Are your planning days still dull and drab?
We're throwing you another life-line with the return of our popular Summer Specials!
Make your next planning day fun, and really motivate your team to achieve their goals for the year ahead.
Te Papa provides you with the opportunity to really get down to business in beautiful and inspiring surroundings by taking out the hassle of organising your next event.
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Half day meeting with lunch or supper
Included in the offer:
Catering
Tea and Coffee on arrival, Morning or Afternoon Tea, Working Lunch or Light Supper.
Venue
Icon is a fantastic indoor and outdoor function venue in a restaurant style setting with private balcony and stunning views of Wellington Harbour that can seat up to 140 people banquet style.
All wait staff, chairs and tables, table linen, crockery and glassware.
Audio Visual
(up to 80 people)
Lectern, Standard Whiteboard, Standard Screen, Flipchart, Data Projector.
(over 80 people)
Lectern, Standard Whiteboard, Standard Screen,
Flipchart, Data Projector, PA System, Lectern
Microphone.
Conditions
Half day hires are available from 8am - 1.00pm or 2pm, and until 7pm.
$50.00 per person - Minimum 30 pax per booking.
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Full Day Meeting
Included in the offer:
Catering
Tea and Coffee on arrival, Morning Tea, Working Lunch, and Afternoon Tea
Venue
All wait staff, chairs and tables, table linen, crockery, glassware and security.
Audio Visual
(up to 80 people)
Lectern, Standard Whiteboard, Standard Screen, Flipchart, Data Projector.
(over 80 people)
Lectern, Standard Whiteboard, Standard Screen, Flipchart, Data Projector, PA System, Lectern Microphone
Conditions
Full Day hires are available from 8am - 6pm.
$58.00 per person - Minimum of 45 pax per booking.
A light supper menu and beverage packages are available upon request.
$5,000.00 + GST *
Experience Te Papa’s spectacular foyer of awe-inspiring proportions set in the very heart of the Museum. A six storey spectacle with a large circular window, solid granite floors and stunning views of Wellington city and harbour, it will add the ‘wow’ factor to your next event. An inspiring venue for a seated dinner with grandeur for up to 550 guests or a premier cocktail reception for up to 1000 guests.

Included in offer:
- Complimentary reception area
- Set tables with your choice of black or white linen
- Printed menus & table seating plans
- Lectern, sound system and staging for speeches (Black drape 5m x5m, Stage 1.8m x 2.4m x 600mm high)
- Basic Stage Lighting
- AV operator for the duration of your event
- Background music
- Free car parking for up to 5 cars for the organiser & VIP guests on the night
- Security
- A dedicated function coordinator to help you arrange all of the above and anything else that will help you to make the most of your event.
Download a printable version of this offer (pdf, 1.13 MB)
* Special Conditions
This offer is available for new bookings held between 1st July 08 – 30th June 09.
For Dinner functions from 300 guests with a minimum catering expenditure of $84.00 + GST per person or Cocktail receptions from 450 guests with a minimum catering expenditure of $49.00 + GST per person.
$3,200.00 + GST per day *
Experience Oceania, a newly refurbished meeting space that is perfect for all your event requirements, offering plenty of natural light and superb views of Wellington’s Marina and Waitangi Park.
This versatile venue can be divided into four spaces, making it ideal for conferences and meetings that require separate areas for catering, trade displays and breakout groups, creating an all-in-one conferencing space.
With 519m² of available floor space it is spacious enough to accommodate a fleet of cars and has direct access to our large goods lift, allowing easy set-up of trade displays or staging requirements.
Oceania seats up to 400 guests banquet style, 520 theatre style, 300 classroom style or 200 guests cabaret style.

Included in offer:
- Venue hire and set-up
- Dedicated function staff prior, during & post your event
- Iced water, mints, pads & pens for each delegate
- Lectern & Microphone
- Sound System and stage for presenters
- Dual screens
- Dual ceiling mounted projectors
- AV technician to assist with set-up
- Whiteboard
- Flipchart and Easel
- Security
Download a printable version of this offer (pdf, 1.07 MB)
* Special Conditions
This offer is available exclusively for new bookings held between the 1st July 08 – 30th June 09.
A minimum of 130 delegates with a minimum catering expenditure of $39.00 per person per day are required for each booking.