Pop singer Pink’s concert in Dunedin on 5 March generated $16.6m for the local economy, says Dunedin Venues Management.
Around 1,100 athletes are converging on Wellington for the Faultline Ultra Festival’s running and mountain biking events this weekend.
Taupō District Council expects the Taupō Super400 round of the Supercars championship to generate around $6m in economic benefits and attract more than 100,000 people.
More than 60 events organisers have taken part in capability building workshops around Waikato, Ruapehu and Bay of Plenty as part of the recent Thermal Explorer Regional Events Fund.
Around 25,000 people per day are expected at each of the three days at Taupō International Motorsport Park for the Supercars Championship.
Competing on the global stage for events like the FIFA Women’s World Cup depends on funding, writes NZEA’s Elaine Linnell.
Tourism Industry Aotearoa and Recreation Aotearoa are hosting their first Regional Outdoors Hui in Wānaka on Friday.
Eden Park’s carpark has played host to a “vibrant community marketplace” on Sunday.
More than 220,000 visitors flowed into Auckland Stadiums’ three venues, Go Media Stadium Mt Smart, Western Springs Stadium, and North Harbour Stadium.
Harvest Hawke’s Bay has confirmed the date for its next event on 23 November.
The Wairarapa’s annual midwinter Festival of Christmas is returning to Greytown this year.
Queenstown Lakes District Council has opened applications for the 2024-25 Events Fund.
Warbirds over Wānaka is estimated to have given the local economy a $40m boost, according to the local business chamber.
The New Zealand Events Association has opened ticket sales for its annual industry Eventing The Future conference in August.
More than 90,000 people are expected to visit Auckland Showgrounds for the annual Royal Easter Show in Auckland this holiday weekend.
The government will provide $175,000 for the annual Polyfest Auckland Secondary Schools Māori & Pacific Islands Cultural Festival.
The future of the SailGP event in Christchurch appears uncertain after dolphins affected racing on the course near Lyttelton over the weekend.
Arrowtown is once again celebrating Matariki with the return of its third annual festival.
The contestable Regional Events Promotion Fund will be available to RTOs and councils outside of the main centres.
The 21st Annual WOMAD Festival in Taranaki has attracted more than 40,000 attendees in three days.
Wellington’s Botanic Garden will come alive as part of a light and multi-sensory experience during the New Zealand Festival of the Arts.
A new electric pontoon cruise is among the new tourism products promoted at Regional Tourism New Zealand’s ITO event this week.
Regional Tourism New Zealand’s annual ITO event this week has attracted record numbers.
Iconic images and logos from Hobbiton Movie Set have appeared in the sky as part of a drone display over FMG Stadium on Saturday.
AJ Hacket Bungy New Zealand’s Kawarau Bungy Centre will host three international DJs as part of its Forty Til’ Friday bungy and music event in Queenstown.
Hamilton City Council has opened applications for its 2024-25 Event Sponsorship Fund.
Economic Development Minister Melissa Lee says Crankworx continues to provide both economic and social benefits to Rotorua.
The TSB Festival of Lights generated $9.2m for Taranaki’s economy, up from $8m the previous year, according to a report on the event.
Chockstock is returning to Wellington after a three-year hiatus.
The guest and speaker lineup has been announced for the sixth annual Tourism Policy School to be held in Queenstown.
SailGP has put in place traffic management plans to manage vehicles and people travelling to the event on 21-22 March and prevent Lyttelton township from being overwhelmed.
The inaugural Blue Economy Innovation Summit is coming to Nelson next month.
Auckland’s central city will come alive in green, white and orange for the St Patrict’s Parade and Festival this Sunday.
Eden Park says it has broken attendance records with more than 100,000 people attending concerts by pop singer Pink over the weekend.
The Wānaka A&P Show welcomed more than 44,000 people to its 87th event over the weekend.
A new international food festival will debut next month as part of Auckland Council’s World of Cultures Festival.
Warbirds Over Wanaka organisers say they are seeing increased demand for this year’s event over Easter.
World Travel & Tourism Council president Julia Simpson has told the annual ITB Berlin event that while the sector is booming it must tackle challenges like climate change.
More than 1,000 performers will converge on Auckland’s Western Springs Park this weekend, 9-10 March, for the annual Pasifika Festival.
Dunedin operators are painting the town pink to celebrate the arrival of pop singer Pink who is playing at Forsyth Barr Stadium tonight.
A motorhome rally at the West Coast town of Reefton has given a boost to the local economy over the weekend.
More than 2,000 athletes and many more supporters will compete in this weekend’s IRONMAN New Zealand event in Taupō.
House of Travel has come together with 130 supplier representatives in a special ‘appreciation night’ for its partners.
A crash during the Arcadia Road Rallyspring at Paparoa on Sunday has claimed the lives of two competitors.
Tourism Summit Aotearoa and the New Zealand Tourism Awards will be held at Cordis Auckland this year.
A flavour of Hobbiton is again returning to netball at the start of the 2024 ANZ Premiership open.
Buyer registrations are now open for the 2024 eXplore Trade Show.
Foley Wines has bought the Toast Martinborough food and wine festival.
The Crankworx Summer Series in Christchurch has been cancelled due to the impacts of the Port Hills fire on host venue Christchurch Adventure Park.
The 2024 Flavours of Plenty programme is live, showcasing the raft of events for the culinary festival that takes place at various locations around the Bay of Plenty in April.
