PUĀWAI (to bloom, blossom, flower, come to fruition), located in Te Atamira, is a 154m2 theatre and performance space with a movable stage and chairs, lighting scaffold, ceiling-mounted projector and screen, speakers and bluetooth sound system, and an adjoining recording studio. It houses up to 100 people (including performers and staff).

Te Atamira

Te Atamira is a multi-purpose community arts and cultural space in the heart of the Whakatipu region of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Te Atamira offers a wide-ranging programme of exhibitions, workshops, classes, performances, events and talks designed for everyone to be creative, every day.

We have 22 purpose-built spaces, including an art gallery, dance studios, performance spaces, a recording studio, music teaching and rehearsal rooms, a pottery studio, art workshop and a community project space.

Te Atamira, which means platform or stage in te reo Māori, strives to be a place for all to practice, produce, experience, participate in and be inspired by the arts.