Where is confluence?
Confluence is in Whanganui town centre. It is within a large modern office block building that sits between Victoria Avenue and Watt Street. The building has entrances on both streets, and Confluence's public entrance is on Watt Street at number 15. An easy way to find this entrance is to walk along Watt Street starting from Majestic Square or Mint Cafe, and walk towards the big building at the end of Watt Street that has concrete X's on the front of it. You will find Confluence's building is on your left just past the larger white building and opposite the Museum's Davis Lecture theatre. Confluence occupies the entire top floor of the building.
If you know Whanganui's Victoria Avenue, or high street, then you may be more familiar with the ground floor businesses with an entrance on Victoria Avenue, these are Westpac bank, a dairy, and also a clothing store in what used to be Dick Smiths.
If you know Whanganui's Victoria Avenue, or high street, then you may be more familiar with the ground floor businesses with an entrance on Victoria Avenue, these are Westpac bank, a dairy, and also a clothing store in what used to be Dick Smiths.
Where is watt street?
Watt Street is a short street in the middle of Whanganui's town centre. It has no houses on it but does have a number of businesses. For some businesses their Watt Street doorway is a rear entrance to access their building which faces onto Victoria Avenue. Some well known Whanganui buildings are on Watt Street, including the Whanganui Regional Museum, and War Memorial Hall, however their main public entrances are known to be off of a large concrete area which is at the foot of the memorial steps leading up to the old Sarjeant Gallery - so you may not know they are actually on a street, and that street is Watt Street.
If you're driving then you can access Watt Street from Guyton Street by turning onto Campbell Street which curves down and to the right, becoming Watt Street as it does so. Or you can access it from Taupo Quay by driving up Drews Avenue, which is the road leading up the hill away from the Taupo Quay iSite and river. As you drive up Drews Avenue it turns sharply left and right, and at this point it becomes Watt Street.
If you are walking then walk along Victoria Avenue until you reach the large public gathering point known as Majestic Square. This is notable as having an outdoor stage area and two grassy areas for sitting. If you walk through this square, there is a small rise up to a street - this is Watt Street. Turn left and stay on the left side of the street, walking towards the big concrete X building. Confluence's building is about 80 metres along on your left side, set back a few metres from the road by a small carpark area.
If you're driving then you can access Watt Street from Guyton Street by turning onto Campbell Street which curves down and to the right, becoming Watt Street as it does so. Or you can access it from Taupo Quay by driving up Drews Avenue, which is the road leading up the hill away from the Taupo Quay iSite and river. As you drive up Drews Avenue it turns sharply left and right, and at this point it becomes Watt Street.
If you are walking then walk along Victoria Avenue until you reach the large public gathering point known as Majestic Square. This is notable as having an outdoor stage area and two grassy areas for sitting. If you walk through this square, there is a small rise up to a street - this is Watt Street. Turn left and stay on the left side of the street, walking towards the big concrete X building. Confluence's building is about 80 metres along on your left side, set back a few metres from the road by a small carpark area.
What is Confluence?
Confluence is a privately run business owned and operated by Double Farley Ltd in Whanganui, New Zealand.
It is a business that provides a range of services that are physically based in Whanganui, such as a public cinema, a public coworking space, and also a space for important public events. In addition to these public services it occasionally offers private organisations or groups access to the space for non-public events or meetings.
Everything that happens at Confluence must fit within three core operating values of Community; Collaboration; Critical Thinking. You can find out more about Confluence's understanding of these values on this page here.
It is a business that provides a range of services that are physically based in Whanganui, such as a public cinema, a public coworking space, and also a space for important public events. In addition to these public services it occasionally offers private organisations or groups access to the space for non-public events or meetings.
Everything that happens at Confluence must fit within three core operating values of Community; Collaboration; Critical Thinking. You can find out more about Confluence's understanding of these values on this page here.