Creativity, Education, Community

The Ockham Collective is a registered charitable trust based in Auckland, New Zealand. Its kaupapa is to support lifelong creativity and education. Our support is direct: we offer beautiful, purpose-built spaces to like-minded individuals and groups who want to share their knowledge and ideas with our city.

Latest News & Stories

News
The Ockhams turn 10
The Ockhams turn 10

For ten years now, our big sister Ockham Residential has been sponsoring the New Zealand Book Awards and we're proud to bask in the reflected glow. This year's ceremony is taking place on Wednesday 14 May.

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Acting offerings
Acting offerings

As part of his OC year, Jamie Irivine is bringing a series of six-week Actors Scene Study courses to the Nix. The other regular craft-enhancing programme we host for actors and directors is Sandbox Sessions.

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May Calendar
May Calendar

It you enjoyed HR: The Musical, don't miss I Didn't Invite You Here to Lecture Me, a new show by Amy Mansfield which is playing at Q Theatre for three nights as part of the NZ Intl Comedy Festival.

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2025 Ockham Collective

This year’s Ockham Collective include musicians, actors, directors and writers. Click to the next page to get better acquainted with each of them. Meet our 2025 Ockham Collective »

Previous years

Previous Ockham Collectives have included a poet laureate, an arts laureate, two NZ Book Awards winners and an Emmy winner - many of whom to continue to use our spaces for events and teaching. Meet our Ockham Collectives from previous years »

Our story, founders and staff

Benjamin Preston and Mark Todd formed the Ockham Foundation in 2009 at the same time they founded Ockham Residential and started developing apartments in Auckland. They’ve been friends since university and are fiercely committed to lifelong learning, questioning and critical thought. Check out our story »

Our spaces

We realised early on how hard it is to find good spaces to educate and create in central Auckland. The main thing Ockham is known for is the creation of beautiful spaces. One of the most meaningful and enduring ways we can give back to the community is to make space available to the individuals and groups that enrich our city. See our spaces »

FAQs

Everyone loves a good question and – even better – a short succinct answer. Be the trivia master you always wanted to be. Browse our FAQs »

Contact us

Burning question still unanswered by our FAQs? Want to get involved? Want to be considered for a Residency? Just want to say hi? Please contact us »