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Monday 24 August 2026
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Meet & Greet

Meet & Greet: SkyCity Hotel Group’s new sales lead, Gillian Dawe 19th August 2024 /

Meet & Greet: SkyCity Hotel Group’s new sales lead, Gillian Dawe

In our series profiling industry entrants, the Ticker talks to Gillian Dawe, SkyCity Hotel Group’s new director of sales.


Meet & Greet: Venues Ōtautahi’s Todd Schmidt 19th July 2023 /

Meet & Greet: Venues Ōtautahi’s Todd Schmidt

The operator’s new GM of hospitality, experience and operations on his goals, creating great memories, and what tourism can improve.


Meet & Greet: Ziptrek Ecotours’ Leanne Atherton 7th June 2023 /

Meet & Greet: Ziptrek Ecotours’ Leanne Atherton

The Ticker hears from the operator’s new sales and marketing executive, who is also new to tourism and NZ as well.


Meet & Greet: Totally Tourism’s new marketing manager, Nicki Miller 11th May 2023 /

Meet & Greet: Totally Tourism’s new marketing manager, Nicki Miller

The Ticker talks to Nicki Miller, marketing manager for Totally Tourism.


Meet & Greet: ICMSA NZ director Karen Hamilton 1st May 2023 /

Meet & Greet: ICMSA NZ director Karen Hamilton

The Ticker talks to Karen Hamilton, New Zealand director of events firm ICMS Australasia.


Meet & Greet: iFly’s Sophie Koehler 23rd March 2023 /

Meet & Greet: iFly’s Sophie Koehler

The Ticker meets iFly Indoor Skydiving Queenstown’s new sales manager.


Meet & Greet: Wai Ariki’s new GM, Rania Sears 13th March 2023 /

Meet & Greet: Wai Ariki’s new GM, Rania Sears

The Ticker meets the new GM of the soon-to-open Wai Ariki Hot Springs and Spa in Rotorua.


Meet & Greet: Wētā Workshop’s new sales manager, Emma Canute 8th February 2023 /

Meet & Greet: Wētā Workshop’s new sales manager, Emma Canute

In the first of our new series hearing from industry movers and entrants, the Ticker talks to Emma Canute, sales manager at Wētā Workshop, based at its Unleashed! attraction in Auckland.