The Air Force Museum of New Zealand is one of Christchurch's best interactive attractions, offering FREE entry. The Museum offers a wide variety of hands-on and informative exhibits, so whether you're an adult, child, group or individual, there are plenty of things to do and see. It also hosts a wide range of events
Located in the heart of the CBD at 211A Wills Street, the Ashburton Event Centre is a premier multi-purpose facility designed to host everything from world-class theatrical performances to intimate corporate gatherings. Since its opening in 2008, it has established a reputation as one of the South Island’s most versatile and technically advanced venues.
Versatile Spaces for Every Occasion
The centre offers several specialized areas tailored to different event scales and needs: O’Reilly Auditorium: A purpose-built, state-of-the-art theatre seating up to 500 people in a raked, continental style that ensures exceptional sightlines from every seat. It features a 12m wide proscenium arch stage, a 48-line counterweighted fly tower, and an adjustable stage thrust that can be lowered to create an orchestra pit for up to 15 musicians.
Bradford Room: An upmarket first-floor space ideal for seminars, training workshops, or private celebrations, with seating for up to 100 people theatre-style. It includes its own private bar and high-standard audio-visual equipment. Woodham Foyer & Guardian Gallery: Light and spacious areas perfect for trade displays, product launches, or pre-show "mix and mingle" events for up to 100 guests.
Green Room: A flexible space suitable for smaller board meetings, dance rehearsals (featuring a sprung floor), or as a performer retreat with its own kitchen facilities.
Full-Service Event Support Technical Excellence: The venue provides comprehensive in-house technical support, including sound and lighting design, data projection, and professional technicians to ensure seamless execution.
Hospitality & Catering: A dedicated team offers full catering services, from breakfast meetings and buffet meals to fully stocked bar services. They specialize in using local Mid-Canterbury produce and can accommodate various dietary requirements.
Professional Ticketing: The centre manages its own ticketing through PatronBase, offering online and box office sales for events held both at the centre and throughout the wider district.
Accessibility: The facility is fully wheelchair accessible, featuring lifts, wide aisles, and dedicated seating areas.
Our spaces are ideal for corporate events, cocktail parties, seated dinners, Christmas functions, fashion shows, product launches, weddings, lectures and seminars (to name but a few possibilities). We offer a range of venue hire options at competitive prices – from the grandeur of the dramatic glass foyer to an intimate balcony, a state-of-the-art auditorium and private exhibition viewings, we have a space to suit your needs.
Christchurch Town Hall is one of New Zealand’s premier performance venues. With multi-purpose event spaces for meetings, conferences and exhibitions; and a beautiful riverside backdrop for dinners, cocktail functions and special occasions; it’s hard to find a more impressive location than Christchurch Town Hall.
Opened in July 2019, Haere-roa is the new hub of UC students and the UCSA. This new, purpose-built space includes student welfare and advocacy spaces, an outdoor amphitheatre overlooking the Avon River, as well as club, meeting, hospitality, office and event spaces.
The Hagley Oval is perfect for anything from arts and crafts, hobbies groups, senior's recreation, travel clubs, yoga, or educational groups seeking a relaxing venue in idyllic Hagley Park. The venue is centrally located and within walking distance of the city centre and well located to excellent public transport routes with bus stops almost at the gate.
Performing Arts Venue in Christchurch, with a capacity for both entertainment and business events.
Ballet, Opera, Theatre, Live Music, Comedy, Conferences, Training, Business Meetings, Functions, Weddings, Birthday Parties, Client hostings, and much more.
With 30,000 seats (25,000 permanent and 5,000 temporary), 36,000 capacity for large concerts all under the cover of a roof, One New Zealand Stadium is Aotearoa's premier and most accessible, inclusive, sustainable and flexible venue.
Rugby union, football, rugby league, Esports, concerts, motorsports, tennis, boxing, exhibitions, business events and more can all be hosted at One New Zealand Stadium.
Acoustics to rival the best arenas globally, every seat in the house delivering a wonderful view, enhanced technology, continuous concourses, 23 corporate suites, a large function lounge, terraces, 32 food and beverage outlets celebrating the best produce of the local region and a wide variety of premium and general admission seating options One New Zealand Stadium has the guest experience at its heart.
Parakiore is an indoor Recreation and Sport Centre comprising of a 50m FINA certified competition pool; a 25m x 5m deep diving pool with 9 diving boards; 6 community basketball sized indoor courts and a show court arena that has 3 community courts or 1 FIBA certified show court with 2500 seats.