Events

Hamilton City Council is launching a month-long festival to encourage people to get on their bikes and explore the city this October.

The Meatstock Festival’s food, music, and barbecue is coming to Mystery Creek Events Centre in Hamilton.

NZ must invest more in large events or it will miss out on their big benefits.

A new green investment strategy is needed to better people, planet and prosperity – that is the message from the United Nations World Tourism Organization on the 43rd annual World Tourism Day, 27 September.

Tauranga is lining up for an economic boost this summer from a varied lineup of events, music and entertainment.

Senthil Gopinath, CEO of one of the world’s largest conference associations, talks to the Ticker about NZ’s strengths.

Close to 1,000 people descended on Auckland’s Commercial Bay on Saturday for the Solstice Fashion Show.

The government is contributing $5m to the future of Supercars events in New Zealand.

The Wellington Heritage Festival is set to showcase Te Whanganui-a-Tara and the region’s multicultural history once again.

Art is returning to Auckland CBD as part of Heart of the City’s Artweek In The City event next month.

The week aims to raise the profile of the industry, recognise its value, and celebrate achievement.

Events have made a strong recovery but it’s been a battle for the business, which saw off Covid and then fought in court to save an Auckland icon.

The Ministry of Culture and Heritage has opened the $300,000 Commemorating Waitangi Day Fund for communities seeking to organise events that commemorate the signing of Te Tiriti (the Treaty).

Festival organisers need to be able to manage their response to extreme weather events as summers are increasingly plagued by flooding and heatwaves.

Six events will share $125,000 from the Hauraki Coromandel Regional Event Fund.

The Auckland Lantern Festival and Diwali Festival have established a new naming rights sponsorship agreement with BNZ.

Around 20,000 people are expected to visit Tauranga for the Zespri AIMS Games from 2 – 8 September.

Trains delivered more than 173,000 patrons travelling to FIFA Women’s World Cup games in Auckland and Wellington, demonstrating the benefits of commuter rail, according to the government.

Queenstown Airport’s air traffic tower is lighting up in rainbow colours to celebrate the Winter Pride Week.

Taupō’s selection to host the Supercars Championship will provide the region with a good opportunity to encourage visitors to stay longer and spend more, says Destination Great Lake Taupō.

Michael Allpress plans to turn his olive oil business into a visitor destination on Waiheke Island.

Tourism Industry Aotearoa is holding a series of drop-in sessions and a webinar to discuss its Tourism 2050 draft plan.

The Bay of Islands It! Festival has confirmed its return to the Paihia Village Green this October.

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More than 450 athletes from 30 countries will converge on Wānaka and Queenstown for the 2023 Winter Games beginning on Friday.

The FIFA Women’s World Cup has given the country’s major hotels a mid-winter lift with revenue per available room exceeding pre-Covid levels, according to Horwath HTL.

Up to 16,000 people are expected to converge on Sky Stadium in Wellington for the Beervana event this weekend.

The current mandatory seven-day Covid isolation requirement could be about to go.

The operators were among the winners at the Tourism Export Council Operator of the Year and YoungTEC Awards.

Last season saw an oversupply of events, which hurt ticket sales.

A sellout crowd of 24,000 people will fill FMG Stadium in Hamilton this Saturday for the Round 24 NRL Telstra Premiership match between The Warriors and Wests Tigers.

Wellington will be hosting fireworks, footy, foodie events and films over the coming months, with a lot to follow its hosting of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023.

Almost a fifth of all FIFA Women’s World Cup ticket sales at Eden Park are to international visitors, according to Tātaki Auckland Unlimited.

Fieldays, Pasifika Festival, Flavours of Plenty, Crankworx and individuals from XPO Exhibitions and Tourism New Zealand are among a swathe of nominees announced for the 2023 New Zealand Events Awards.

The 30th annual Toast Martinborough is expected to attract 100,000 people in November.

Close to 170,000 people have attended FIFA Women’s World Cup matches at Auckland’s Eden Park to date, according to the latest figures.

Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre will host Local Government New Zealand’s annual conference in August 2024.

Cities hosting Football Ferns matches for the FIFA Women’s World Cup are seeing a decent boost in accommodation bookings, according to figures for Dunedin and Auckland.

Business Events Wellington says it has attracted 49 conferences for the city, which are expected to generate an estimated $34m for the local economy.

With Dunedin Stadium hosting today, the Ticker hears how the city has been preparing and hopes to benefit.

The FIFA Women’s World Cup will help the tourism sector to kick its winter goals, according to Rotorua Canopy Tours general manager Paul Button.

Napier’s Winter Deco Festival is an international affair this year, with ticket sales attracting visitors from the United States and Australia.

The first match of the tournament will go ahead in Auckland despite the city being rocked by fatal shootings this morning.

Operators across the host cities are reporting healthy bookings, particularly around match days.

Hotels expect a short-term boost but it is global exposure industry hopes to convert.

New Zealand’s inbounders are seeing little pickup from the FIFA Women’s World Cup, despite forecasts of tens of thousands of visitors.

Hospitality businesses can open longer for the men’s Rugby World Cup after the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2023 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Bill passed its third reading.

Tourism operators working alongside marine wildlife are invited to learn about a new way of approaching risk and safety when engaging in such activities.

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says the FIFA Women’s World Cup is a big opportunity for New Zealand tourism.

Hamilton Airport has entered a new three-year sponsorship deal with the Balloons Over Waikato festival.