The New Zealand International Convention Centre has secured the International Confederation of Principals’ Convention in 2026.
The government says it will scrap Auckland’s regional fuel tax on 30 June 2024.
The boutique luxury Hotel DeBrett building on Auckland’s High Street has sold for $21m, says Colliers.
She will be responsible for Tātaki Auckland Unlimited’s tourism work, as well as major and business events in a newly-created role.
Abstract Hotel on Auckland’s Upper Queen Street has opened for bookings.
New Zealand International Convention Centre Hobson Street Hotel contractor Fletcher Building says it expects the project to cost it another $165m.
Both Hamilton and Auckland zoos are this week mourning the deaths of animals in their care.
Dunedin, Auckland and Wellington will host the All Blacks’ five domestic rugby tests this year.
The luxury hotel at 1 Queen Street, within the Commercial Bay precinct, features 139 rooms, the Adveih Restaurant and Bar, and a fitness centre.
The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series at Auckland’s Wynyard Quarter over the weekend attracted 55,000 spectators across the two days, says organisers.
The inaugural Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series is taking place at Wynyard Quarter in Auckland this weekend.
The BNZ Auckland Lantern Festival is set to return next month at a new venue after four years of cancellations.
International travellers flying out of Auckland can leave liquids and laptops in their carry-on bags from Monday, 22 January.
The country’s largest hotel market managed to pass the 90% daily occupancy mark in 2023 for the first time since the pandemic hit, according to figures from STR.
SkyCity is reopening its popular steakhouse The Grill inside its new 50-star Horizon hotel.
Auckland Zoo’s giraffe Kiraka has given birth to a healthy female calf, estimated to be around six feet or 1.8 metres tall and weighing approximately 60kg.
Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series organisers are anticipating crowds of up to 30,000 across the two-day event in Auckland on 27-28 January 2024.
Auckland Transport will increase public transport fares on buses, trains and ferries on 4 February 2024 to help meet significant operating cost increases.
The coalition government has ditched the Auckland Light Rail project citing ballooning costs.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup contributed $87.1m in GDP for Auckland’s economy, according to an impact study done by Fresh Info for Tātaki Auckland Unlimited.
The $200m Te Arikinui Pullman Auckland Airport Hotel has opened to guests.
SkyCity Entertainment Group will pay $204m in compensation to Macquarie Group subsidiary MPF Parking NZ Limited over the casino and hotel operator’s Auckland car park.
Air Chathams is launching scenic 45-minute flights around Auckland on a 1945 Douglas DC-3 warbird this summer.
Auckland Airport has welcomed the return of 23 volunteer customer service ambassadors this summer, with more due to start in the new year.
After a challenging pandemic, Rotorua’s Polynesian Spa continues to increase customer numbers to levels last experienced in 2019, says Rangatira.
A total fire ban has been implemented across all islands in the Hauraki Gulf, including Kawau Island.
Te Arai and Tawharanui beaches in the Auckland region are among those that will see paid lifeguard services this summer.
A new hospitality, retail and commercial outlet is planned for the site of a building currently used for car parking.
Auckland Airport says it has improved health and safety practices following a serious injury to one of its wildlife rangers.
SkyCity has signed a two-year deal to sponsor Auckland Cricket’s women’s programme.
Singapore Airlines has put its A380 back into service between Auckland and Singapore.
More than 21,000 people have attended the return of the country’s largest outdoor art event in Auckland this month.
The Department of Conservation is asking people to keep an eye out for a humpback whale possibly caught in a cray pot line somewhere between Northland and Auckland.
SailGP will not stage an event in Auckland in March 2024, says Tātaki Auckland Unlimited.
AUT will host a four-day summit bringing experience professionals and academics together to discuss a variety of human experiences, including those in hospitality, tourism and events.
Eden Park in Auckland will host British band Coldplay’s only New Zealand show in 2024.
Auckland Airport passenger movements totalled 1.54 million in October 2023, up 20% on the same period last year and equating to 87.5% of that seen during the corresponding month in pre-Covid 2019.
Wētā Workshop Unleashed will host a special screening event of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings: Return of the King next month.
Tātaki Auckland Unlimited’s emissions totalled 5324 tCO₂e in its year to 30 June 2023.
Fullers360 chief executive Mike Horne has welcomed Waka Kotahi’s decision to continue the ferry service’s exempt status regarding fare pricing.
Horizon by SkyCity will open to guests on 1 March 2024, with bookings now open for the new 303-room hotel.
A diving event due to be held in Auckland this month has been postponed to respect a rāhui put in place from the ongoing effects of a sinkhole and waste discharging into the Waitematā Harbour.
The 2024 New Zealand Cruise Association conference will be held in Auckland on Thursday 15 August.
New Zealand’s largest outdoor art event is returning to Auckland’s Fort Takapuna this weekend.
The venue’s sales team will start taking domestic booking enquiries from 1 December 2023 for events taking place from mid-2025.
Up to 100,000 people could line the streets of Auckland’s central city this weekend for the Diwali Festival, according to Tātaki Auckland Unlimited.
New Zealand Customs Service has seized almost 26kg of methamphetamine from the luggage of a person attempting to enter the country through Auckland Airport.
Wētā Workshop Unleashed has developed new multi-language capabilities and added tours at its Auckland location within SkyCity.
SkyCity Entertainment Group chair Julian Cook says the company is disappointed it had failed in its obligations at its Adelaide and Auckland casinos.
Air New Zealand’s premium check-in facilities at Auckland Airport have officially reopened with a new look after the Auckland flood in January damaged the area.
