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Multi-purpose spaces for collaboration , & community.

Step in. Set up. Get to work. From rehearsal to performance, Toi Aro has spaces ready for you. Find your fit and lock it in now through Bookable.

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A purpose-designed space

We offer a range of flexible, purpose-designed spaces for creative and community use. Each room has been designed to be practical, adaptable, and welcoming for a range of users.

These rooms support:

  • rehearsals and creative development

  • workshops and wānanga

  • presentations and performance

  • exhibitions and events

  • learning and group activity

All casual bookings for Toi Aro spaces can be made online via Wellington City Council’s Bookable booking platform. You can browse availability, select your space and submit your booking online. Book online or read Terms and Conditions (184KB PDF)

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Dance Studio 1
  • Bright, modern interior space with large windows letting in natural light, white walls, light-colored wooden floors, hanging white paper lanterns, exposed pipes and ductwork, and a view of trees and buildings outside.

    Gathering & Events

    Versatile spaces for performances, exhibitions, functions, wānanga, and community events.

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  • Empty industrial-style room with wooden floors, large windows, exposed ceiling ducts, and bright lighting.

    Dance & Movement

    Three hireable dance studio configurations — two individual rooms and a combined option — all with timber floors and mirrors.

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  • Empty modern indoor space with large windows, dark flooring, and ceiling lighting fixtures, stairs in the background.

    Multi-purpose & Drama

    Flexible studios for drama, classroom learning, workshops, and community use.

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  • A modern interior space with large windows, white walls, black flooring, and wooden benches, featuring a high ceiling with visible beams.

    Cultural

    A welcoming, multi-use cultural space designed to honour mana whenua kawa and tikanga.

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Gathering & Events Spaces

Versatile spaces for performances, exhibitions, functions, wānanga, and community events.

Tūpaia ki Te Aro

Available after 5.30pm weekdays and all-day weekends.

Tupaia ki Te Aro reflects the mana and significance of this space as a place of leadership, expression, and connection.

This multi-purpose event and presentation space is located in the prominent wedge-shaped area of the building with a fully functional showroom kitchen and a compact green room. With curved windows and a highly visible public presence, the space is designed for performance, workshops, functions, and boutique-scale events.

Size 134 m² Capacity Up to 50 seated · 80 standing.

Key features

  • Fully functional showroom kitchen (26m²), 

  • Accessible

  • Flexible layout

  • With curved windows and a highly visible public presence

  • Portable PA system including two microphones with stands (upon request)

  • Data projector and intelligent lighting fixtures (upon request)

Level 2

Empty modern room with large curved windows, white walls, hanging paper lantern lights, and a concrete floor, with cityscape view outside.
Modern kitchen with wooden cabinets, white countertop, black wall-mounted shelves, large windows, and pendant lighting.
Interior of a modern building with large windows, white walls, decorative ceiling lights, and wooden flooring.
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Dance & Movement Spaces

Three hireable dance studio configurations — two individual rooms and a combined option — all with timber floors and mirrors.

Papawai — Dance Studio 1

Dance Studio · Individual Room.

A purpose-built rehearsal studio designed for movement-based practice, including dance, theatre, and physical performance. The space features wall-mounted mirrors, high-quality acoustics, and a sprung floor, supporting both individual and group use.

The studio features the Junckers Unobat 45 Sport Floor System, a premium sprung floor constructed from 22mm European solid Beech and installed over prefabricated laminated battens. 

This A4-rated system (EN 14904) delivers exceptional performance for high-impact activity, making it ideal for dance, multi-sport training, and professional rehearsal work.

Size 58 m² Capacity Up to 50 people.

Key features

  • Bluetooth audio system

  • Accessible

  • Ventilation

  • Junckers Unobat 45 Sport Floor System

Ground Floor

An empty room with large windows, white walls, a black folding partition, and a light-colored wooden floor with visible grain.
Empty room with high ceilings, white walls, large windows with white curtains, light wood flooring, visible ductwork, and modern lighting fixtures.
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Paekawakawa — Dance Studio 2

Dance Studio · Individual Room.

A larger dance studio designed for rehearsal, choreography, classes and creative development. The space features wall-mounted mirrors, high-quality acoustics, and a sprung floor, supporting both individual and group use.

The studio features the Junckers Unobat 45 Sport Floor System, a premium sprung floor constructed from 22mm European solid Beech and installed over prefabricated laminated battens. 

This A4-rated system (EN 14904) delivers exceptional performance for high-impact activity, making it ideal for dance, multi-sport training, and professional rehearsal work.

Size 74 m² Capacity Up to 50 people.

Key features

  • Bluetooth audio system

  • Accessible

  • Ventilation

  • Junckers Unobat 45 Sport Floor System

Ground Floor

Empty room with light wood flooring and white walls, featuring large glass windows and doors, an upper-level balcony with glass railing, exposed ceiling pipes, and fluorescent lighting fixtures.
Empty interior room with large windows, wooden floor, white walls, and exposed industrial ceiling with ventilation ducts and lighting fixtures.
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Papawai and Paekawakawa — Combined Dance Studio

Dance Studio · Combined Configuration.

A large open studio created by opening both dance spaces together. Ideal for larger rehearsals, intensives and creative development.

Size 132 m² Capacity Up to 50.

Key features

  • Bluetooth audio system

  • Accessible

  • Ventilation

  • Junckers Unobat 45 Sport Floor System

Ground Floor

Empty dance or fitness studio with large windows, wooden floor, and ceiling industrial ductwork.
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Multi-purpose & Drama Spaces

Flexible studios for drama, classroom learning, workshops, and community use.

Haumia ki Te Aro

Multi-Purpose Studio.

The Multi-Purpose Studio is a flexible black box space designed for rehearsals, art-making workshops, wānanga, and classroom-style learning. It can be configured to support a range of activities, including drama, facilitation, training, and creative development, making it suitable for both arts and community use.

Size 103 m² Capacity Up to 50 people.

Key features

  • Fully blacked out

  • Accessible

  • Combinable with Poutama

  • Mounted lighting bar

  • 2 moving-head lighting fixtures

  • Data projector (upon request)

  • Portable PA sound system including two microphones with stands (upon request). There is no fixed AV system.

Level 2

Empty modern industrial room with concrete beams, large windows, and black lighting fixtures.
An empty modern room with black walls, ceiling, and flooring, illuminated by long white hanging lights, with large windows on one wall and a large sliding door.
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Poutama

Presentation Room · Individual Room

Poutama is a compact and adaptable space suited to presentations, rehearsal observation, meetings, and focused creative work. Ideal for smaller groups, it provides an environment for development, discussion, and low-scale activity..

Size 23 m² Capacity Up to 10 people.

Key features

  • Natural light

  • Combinable with Haumia ki Te Aro space

  • Intimate space

  • Data projector and screen wall

  • Whiteboard 

Level 2

Toi Aro: Interior view of a modern space with white ceiling and walls, large windows with shades, and a wooden staircase with a black railing.
Toi Aro: Interior view of a modern staircase with light wooden steps and a metal railing, next to a black sliding door, with a white ceiling and walls decorated with exposed pipes and industrial elements.
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Haumia ki Toi Aro + Poutama Combined

Multi-Purpose Space.

The combined performance space creates a large, open performance environment by joining the Haumia ki Te Aro-multipurpose studio and Poutama space through an operable wall..

Size 162 m². Capacity Up to 50 people.

Key features

  • Accessible

  • Flexible layout

  • Combinable dividing space

  • Mounted lighting bar

  • 2 moving-head lighting fixtures

  • Data projector (upon request)

  • Portable PA sound system including two microphones with stands (upon request). There is no fixed AV system.

Level 2

Toi Aro: An interior view of a modern, minimalist office or conference room with large windows letting in natural light, black walls and ceiling, illuminated ceiling fixtures, and a wooden staircase leading to a raised platform.
Toi AroInterior view of a modern commercial space with light wooden flooring, large windows on the right, and a dark-colored room or corridor at the back. The ceiling features exposed beams and ductwork, with natural light coming through the windows.
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Cultural Space

Mutunga ki Te Aro

Cultural Space · Pōwhiri · Performance · Workshops.

Mutunga ki Te Aro space is a cultural gathering space designed to support pōwhiri, performance, workshops, and wānanga. It includes a 4.5m screen wall and data projector, enabling both presentation and digital content use. The space is well suited to kaupapa Cultural activity and group engagement, offering a welcoming environment for shared experience, learning, and connection.

Size 84 m²

Capacity Up to 60 seated. 100 standing.

Key features

  • 10m² wooden stage (30cm high)

  • Accessible

  • Flexible seating

  • 5.5m acoustic wall (STC 47)

  • 95% blackout blinds

  • 4.5m screen wall and data projector

  • Basic speaker setup with microphones and stand (upon request)

Ground Floor

Interior of a modern, minimalistic office space with large windows, white walls, and wooden furniture.
A modern interior space with high ceilings, large windows, white walls, and black carpet flooring. There is a second-floor glass walkway with metal supports, a curved orange seating area, and a staircase in the background.
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  • Toi Aro is first and foremost a creative arts facility.

    Priority will be given to:

    • artists and creative practitioners

    • arts-led activity

    • kaupapa aligned with Aho Tini and creative purpose

    • activity that supports the growth and development of Wellington artists

    In off-peak periods or where rooms are under-booked, they may be made available for wider community and non-arts activity.

    This approach helps us balance strong support for the arts sector with flexible access for the wider community.

  • As a Wellington City Council facility, we are committed to keeping hire rates accessible and affordable while ensuring the long-term sustainability of the space. Our hire rates will be reviewed annually within WCC’s Annual Plan process.

    Customer Rate Types:

    • Toi Concessionary Rate: Used by Community Arts and the Wellington Arts Sector for Unfunded or Concessionary Arts Practice.

    • Professional Arts Practice: Used by Wellington Arts Sector for Professional Arts Practice or funded practice.

    Commercial/Non-Art Rate: Use for Commercial, Corporate and Non-Arts Purposes.

    Note: Rates are inclusive of GST

  • Toi Aro is inclusive and physically accessible for all communities.

    The building includes:

    • wheelchair-accessible entry

    • lift access across all levels

    • accessible bathrooms

    • nearby mobility parking

    • bike access nearby

    If you have specific access needs, please contact us before your visit and we’ll be happy to assist.

Need Help?

Not sure which space is right for your rehearsal, workshop, hui, performance or event?

Our team is happy to help.

Contact Toi Aro

Phone: 04 385 1929 | Email: artscentre@wcc.govt.nz

Or book online anytime via Bookable