Spaces to do and make stuff
in Ōtepoti.
Breaking out of the home office (occasionally).
Ōtepoti offers a range of co-working spaces for all your working requirements. Whether you are hoping to prototype in a workshop or have a professional office space; there are options for you and your team.
Take a look below at some of the co-working spaces here in Dunedin! Each one offers a unique working environment and opportunity for you to develop your ideas.
Makers Workshops:
8 Stafford Street
This space has 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC routers, electronic workstations, and robotic platforms. Petridish holds events, workshops, and night classes to encourage people to design, experiment, build, and invent.
11 Allen Street
This community workshop is located in the North East Valley and has a maker's space that is open at certain times. Coworking spaces are also available for sustainable, innovative ventures, skill-sharing, creativity, and community-led education and development. The valley community workshop is a not-for-profit group, to get involved here you can either join as a member or rent a co-working space for a small amount.
Konstruction Site - United scientists
67 Princes St (Capitol Building 5th floor)
The Konstruction site has equipment for prototyping hardware and can advise on software tools that scale and keep you independent. Contact Martin Hohmann-Marriott - Martin.hohmann-marriott@united-scientists.org for more information.
474 Princes Street
Stich Kitchen is a fully equipped sewing studio that can be used during open hours or booked out privately for any big projects.
Office Co-Working spaces:
8 Stafford Street
In addition to its makers' space, Petridish has a range of options for freelancers and SMEs to use their facilities and co-working spaces. As mentioned above, Petridish also hosts regular events, and workshops to encourage a sense of community and create meaningful connections in Dunedin.
218 George Street- First floor of Harvest Court
Regus is a globally recognised provider of flexible working spaces. They offer fully furnished offices and meeting rooms. Regus has 18 locations around New Zealand and has flexible payments where you can book spaces for as little as one hour.
104 Bond Street
Bond 104 is a boutique working space, located in one of Ōtepotis heritage buildings. This building has space for individuals and small teams to work in an open and collaborative workspace.
20 Leithbank
Startup Dunedin has office spaces available to Audacious students and Startups in The Distiller Incubator. There are also meeting rooms, space for events, movable furniture, and is child-friendly. Get in touch with the Startup Dunedin team if you want to know more about this.
Other spaces:
Art spaces
There are a number of open art spaces/workshops available depending on your needs. Here is a list of some of the spaces available to work on art projects in Dunedin.
Additional examples of the diverse options and gallery spaces include:
16 Dowling Street Dunedin
Blue Oyster is a not-for-profit art space, all exhibitions and events are free to attend.
145 Stuart Street
Guild has an online and storefront presence that exists to showcase Dunedin's designers. It is a not-for-profit and the designers staff the store.
7 Crawford Street
AYU is a beautiful community space that you can hire for events and pop-ups.
43 Moray Place
Yours is a worker-owned cafe and venue that provides a space for art, music, events, and more.
Markets:
Want to test/get more sales before committing to a longer-term lease? Pop-ups or short-term solutions like the markets might be a better fit for your product- some markets around Dunedin include:
Thieves Alley Market Days
Farmers Market
Dunedin Craft Market
University Market days
Sharing with other founders:
Many startups outgrow the co-working spaces they’ve worked in for a while and look to branch out into their own space. Occasionally, this means they’re sometimes looking for other startups to share a space with them.
If you’re a startup looking for a more permanent space, get in touch with us at Startup Dunedin - we’ll connect you with other startups if anything is available for you!