Auahatanga – Creative Spaces: Tūranga
Ideas come to life at the library
Step into a world of possibilities at Auahatanga Creative Space — where cutting-edge technology meets your inspiration.
No bookings needed — just bring your curiosity and bring your ideas to life.
Our welcoming environment invites you to:
- Experiment with state-of-the-art digital tools at your own pace
- Connect with our knowledgeable team for project guidance and inspiration
- Uncover creative possibilities you never imagined were within reach
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1-to-1 session with a member of the Libraries team to support you with your creative project, focusing on a single piece of technology.
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Taupuni Waihanga / Production Studio
The Production Studio is a space for making, creating and getting crafty. It is located on Auahatanga | Creativity, Level 4, Tūranga
Taupuni Waihanga / Production Studio is open from Monday to Friday 9am to 8pm (but is closed on Thursdays from 9am to 10.30am for cleaning and maintenance), and on Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 5pm.
There are open creative times across the week where you can use the studio and work on your creative projects. Classes also run throughout the year.
Find Tūranga creative time sessions in the calendar.
Laser Cutting
A laser cutter provides a fast and accurate way of cutting a variety of materials, such as paper, card, acrylic, wood, laminate and fabric.
We are no longer cutting MDF on our laser cutters. MDF contains synthetic formaldehyde. Laser cutting this material produces toxic dust and fumes which are harmful to people and the health of the machine. Supplying your own materials? For a list of approved materials for laser cutting please ask a member of our creative team.
There is a Thunder Laser Nova-35 80W CO2 Laser at Tūranga.
Vinyl Printing and Cutting
The vinyl printer and cutter is a large format inkjet printer that can be used to print graphics and types of vinyl media.
There is a Roland BN-20 vinyl printer available at Tūranga.
Badge maker
A badge maker allows you to make custom wearable button badges. The badge design can be hand-drawn or designed on a computer using software such as Inkscape, Affinity Designer, or Adobe Illustrator.
There is a Alond Galaxy 4N Badge Machine at Tūranga.
Sewing machines and overlockers
Construct your own projects from fabric using our sewing machines and overlockers.
Tūranga has four sewing machines and two overlockers.
Embroidery Machines
Construct your own projects and embellish with stitched designs using the embroidery machine.
Heat Press
A heat press is a large type commercial iron. It has controls for pre-set temperature, time and pressure, making it ideal for the application of heat transfer vinyl to fabric, garments (such as T-shirts) and other media.
There is a Cugi heat press at Tūranga.
Photo, Slide and Film Scanner
A photo scanner is a device that scans media and creates a high-quality digital file. Our photo scanners can scan a variety of physical media formats to digital files.
Tūranga has two Epson Perfection V600 scanners.
Craft Cutter
A Cameo 4 cutter contains a very sharp blade that is controlled by a computer. The blade can move precisely to cut shapes out of materials such as paper, card, adhesive vinyl, heat transfer vinyl, sticker paper, or sublimation paper / invisible ink paper.
There is a Silhouette Cameo 4 desktop cutting machine at Tūranga.
Media conversion station
Our media conversion station can be used to create a high-quality digital copy of a variety of media.
Acrylic Bender
Our acrylic bender is a versatile tool designed for shaping and forming thermoplastic sheet materials. It allows creators to produce clean, precise bends in acrylic, making it ideal for signage, display stands, enclosures, craft projects, and custom fabrication.
Taupuni Oro/Ataata – Audio/Video Studio
Located on Auahatanga | Creativity, Level 4 of Tūranga, the Audio/Video Studio is a place to shoot and edit video, record and edit sound, and to compose, record, and mix sound recordings.
No food or drink is allowed in the studio except for closed drink bottles.
Bookings are not required for the Audio/Video Studio but are recommended if you want to guarantee a timeslot.
Book Taupuni Oro / Ataata / AV Studio
(Note: Schools and educational organisations should book by emailing turangaavstudio@ccc.govt.nz. Please include your organisation’s name, contact name and number and a brief summary of what you would like to do).
Depending on availability, the studio can be booked in 30-minute blocks up to 3 hours (with a minimum booking time of one hour and a maximum of 9 hours per person per month). Please provide a minimum of 24 hours' notice if you need to cancel your booking.
First time users need to allow for a 15-minute orientation at the beginning of the session.
Studio equipment and instruments
The studio features a control room and live room for audio and video recording. There are four iMac workstations in the studio itself, with relevant hardware and software.
- See full list of Audio/Video Studio software
Studio equipment
- 4x 27” Retina 5K iMac (Intel i5 3.4GHz, 16GB Ram, 1TB Storage)
- Behringer X32 Producer Digital Mixing desk
- Ableton Push 2 MIDI Controller
- Native instrument Maschine MK3
- Green Screen wall
- Audio software like Logic Pro X, Reaper and Ableton Live 10 intro
- Rode NT-1 microphones x 3
- 49 key Midi Keyboard
Instruments
- Washburn Bass Guitar
- Takamine Acoustic Electric Guitar
- Acoustic Classical Guitar
- Fender Squier Stratocaster Electric Guitar
- DG Centaur Hybrid Electro Acoustic Cajon - Percussion
- Nux DM-1 Electric Drum Kit
- Boss RC202 Tablet top Loop Station
- Korg MS20 Mini
- Arturia Minibrute
- Pioneer DDJSX3 DJ controller
- Presonus AudioBox iTwo iPad Recording Interface
- Set of Boomwhackers
Full list of Audio/Video Studio software
