Indicative planning prices GST included
Every number, for the whole event.
Each figure below is a from price with a planning range beside it, because the final total depends on your date, your venue and how much you change inside the format. You never multiply any of these numbers by your guest count. Your written quote shows one final total, and that is the number in the agreement.
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How to read this page
What moves the total.
In the base figure
The programme as described, the crew and equipment listed with the format, planning, the written timing plan, one coordinator, transport anywhere in New Zealand, bump-in and bump-out, and GST.
What pushes it up
More tables, more hosts or more stations. A longer programme. Custom scenography or printed branding we have to fit. Extra technical kit. A venue with difficult access, a late finish, or a date in the three weeks before Christmas.
What the base assumes
A suitable venue you have booked, standard access and one trip to site, the normal setup windows, and power that works. If any of those is different, we will say so in the quote rather than afterwards.
The split
Included, and separate.
In every price
- the programme, crew and equipment listed with the format
- planning, the written timing plan and one coordinator on site
- transport anywhere in New Zealand, bump-in and bump-out
- all taxes due, GST included in every figure shown
You arrange separately
- the venue itself, with its furniture, power and bathrooms
- catering, bar service and drinks of any kind
- accommodation and travel for your guests
- gifts for guests and a stills or video photographer
The same package costs the same in Invercargill and in Auckland: one local trip and transport inside New Zealand are already in the figure. Programme hours never include setup — bump-in up to 3 hours before doors, bump-out 1 to 2 hours after the finish.
All 12 formats
The tables, by direction.
Casino-Style Tables
Three tables, host-dealers who explain every hand, and a floor that keeps moving all evening.
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| Format and key elements | Programme | Guests | Price | Enquiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Casino-Style Table Service A full-size roulette wheel with layout, a blackjack table and a poker table, all dressed; 3 host-dealers on the floor for 5 hours, plus 1 coordinator for the whole evening | 5 h | up to 100 | from NZ$9,600 range NZ$9,600 – NZ$14,200 | Enquire |
| The Dinner Jacket Caper A roulette table and a blackjack table with 2 host-dealers for 4 hours; 400 props chips without denominations and 6 sealed card decks | 5 h | up to 80 | from NZ$8,150 range NZ$8,150 – NZ$11,900 | Enquire |
Red Carpet Nights
A stage, a host with a running order, and a room that looks like the occasion deserves.
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| Format and key elements | Programme | Guests | Price | Enquiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Red Carpet Gala A staging deck 4 × 3 m at 400 mm with steps and skirting; a red carpet run of 8 m with 2 posts and rope at the entrance | 5 h | up to 100 | from NZ$8,900 range NZ$8,900 – NZ$13,400 | Enquire |
| The Gatsby Supper Club Long-table dressing for up to 80 covers: runners, 40 candle holders and 12 centre pieces; a 2.4 × 2.4 m art-deco backdrop with 12 period props | 5 h | up to 80 | from NZ$7,650 range NZ$7,650 – NZ$11,200 | Enquire |
Loud Decades
Two music-led rooms — one all mirrorball, one all future — with light that changes state through the night.
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| Format and key elements | Programme | Guests | Price | Enquiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Disco Takeover A DJ for 4 hours with 2 full-range speakers, 1 subwoofer and a booth facade; a 50 cm mirrorball with 2 pin spots | 5 h | up to 100 | from NZ$6,400 range NZ$6,400 – NZ$9,300 | Enquire |
| The Neon Future Social An LED panel wall 3 × 2 m with 4 prepared visual loops; 24 led light points in two cold states plus 6 uplights on the walls | 5 h | up to 100 | from NZ$6,950 range NZ$6,950 – NZ$10,100 | Enquire |
Teams Under Pressure
Puzzle stations and quiz rounds for groups up to 60, scored and hosted end to end.
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| Format and key elements | Programme | Guests | Price | Enquiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Puzzle Run 4 task stations with 11 physical puzzles and 4 lock sets between them; 2 game masters and 1 host for 4 hours, with a reset between every rotation | 4 h | up to 40 | from NZ$5,400 range NZ$5,400 – NZ$7,900 | Enquire |
| The Quiz Marathon 7 prepared rounds, 2 of them audio and 2 visual, with printed answer sheets; 1 host and 1 scorer for 4 hours with live standings on a 75-inch screen | 4 h | up to 60 | from NZ$4,850 range NZ$4,850 – NZ$7,100 | Enquire |
Postcard Evenings
One evening somewhere else — a coast supper or a midwinter room, built inside your venue.
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| Format and key elements | Programme | Guests | Price | Enquiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Italian Coast Supper Long-table dressing for up to 80 covers with linen, 60 candle holders and 14 centre pieces; 30 m of festoon lighting plus 12 warm led light points | 5 h | up to 80 | from NZ$7,200 range NZ$7,200 – NZ$10,400 | Enquire |
| The Midwinter Lights 400 warm light points across festoon, fairy curtain and 14 lanterns; a photo corner 3 × 2.4 m with a winter set and 12 props | 5 h | up to 100 | from NZ$7,850 range NZ$7,850 – NZ$11,500 | Enquire |
Daylight Hours
Daytime company days with stations, a host and a written plan for Southland weather.
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| Format and key elements | Programme | Guests | Price | Enquiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Company Picnic Day 6 activity stations with crew on each, running on a published rotation; a 6 × 3 m shade structure plus 10 picnic benches and 4 standing tables | 5 h | up to 100 | from NZ$6,100 range NZ$6,100 – NZ$9,600 | Enquire |
| The Field Games Day 8 scored stations with 1 referee each, marked out with 60 ground markers; a 2 × 3 m results board and printed score sheets per team | 5 h | up to 100 | from NZ$5,650 range NZ$5,650 – NZ$8,800 | Enquire |
In every quote
Things we never itemise.
Planning
The calls, the venue check and the written timing plan shared with you and the venue a week before the date.
Coordination
One coordinator on site for the whole event, from bump-in to the last crate, and one contact before it.
Travel
Transport anywhere in New Zealand, including crew travel time. No regional surcharge.
GST
Every figure on this site includes GST, so the quote total is the amount you pay.
After the enquiry
How a date actually gets held.
We check the date
Crew and equipment availability for your date, usually within one business day.
We talk about the package
What the format includes, what your venue allows, and anything the room makes impossible.
Written quote
One final total, the package described in full, and the conditions it assumes.
Agreement and deposit
A deposit of 20-40% of the total once the agreement is signed, the balance 5 to 10 days before the event. The date is held from that point and not before.
An enquiry is not a booking and neither is a quote. The terms set out postponement, cancellation and what happens to the deposit.
Prices
Five questions about money.
Is this per person or for the whole event?
For the whole event. You do not multiply any figure on this site by your guest count.
Does a smaller group pay less?
No. The figure covers the described package — the same crew, equipment and planning go in whether 60 or 100 people walk through the door.
Why are prices shown as “from”?
Because the final total depends on the date, the venue, the access and how much you change inside the format. The planning range shows where most events of that kind land, and your written quote shows one final total before you sign anything.
What can we change without changing the price?
The things listed under “what moves inside the price” on each format: the running order, the register of the music, the weighting of activities, the length of individual blocks and your own branding material.
Do the programme hours include setting up?
No. Bump-in takes up to 3 hours before doors and bump-out 1 to 2 hours after the finish, and none of that is counted in the programme hours.
Want the exact number?
Send the date, the town, the guest count and the format. You will get one final total in writing, with everything it includes spelled out.