Te Manawa

Bookable between: 6:30am and 9pm Sunday to Wednesday, 6:30am and 11pm Thursday to Saturday.
Capacity: 30
Equipment: 6 Tables and 30 chairs. Projector and screen with HDMI or VGA cable input. Portable whiteboard.
Peak rate: $59.00 per hour.
Off-peak rate: $47.20 per hour.
Projector: $30.00 per booking.

This room is situated on level 2. Accessible lift available.
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Bookable between: 8:00am and 9pm, seven days a week.
Capacity: 5
Equipment: 1 table and 5 chairs. TV screen with HDMI or VGA cable input.
Peak rate: $24.00 per hour.
Off-peak rate: $19.20 per hour.

This room is situated on level 2. Accessible lift available.
Click here for a 360° virtual tour of this room.

Bookable between: 6:30am and 9pm Sunday to Wednesday, 6:30am and 11pm Thursday to Saturday.
Capacity: 200
Equipment: 18 tables and 200 chairs. Four projectors and screens with up to two separate HDMI and/or VGA inputs. Portable whiteboard. Lectern with microphone.
Peak rate: $172.90 per hour.
Off-peak rate: $138.32 per hour.
Projector: $100.00 per booking.
Lectern with microphone: $50.00 per booking.

Other features: Access to the commercial kitchen is available when booking the combined auditorium.

Please note, for all bookings that take place after Te Manawa closes to the public requires after hours support. The afterhours support is paid for on top of the room hourly rate at $50.00 per hour. This is already included when booking online.

This room is situated on level 3. Accessible lift available.

Bookable between: 6:30am and 9pm Sunday to Wednesday, 6:30am and 11pm Thursday to Saturday.
Capacity: 100
Equipment: 9 tables and 100 chairs. Two projectors and screens with a single HDMI or VGA input (two screens with same image). Portable whiteboard. Lectern with microphone.
Peak rate: $99.00 per hour.
Off-peak rate: $79.20 per hour.
Projector: $60.00 per booking.
Lectern with microphone: $50.00 per booking.

Other features: Small kitchenette available in the foyer (commercial kitchen is not included with this space and will need to be booked separately). Partitions separate this room from Ngātahi auditorium so in considering this space as a single bookable space, please note that noise may be an issue.

Please note, for all bookings that take place after Te Manawa closes to the public requires after hours support. The afterhours support is paid for on top of the room hourly rate at $50.00 per hour. This is already included when booking online.

This room is situated on level 3. Accessible lift available.
Click here for a 360° virtual tour of this room.

Bookable between: 6:30am and 9pm Sunday to Wednesday, 6:30am and 11pm Thursday to Saturday.
Capacity: 100
Equipment: 9 tables and 100 chairs. Two projectors and screens with a single HDMI or VGA input (two screens with same image). Portable whiteboard. Lectern with microphone.
Peak rate: $99.00 per hour.
Off-peak rate: $79.20 per hour.
Projector: $60.00 per booking.
Lectern with microphone: $50.00 per booking.

Other features: Small kitchenette available in the foyer (commercial kitchen is not included with this space and will need to be booked separately). Partitions separate this room from Kōkiri auditorium so in considering this space as a single bookable space, please note that noise may be an issue.

Please note, for all bookings that take place after Te Manawa closes to the public requires after hours support. The afterhours support is paid for on top of the room hourly rate at $50.00 per hour. This is already included when booking online.

This room is situated on level 3. Accessible lift available.
Click here for a 360° virtual tour of this room.

Bookable between: 6:30am and 9pm Sunday to Wednesday, 6:30am and 11pm Thursday to Saturday.
Capacity: 5
Equipment: Fridge. Sterilizer. Stove top. Oven.
Peak rate: $49.00 per hour
Off-peak rate: $39.20 per hour

This room is situated on level 3. Accessible lift available.
Click here for a 360° virtual tour of this room.
This room is currently not bookable online. Email temanawa@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz for enquiries.

The AV Suite combines Studio 1 & 2 (ie a control room and live room for recording) and equipment. The suite is ideal for audio recording and editing, graphic and video editing.

Bookable between: 9am and 5:30pm, seven days a week.
Capacity: 6 (3 in each studio)
Equipment: 2x tables and 6x chairs. Includes a range of audio visual equipment.
Standard rate: $59 per hour (standard rate applies to commercial hirers. If you are a community group, not for profit organisation, non-commercial user or regular hirer you may be eligible for discounted hire).


Features: Our dual recording studio is fit for purpose with:

- 1x Presonus 16R (audio interface and digital mixer)
- 2x Presonus Eris monitor speakers (model: E5 XT)
- Cables to suit (XLR, TS, HDMI, VGA, Ethernet, IEC)
- Inter-studio patching
- Sound dampened walls and windows

We also have computers (iMac and Windows), headphones, Microphones and other AV equipment available to hire with your booking.

The AV Suite is located on level 1 (entry floor). Use of the AV Suite requires Auckland Libraries membership
This room is currently not bookable online. For more information, please email temanawa@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz for enquiries.

This Studio is ideal for 1-1 music tutoring sessions. BYO equipment. Use of Studio 2 requires Auckland Libraries membership.

Bookable between: 9am and 5:30pm, seven days a week.
Capacity: 3
Equipment: 1x table and 3 x chairs
Standard rate: $24 per hour (standard rate applies to commercial hirers. If you are a community group, not for profit organisation, non-commercial user or regular hirer you may be eligible for discounted hire).


Studio 2 is located on level 1 (entry floor).
This room is currently not bookable online. For more information, please email temanawa@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz for enquiries.