Venue services
The Tiakiwai Conference Centre has limited availability due to ongoing building work at the Library. Please get in touch if you have a venue enquiry
Want a stress free experience and to work with people who know their way around event planning? Our experienced team will work with you to make your event a success
Stress free planning
Our services span the event life-cycle from enquiry through to delivery, and our goal is to provide everything our customers need in-house, including AV, furniture, equipment and expert support.
We make booking a venue easy by being transparent about what we offer, support and charge, open to our customers’ ideas, and by combining our spaces and services into a practical offering that delivers maximum value with no unpleasant surprises.
Booking one of our spaces includes the following:
• setup and pack-down of the hired space(s)
• use of all AV (excludes advanced AV equipment), furniture and equipment available in the hired space
• general support
• AV support (excluding advanced AV support, which comes at an additional charge)
• water carafes and glasses for all guests
• security (comes at an additional charge for after-hours events)
AV
Our spaces have a range of portable and built-in AV equipment that can support a wide range of events. We also have the technical expertise in-house to manage it, reducing the need for our customers to engage external suppliers, which adds additional time and costs.
In addition to our standard in-house AV, we have a range of equipment to satisfy more complex requirements, including:
• video-conferencing
• recording
• livestreaming
Furniture
Comfortable and practical furniture is fundamental to creating successful events, and we can provide a range of options in-house. In addition to the basics like tables and chairs we can also provide lecterns, flexible staging options, coatracks, whiteboards, flipcharts, plants and more.
Catering
We do not provide catering in-house, but we allow our customers to self-cater (including alcohol), engage a caterer of their choice, or work with our preferred caterer. We provide water carafes and glasses for all guests but cutlery, crockery, glassware, and table cloths must be hired through a caterer or hire company.
Staffing
When events occur during Library business hours (9am to 5pm), staff support (including basic AV support) is covered under our venue hire charges. For events that extend outside of this period, there is an additional charge for staff support.
Security
Event security is provided in-house by the Library’s security contractor. The Library’s business as usual security arrangements cover events that occur during Library business hours (9am to 5pm), however outside of this period additional charges apply for security.
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We make booking and organising your event easy. Contact us today.
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About the Tiakiwai Conference Centre
Tiakiwai Conference Centre at the National Library is an ideal setting for a wide variety of events. Find out more about the Conference Centre and the services we provide.