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Councils &government
Community festivals, library programmes, citizenship ceremonies. New Zealand-hosted, PCI compliant, works across departments.
Trusted by organisations across New Zealand
Built locally, priced fairly, supported by humans
Why organisations choose us
Local team, local servers, local support – and pricing that works for community-sized budgets.
Events we help councils run
From 10 guests to 10,000, TryBooking stays in the background so you can focus on what matters. Quietly doing its thing while you do yours.
Free or ticketed. Registrations, stall-holder bookings, public attendance.
Session-based, capacity limits. Free events free.
Invitation-only with controlled access. Track RSVPs, collect attendee details securely.
Free registration to manage attendance and collect pre-submitted questions.
Recurring sessions, subsidised pricing, custom forms for participant details.
Data hosted in New Zealand
Secure, PCI-compliant hosting. Experienced with council security questionnaires and procurement processes.
Access across departments
Multiple user roles mean you can readily run events, libraries, youth services, and finance with their own permissions and features. Your events coordinator doesn’t need IT to set up a booking page.
Most of your events are free
Genuinely free for free events – no platform fee, no per-registration charge. Same features whether free or ticketed.
Features for councils
On the day
Check-in and on-site payments
Scanning App
Check-in at festivals, library events, civic functions. Multiple entries, offline.
Box Office App
Card payments for ticketed events or market stalls. No hardware to procure.
Less box office time, less wasted print
"TryBooking greatly reduced Box Office staff time and saved us the wastage of printing tickets that might not get used."
Frequently asked questions
Yes. No platform fees on free events. Run workshops, info sessions, citizenship ceremonies, and community programmes at zero cost to your council.
Absolutely. Six user roles let each department create and manage their own events independently. Council admins maintain full oversight across all departments.
All data is stored on secure, PCI-compliant servers. TryBooking is PCI compliant and HTTPS secure. We do not share resident data with third parties.
Yes. Use our widget to embed event pages directly on your council website. Residents register without leaving your site, maintaining your council branding throughout.
Just 50c per ticket (or 15c for tickets under $5) plus 2.5% processing. No setup fees, no monthly fees, no subscriptions.
Events your community turns up for
We can walk your team through the platform and address procurement requirements.
