| Due Drop Events Centre | |
| Address: | 770 Great South Road |
| Location: | Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Owner: | Waka Pacific Trust |
| Operator: | Waka Pacific Trust |
| Construction Cost: | NZ$ 48.7 million |
| Former Names: | Vodafone Events Centre (2013-22) TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre (2005-13) |
| Theatre: | 3,000 (Sir Woolf Fisher Arena) 700 (Genesis Energy Theatre) |
| Total Space: | 4696m2 |
| Breakout: | 362m2 |
| Ballroom: | 2200m2 |
| Website: | https://www.duedropeventscentre.org.nz/ |
Due Drop Events Centre (previously known as the Vodafone Events Centre and TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre)[1] is a multi-purpose event centre located in Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand (suburb of the former Manukau City), with an indoor arena, theatre and meeting halls hosting community, cultural and sports events, concerts and plays, exhibits, trade fairs and expos, corporate functions, meetings, weddings and other special events. Construction of the centre cost an estimated NZ$48.7 million, of which somewhat less than half came from the former Manukau City Council. The naming rights sponsor was Vodafone New Zealand, but after it was purchased by the Due Drop Foundation, the centre was subsequently renamed.
The Sir Woolf Fisher Arena has an end theatre stage capacity of 3,000 people utilising a combination of terraced and flat floor seating.[2]
Sponsored by BNZ, this theatre features changeable seating with a traditional end stage format. The theatre sits a maximum of 700 people. It is home to the Manukau Symphony Orchestra while hosting other concerts, plays, musicals, recitals, weddings and conferences.[3] The theatre includes four dressing rooms.
The Vector Wero Whitewater Park (opened 2016) is the first purpose-built man-made river and white-water facility of New Zealand, offers water activities including rafting, kayaking and standup paddleboarding as well as for the 2017 World Masters Games.[4]
Mayoress Charity Gala Ball raised $300,000 for Kidz First[5]
NZ$ 544,000 given in direct community sponsorship
9,020 students attended our Schools Programme[6]
Home to the Manukau Symphony Orchestra[7]
Home to The Original Art Sale,[8] Auckland's largest art market
Host to the Southside Arts Festival[9]
Over 1.3 million visitors since opening
65% of events were community-based
Design completed for Stage 2[10]
The Due Drop Events Centre has won a number of awards over the years:[11]