The Conference Room can accommodate up to 450 people theatre-style and has a permanent stage, ideal for high profile events such as keynotes and panel discussions. The smaller Gallery and Seminar rooms are well suited for lunches, cocktail functions and smaller meetings, while the Boardroom and Meeting Room are ideal for smaller group meetings and presentations. Ballinger says that while the Palmy Conference & Function Centre has a pattern of ‘quiet’ time in the DecemberFebruary period, they are back in business from March with a number of multiple venue/multiple day bookings each week until 30 June 2023. The Central Energy Trust Arena is home to 36 sporting codes and hosts a wide range of events year-round, boasting six arenas. Massey University has a variety of venues on offer, including Wharerata, located on the university campus. A character venue and events centre, the tranquil homestead and gardens provide a private and picturesque backdrop, with indoor-outdoor flow ideal for conferences, weddings, garden parties, gala dinners and celebrations. An upgrade of Massey University’s refectory building is complete after an extensive renovation to bring it back to its former glory. The building is one of the oldest on the Manawatū campus, dating back to the early 1930s. The facilities in the building resemble an old private boarding school. The former dining hall is now the Central Energy Trust Grand Hall, and the upper floors are home to offices and meeting rooms that were formerly matron’s quarters and cook’s quarters. The arena will host several large, nationalscale events between 1 December 2022 and 30 June 2023, including the JuicyFest musical festival, with 15,000 expected attendees, the two-day ENZED Superstock Teams Champs with 16,000 attendees, the BrewDay beer festival, plus a host of sporting events. Manfeild Park One of the larger venues in the region is the 70-hectare property Manfeild Park. While the circuit is built for motor racing, it is also ideally suited for activities including driver training, product launches, hot laps, cycling and skating. Its facilities are ideally suited for corporate functions, presentations, training and planning days. Manfeild’s facilities can offer seating for 10 to 5,000, with a range of corporate suites available for hire for smaller events and functions, including track-side suites and stadium suites, available to host 10 to 200 people. Add to the mix stunning views, parkland and on-site catering options, Manfeild is a natural fit for agricultural, equestrian and motorsport events, as well as conferences, trade shows, expos and training seminars. The Sport & Rugby Institute can be used for a meeting, team building session, conference or fully catered function. Accommodation is also available. There are varying sizes of conference/ meeting rooms, ranging from a large CHARACTER AT MASSEY conference room to the main boardroom with views across the fields. The Sport & Rugby Institute Green Room can be transformed from a high-performance indoor training facility to a function room capable of holding 300 guests. [ PALME RSTON NORTH – MANAWATU Wharerata Manfeild Park Central Energy Trust Arena [12] meeting newz [nov dec] 2022
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