Mid-Winter Events

Warm up winter with a brilliant staff event

Warm up this winter in front of our beautiful stone fireplace. A mid winter event at our estate is something quite special. Our minimum guest numbers is significantly reduced to hold an exclusive event at our venue.

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Mingle in front of the fire

A great way to warm up over winter

Our covered courtyard is now fully enclosed with our huge glass sliding doors. So now you can get completely out of the cold but still able to see the outdoors through our huge glass walls.

Plus our stone fireplace is stunning and perfect for you and your guests to relax, enjoy and warm up in front of.

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Dine under a canopy of vines

Winter or summer, our canopy of vines is green all year round

In our main function room you and your guests will be dining under a canopy of vines, these stay green all year round.

It gives you that outdoor feeling while still inside and a warm temperature controlled events room.

This helps make Markovina Estate a full all year round venue.

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Enjoy great food

We focus on serving great meals

The most important element of a great event is to ensure that there is plenty of great tasting food for your guests to enjoy.

Each of our packages include canapes, your main meal, dessert and cheese selection. When booking an exclusive event you have the choice of choosing any of the below menus:

Buffet Meal – An extensive buffet with ample for everyone
Platters to the Table – A mini buffet served to your table
Plated Meal – With a generous delicious serving to your plate

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Dance the night away

Or relax by the fire

Booking one of our corporate packages we include a DJ, or alternatively with our exclusive events you can choose to hire in a band.

Either way we like to ensure that you and your guests are able to dance the night away or alternatively relax by the fire enjoy a nice drink.

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What our customers have to say

We had a fabulous night, great food, awesome music and what a wonderful venue you have, our staff couldn't speak any more highly of what a great time they all had!
Advanced Professional Solutions
The entire catered lunch was very well received and there were many positive comments from staff who made special mention of the variety and quality of food offered to us.
The University of Auckland
They put on a great night, with an awesome theme and wonderful atmosphere. The food is always exceptional quality.
Appliance Shed Papatoetoe
Such a wonderful event on Saturday, I have had nothing but good feedback in response to the dinner, venue and DJ. Please pass our appreciation onto Rina who took such great care of us on the night.
Corban Revell
We will continue to use Markovina for our functions as the staff always make us feel welcome and go above and beyond what is required every year.
Appliance Shed Papatoetoe
Thank you for a fabulous night on Saturday night. The team had a blast and are still buzzing. Well done . Everything was just amazing – bus, venue, service, music, food.
Aioi Nissay Down Management
Our sincere thanks for such an excellent hosting of our end of year Christmas function. The service offered by all staff was extremely warm, friendly, helpful and professional.
The University of Auckland
I just wanted to pass on my thanks to yourself and your team! The night was a brilliant success, the food was AMAZING, and the hospitality was second to none.
McDonald's Head Office

Mid Winter Events FAQ

Do you have an inside area for mingling?

Yes we do, you can mingle inside in front of the fire. Depending on the group size for our combined events you can hire this space exclusively for your dining.

Is the venue warm?

Yes, we have plenty of heating. Our main dining area has air conditioning & gas heaters. Our mingling area has walls of double glazed glass and a huge stone fireplace.

Can we still go outside if it is a fine night?

Yes we have lighting in our gardens. You are still welcome to explore.

Find out more

Tell us about the event you are looking at having and we can send you more information including costs for an event with us. You can also select if you would prefer to visit our venue to have a meeting with us about your upcoming event.