The Health Technology Centre at Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre is a co-working space for a cluster of health technology companies and the wider community to work from a unique and collaborative environment.
Our founding tenants include The Johner Institute, oVRcome, Myovolt, The Kite Program, ContentedAI, Komodo, The Honest Human, Calmly, Ignite Aotearoa, Big Chats, Celo and Swell Group.
The long-term ambition is for this to become more than just a place for health technology companies to co-locate, it will become a community of connection, inspiration, and support, through the development of the Health Tech Quadrant whereby advisory services such as commercial, intellectual property, investment, strategy, export, quality and regulatory advice are wrapped around these companies to provide the support high growth companies need to succeed.
The Health Technology Centre boasts over 1,000m2 of light, spacious offices, co-working spaces, and associated facilities.
The shared facilities of the Health Technology Centre are also available for the wider health technology community to use to host meetings or events.
The Health Technology Centre occupies part of the original School of Engineering, later used by the Court Theatre and Southern Ballet.
The buildings have been earthquake strengthened, and fitted with modern heating, lighting and connectivity. The building restoration has been meticulous, and heritage features have been retained wherever possible, down to student and thesbian graffiti in the rafters.
Few work spaces can boast such a direct link to the city’s history of technological innovation. You can even host a board meeting immediately above the site of New Zealand’s first television transmission.
The contemporary glass bridge was completed in 2023 for the Health Technology Centre. It was designed by Warren and Mahoney (WAM), the firm that led the second distinctive period in Christchurch architecture – the Christchurch Modern (mid-20th century). The first period is Gothic Revival, of which The Arts Centre is the largest remaining collection. About the glass:
The Health Technology Centre’s location in the middle of The Arts Centre has numerous advantages:
A growing community full of creativity and innovation.
The Arts Centre is a special taonga dating back to 1877, which boasts the largest collection of Category 1 listed heritage buildings in Aotearoa. It is dedicated to fostering, promoting, facilitating, and encouraging interest and involvement in art, culture, education, creativity, the creative industries and education.
Step outside the Health Technology Centre to a site brimming with hospitality, venues ready for business meetings and events, and a boutique hotel for visiting clients. Catering to your many needs… it’s home to galleries, museums, cinemas, boutique retailers, artisan eateries and bars, engaging events, stunning venues and much more.
The Arts Centre's Gothic Revival buildings have been meticulously rebuilt, strengthened, and restored after the devastating earthquakes of 2010-11, all with modern heating, lighting and connectivity, everything your office needs.
If you're involved in health technologies and interested in becoming part of this exciting initiative, please contact Centre Manager Madeleine Martin for more information and a site visit. She can be contacted on madeleinem@artscentre.org.nz
Health Tech Breakfasts. Email: madeleinem@artscentre.org.nz
Grant funding for the restoration and fit-out of the Engineering Extension and Electrical Engineering buildings was provided by:
