A claim from Environment Canterbury that cruise is impacting public transport in Christchurch has left the cruise industry bemused.
Christchurch Airport has signed up to buy the world’s first Rosenbauer Electric Fire Truck to operate at an airport.
Wolfbrook Property Group has secured naming rights for the now-named Wolfbook Arena in Christchurch for five years.
Singapore Airlines is boosting seasonal capacity to Auckland and Christchurch from November.
NZSki’s Mt Hutt will host a four-day celebration this August to mark 50 years of ski field operations.
Buyers at TRENZ have a new understanding of what is on offer across the Ashburton District.
ChristchurchNZ chief executive Ali Adams is confident the region’s destination management plan will be put into action despite no clear method as to how it will be funded.
Christchurch Airport and Tourism New Zealand have formed a three-year partnership to grow tourism in the South Island.
TIA’s CEO opens TRENZ 2023 at Te Pae Christchurch before an industry elated at the return of the event’s full programme.
The city will host two large industry events next week, with TRENZ and GwT’s careers expo lined up back to back.
Nearly 130k delegates have visited the venue since it opened on 2 May last year.
How has the pandemic changed airline strategies? How can NZ attract airlines? Lufthansa Consulting’s Arvind Chandrasekhar will answer these and other burning questions at the Auckland Airport New Zealand Tourism Forum.
The Auckland Airport New Zealand Tourism Forum is back for 2023, with an exceptional line-up of speakers including award-winning Māori business leader, Microsoft’s Dan Te Whenua Walker.
Sir Edmund Hillary’s 1950s Antarctic expedition tractor, a giant globe, and other large objects have been removed from Canterbury Museum before its redevelopment.
With United Airlines soon to reconnect Christchurch direct to the USA, Christchurch Airport is becoming even more than the ‘gateway to the South Island’, writes Nick Ashley, airline development manager for the airport.
A major ecological restoration in Hurunui will return more than five hectares of land back to native vegetation and adjacent areas to forest.
The carrier will fly direct to Christchurch from San Francisco in a new Dreamliner 787 seasonal service.
Christchurch’s new brand aims to boost visitor numbers as well as economic growth around the region, says ChristchurchNZ.
Te Pae Christchurch will host more than 1,000 overseas and national delegates for the International Association for Media and Communication Research’s annual conference next year.
Christchurch Adventure Park says it is “disappointed” in the Court of Appeal decision to uphold a High Court ruling that found the operator’s chairlift helped spread the 2017 Port Hills fires.
A new business events advocate programme called Tūwhana has launched in Ōtautahi Christchurch, with the city’s mayor, Phil Mauger, the patron of the initiative.
“The challenge we have at the moment is capacity meeting demand,” says Emirates’ regional manager in NZ, Chris Lethbridge.
More than 14,000 ticket holders over two days are expected at the New Zealand Sail Grand Prix at Lyttelton near Christchurch this weekend.
The Food Show is returning to Christchurch Arena at the end of the month, with 120 exhibitors and thousands of people expected to attend the gastronomic event.
Christchurch’s strong run of occupancy growth came to an end last week, with the city’s hotel market sliding back for the first time since the post-Elton John bump in late January.
Tourism New Zealand is firing up a $1m domestic campaign encouraging Kiwis to get out of the house and into their city centres.
A stronger than expected recovery at Christchurch Airport helped drive net profit after tax to $16.1m for the six months to December 2022, up 39.1% on the same period a year earlier.
Operators are doing their bit to help those affected by the recent extreme weather events.
Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre has drafted an agreement with Toitū Envirocare to help reduce its environmental footprint.
Christchurch Airport has teamed up with Contact Energy and solar developer Lightsource bp to deliver its Kōwhai Park renewable energy precinct.
Orana Wildlife Park is moutning the loss of its elderly llama named Roldo.
Project director Michael Singleton says the new airport can fit within NZ’s emissions targets and meet the climate change challenge.
Canterbury Museum has found its new pop-up home at the CoCA Centre of Contemporary Art Toi Moroki.
Emirates’ restart of its A380 service to Christchurch will add more than 3,400 seats every week to the trans-Tasman route.
Sir Elton John’s Christchurch concert could generate around $4.4m in tourism spend in the city this week, says ChristchurchNZ.
Slated for March 2024, the Extreme Solar Systems V conference is expected to generate an economic impact of $1.1m for Canterbury.
A 1962 tourist flight that disappeared without a trace will be remembered at an event in Christchurch.
The campaign encourages visitors to take a journey that makes up a single experience across five regions.
South Island operators bask in the glow of good weather and a strong international rebound over the summer peak.
The appointment is effective 1 January 2023, with Malcolm Johns finishing up after nine years.
Two of the country’s major business events assets are ending 2022 with contrasting fortunes.
Guided walk operator Walk Christchurch is celebrating 40 years of business with a tribute to its staff.
Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre will play host to the 29th ACM Virtual Reality Software Technology Symposium in October 2023.
Work to install the last artwork in Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre is now complete with Moment of Movement ready to experience on Colombo Street.
ChristchurchNZ will no longer provide tourism marketing services content for Mackenzie District Council from 4 February 2023.
In an industry-first collaboration, six West Coast and Canterbury regional tourism organisations have promoted their region to 80 agents from 40 inbound businesses at a product showcase in Auckland.
Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre has received the Exceptional achievement in Environmental Management accolade at the at the 2022 Toitū Brighter Future Awards.
Te Pae Christchurch will host the Armageddon Expo from 10-11 December.
West Coast and Canterbury regional tourism organisations are joining forces to relaunch tourism awareness with inbounders in the North Island.
A good October has turned into an even better November for Christchurch’s hotel market, according to figures from STR.
