Venues for hire

Galleries and other facilities

Opening hours

MONDAY - SATURDAY

Atrium/spine open from: 9am - 5.30pm 

Galleries open from: 10am - 5pm


SUNDAYS

Atrium/spine open from: 9am - 5pm 

Galleries open from: 10am - 4.30pm

Holiday dates

Good Friday 7 April CLOSED

Easter Monday 10 April OPEN 10am-5pm

ANZAC Day 25 April OPEN 1pm – 5pm

King’s Birthday 5 June CLOSED

Matariki 14 July OPEN 10am-5pm

Labour Day 23 October OPEN 10am-5pm

Christmas/ New Year’s Period CLOSED 23 December 2023 – 3 January 2024

Parking

Parking is available for up to three hours when you visit Pātaka Art + Museum, Te Rauparaha Arena, or Porirua Library. Disabled car parking is available, with eight spaces - please display your mobility pass at all times.

Heading to Pātaka for a big event? Spaces can be limited and there might not be enough parks for everyone. You'll find free kerbside parking a few minutes away on Heriot Drive, Wi Neera Drive and Norrie Street. Car parks are free for up to two hours, but we'd hate for you to get a ticket so please make sure you check all the signs as parking is monitored. Porirua train station is only a five-minute walk.

Download a copy of the map here.

Smokefree policy

Pātaka is a smokefree building in line with the SmokeFree Environments Act 1990. This is to prevent the detrimental effect of smoking on the health of people in an enclosed public space. Public signage is featured throughout the building. Any violation of this policy could lead to patrons being removed from the premises.

Wifi & internet

We offer free PoriruaFree wifi access to all our customers at Pātaka and the Porirua City Centre Library while you are in the building. Please remember daily limits apply.

Address

Cnr Parumoana & Norrie Streets
Porirua Wellington 5022
New Zealand
PO Box 50218

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair friendly galleries and bathrooms
  • 2 x wheelchairs available for use while visiting Pātaka, ask at reception on arrival for one or call ahead on (04)237 1511 and we can have one waiting for you when you arrive.
  • Baby change facilities

Downloadable Venues for Hire brochure

Click on the pdf below to download our Venues for hire brochure featuring info about each of our venues available for hire and other offerings (Gallery/exhibition tours, shop, Kaizen Cafe).

Pataka venues for hire brochure 2020

Venues for Hire brochure cover image

Admission

All exhibitions are free.

School visits are free for Porirua schools, or $2 per student for schools from outside Porirua.

Get in touch

General
+64 4 237 1511
[email protected]

School visit bookings
+64 4 237 1512
[email protected]

Venue Hire / Events
[email protected]

Toi store 
[email protected]

Kaizen Cafe
+64 4 237 4222