Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School is New Zealand's national drama school started in 1970. It is located in Wellington, New Zealand in the building Te Whaea: National Dance & Drama Centre. Toi Whakaari offers training in acting, costume construction, set and props construction, performing arts management and design for stage and screen. Toi Whakaari has a roll of approximately 130 students annually, who study for up to three years.