Eventfinda Stadium, on Argus Place in Wairau Valley on Auckland's North Shore, is an indoor venue for sport and events, run by the North Shore Events Centre Trust Board. It holds regional, national and international sporting events, and it hosts corporate events too, with the venue's website mentioning event theme transformations for 1,200 guests. The stadium's foundation partners are Harbour Basketball and Harbour Gymnastics, and the site says commercial events help pay for their use of the venue.
The venue hosts 60 to 70 commercial events a year, and the trust says its doors open to more than 400,000 visitors over more than 300 days of activity each year. Ratepayers contribute less than 10% of the operating budget, according to the trust. All food and drink at the venue is supplied by the stadium's own catering team, so sponsors who want to hand out samples go through the event coordinator. Sponsored alcohol is allowed only occasionally, and the venue asks for at least 16 weeks' notice to arrange it.
Our pick on the North Shore for a corporate event with food and drink handled in one place.