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
November calendar
November calendar

H.R. The Musical #2 opens at Q Theatre on Tuesday 25 November. James Littlewood is launching an album on Saturday 8 November. Louise Evans is hosting a Folk Networking Event at the Nix on Friday 14 November.

Read More →
Changes afoot
Changes afoot

There are big changes afoot for the OC in 2026 and beyond. It will involve a whole new venue (a 'forever home', if you will) and a completely different role for the OC itself. As such, we won't be calling for applications for next year.

Read More →
Season Finale
Season Finale

If you haven't been to one of Bridget van der Zijpp's Writers Write: Actors Read sessions yet, this is your last chance for 2026. It's a reunion of sorts of for Harry McNaughton and Maata Pohatu who last appeared together in Happiness,

Read More →

2025 Ockham Collective

This year’s Ockham Collective includes musicians, actors, directors and writers. Here’s where you can 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 »