ao Mārama South Atrium will take your breath away. This stunning and expansive architectural venue sits under a suspended Fijian Kauri clad tanoa (kava bowl). Light, bright and welcoming with installations by New Zealand artists, it’s a place to come together for larger events.
400 standing reception
300 seated dining
400 theatreUnder the Dome
Under the Dome is a spectacular circular glass-enclosed venue with panoramic views of Auckland city, Harbour and the Hauraki Gulf. Available 7 days a week for day-time and evening functions, it’s also one of Auckland’s largest venues.
500 standing reception
450 seated dining
600 theatreWhaowhia Room
This space is preserved along with its beautiful architectural features, as one of the most significant art deco period interiors in a New Zealand public building. While this room is rich in history, you have access to kitchenette facilities, and the option to also hire a TV.16 seated dining
Auditorium & Lobby
The Auditorium is a purpose-built venue for conferences, lectures and presentations. It sits within the giant Fijian Kauri bowl suspended in Te Ao Mārama the South Atrium.
Each leather bound seat has a fold out tray for note-taking, and a clear sightline to the speaker or performer. The adjacent lobby, also for hire, is the perfect space for registrations, standing style catering and networking occasions. Venue hire includes standard audio-visual and lighting.
199 standing reception (Lobby)
199 theatre (Auditorium)
- Bishop Selwyn Chapel
Designed by Auckland architects, Fearon Hay, this remarkable space has glass walls and a gilded curved ceiling. Sitting in the Chapel you look out through mature oaks across the city to Maungakiekie, to your right you see the historic and beautiful St Mary’s, and to your left there is a glimpse of the Waitematā. On summer days, the front wall is fully opening, with nine sliding panels, inviting interaction with the Trinity Garden, in which sits a gilded cross sculpture designed by Christchurch artist, Neil Dawson. This award-winning Chapel is an exquisite venue for cocktail functions, dinners, product launches, conferences, chamber music concerts and much more.
100 seated reception
190 standing reception
- Karaka Pavillion
The Karaka Pavilion offers one of the most unique venues in the country and is now available for your next event. From its extensive gardens, stables and informal indoor/outdoor spaces, to a contemporary formal lounge and dining area, or the 600-seat auction ring, there is a space suitable for any event or budget. Located just 35 minutes from Auckland’s CBD, the Karaka Pavilion offers a first class venue, with a host of options for your wedding, product launch, conference, business meeting, or party. Encompassing four main event spaces under one roof, suitable for groups from 12 to 600. Pristine lawns and gardens provide a beautiful foreground between the pavilion and the stables, that can also be utlised as an additional space.
300 seated dinner (The Pavilion)
80 seated dinner (Garden Bar)
90 seated dinner (Tulloch Room)
80 seated dinner (Phar Lap Room)
600 theatre (Auditorium)
- LIFE Central
The entrance foyer with its expansive doorways and windows that cast light throughout, as well as carefully styled elements, deliver an exquisite first impression. These spaces are beautifully furnished using classic Danish décor and, in their own right, showcase elegant event settings.
The modern auditorium presents a dramatic space, complemented by state-of-the-art audio-visual, featuring over 100m2 of LED panels, plus lighting and sound to match. This truly is a platform for a memorable event.
Conveniently located on the city fringe, they offer an elaborate range of purposefully designed rooms, while maintaining flexibility to tailor to the occasion.
LIFE central can accommodate conferences, gala dinners, product launches, performances and speaker series’.500 standing reception
400 seated dinner
1850 theatre style
- Mechanics Bay
Mechanics Bay is a versatile event space, sitting on the fringe of Auckland’s CBD with a stunning view of Rangitoto island, north head and harbour entrance.
The building’s architecture takes its cues from the site’s heritage - with Mechanics Bay being the home to Auckland’s first international airport from the 1930s - 1960s. Mechanics Bay continues to be a hub for aviation and is the home to Auckland’s inner-city helicopter landing site.
For the first time, the level 2 space is now available to host your next event - from boardroom rentals to product launches or long lunches.100 standing reception
100 seated dining
- Q Theatre
Situated next to the Auckland Town Hall and close to Aotea Square, Q is a unique solution for product launches, conferences, celebrations and meetings. With highly adaptable spaces, an extensive range of technical equipment, dedicated event delivery teams and direct connections to Auckland’s creative communities, Q has all the ingredients to make your next event a veritable work of art. Q is also a registered charity and an independently owned and operated social enterprise, re-investing 100% of operational profits into the Auckland arts industry.
A. Rangatira
180 seated dining
500 standing reception
470 theatre
B. Loft
150 standing reception
150 theatre
C. Lounge
400 standing reception
D. Vault
60 standing reception
60 theatre
30 boardroom style
- Space on Crummer
A great place to gather. Host your next event in our lovely space just off Ponsonby road. A cooking demonstration, a corporate away-day, people for dinner or a product launch; whatever your need, we can create it.
150 Standing reception
100 Seated Dinner
- St Mathew-in-the-city
Allow us to woo you with the historic charm of St Matthew-in-the-City. Built in Auckland's central city in 1905, the stone church's majestic neo-Gothic style, ornate stained glass windows and classic architecture give it an air of spiritual grandeur, adding a unique quality to your event unmatched by any establishment in the area.
450 standing reception
250 seated dinner
- The McCallum Residence
For the first time ever, the McCallum family have opened the doors to their historic Homestead. Nestled on a private beach on the Clevedon Coast in Auckland, the Residence will allow you to journey back in time to the elegance of country gentry life.
150 standing reception (Homestead)
30 seated dinner (Homestead)
500 standing reception (Lawn / Marquee)
500 seated dinner (Lawn / Marquee)150 standing reception (Homestead)
30 seated dinner (Homestead)
500 standing reception (Lawn / Marquee)
500 seated dinner (Lawn / Marquee)
- The Sapphire Room
The Sapphire Room is the perfect venue for an intimate urban celebration. If only the walls could talk, what tales they would tell; Masquerade balls, weddings, private parties, art exhibitions, awards dinners, Bar Mitzvahs, and fashion shows have all taken place in this venue. With its high ceilings and air of industrial chic, this is a unique space that can be dressed for any occasion.
150 standing reception
80 seated dinner
- Tote on Ascot
Tote on Ascot is the definition of refined tradition. Originally built in 1885 and once home to the world’s first automatic totalisator machine, today this charming building has been painstakingly restored to accommodate events of all sizes, from the opulent – to the intimate.
Elegant oak floors and a meticulously preserved open-beamed ceiling create an
open space that is warm and welcoming. While the Italian granite, titanium and
leather bar makes for an inviting refreshment stop.400 theatre
450 standing reception
220 seated dinner
