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
July Calendar
July Calendar

If you're looking for a special treat for the kids this school holidays, check out Talia Pua in Taniwha at the Auckland’s Herald Theatre and Tom Knowles in All The Things I Wish I Could Be at Wellington’s Circa Theatre.

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Play for today
Play for today

Another welcome return comes in the form of Virginia Frankovich's Creative Wellbeing Studio. Virginia is a registered creative arts therapist and the founder of Evoke Arts Therapy.

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Second Reading
Second Reading

After a very successful launch event last month featuring Jamie Irvine and Elisabeth Easther, Bridget van der Zijpp is bringing Writers Write: Actors Read back to the Nix on Thursday 3 July.

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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 »