Events

The airshow, set to take place on 16-17 April 2022, will be headlined by a Polikarpov I-16 Russian WWII fighter aircraft.

Applications for Queenstown Lakes District Council’s annual events fund are open with “special consideration” being placed on sustainability.

Runners, walkers, cyclists and international competitors have been invited to take part in a virtual race that runs the length of New Zealand.

Total $105,000 available, with $25,000 for early-stage projects.

The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 tournament games in New Zealand will be held in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and Dunedin.

The New Zealand Parachute Federation National Competition will take place at Skydive Auckland this month.

The Southern Lakes Events Investment Panel has opened applications for its Business Events Incentive Scheme.

Boating, sports, food and arts events have secured funding from Destination Coromandel’s $80,000 Signature Events Marketing Fund.

The annual Wānaka A&P Show drew approximately 45,000 people to the two-day event.

Nineteen events are collectively set to attract 72,301 out-of-region visitors and pump an additional $18.4m of visitor spend into the region.

The Van Gogh Alive immersive exhibition has extended its shows in Christchurch and will be opening ahead of time in Auckland to serve demand.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton will launch this year’s Tourism Policy School.

Ōtautahi Pride Festival will go ahead with some events cancelled or postponed due to current Covid alert levels.

Event organisers up and down the country have been forced to cancel, postpone or scramble to make changes.

For the second year in a row, one of the city’s flagship events is pulled because of Covid.

Auckland’s Pride director Max Tweedie is still optimistic about Pride March and Pride Party going ahead on the 27 February.

Napier’s Art Deco Festival has been cancelled due to the ongoing Covid-19 uncertainty.

Events up and down the country have been forced to cancel or impose restrictions after the latest Covid-19 community cases at Auckland.

The United States Air Force’s B-52 Stratofortress will feature at the month’s Wings over Wairarapa Air Festival .

The Yealands Classic Fighters Omaka Airshow 2021, Marlborough’s largest multi-day event, will be celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

The event was scheduled to run from 8 to 13 March at Queenstown Lakes.

The annual Pureora Forest Park Hunting Competition will return for 2021 after being cancelled last year due to Covid-19.

Investment plans for the government’s $50m Regional Events Fund have been signed off, with nine International Marketing Alliances across the country now ploughing ahead with proposals.

It would be the first major air show in New Zealand for two years.

SkyCity Auckland will be hosting a free ’90s themed Federal Street Party this evening to celebrate 25 years in operation.

The Open Day is part of Greater Wellington’s summer programme, which features 24 events across the region.

Creative and cultural event organisers will be able to apply for a funding boost when the Creative and Cultural Events Incubator Fund opens on 1 February.

Event organisers in the Coromandel can now apply for marketing support from Destination Coromandel’s $80k Signature Events Marketing Fund.

The new Aramex Kiwi Walk & Run Series 2021 aims to encourage people of any athletic ability into New Zealand’s scenic settings.

Wellington’s waterfront will host the city’s Pasifika Festival and Sky Show Fireworks over this long anniversary weekend for the capital.

The association’s CEO says the hard-hit business events sector is desperate for an uninterrupted year.

Applications for the first round of the $8.5m Southern Lakes Regional Events Fund are now open.

Kaitoke Regional Park will host Whānau Summer Day this Saturday 16 January.

Auckland’s Captain Cook and Marsden Wharves will host this year’s Auckland Lantern Festival.

The Government will invest $3.75m in a North Island tourism alliance aimed at developing events for visitors along the Thermal Explorer Highway.

The bid to international choir organisation Interkultur was backed by $7m from the Government’s Major Events Fund.

Auckland Live’s free inner-city festival Summer in the Square is returning to Aotea Square to coincide with the America’s Cup.

Food trucks and mobile shops can operate provided it was part of a permitted wider event.

Professional Conference Organisers, event planners, regional tourism organisations and other key players from New Zealand’s business events sector came together for the first official function of the year, BE Reconnected.

Running from Wednesday to Sunday, the festival draws hot rod, classic car, caravan and motorcycle enthusiasts to the area.

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Kāpiti Arts Trail weekends are as popular as ever with locals and visitors to the district, says Kāpiti Coast District Council mayor K Gurunathan.

Ziptrek Ecotours’ Treehouse Sessions music event will return this November.

Transport World’s 2021 George Begg Classic Speedfest has been cancelled due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis.

Feast Marlborough will feature a series of food and beverage events over summer to help offset the impact of Covid-19 on the region’s economy.

Weta Workshop Unleashed and the All Blacks Experience will be among 70 Auckland-wide exhibitors at the Discover Auckland Travel Expo next week.

Semi Permanent Aotearoa will return to Auckland Aotea Centre on 12 November 2020, and for the first time, will be free to attend.

Ruapehu mayor Don Cameron is calling on the region’s businesses to ensure people use the COVID Tracer app during this weekend’s Mardi Gras.

Next year’s New Zealand Golf Open has been cancelled due to ongoing Covid-19 uncertainty.

The annual Oamaru Victorian Heritage Celebrations will go ahead this November, however it will be a scaled back affair due to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.