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
A Matías Marathon
A Matías Marathon

We're not sure quite how he's doing it, but Ockham Collective's improv maestro Matías Avaca is involved in four different performance projects this month. First up is his regular Spanish-language open-mic comedy night.

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October gigs at the Nix
October gigs at the Nix

Aside from our regular busy programme of Irish, Bluegrass, Old-Time and ukulele sessions, we've got a couple of special gigs coming up at the Nix this month: Adam McGrath (The Eastern) and Paper Dragon.

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October Calendar
October Calendar

Talia Pua's free whānau-friendly show Friends Exploring Epic Tales is touring Auckland libraries these school holidays. Plus, Amy Mansfield's H.R. The Musical is returning to Q Theatre in early November.

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Our 2024 Ockham Collective

Our 2024 creatives are a talented and highly diverse bunch including writers, musicians, filmmakers, theatre makers and a visual artist. Click onto the next page to get better acquainted with each of them. Meet our 2024 Ockham Collective »

Our alumni

Previous years’ Ockham Collectives have included a poet laureate, an arts laureate, two NZ Book Awards winners and an Emmy winner. Meet our Ockham Collective alumni »

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 »