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Planning a Corporate Retreat on Waiheke

Villas, private chefs and days that people actually talk about.

21 January 2026 · Vania Rossi · 6 min read

Group of guests toasting on a vineyard lawn

Waiheke is close enough to Auckland for a one-day offsite and remote enough to feel like a genuine reset. That combination is rare.

Choose the house before the agenda

Private villas with big kitchens and long tables set the tone. A cooking session in that kitchen will do more for the team than any workshop.

Guest tasting wine beside a vineyard fence — Small breakout groups keep conversation real.

A day plan that holds up

Morning: ferry and one vineyard. Midday: hands-on cooking. Afternoon: long lunch and a walk. Evening: private dinner with the chef. Nothing rushed, nothing dead.

Long table set for a private dinner — Groups of four to twenty, everything made from scratch.

Written by Vania Rossi · Back to the journal

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