General Service is the culmination of 5 Wānaka friends, each of whom began 'running their own ships' at about the same time. They found that although working in an array of different fields, productivity worked better in a shared environment through holding each other accountable and providing sounding boards for new ideas.

General Service embodies thinking outside the box, thinking practically and laterally. We look to shake up the preconceived ‘work sucks’ idea and create a space that you genuinely look forward to arriving at each morning.

General Service started in a shed that was GS 1.0 and eventually moved onwards to 17 Dunmore St. Wānaka. What was then a blank canvas, we procceeded to make it into a space destined for everyone.