The Edge Performing Arts & Convention Centre
The Edge is New Zealand's largest performing arts and convention centre complex / organisation. It is a Council Controlled Trading Organisation of Auckland Council and comprises:
- Aotea Centre, a modern events centre
- Aotea Square, a public square between the venues
- Auckland Town Hall, a historical building with a well-known concert venue
- Civic Theatre, a large historical atmospheric theatre
- Herald Theatre
In 2009, THE EDGE recorded attendances of 736,600 at an unspecified number of events delivered as part of the centre's "Arts Agenda" and "Commercial Entertainment" programmes.
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