VENUE CAPACITY INDEX

For your quick reference venues are listed in order according to theatre capacity, from largest through to smallest.  If you click on the name of the venue you will be directed to their webpage which holds further information.

Venue Theatre Cocktail Banquet Classroom Boardroom Accommodation  Westpac Centre 8888 0 2500 0 0 0  Mystery Creek Events Centre 8000 10000 2500 8000 2500 0  The Trusts Stadium 5000 2000 2000 0 0 0  North Shore Events Centre 4765 2000 2000 1000 0 0  Energy Events Centre 4000 0 2600 2496 0 0  SKYCITY Auckland Convention Centre 3491 4000 2540 250 40 0  Arena Manawatu 3000 5000 2000 0 0 0  TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre 3000 3000 1460 0 0 0  Auckland Showgrounds now ASB Showgrounds 3000 2000 1500 400 20 0  Edgar Centre 3000 180 0 50 30 0  TSB Bank Arena 2700 3700 1500 1200 20 0  Dunedin Centre, The 2700 700 620 600 30 0  Christchurch Convention Centre 2584 1700 1300 1700 150 0  Christchurch Town Hall 2584 500 358 368 150 0  Wellington Convention Centre 2430 1500 600 1035 0 0  Auckland Convention Centre at THE EDGE® 2256 2000 720 400 50 0  Regent on Broadway 1393 500 300 300 45 0  Wanganui War Memorial Hall 1300 0 1000 0 0 0  Ellerslie Event Centre 1200 1200 900 400 0 0  Bruce Mason Centre 1164 1000 550 420 0 0  Claudelands Events Centre 1100 1300 1100 750 0 0  Invercargill Theatre Services 1015 350 0 0 200 0  AMI Stadium 1000 2500 760 0 0 0  Hotel Grand Chancellor Christchurch 1000 1000 600 500 16 176  Westpac Stadium 1000 1700 800 400 50 0  Hawke's Bay Opera House 977 600 350 0 15 0  Hyatt Regency Auckland 960 1000 750 470 60 405  Langham Hotel, Auckland 900 800 600 350 50 410  Duxton Hotel Wellington 850 1000 530 300 80 192  Rotorua Convention Centre 800 1000 700 300 0 0  Marlborough Convention Centre 750 750 350 350 0 0  Rendezvous Hotel Auckland 750 1000 600 400 80 455  Ascot Park Hotel 700 700 450 300 40 220  Bayview Wairakei Resort 700 1000 600 350 50 187  Kingsgate Hotel Hamilton 650 750 550 400 55 147  Auckland Museum 630 700 450 0 0 0  Forum North Convention Centre 603 450 400 300 50 0  Copthorne Hotel & Resort Bay of Islands 600 700 450 350 0 180  Harbour Function Centre 600 1500 850 80 40 0  Millennium Hotel Queenstown 600 550 400 250 40 220  Millennium Hotels & Resorts 600 550 400 250 40 227  Baycourt 600 310 310 200 30 0  Distinction Hotel Rotorua 560 500 400 250 40 133  The Spencer on Byron Hotel 550 550 500 300 12 249  Copthorne Hotel and Resort Solway Park 500 500 400 160 40 102  Crowne Plaza Auckland 500 500 350 240 130 352  Heritage Rotorua 500 500 320 320 320 203  Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa 500 1000 550 300 90 0  Blue Baths Historic Venue 500 400 350 200 50 0  Travelodge Palmerston North 500 550 400 400 150 160  Massey University 495 500 250 135 200 0  Palmerston North Convention Centre 480 250 350 280 40 0  Rydges Christchurch 450 500 360 300 130 208  Rydges Lakeland Resort - Queenstown 450 550 300 180 50 255  Hilton Auckland 450 500 450 350 50 204  Quality Hotel Plymouth International 450 500 400 200 0 76  University of Auckland 432 0 267 30 0 1020  Chateau on the Park 420 500 200 140 0 435  Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre 420 500 350 420 12 300  Heritage Auckland 400 450 300 240 80 467  Holiday Inn Auckland Airport 400 400 250 180 40 242  Holiday Inn City Centre 400 400 240 150 80 149  InterContinental Wellington 400 400 250 150 120 231  Mercure Hotel Willis Street 400 0 200 160 60 0  Novotel Lakeside Rotorua 400 400 250 140 100 199  Rutherford Hotel Nelson- A Heritage Hotel 400 300 300 200 100 114  Skyline Gondola, Restaurant & Luge 400 650 380 120 0 0  Brentwood Hotel 400 500 230 180 30 119  Stamford Plaza Auckland 400 400 250 190 70 329  The Devon Hotel 400 450 280 180 0 0  Great Lake Centre 394 850 450 400 400 0  Lincoln University 380 350 350 1000 30 500  Millennium Hotel Rotorua 350 450 350 150 12 227  Novotel Tainui Hamilton 350 350 220 120 30 177  Rydges Rotorua 350 400 220 175 80 135  Emerald Hotel 350 400 300 150 0 180  Napier War Memorial Convention Centre 350 350 250 150 45 0  Waikato Stadium Montana Catering 350 350 0 150 15 0  Kingsgate Hotel Rotorua 340 300 220 110 40 136  SKYCITY Hamilton 320 400 220 160 15 0  The Sebel Trinity Wharf 310 350 250 120 50 120  Copthorne Hotel Grand Central New Plymouth 300 350 250 200 40 60  Mercure Hotel Auckland 300 300 170 200 0 189  Rydges Auckland 300 300 180 132 80 188  Sudima Hotel Christchurch Airport 300 300 200 150 20 208  Sudima Hotel Lake Rotorua 300 400 170 110 0 248  Ascension Vineyard 300 300 240 164 26 0  Barrycourt Accommodation & Conference Centre 300 250 140 80 40 107  Hotel Armitage 300 250 220 100 70 81  Novotel Ellerslie 280 200 180 190 60 147  Copthorne Commodore Airport Christchurch 250 250 160 60 34 115  Grand Mercure Oakridge Resort 250 250 160 100 60 250  Bureta Park Motor Inn 250 0 0 0 20 19  James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor Wellington 240 800 200 110 54 260  Peppers Clearwater Resort 240 240 144 65 50 85  Holiday Inn Wellington 230 230 200 100 60 365  Suncourt Hotel and Conference Centre 230 300 200 80 60 0  Seifried Vineyard & Conference Centre 225 250 200 85 0 0  Copthorne Hotel Durham Street Christchurch 220 250 140 120 46 161  Grand Mercure Nelson Monaco Apartments 200 214 144 0 0 120  Holiday Inn on Avon, Christchurch 200 200 160 90 45 131  Hotel Grand Chancellor Auckland Airport 200 200 130 80 50 193  Kingsgate Hotel Brydone Oamaru 200 200 150 60 60 49  Mercure Hotel Dunedin 200 250 130 130 0 100  Scenic Circle Croydon Hotel 200 0 80 60 25 36  Hotel Coachman and Suites 200 250 150 75 25 73  Marlborough Vintners Hotel 200 200 150 80 30 100  Golden Gate Lodge 200 300 135 100 70 100  Hamilton Airport Motor Inn & Conference Centre 200 200 120 120 12 61  Mills Reef Winery and Restaurant 200 250 150 130 14 0  Otago Museum 200 500 300 0 0 0  The Conference Centre 200 250 0 100 25 0  The Latimer Hotel & Conference Centre 200 200 150 98 50 250  Kingsgate Hotel Parnell Auckland 180 250 80 70 50 117  Kingsgate Hotel The Avenue Wanganui 180 180 130 60 70 57  Millennium Hotel Christchurch 180 200 160 80 45 179  Scenic Circle Southern Cross Hotel 180 180 90 100 30 178  Larnach Castle 180 300 200 100 60 0  West Plaza Hotel 180 230 120 80 40 102  Christchurch Art Gallery 178 400 200 40 0 0  Kingsgate Hotel Palmerston North 170 150 160 69 42 151  Millbrook Conference Centre 160 200 140 90 60 155  Bayview Chateau Tongariro 160 250 240 100 50 115  The Shire's Rest 160 200 140 54 0 0  Copthorne Hotel Central Christchurch 150 150 120 60 50 142  Crowne Plaza Queenstown 150 200 140 100 50 139  Heritage Hanmer Springs 150 200 120 85 45 114  Mercure Hotel Wellington 150 200 120 70 60 111  Scenic Circle Blenheim Country Hotel 150 200 130 75 60 54  Scenic Circle Russley Hotel 150 250 120 70 40 71  Mainstay New Zealand Hotels 150 0 0 0 0 0  Copthorne Hotel Auckland HarbourCity 140 100 90 60 40 187  Millennium Hotel & Resort Manuels Taupo 140 250 120 100 20 73  The George 140 180 90 60 0 53  Huka Falls Resort 140 130 130 80 46 111  Copthorne Hotel Wellington Oriental Bay 130 150 80 70 50 118  Crowne Plaza Christchurch 130 200 120 40 30 298  Kingsgate Hotel Greymouth 130 150 90 50 40 102  Kingsgate Hotel Whangarei 130 150 120 80 40 95  Mona Vale 130 200 110 0 40 0  Copthorne Hotel Auckland Anzac Avenue 120 180 100 60 50 106  Heritage Christchurch 120 120 80 50 30 178  Heritage Queenstown 120 140 100 80 40 197  Hotel Ibis Tainui Hamilton 120 0 100 60 0 272  Kingsgate Hotel Portland Wellington 120 0 0 0 60 108  Mercure Resort Queenstown 120 100 100 70 40 148  Castaways Conference and Events Centre 120 0 0 0 0 0  Scenic Circle Bay of Islands Hotel 120 200 40 40 30 114  Scenic Circle Cotswold Hotel 120 150 100 50 50 99  Haruru Falls Resort 120 120 90 80 20 60  Northridge Country Lodge 120 50 50 50 30 46  Terraces Resort - Lake Taupo 120 250 120 60 50 0  Tongariro Lodge 120 120 110 80 40 100  Church Road Winery 120 120 96 50 30 0  Okurukuru Winery 120 0 0 0 0 0  Stoneridge Estate 120 120 80 60 40 8  Terrace Downs Resort 120 150 120 60 30 150  Air Force Museum 110 900 650 0 20 0  Quay West 110 150 150 70 40 120  Carrington Resort 100 100 90 75 0 90  Copthorne Hotel Marlborough 100 140 75 50 40 28  Grand Mercure Puka Park Resort 100 120 100 72 30 100  Heritage Hotel & Spa du Vin 100 150 80 65 40 96  Kingsgate Hotel Beachcomber 100 80 0 50 15 47  Campus Living Villages 100 60 250 60 0 686  Edgewater Resort 100 150 90 60 60 105  Classic Flyers New Zealand 100 500 80 50 18 0  Hillside Hotel & Nature Resort 100 150 100 80 50 42  Hotel on Devonport 100 100 80 60 38 38  The Portage Resort Hotel 100 150 100 40 30 0  Trailways Hotel 100 130 180 60 45 160  Regus Auckland Chancery 98 0 48 52 48 0  Kingsgate Hotel Dunedin 90 120 70 45 8 55  Millennium Institute of Sport & Health 90 250 140 42 36 60  Museum Hotel & Apartment Suites 90 130 70 40 30 350  Terrace Conference Centre 90 150 0 45 36 0  Ascott Auckland Metropolis 85 140 85 25 30 126  Cargills Hotel 85 120 40 40 30 50  Copthorne Hotel & Resort Hokianga 80 60 80 44 35 37  Kingsgate Hotel Te Anau 80 120 120 40 30 94  Mercure Leisure Lodge Dunedin 80 100 80 50 50 76  International Antarctic Centre 80 450 250 30 26 0  Jet Park Airport Hotel & Conference Centre 80 60 30 30 25 130  Kennedy Park Top 10 Resort 80 0 50 50 24 1200  Powderhorn Chateau 80 100 100 60 40 32  Kingsgate Resort Terraces Queenstown 70 100 0 30 40 85  Duxton Hotel Auckland 70 100 60 40 32 154  Oceans Resort Whitianga 70 80 0 50 45 80  The Crown Hotel 70 100 0 40 34 54  Okataina Lodge 70 70 70 50 20 28  Ventura Inn & Suites Auckland Airport 70 70 0 32 32 70  Lakes Resort Golf & Country Club 65 200 200 54 45 50  CityLife Auckland - A Heritage Hotel 60 70 40 24 28 214  Sofitel Queenstown 60 50 36 40 32 0  Duxton Hotel Okawa Bay Rotorua 60 120 90 54 24 44  Peppers Beacon 60 60 40 35 30 0  Peppers Martinborough Hotel 60 80 50 36 20 16  Peppers On the Point 60 0 0 0 24 13  Bridge Fishing Lodge Turangi 60 80 70 60 35 64  Goldwater Estate 60 150 70 0 18 0  Leisure Lodge 60 0 0 30 25 170  Parehua Country Estate 60 60 0 32 30 56  Talkinghorses Ltd 60 100 55 30 20 0  Copthorne Hotel Taupo 50 50 50 45 24 50  Mercure Grand Hotel St Moritz Queenstown 50 70 50 25 40 144  Scenic Circle Dunedin City Hotel 50 0 50 32 24 110  Auckland's Waitakere Estate 50 80 20 35 20 36  Viaduct Landing 50 50 50 50 50 6  AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand 50 300 150 0 0 0  Brooklands Country Estate 50 120 50 50 30 40  Kingfish Lodge 50 150 30 30 36 12  Rainbow Springs Nature Park 50 300 120 0 0 0  The River Lodge 50 0 60 35 30 38  Scenic Circle Beachcomber Hotel 45 60 30 24 25 0  The Rees, Queenstown 45 100 36 36 24 176  The Honest Lawyer 45 150 80 0 18 0  The Waterfront Hotel 45 0 0 0 0 90  Novotel Queenstown Lakeside 40 50 32 40 20 273  Furneaux Lodge 40 80 40 0 25 40  The Sebel 40 80 30 30 20 150  The Waterfront Suites 35 40 0 0 16 108  Chateau Blanc Suites 30 30 20 15 15 38  Hapuku Lodge 25 60 45 45 20 30  Lake Taupo Lodge 22 0 0 0 0 22  Vineyard Cottages 20 0 0 20 20 14  Te Kowhai Landing 12 25 0 0 10 4  Scenic Circle Airedale Hotel 10 0 0 0 10 100  Pukeko Landing 10 25 0 0 10 6  Skyline Skyrides Gondola and Luge 0 750 500 0 0 0  Huka Prawn Park 0 500 400 0 0 0