OUR VENUE
Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre
Address: 50 Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington
We are thrilled to host our upcoming conference at Tākina, Wellington's premier Convention and Exhibition Centre. Located in the heart of Wellington's cultural precinct, Tākina offers state-of-the-art facilities and versatile spaces that can be customised to suit any event. With its modern, light-filled rooms and stunning views of Wellington Harbour, Tākina provides an inspiring setting for our conference. Attendees will enjoy easy access to nearby transport links, accommodation, and entertainment options, making it a convenient and vibrant location for networking and collaboration.
Join us at Tākina as we come together to advance the field of family medicine and rural health care.
Meaning of Tākina
Tākina means to invoke, to summon, to connect, to bring forth, in te reo Māori. In Wellington, the most powerful force that is summoned here is the wind.
Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington Harbour) is renowned for its unique and diverse winds. Some days they rage across the harbour, blowing everything before them. At other times, they are soft, welcoming, calm. We treasure and invoke each of them, because together they make Wellington a unique place.
Taranaki Whānui gifted the name Tākina to the new Wellington convention and exhibition centre to celebrate the unique Wellington winds and the part they played in shaping Wellington.
Those winds are a metaphor for magic, exuberance, sharing, and ideas. The winds express the shift of knowledge from one generation to another. They move things forward. They carry truths and viewpoints here from the universe and move them on to others, thousands of miles away.