23rd July 2026 BEIA / BizziesChristchurch’s leading venues will host Business Events Industry Aotearoa’s 2026 annual conference and The Bizzies awards on 27-29 October.
26th June 2026 BEIA / TIA / TPSIndustry groups like BEIA and TIA welcome NZ’s first Tourism Policy Statement, saying it provides the direction the sector has long sought.
22nd June 2026 BEIA / MEETINGS / NZICCThe certainty of having the event based at NZICC for the next three years will give the organisers an opportunity to focus on growth opportunities.
22nd June 2026 BEIA / MEETINGSMore than 1,500 delegates, exhibitors, buyers and industry leaders gathered at Auckland’s New Zealand International Convention Centre last week for MEETINGS 2026.
19th June 2026 BEIA / Hobbiton / MEETINGSA hobbit hole complete with a grass-covered roof, bubbling stream and rustic waterwheel stopped delegates in their tracks at NZICC.
17th June 2026 BEIA / OpinionBEIA’s Lisa Hopkins says business events are a valuable strategic asset that can help drive economic development.
17th June 2026 BEIA / MEETINGS / NZICCBusiness Events Industry Aotearoa has given Auckland’s New Zealand International Convention Centre a three-year commitment to host MEETINGS.
16th June 2026 BEIA / MEETINGS / NZICCMEETINGS makes its NZICC debut today
8th June 2026 BEIA / MEETINGSBEIA’s event on 16-18 June is expected to attract more than 1,500 attendees, with around 6,000 pre-scheduled business appointments planned.
26th May 2026 BEIA“These results show that the business events sector is delivering real economic value, and supporting New Zealand’s wider knowledge economy,” says BEIA chief executive Lisa Hopkins.
14th May 2026 BEIA / The BizziesBusiness Events Industry Aotearoa has opened nominations for the 2026 Bizzies Awards, which recognise excellence, innovation and leadership across New Zealand’s business events sector.
24th April 2026 BEIA / MEETINGSBusiness Events Industry Aotearoa’s event at Auckland’s New Zealand International Convention Centre on 17–18 June will conclude with the global orchestral-electronic act playing at the Electric Garden closing celebration.
