Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre has hit a major operational milestone, notching up one year since its first conference. Since 2 May 2022, the Centre has hosted 234 events for more than 129,700 delegates – including 70 conventions, seven exhibitions, 76 banquets, 79 meetings and seminars and two live entertainment events – generating more than $50 million* in direct economic value for the city of Ōtautahi Christchurch during that time.
In this March/April edition we bring you the latest news from the Northland/Bay of Islands, Hamilton/Waikato and Dunedin/Central Otago regions. We look at the latest offering from Brisbane and review the recent AIME event. We’ll have our regular industry news, events, people on the move and social happenings; and of course updates from our key partners BEIA and NZEA.
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ICMS Australasia (ICMSA) has expanded its geographic footprint and opened an office in Christchurch, New Zealand. Karen Hamilton, who has been working in the New Zealand business events sector for the past 16 years, has assumed the new role of Director New Zealand.
A major milestone in the lead up to opening of Tākina was celebrated this week with Wellington City Council receiving the keys to its new convention centre. The venue will officially open end of May, with the test events taking place earlier in May.
In this edition our cover story focuses on the latest business events news from Queensland’s Noosa. We also see what’s ahead in 2023 for Queenstown/Southern Lakes and the Whanganui regions. We cover a recent famil in the mighty Waikato region and there is also a review of the PCOA conference in Hobart in December.
In this edition we bring you the latest business events news and offerings from Palmerston North / Manawatu and Taranaki
In this edition the cover story focuses on Hawke’s Bay and we bring you the latest news from the region.
Sitting at the heart of New Zealand’s compact, walkable capital, Tākina is well on track for its mid-2023 opening.
In this edition our cover story focuses on Cairns & Great Barrier Reef – an inspiring read not to be missed! Closer to home we bring you plenty of news from Rotorua, Bay of Plenty and Taupo.