A conference and event venue on the Awapuni Racecourse at 67 Racecourse Road in Palmerston North, with the Tararua Ranges as its backdrop. The venue is run with an onsite events and catering team, Creative Catering, which manages bookings, catering and audio visual needs. The website says there are 13 meeting rooms of different sizes, and a main plenary room that seats 700. It is used for conferences, corporate events, awards dinners, weddings, reunions and birthdays. Menus range from canapés and buffets to formal dinners, using fresh and seasonal produce, and all-inclusive wedding packages are offered.
A separate venue, The GROVE, is in Kelvin Grove at the Manawatu Vintage Car Club, and the website describes it as suited to weddings, family birthdays and reunions. For a conference that needs breakout rooms, a large plenary and a catering partner on site, the 13 rooms and the 700-seat space are the main points.