A community gathering space on the second floor at 22 Emily Place in the Auckland CBD, set up for the people who live in the city's apartments. It is run by the Āiotanga Trust, founded in 2019, and it was gifted to the city by the Dominican Friars to be a peaceful urban sanctuary where people can gather and build community.
The space is a flexible venue for community activities, workshops, meetings and creative gatherings. The Trust supports community-led projects, including apartment-community emergency resilience, urban gardening and environmental stewardship, and resident-led cultural and social activities. It also works with Mana Whenua and other city-centre community spaces. The website invites people with an idea for a community activity to get in touch.
The space is weekly host to an informal, inclusive Catholic mass, held on Saturdays, and people of all faiths or none are welcome to join afterwards for conversation and breakfast. Our pick in the Auckland CBD for a city apartment resident who wants a neighbourhood gathering place.