Zealancer-News 62
DEAR READERS,
The Zealancer team has prepared New Zealand’s first overview listing of co-working spaces. The New Zealand Coworking Directory summarises size, services, prices, contacts and all other relevant information for 55 locations in 17 cities.
In this Zealancer News, we also discuss our new Facebook page and a freelancer specialising in assessment centres explains to us how you can verify the skills of job candidates. Our freelancer joke at the end is about an unsuccessful attempt to involve all managers in the consultant’s new personal strategy.
I hope you enjoy reading this news and as always I wish you every success in business!
Rainer Kurz
The New Zealand Coworking Directory – The first of its kind
Zealancer has now published the first comprehensive overview of coworking spaces in New Zealand. The New Zealand Coworking Directory contains 55 locations in 17 cities across the country with sizes ranging from 6 seats to 200 seats. The New Zealand Coworking Directory contains names, locations, sizes, services offerings, prices, and other useful information and it is sorted according to Zip Code of the coworking spaces. It is already used by many freelancers and companies to find and compare the most suitable coworking spaces.
According to the directory, most coworking spaces are located in Auckland (16 coworking spaces), Christchurch (eight), Wellington (seven) and Hamilton (four). Dunedin and Tauranga both have three coworking spaces, while Whangarei, Nelson, and Rotorua have two. Other cities and towns such as Hastings, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Whanganui, Taupo, Carterton, Westport, and Queenstown only host one coworking space on the list.
The number of coworking spaces seems to be correlated with the population in these cities. For example, Auckland (with a population of 1.4 million) has about one coworking space per 90,000 inhabitants, while it is 70,000 for Wellington and 45,000 for Christchurch. At the same time, it is not a surprise that a touristic and lifestyle area like Queenstown has one coworking space for its 12,000 official inhabitants.
While 40 coworking spaces are single operations, four of the coworking space operators run more than one site. Two of these coworking space operators are currently only operating in Auckland: Four coworking spaces of Generator’s and three for GridAKL, while BizDojo has three coworking spaces in Auckland and four in the other cities. On the other hand, Panama has three different locations all in Hamilton with different concepts: For example, one location is only for meeting rooms, the other location is for hot-desking while the last location is only for offices.
Besides location and services, the pricing often plays the most important role in decision making. Therefore, we have included the prices (daily, weekly and monthly), so it is easy to find the best option for yourself and your business. Moreover, daily prices range from $25 to $50 while monthly prices range from $348 to $800 for a single desk.
Not every coworking space offers unlimited opening hours. Some coworking spaces packages are limited to 80 hours monthly access while others have a 24/7 access option. Users who only need a coworking space a few days per month can also find interesting offers such as four days per month for 136 NZD offered by the Orchad in Whangarei.
As all coworking spaces include very obvious service offerings such as WiFi, printers, community, events, administration and meeting rooms, these have not been mentioned in the directory. Other services that are offered by some, but not all spaces include free coffee and tea, rotating beers, fitness, carparks, pet-friendly spaces, libraries, private lockers, showers, and beanbags. Some are even finding services that you might not have imagined seeing in coworking spaces like ensuite ski field, yoga and meditation classes (very helpful for your work-life balance and mental health).
Having a place in coworking spaces is often the best option for start-ups and small businesses. Due to high price rates of rental offices in our cities, an increasing number of entrepreneurs and businesses with employees chose to rent these collaborative office spaces in order to reduce costs and offer a more creative environment. Examples for offers for small businesses are generally annual or monthly memberships with your own private desks in separated areas. In addition to that, some coworking spaces have receptions for greeting clients and administering the needs of the businesses. Businesses can also use coworking spaces as their company address instead of their personal home address.
The services of coworking spaces in New Zealand differ from one to another and the prices are according to the degree of service you get. If you (as a small business, freelancer or an entrepreneur) want to use all the services (such as free coffee and tea, activities, showers, lockers, parking areas, Skype rooms, monitors) you must pay at least 500-600 NZD per month per person. Additionally, in order to use an office room with two or three employees, businesses must pay an additional 1000-1500 NZD.
Zealancer has prepared this table in order to help freelancers and other businesses in New Zealand to pick the most suitable option in a transparent way, just like Zealancer is about market transparency in the freelancing domain. So what kind of coworking space are you looking for?
(Download the following table as a PDF-file)
Address (click ⚐ to see map) | Name | Size | Services/others | Starting price excl. GST | E-contacts (URL/email/phone) | Remarks | ||
0110, Whangarei, 85 Cameron Street | ⚐ | The Orchad | Free coffee & tea, beanbags | 4 days per month for $136 | Theorchard.co.nz/en,
hello@theorchard.co.nz, 09-438 5110 | |||
0110, Whangarei, 24 Finlayson Street | ⚐ | Workspace Whangarei | 4 meeting rooms (26 seats) | Free coffee, personal lockers | Workspacewhangarei.nz,
info@whangareiworkspace.nz, 021-249 1777 | An article about this coworking space: www.stuff.co.nz/business/small-business/79537343/workspace-whangarei-provides-a-space-for-activity-based-working | ||
0600, Auckland, 6 Ward Street New Lynn | ⚐ | Share Space | 25 hours per month for $150$450/month | Sharespace.co.nz,
hello@sharespace.co.nz, 09-281 1016 | Memberships like 25 hours, 50 hours, 75 hours per month for $150, $250, $350.Motto: Share Space offers diverse individuals the space to work independently and the opportunity to connect, socialise and collaborate with one another. | |||
0622, Auckland, 33-45 Hurstmere Rd Takapuna | ⚐ | BizDojo | 2000 m² ? | Lockers, fitness | $89/day$499/month | Bizdojo.com,
info@bizdojo.com, 0800-249-3656 & 021-873-917 | Prices can change based on monthly & yearly membership. Size has been found from an article about co-working spaces in Auckland.Motto: Collaboration is in our DNA. | |
1010, Auckland, 12 Madden Street, Wynyard Quarter | ⚐ | Generator/GridAKL | 9 rooms, 32 seats for coworking, 300 seats for events. | Generator Club Membership (Bar & Lounge) | $495/month | Generatornz.com,
reception.madden@generatornz.com, 09-601 8900 & 09-551 2148 | 4 days per month ($249), 8 days per month ($399), and 16 days per month ($599).Motto: Generator is where work and life meet. | |
1010, Auckland, 11 Britomart Place Britomart | ⚐ | Generator | Generator Club Membership (Bar & Lounge) | Does not have a daily rent.$495/month | Generatornz.com,
reception.britomartplace@generatornz.com, 09-601 8905 & 09-551 2148, 021-111 5675 | 4 days per month ($349), 8 days per month ($499), and 16 days per month ($699) Motto: Generator is where work and life meet. | ||
1010, Auckland, Level 4/165 The Strand Parnell | ⚐ | BizDojo | 2000 m² ? | Lockers, fitness, bean bags, bike racks, carparks, dog friendly, free coffee, showers, skype rooms, workshops | $89/day$499/month | Bizdojo.com,
info@bizdojo.com, 0800-249-3656 & 021-873-917 | Prices can change based on monthly & yearly membership. Size has been found from an article about co-working spaces in Auckland.Motto: Collaboration is in our DNA. | |
1010, Auckland, 28 Customs St East, Britomart | ⚐ | Generator | Generator club membership (bar & lounge) | $495/month | Generatornz.com,
reception.stanbeth@generatornz.com, connect@generatornz.com, 09 551 2148 | 4 days per month ($249), 8 days per month ($399), and 16 days per month ($599).Motto: Generator is where work and life meet. | ||
1010, Auckland, 139 Pakenham Street West Wynyard Quarter | ⚐ | GridAKL/Generator | 1516 m² | Personal lockers, free coffee, skype room, 24/7 access, cafe, alcohol available | Gridakl.com,
gridakl@generatornz.com, reception.mason@generatornz.com, 09-601 8904 & 09-551 2148 | Generator has the exact location on it´s website but it is not operational.Motto: Plug in & power up @ GridAKL. | ||
1010, Auckland, 139 Pakenham Street West Wynyard Quarter | ⚐ | GridAKL | 200 seats for coworking, 100 seats for events. | Free coffee | Gridakl.com,
info@gridakl.com, jennifer.smith@gridakl.com, 021-195 2914 & 021-191 7829 | Only community member can access the Cafe.Motto: Plug in & power up @ GridAKL. | ||
1010, Auckland, L3 10 Customs St East, Britomart | ⚐ | Movers & Shakers | 400 m² | Personal lockers, rotating beers on tap, lounge space, security | Does not have a daily rent.$495/month | Moversandshakersbritomart.co.nz
desks@moversandshakersbritomart.co.nz, 021-564 501 | In order to use the beer tap, additional fee ($35 per month) is required.Motto: Established as a one-of-a-kind coworking, meeting, and event space. | |
1010, Auckland, Level 27, PwC Tower188 Quay Street | ⚐ | Servcorp PwC Tower | Secreterial team, free coffee, tea & beer, IT support, coworking lounge available | $84/day$299/month | Servcorp.co.nzpeople@servcorp.com,
09-886 0551 & 09-886 2312 | Allows freelancers to use the address as their corporate address for additional $100 per month.Motto: Helping businesses grow and succeed across the globe in 160+ locations, in 54 cities, in 23 countries. | ||
1010, Auckland, 3 Glenside Crescent | ⚐ | Thinkspace Coworking | 1600 m² | Free coffee & tea, PO box, showers, carparks, TV screen, notification system whenever a guest comes | $600/month | Thinkspace.nz,
info@thinkspace.nz, 021-506 590 | Motto: Think for yourself, not by yourself. | |
1010, Auckland, 18 Emily Place | ⚐ | ALIKE | Free coffee, Skype room | $500/month | Alike.co.nz/location,
enquiries@alike.co.nz, 09-307 3673 | |||
1021, Auckland, 4 Williamson Avenue Grey Lynn | ⚐ | BizDojo | 2000 m² ? | Lockers, fitness, bike racks, carparks, showers | $75/day$599/month | Bizdojo.com,
info@bizdojo.com, 0800-249-3656 & 021-873-917 | Prices can change based on monthly & yearly membership. Size has been found from an article about co-working spaces in Auckland.Motto: Collaboration is in our DNA. | |
1021, Auckland, 37D Crummer Rd, Grey Lynn | ⚐ | The Workshop Auckland | Free coffee, weekly meditation, yoga classes, PO box, carparks (daily $10) | $40/day8 days per month for $300 | Theworkshopauckland.co.nz/en, hello@theworkshopauckland.co.nz, 022-244 4478 | The prices decrease for annual contracts.Motto: Find Your Tribe. A #Coworking #Community for trailblazers. | ||
1052, Auckland, 125 Saint Georges Bay Road, Parnell | ⚐ | The Ice House | 1100 m² | Free coffee, secure access | $40/day$485/month | Theicehouse.co.nz,
grow@theicehouse.co.nz, 09-308 6200 | The Icehouse is owned by a not-for-profit trust (The ICE Foundation).Motto: We help Kiwis find their business success and to reach their potential. | |
1052, Auckland, Faraday Street, Parnell, Suites 5, 6 & 7 | ⚐ | The Common | 120 seats for events | Free coffee, tea, beer and wine, monitors, Apple TV, beanbags, workshops, pitching events, incubator accelerator mentorship programs, yoga & meditation, showers, bike parking & bike storage | $35/day$25/day for members | Thecommon.co.nz,
hello@thecommon.co.nz, 09-308 6297, 0800-332 007 | Closed | |
3010, Rotorua, 1132 Hinemoa Street | ⚐ | Digital Basecamp | Free coffee & tea, showers | $30/day$500/month | Reachthesummit.nz,
info@reachthesummit.nz, 027-422 8717 | |||
3010, Rotorua, 1289 Fenton Street | ⚐ | The Firestation | 16 seats (executive room), 12 Skype corners. | Free coffee & tea, PO box, secure document destruction | $23/day$599/month | Thefirestation.nz,
Rach@thefirestation.nz, Grow@thefirestation.nz, 021-271 1517 | ||
3110, Tauranga, 148 Durham Street | ⚐ | Base Station | 200 m², 20 seats, seminar room (42 m²), courtyard ( 53 m²) | Community, 24/7 access | $40/day$650/month | Basestation.nz/en,
info@basestation.co.nz, 0800-000 577 | Motto: Where enterprising people & ideas come together. | |
3110, Tauranga, Rydal House, 29 Grey Street | ⚐ | Ignition | Free coffee & tea, PO box address | $60/day10 days per month for $260 | Ignitioncoworking.co.nz,
ignition@priorityone.co.nz, 07-571 1401 | Closed | ||
3116, Tauranga, 383 Maunganui Rd Mount Maunganui | ⚐ | Impact 383 Shared Workspace | Free coffee, free local calls | $40/month$130/week | Impact383.co.nz,
impact383workspace@gmail.com, 07-572 3621 | Motto: Work, share, develop. | ||
3204, Hamilton, 5 Grantham St | ⚐ | Panama House | 2 meeting rooms (6 and 8 seats) | Free coffee, bike storage, carparks ($30/week) | $30/day$87/week | Panama.co.nz,
hello@panama.co.nz | ||
3204, Hamilton, 14 Garden Place | ⚐ | Panama Square | 6 seats. | Free coffee, bike storage, carparks ($30/week) | $30/day$87/week | Panama.co.nz,
hello@panama.co.nz | ||
3204, Hamilton, 65 Victoria Street | ⚐ | Panama Cottage | 72 m², Only Offices | Free coffee, bike storage, carparks ($30/week) | $200/week | Panama.co.nz,
hello@panama.co.nz | ||
3216, Hamilton, Wintec House Level 2 Cnr of Anglesea & Nisbet Streets | ⚐ | Soda INC | Library, free coffee, dog friendly, monitors | $25/day$360/month | Sodainc.com,
admin@sodainc.com, 07-974 9111 | Mostly focusing on business incubations.Payments are made weekly.Motto: We champion those that have a passion for new. | ||
3330, Taupo, Level 1 43 Horomatangi Street | ⚐ | Kloud Collective | Free coffee & fruits | $30/day$345/month | Kloud.co.nz,
collective@kloud.co.nz, 0800-255 683 | |||
4122, Hastings, 113 Heretaunga Street East | ⚐ | City Space | 25 seats, 2 meeting rooms, 3 private offices. | Free coffee & fruits, Skype rooms, free parking, activities (pool table, ping pong, table football), beanbags | $29/day$299/month for a limited time (normally $399) | Cityspace.co.nz,
scott.odonnell1@gmail.com, scott@cityspace.co.nz, 022-394 0346 | ||
4310, New Plymouth, 21 Devon Street West | ⚐ | Manifold | Free coffee, personel lockers | $35/day$350/month | Manifold.co.nz,
hello@manifold.co.nz, 021-172 3511 | |||
4440, Palmerston North, 21 Dairy Farm Road | ⚐ | The Factory | Free coffee, free parking | $25/day$99/week | Thefactorynz.co.nz,
info@thefactorynz.co.nz, 027-322 8558 | |||
4500, Whanganui, 15 Watt Street | ⚐ | Confluence | Monitors, lockable desks | $27/day$395/month | Confluence.kiwi,
hello@confluence.kiwi, 06-281 3474 | They have additional 4 weekdays monthly option for $80.Motto: Whanganui´s premiere coworking and collaborative shared office space. | ||
5032, Wellington, Howell Rd & Seaview RdParaparaumu Beach | ⚐ | Kapiti Collective | 100 m² | Kapiticollective.co.nz,
info@kapiticollective.co.nz, 027-636 0010 | Booking list can be seen on website. | |||
5713, Carterton, 66 High Street North | ⚐ | 3mile | Pet friendly, free carparks, free coffee, monitors, computers available, library | $40/day$399/month | 3mile.nz,
hello@3mile.nz, 021-814 224 | Motto: Space to inspire business growth, ideas, connections & community. | ||
6011, Wellington, 115 Tory Street Te Aro | ⚐ | BizDojo | Lockers, fitness, bean bags, bike racks, dog friendly, free coffee, meeting rooms, showers, skype rooms | $80/day$399/month | Bizdojo.com,
info@bizdojo.com, 0800-249-3656 & 021-873-917 | Prices can change based on monthly & yearly membership.Motto: Collaboration is in our DNA. | ||
6011, Wellington, 3 Market Lane Te Aro | ⚐ | BizDojo | Lockers, fitness, bean bags, bike racks, dog friendly, free coffee, meeting rooms, showers, skype rooms | $80/day$599/month | Bizdojo.com,
info@bizdojo.com, 0800-249-3656 & 021-873-917 | Prices can change based on monthly & yearly membership.Motto: Collaboration is in our DNA. | ||
6011, Wellington, Level 1 158 The Terrace | ⚐ | Bureau Workspaces | 25 seats | Personal lockers, 24/7 access available | $29/day$299/month | Bureauworkspaces.com/#,
arthur@bureauworkspaces.com, 04-889 0157 | They have additional night package where people can use after 5:30 PM ($199 + GST). | |
6011, Wellington, Level 2 14 Lombard Street Te Aro | ⚐ | Digital Nomad | Free coffee, showers, skype rooms, Airbnb opportunities, bike parking, personal lockers, monitors | $50/day$660/month | Digitalnomadnz.co.nz,
lucy@digitalnomadnz.co.nz, 027-740 9483 | |||
6011, Wellington, 318 Lambton Quay | ⚐ | Urban Hub | Free coffee, telephone (for international calls & voicemail) | Urbanhuboffices.co.nz,
enquiry@urbanhuboffices.co.nz, 04-333 0222 | ||||
6037, Wellington, 2 Johnsonville Road Johnsonville Level 1 | ⚐ | Suburban Coworking | $35/day$480/month | Suburban.org.nz,
contact@suburban.org.nz, 027-349 0730 | Closed | |||
7010, Nelson, 111 Bridge Street | ⚐ | The Bridge Street Collective | Resting areas, free coffee & tea, PO box | $25/day6 days per month for $175 | Bridgestreet.nz,
studio@bridgestreet.nz, 03-548 9877 | They have additional packages such as 12 days per month for $275 and full-time per month for 474$(weekends not included). | ||
7010, Nelson, 204 Hardy Street Level 1 | ⚐ | The Boiler Room | PO box, showers, VOIP set-up, free coffee & tea, bike parking, art gallery, catering | 12 days per month for $280 | Boilerroom.co.nz,
hi@boilerroom.co.nz, 027-491 5720 | Closed | ||
7825, Westport, 10a Lyndhurst Street | ⚐ | Epic Westport | 350 m² | Free coffee, 3D printer, dog friendly, free parking, mini golf course, outdoor terrace | $35/day | Epicwestport.co.nz, hello@epicwestport.co.nz | ||
8011, Christchurch, 4 Ash Street | ⚐ | BizDojo | Lockers, carparks | $35/day$399/month | Bizdojo.com,
info@bizdojo.com, 0800-249-3656 & 021-873-917 | Prices can change based on monthly & yearly membership.Motto: Collaboration is in our DNA. | ||
8011, Christchurch, 150 Lichfield Street | ⚐ | BizDojo | Lockers, fitness, bike racks, showers | $35/day$399/month | Bizdojo.com,
info@bizdojo.com, 0800-249-3656 & 021-873-917 | Prices can change based on monthly & yearly membership.Motto: Collaboration is in our DNA. | ||
8011, Christchurch, 236 Hereford Street | ⚐ | Transition Coworking Space | 234 m² | Free coffee, carparks ($25/week) | $550/month | simon@resonate.co.nz,
021-716-699 | Link where you can find info about Transition Coworking:https://www.trademe.co.nz/property/commercial-property-for-lease/auction-1851203705.htm. | |
8011, Christchurch, 376 Wilsons Rd Waltham | ⚐ | Exchange Christchurch | 120 m² Cafe, 50 Seats, 18 Studios. | Beanbags, pet friendly, carparks for free, alcohol available | $30/week | Xchc.co.nz,
info@xchc.co.nz, 027-828 3757 | Casual coworking at cafe is free.Motto: Coworking for the messy, collaborative, and creative. | |
8011, Christchurch, 270 St Asaph Street | ⚐ | C Lab | Free coffee, skype room, bike parking | $20/day$200/month | C-lab.co.nz/en,
facebook@c-lab.co.nz, 027-4676 669 | |||
8011, Christchurch, 185 Manchester Street | ⚐ | The Collect | Free coffee, skype room, showers, security, lockers (for permanent members) | Thecollect.co.nz/#intro, studio@thecollect.co.nz | Motto: Your workspace/Our community. | |||
8023, Christchurch, 1091 Ferry Road | ⚐ | Evil Genius | Free coffee, alcohol available, monitors, free parking | $30/day80 hours access for $199 | Evilgenius.co.nz,
info@evilgenius.co.nz, 03-260 1002 | An article from stuff about the co-working space:https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/95937569/evil-genius-unveils-new-coworking-space. | ||
8061, Christchurch, Level 1/215 Marine Parade New Brighton | ⚐ | ARGO Beach Coworking | Free coffee, beanbags, skype rooms, lockers, dog friendly, carparks, so close to the beach | $35/day$240/month | Argo.kiwi/,
space@argo.kiwi, 03-423 3170 | Full access membership is $480 monthly.Motto: This is more than a location; it’s a destination! | ||
9016, Dunedin, 104 Bond Street | ⚐ | 104 Shared Workspace | 300 m² | Free coffee | $60/week | 104bond.com,
info@heritageproperties.co.nz, 027-407 0919 & 03-477 3933 | Permanent desk for $60 per week, hot desk for $35 per week, special 6 month permanent desk for $50 per week. | |
9016, Dunedin, 123 Vogel Street | ⚐ | Innov8HQ | Free coffee, meeting rooms | $20/day $249/month | Innov8hq.com,
info@innov8hq.com, 021-443 439 | |||
9016, Dunedin, 8 Stafford Street | ⚐ | Petridish | 86 seats, 14 private rooms | Storage | $25/day$299/month | Petridish.co.nz,
hello@petridish.co.nz, 03-477 1236 | ||
9371, Queenstown, 182 Arthurs Point Road | ⚐ | Hangar Work Space | Showers, ensuite ski fields | $25/day$440/month | Hangarworkspace.com,
info@hangarworkspace.com, 03-595 2085 & 021-555 793 | Currently NOT available for registration as it is FULL.Motto: Play hard, work better. |
The New Zealand Coworking Directory is an ongoing project. We are constantly updating all necessary information and adding new coworking spaces. Please feel free to send an email to info@zealancer.nz if you have comments, updates, additional information or if you know anything about a coworking space which is not on our list.
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Freelancer Article: Professional organization of assessment centres
Registered service providers can introduce themselves with a short article in this Zealancer-News. In this issue, we present you a freelancer in the consulting category.
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I offer consulting work in the field of personal development and personal selection. The focus of my services is on the organisation and facilitation of assessment centres. I also advise companies on the design and selection of assessment exercises.
There is often a lack of trained observers for the selection processes. I can also help companies as a competent observer. Since the assessment of candidates in assessment centres is based on observing behaviour, exercises and role plays should be as realistic as possible. Role-players are needed who can empathise flexibly with a wide variety of roles. I can also be hired as a role-player.
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Zealancer joke of the month
A freelance strategy consultant tries to involve all managers in the discussion about the new HR strategy. However, one of the participating managers remains silent the whole time whenever he is directly addressed. Finally, the consultant says,
'You have not said anything during the whole kick-off meeting and now you look very thoughtful. You surely have one or two valuable consideration that you could share with the team...'
His answer: 'I was wondering the whole time how you got this huge meeting table into the meeting room.'
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