Conferences

Tourism New Zealand and 45 conference leaders from across the country rounded out Business Events Week with a celebration of the industry in Auckland on Friday.

Around 200 chemical engineers and scientists will converge on the Hilton Auckland in October for the Chemeca 2023 conference.

The Waikato Chamber of Commerce will host around 60 delegates from chambers around the country at the New Zealand Chambers of Commerce Conference next month.

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

Rotorua will host two large international forestry conferences in 2024 and another one the following year.

The new goal follows 84 bids worth $120m in FY23, with 54 confirmed wins so far.

The 15th annual Climate Change and Business Conference is returning to the Viaduct Events Centre in Auckland this year.

Hastings has secured the hosting bid for the 2024 Australasian Airports Roundtable for its first event outside Australia.

The Hospo Hui will bring together leaders in New Zealand food and hospitality to help chart the future of the industry.

More than 100 delegates are meeting in Hamilton this week for Bat Hui 2023, an event hosted by the Department of Conservation’s Bat Recovery Group.

Auckland could see an estimated economic benefit of more than $260,000 from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Women in Engineering International Leadership Summit in December 2023.

Visitation and spending have been boosted by Mighty Waikato campaigns, says the RTO.

More than 1,100 people are converging on Auckland this week for the 10th World Avocado Congress.

Auckland’s Cordis hotel will host the Financial Services Council’s 2023 flagship Building Consumer Confidence conference in August.

The 8th IWG World Conference on Women and Sport generated an estimated 4,526 visitor nights and a $1.64m boost to the visitor economy, according to figures from Tātaki Auckland Unlimited.

Air New Zealand has signed on as the major sponsor for The Australian Federation of Travel Agents’ Women in Travel Summit.

More than 500 forestry specialists will converge on Rotorua in September next year for the ForestSAT 2024 international conference.

Rotorua will host the IAVCEI Scientific Assembly next week, which will see more than 900 scientists from 41 countries visit the city.

More than 1000 members of the global avocado community are expected to converge on Auckland’s Aotea Centre for the 10th World Avocado Congress on 2-5 April 2023.

Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre will play host to the 29th ACM Virtual Reality Software Technology Symposium in October 2023.

The inaugural Destination: Digital event being held today at Auckland’s Wētā Workshop Unleashed has sold out with 160 delegates attending.

Blenheim has been selected as the host for the Global Cities New Zealand Conference next year.

The event aims to bring the region’s tourism whanau together to rethink, reinvigorate and challenge the state of the West Coast’s tourism offering.

Around 800 – 1,000 international delegates will converge on the city in 2026 over five days.

ACB, part of Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, also supported another 203 opportunities during the period, which could add an additional $65m to the region’s economy.

SIT research manager Dr Sally Bodkin-Allen says some delegates have chosen to extend their visit to explore the south.

Dunedin is using its reputation as a knowledge hub to encourage more conferences and events to come to the city.

More than 1,000 delegates are converging at Te Pae Christchurch today for the Water New Zealand Conference and Expo 2022.

The industry is struggling with what could be a substantial gap between supply and demand this summer.

Wellington’s reputation as a business events destination is on the rise, with the region seeing an increase in market share in the June 2022 quarter of 30% year-on-year for all conferences.

A new agreement to help engage more Māori tourism businesses is also in development.

Economic development professionals will converge on Christchurch next week for the Economic Development New Zealand 2022 conference.

Workforce training, sustainability and future strategies will be hot topics at the Business Events Industry Aotearoa’s 46th AGM and annual conference in Hawke’s Bay next month.

More than 80 multi-day conferences are lined up for Wellington’s Tākina, including one event that will take place before its official opening.

Youth travellers spend more on average than Australian visitors and it is their lifetime value that is the real benefit.

Wellington will host New Zealand’s first Life Sciences Summit Life Sciences Summit on 22-23 March 2023 at Shed 6.

More than 100 people are expected at the conference in Auckland next week, which is based on the theme of embracing high-value youth within the rebuild of tourism.

Rotorua and Invercargill will host the next two Tourism Export Council of New Zealand annual conferences.

Business Events Industry Aotearoa has opened registration for its 46th AGM and Annual Conference at Napier Conference Centre in Hawke’s Bay from 4 – 6 October 2022.

IT consulting and support business Both Brains has signed on as a silver sponsor for the upcoming Backpacker Youth Adventure Tourism Association Conference at Rydges in Auckland on 25 – 26 August.

The Tourism Export Council of New Zealand brought the curtain down on its 2022 annual conference and tourism trade expo with a Survivor-themed party on Thursday night.

Up to 300 delegates are expected in Auckland next year for the Massage & Myotherapy Australia 2023 National Conference.

The 8th IWG World Conference on Women in Sport will bring more than 1,200 in-person delegates and 500 speakers to Auckland this November.

More than 260 delegates are expected at the 2022 Tourism Export Council of New Zealand Conference and Tourism Trade Expo beginning in Nelson today.

After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Maximum Occupancy relaunches in New Zealand next week with around 400 delegates expected.

The Backpacker Youth Adventure Tourism Association conference has welcomed back Tomahawk as its gold sponsor for its 2022 conference.

The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons has chosen Ōtautahi Christchurch for its Annual Scientific Congress to be held in May 2024 at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre.

Wellington’s Tākina Convention and Exhibition Centre will host the 2025 iPRES 21st International Conference on Digital Presentation.

The New Zealand International Convention Centre will host around 2,500 pest control experts in 2026.

Tourism Export Council of New Zealand has opened registrations for its annual conference, to be held 9-12 August at The Rutherford Hotel in Nelson.