A creative hub in Henderson, west Auckland, named Te Puna, which is part of the Te Puna Creative Innovation Quarter. It offers creative spaces for screen, media, digital and creative technology, art, game development, music and performing arts. Its facilities include a digital theatre with a QSC sound system and a Yamaha digital mixing console, a black box studio, a 6m by 3.6m greenscreen with a removable floor, a boardroom with natural light and audiovisual set-up, and an entrance with a red carpet to the Kōmanawa Theatre. The hub is set up for live performances, conferences, awards ceremonies, film production and photo shoots.
The quarter was recognised in an international economic development award for a long-term regeneration project that builds on Henderson's three decades of screen production. Street parking is available on Henderson Valley Road and Smythe Road, and there is limited parking on site, first come, first served. Henderson Station is a five-minute walk away.
The hub is at 16 Edmonton Road in Henderson. Our pick in Henderson for a screen, media or live performance project that needs a studio or a theatre.