The whole venue takes up to 200 people, combining the event space, two studios and the breakout rooms. The event space alone seats 100 theatre style.

Yes. Whole-venue hire combines the event space, two studios and the breakout rooms. Pricing depends on the day, the length and the catering, and for-purpose and community organisations get the Impact Discount. Email kiaora@twofiftyseven.co with the shape of the event and we come back inside one working day.

Evening guests use the Victoria Street entrance at 70 Victoria Street, staffed and unlocked for the length of the event. We send organisers a wayfinding pack, with signage, an entrance photo and a short script to share with attendees. There is lift access to Level 2 and our team meets guests at the door.

We work with three local catering partners: Karaka Cafe (Māori kai), Blue Carrot (plant-led platters and lunches) and Food Envy (full-service hot meals and canapés). All three know our kitchen and dietary norms. Outside caterers are welcome with a $200 facility fee that covers kitchen access, waste and clean-down; they need to be GST-registered with public liability cover and food safety in place.

Up to 50% off room and event bookings for organisations doing for-purpose work in Aotearoa. Charities, NGOs, indigenous-led organisations, community groups and social enterprises qualify. It is applied on booking once we have confirmed eligibility, no separate application, just a brief check.

Within one working day for events, same day during business hours (8am to 6pm weekdays), often inside an hour. Email is fastest: kiaora@twofiftyseven.co lands with the hosting team and one of three people replies. For anything urgent during an event, the on-shift host’s mobile is shared at booking.

A two/fiftyseven host is on site for the whole event and handles AV, late catering, room changes, whatever comes up. The event coordinator assigned at booking is on call by mobile. We carry public liability insurance and have a plan for power outages, weather and access issues.