The grounds and gardens of many Historic Places Trust
properties are available for hire for photo shoots, wedding photography, film
locations etc. Several properties are ideal for wedding receptions, family events,
conferences, corporate functions, and many others. Contact the Trust for further
details.
Below is a list of some of the Trust’s more popular function
venues.
Surrounded by spacious verandahs and set in half a hectare
of historic gardens, Alberton is the ideal function venue, offering a peaceful
retreat from the bustle of the city. Within the house itself there is a large
Sitting Room which is ideal for holding seminars and intimate dinners. Seating
up to 20 guests, the room opens onto wide verandahs where guests can enjoy pre-dinner
drinks, looking out over the garden to the city beyond.
The lawn and
garden lend themselves to small marquee functions and summer garden parties and
provide a picturesque backdrop for garden wedding ceremonies and wedding photography.
Film Locations Used as a principal location for Jane Campion’s
Academy Award-winning film The Piano, Alberton provides a range of quiet interior
and exterior heritage locations for the film industry, close to city fringe studio
and laboratory facilities.
Antrim House was built in 1904-05 for Robert Hannah,
founder of Hannah's footwear company and one of the most successful businessmen
of his time.
Antrim House (named after the county of his birth) was his
last home, and had all the latest conveniences including gas, electric lighting
and bathrooms. It was designed in Italianate style by the firm of Thomas Turnbull
& Son, which designed many other notable Wellington buildings. It has kauri
panelling and staircase, stained glass windows (all different) and ornate ceilings
by Wunderlich of Sydney. In the grounds are a stable block and conservatory.
In
1979 Antrim House was given to the New Zealand Historic Places Trust, who use
it as their headquarters.
Though surrounded by high rise buildings, Antrim
House still has its lawns and trees, an oasis of green in the city.
The
recently renovated Hannah Room is available for hire for business meetings.
Antrim House is open weekdays during normal office hours. Access is generally
limited to the hallway and Hannah Room.
Located in a charming historic garden, Ewelme Cottage
provides a venue for intimate wedding ceremonies, wedding photography, or for
small cocktail parties and corporate functions.
Film Location
A location for The Piano, Ewelme Cottage is able to provide distinctive interior
and exterior film locations close to central Auckland and to city studio and laboratory
facilities.
Capacity: Cocktails, garden parties, garden weddings
up to 40
Set in 1.2 hectares of picturesque gardens and grounds,
Highwic is regarded as one of the finest Carpenter Gothic houses in New Zealand.
In the grounds are a number of venues for a range of functions including weddings,
dinner parties, conferences, meetings and special corporate events. Within
the house the large Drawing Room is ideal for cocktails parties, pre-dinner drinks,
product launches and seminars for up to 80 guests. Surrounded by an attractive
historic garden the Billiard Room is a special venue for intimate dinner parties
with seating for up to 60 guests. In the garden, the Tennis Lawn provides
a unique setting for larger wedding receptions and corporate functions. A clear–sided
marquee allows for views over the garden.
Old St Paul's historic church provides the perfect wedding
venue for couples of all denominations. Religious and civil services are possible,
and couples arrange the minister or marriage celebrant of their choice.
Weddings
can be held on any day of the week, and can be held in the evenings if preferred.
A
wedding at Old St Paul's includes-
the services of an organist
(a grand piano is also available)
professionally arranged seasonal
flowers inside the church
CD or tape player for your personally
selected music
a selection of pew decorations in gold, cream, white
or silver
State Highway
1, approximately 8kms south of Oamaru, North Otago
Totara Estate is currently available for a wide range
of outdoor functions and events such as car club meetings, temporary exhibitions
of machinery, or as the start/finish line for races in the Canterbury/Otago region.
Short meetings and catered meals are possible by arrangment, either in the Mueum,
or outside in the picnic area on fine days.
The buildings and beautiful
park-like grounds offer a picturesque rural setting for wedding or family photography,
and for film shoots.
Totara Estate also welcomes school parties wishing
to learn more about the history of New Zealand's meat industry, the role Totara
played in meat exports, and heritage agricultural crafts such as buttermaking,
hand milking, blade shearing and blacksmithing.
Capacity: Very
spacious for outside events, interior functions limited to 35. Winter functions
not recommended
For
further information please contact:
