NZEA

Both BEIA and NZEA say the appointment of the new tourism and hospitality minister presents a unique opportunity for the industry.

ChristchurchNZ, Tourism Bay of Plenty, and XPO Exhibitions’ Brent Spillane have been recognised at at New Zealand Events Association’s industry awards.

The New Zealand Events Association has opened public nominations for New Zealand’s Favourite Event.

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

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

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.

All events that took place from 6 April 2021 to 10 April 2023 are eligible to enter this year’s awards, run by the New Zealand Events Association.

NZEA says extreme weather caused hundreds of North Island events to be cancelled with some organisers suffering losses of up to $2m.

The New Zealand Events Association’s Eventing the Future 2022 conference has announced the full lineup of speakers for this year’s event at the Napier War Memorial Centre on 26 – 27 July.