The Floating Pavillion

The Floating Pavillion is an event space which literally floats just off the Hobson West Marina in the Viaduct — you walk along the waterfront towards Te Wero Island/​the Wynyard Crossing and the pavillion is the floating grey building on the left. It’s aimed at the business launch/​wedding/​ball crowd, so it’s well kitted out to deal with a crowd of around 300. There’s two levels so space for sit down dinners on the ground floor, as well as a large dance floor up top. For our inaugural UoA Architecture/​Planning ball we hired out the Floating Pavillion, and can report the night went off without a hitch — food wasn’t amazing, but the space was perfectly sized and well kitted out for the occasion.

This place right here it the place to have all your events, from your wedding to your engagement party, a meeting or even a birthday party. Everything you need is there, all you have to do is call the business, arrange a tour then let them know exactly what you want. After that you can either send them pictures of your ideas or just leave it to them and their creativity. It is a great place for any events as it is located on the waterfront, guaranteeing great views and amazing pictures to upload on to instagram hash tagging aboutthatlife!