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Meeting venues for 200+ guests in New Zealand

Larnach Castle
Castle · Dunedin, New Zealand
200–270 guests3 event spaces
Grand Ballroom for 200 seated dinner guests and on-site stays in a Gothic Revival castle on the Otago Peninsula
The Spencer Hotel
Hotel · Takapuna, New Zealand
10–500 guests7 event spaces
A 682 m² ballroom for 500 that divides in four, five more rooms and suites on site in Takapuna, Auckland
Palmerston North Conference and Function Centre
Event space · Palmerston North, New Zealand
15–550 guests8 event spaces
Six rooms in central Palmerston North, from a 15-seat boardroom to the 584 m² Elwood Room for 550 theatre style or 350 at banquet
Kauri Bay
Estate · Clevedon, New Zealand
15–250 guests3 event spaces
Lodge for 180 theatre-style or 200 seated on a 500-acre farm in Clevedon, 45 minutes from central Auckland
Elwood Function Centre
Event space · Waipatu, New Zealand
Up to 300 guests
A Hawke's Bay function centre for up to 300 guests on 13 hectares near Hastings, with its own kitchen, a licensed bar and AV included
The Maritime Room
Event space · Auckland, New Zealand
20–400 guests4 event spaces
A pillarless waterfront room for up to 400 standing and a boardroom for 20 on Auckland's Viaduct Harbour, with in-house catering
Rippon
Winery · Wānaka, New Zealand
80–350 guests5 event spaces
Hall and marquee for up to 350 guests on a biodynamic vineyard above Lake Wānaka, with an amphitheatre for outdoor ceremonies
Ellerslie Events
Event space · Auckland, New Zealand
140–1,200 guests12 event spaces
A ballroom for 1,200 guests and more than a dozen rooms overlooking Ellerslie Racecourse, 7 km from central Auckland
Fairway Events Centre
Event space · Auckland, New Zealand
Up to 200 guests4 event spaces
A 200-seat room with three screens, a deck over the Takapuna golf course and 300 free parking spaces on Auckland's North Shore

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9 venues in New Zealand publish a capacity of 200 guests or more for meetings and corporate events: first those whose rooms suit that size, then the larger ones, closest first. The largest, The Spencer Hotel, hosts up to 500 guests. Venues that publish no capacity are not listed here. Each page has the key facts and a request form for the events team.

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Questions and answers

Which venues in New Zealand can host 400 guests or more?

4 of the 9 venues publish a capacity of 400 guests or more: The Spencer Hotel, Palmerston North Conference and Function Centre, The Maritime Room, and Ellerslie Events.

Which venues in New Zealand list their meeting rooms?

8 of the 9 venues name their meeting and event rooms, with capacities where published: Larnach Castle, The Spencer Hotel, Palmerston North Conference and Function Centre, Kauri Bay, The Maritime Room, Rippon, and 2 more.

What kinds of venues are listed in New Zealand?

5 event spaces, 1 castle, 1 hotel, 1 estate, and 1 winery.

How are these venues chosen and ordered?

By documented renown first, then by how fully each venue is documented (photographs, rooms, capacities), never by payment: venues do not pay to appear and the guide takes no commission. How we select venues.

List updated on November 9, 2026.