Introducing Confluence
Confluence is Whanganui's values driven coworking space. Our coworking desks and event facilities are designed and made available within our chosen values of Community; Collaboration; Critical Thinking. These values fundamentally guide our business decisions and directly shape the experience of visitors to and users of Confluence.
Confluence has become the place in Whanganui where people flow to, enjoying working in new ways in our peaceful, well maintained, and unique spaces, amongst your friends and wider Whanganui community.
Find out more about what we provide to our Whanganui community below, or use the menu above to delve deeper. We also post weekly to our Facebook page, and occasionally Twitter, for digital social interactions.
Confluence Coworking Desks
Confluence has been operating as a public coworking space for Whanganui since 2015. Over the years our desks and spaces have developed to become Whanganui's premiere business focused coworking space.
Underpinning Confluence's operating values we also run the coworking facility as a social enterprise therefore we put people before profit. This is an easy statement to say but how does it work in practice? Some examples are keeping the number of coworking desks to a maximum number that means each one has plenty of space and privacy. We also refrain from placing coworking desks in our largest space, doing so means this can continue to be used in new ways such as community events, film screenings, and our facilitated workshops.
Underpinning Confluence's operating values we also run the coworking facility as a social enterprise therefore we put people before profit. This is an easy statement to say but how does it work in practice? Some examples are keeping the number of coworking desks to a maximum number that means each one has plenty of space and privacy. We also refrain from placing coworking desks in our largest space, doing so means this can continue to be used in new ways such as community events, film screenings, and our facilitated workshops.
Thoughtful Thursdays and other Confluence Events
Thoughtful Thursdays is taking a short break over the summer holiday with our not to be missed closing film for 2018 being the NZ Foreign Language Oscar submission for 2019, Yellow is Forbidden, on Thursday 13 December.
Don't worry, your Thoughtful Thursdays will return in 2019 with the 2nd special fundraiser screening for the Sarjeant Gallery redevelopment fund with Edith Collier: A Village by the Sea.
Listed below are upcoming events, film screenings, courses, or other exciting things that will be happening at Confluence.
|
Going with the flowPhotographs Confluence coworking community working in new ways.
|
|
Finding Confluence
|
Confluence is on the top floor of:
15 Watt Street, Whanganui, 4500 Telephone: 06 2813474 Email: hello@confluence.kiwi The easiest way to find Watt Street is to go to Majestic Square on Victoria Avenue and walk through this towards Mint Cafe, like Confluence, it's main entrance is on Watt Street. Confluence is about 30 meters up Watt Street walking away from the river. Our building, shown below, is recessed away from the road on the left side of the street. 
This is number 15 Watt Street. It is directly opposite the Davis Lecture Theatre. Confluence is up on the top floor. There are stairs or a lift located in the ground floor lobby.
|
Car parking is available free of charge all-day around Queen's Park or the streets near the library. Alternatively all-day metered parking is right outside along Watt Street.
If you require accessible parking then please contact us beforehand so we can make arrangements for you to park as close to our door as possible. Our street door is open to visitors from 9am Monday to Friday. Some coworking desks include an electronic fob for access at other times.
|
What others say about going with the flow at Confluence
'Confluence is my happy/go too space when I'm in need of a great work environment or facility. Everyone is always so welcoming and helpful and all the facilities I may need are there. You are made to feel like part of it and included rather than just renting a desk space. - Love it!'
Jo Rooke
March 2018
★★★★★
Jo Rooke
March 2018
★★★★★
|
|
Confluence coworking is all about community. The community amongst its users but also our wider Whanganui community. We are active members of the fledgling New Zealand Coworking Association and Cowork Hui groups.
Confluence are the organisers of New Zealand's annual National Coworking Day, and also organise the recently launched international Twinned Coworking Community scheme.
Confluence are the organisers of New Zealand's annual National Coworking Day, and also organise the recently launched international Twinned Coworking Community scheme.
Confluence marketing campaigns
Confluence is 100% independently funded and runs advertising campaigns to encourage coworking in general plus highlight the differences that going with the flow at Confluence provides. Here's a selection of our popular ad's from social media.
|
|
|
Meet Confluence's global twinned coworking community
ETC Beehive coworking community website
|
|
Confluence coworking community website
|
Confluence in Whanganui is a Twinned Coworking Community
with ETC's Beehive in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
Confluence coworkers are able to communicate directly with ETC's Beehive coworkers located 14,000 km's away in Baltimore USA. They share ideas, send each other letters or items, and extend the social benefits of coworking beyond their immediate locations, cultures, and countries.
Find out more about Confluence's twin by clicking on their website image above, or by visiting the official page for Twinned Coworking Communities at www.twinned.space.
Who is Confluence?
Your hosts at Confluence are Melita & Kevin.
Melita Farley and Kevin Double are also the owners of Double Farley which is the business that operates Confluence.
Melita Farley and Kevin Double are also the owners of Double Farley which is the business that operates Confluence.