Northland
3 venuesSub-tropical coast and quiet inlets — barefoot weddings, long light, the warmest corner of the country.
From $5,000
Wedding regions of Aotearoa
New Zealand is small, but it is not the same place twice. Start with where — a coast, a high valley, a city an hour from everyone — and the venue follows.
16regions, both islands
69venues listed in total
Everyprice band represented
North Island
Auckland
12 venuesCity rooms, harbour edges and vineyard islands a ferry ride away — the most venues, the easiest to reach.
From $8,000
Waikato
5 venuesRolling green farmland and established gardens — classic country weddings within an hour of the city.
From $8,000
Bay of Plenty
4 venuesWhite-sand beaches and orchard country — relaxed coastal days with a long, reliable summer.
From $8,000
Gisborne
2 venuesFirst to see the sun — a small, sunlit region of surf beaches and vineyards, intimate and unhurried.
From $4,000
Hawke's Bay
4 venuesArt-deco towns ringed by vineyards — wine-country weddings with a generous, sunlit table.
From $10,000
Taranaki
3 venuesA near-perfect maunga over coast and green farmland — dramatic backdrops, gardens of national note.
From $4,000
Manawatū-Whanganui
3 venuesRiver country and country estates — gentle, green and well-priced, central to both halves of the island.
From $4,000
Wellington
8 venuesA compact capital of harbour light and hill suburbs — characterful rooms, dramatic coast minutes away.
From $6,000
South Island
Tasman
2 venuesGolden bays and national-park edges — a mild, light-filled corner for relaxed coastal weddings.
From $8,000
Nelson
1 venueOne of the country’s sunniest spots — an arts town between sea and hills, characterful and compact.
From $10,000
Marlborough
3 venuesSounds, sea and the country’s best-known vines — coastal calm and cellar-door weddings together.
From $10,000
West Coast
2 venuesWild beaches, rainforest and glacier country — for couples who want the elements, not the crowd.
From $6,000
Canterbury
5 venuesGarden city, braided rivers and the plains running to the alps — breadth, and a venue for every budget.
From $8,000
Otago
9 venuesHigh-country estates and gold-rush stone inland, heritage Dunedin and a wildlife coast — dramatic, four-season land.
From $9,000
Southland
3 venuesThe far south — big skies, lakes and the road to Fiordland. Quiet, grand, and gently priced.
From $3,000
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