EVENTS
upcoming events And special Services
our venues
We have a number of venue options to choose from that may be suitable for your event.
For further information and to book any of our venues, please contact the Cathedral Events and Marketing Manager, who will be happy to help you in organising your event at the Cathedral.
CATHEDRAL
NAVE
Capacity: 1100 seated
Cost: On application to the Events and Marketing Manager
The Cathedral Nave is not only used for worship, the space is regularly used as an auditorium, concert venue, lecture theatre and conference venue to name but a few. The space is versatile with movable furniture enabling the Nave to be configured in many different ways. The vibrant stained glass creates an uplifting effect during the day and is atmospheric in the evening. Events held in the Cathedral Nave include concerts by the Auckland Philharmonia, Bic Runga, Dave Dobbin, Paul Kelly and Beth Orton, Auckland Choral, the Lexus Song Quest, the KBB Music Festival, and workshops with the King's Singers.
CATHEDRAL
CHANCEL
Capacity: 100 seated
Cost: On application to the Events and Marketing Manager
The Cathedral Chancel is a spectacular venue suitable for smaller concerts, with high ceiling arches, polished wooden floors and beautiful acoustics. The Chancel has been the setting of many concerts including those by V8 and Trinity Voices.
bishop monteith
visitors' centre
Capacity: 100 seated | 200 standing
Cost: On application to the Events and Marketing Manager
The Bishop Monteith Visitors' Centre is the long, glass building located off the Cathedral's sunny Forecourt with excellent views over the Waitemata on one side and of the Mountain Fountain on the other. The Visitors' Centre is suitable for a variety of catered functions from sit-down dinners to cocktail parties, and there is a functional and well-stocked kitchen facility attached. There is also a fixed projector screen enabling this venue to be used for presentations, AGMs and lectures.
BISHOP SELWYN CHAPEL
Capacity: 190 standing
Cost: On application to the Events and Marketing Manager
Designed by Auckland architects, Fearon Hay, this remarkable space has three walls of glass 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. The ceiling is gilded with three colours of gold, and the skylight at the back allows a view up the exterior wall of the Cathedral to the outside of the Rose Window. This award-winning Chapel is an exquisite venue for cocktail functions, dinners, product launches, conferences, chamber music concerts and much more.
Image: Patrick Reynolds
ST MARY'S-IN-HOLY TRINITY
Capacity: 550 seated
Cost: On application to the Events and Marketing Manager
St Mary's-in-Holy Trinity is over 120 years old and made almost exclusively from native Heart Kauri. It is one of the larger wooden churches in New Zealand but still provides an intimate atmosphere for concerts and lectures.
JOHN WILSON
GALLERY
Capacity: 80 standing
Cost: On application to the Events and Marketing Manager
The newest venue at Holy Trinity Cathedral, the John Wilson Gallery is a creative and vibrant space ideal for cocktail functions and presentations. This exciting new gallery space is located in the undercroft (lower level) of the Cathedral. The Gallery features nine works on rotating loan from the Wallace Art Trust and was made possible through a generous bequest from the late John Wilson and other donations. The gallery currently houses works of art by Steve Gibbs, Rea Burton, John Madden, Shannon Novak, Peter Panyoczki, Philip Trusttum, Denys Watkins and A. Lois White.
Wireless microphones are available and there is a kitchenette adjacent to the gallery.
SMALLER
SPACES
THE UNDERCROFT
Capacity: 100 seated, 200+ standing
Cost: On application to the Events and Marketing Manager
The Cathedral Undercroft is a large, open space underneath the Cathedral Nave. It contains a kitchenette and is used by a variety of groups including Mainly Music. The space is also ideal for larger conferences with the capacity and versatility to hold many tables in various configurations. A large projector screen can be arranged.
THE OAKS ROOM
Capacity: 60 people seated
Cost: On application to the Events and Marketing Manager
The Oaks Room is the Cathedral's largest meeting room and is located underneath the Cathedral. It contains a fixed projector screen and can be used as a meeting room, lecture hall or cinema room. There is also access to the kitchen facilities outside the room by arrangement.
THE FRIENDS' ROOM
Capacity: 20 people seated | Cost: On application to the Events and Marketing Manager
The Friends' Room is located off the Cathedral Nave. It is light and spacious with a large boardroom table and kitchen facilities. This room is perfect for meetings or workshops.
THE PRECINCT
Click below to read the Statement of Intent regarding use of the Cathedral Precinct.
Parking
The Cathedral car park has 150 spaces and is accessible from either Parnell Road, behind St Mary's-in-Holy Trinity, or from Brighton Road. Pay for your parking with the pay and display machines at either end of the car park with a paywave-enabled card. Rates for parking are $6 for 4 hours or $10 for all day. Hours for parking are Monday - Sunday 6am - midnight.
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