Wellington

The first Kiwi president of WAZA on her priorities in the role and the new opportunities for the capital’s attraction.

Wellington Airport’s Lyall Bay and Rongotai precincts are being redeveloped to include new food and beverage outlets, as well as a new airport services centre.

The Wellington Heritage Festival is set to showcase Te Whanganui-a-Tara and the region’s multicultural history once again.

Visitors to Wellington can experience extended reality through their mobile devices and see a new virtual sculpture hovering above the harbour.

While Wellington enjoyed a sharp jump in occupancy and ADR during the early stages of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in late July, those metrics have been sliding since, according to figures from STR.

Trains delivered more than 173,000 patrons travelling to FIFA Women’s World Cup games in Auckland and Wellington, demonstrating the benefits of commuter rail, according to the government.

The Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards have recognised the efforts of conservation, wellbeing, sport and charitable housing at this year’s 2023 event for Upper Hutt.

Wellington Airport has begun excavation of a section of hill at its southwestern end to make room for long-term expansion.

Wellington venues the Michael Fowler Centre and the Opera House have been issued with Earthquake-Prone Building notices by the city council.

Around 300 delegates are expected to attend the International H2 2 ZERO Summit on the possibilities for hydrogen-based transport and energy solutions.

Wellington Airport has taken the first step to gaining independent validation of its net zero emissions by 2030 and absolute zero by 2050 targets.

Up to 16,000 people are expected to converge on Sky Stadium in Wellington for the Beervana event this weekend.

QT Hotels and Resorts has appointed Australian hospitality executive Jodi Brown to lead the QT Wellington and Museum Apartment Hotel.

Tākina Wellington Convention Centre will host the 2025 World Conference of the International Council for Traditional Music for the event’s first time in New Zealand.

Wellington will be hosting fireworks, footy, foodie events and films over the coming months, with a lot to follow its hosting of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023.

The capital has enjoyed a sharp increase in hotel occupancy and ADR since the start of the FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Wellington Airport is paying tribute to Ngā Tipua Nui, The Great Beings from Māori legend that inhabited Te Whanganui-a-Tara, the harbour and hills.

Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre will host the Holiday Parks New Zealand Conference in 2024.

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

Metlink Wellington’s Airport Express bus has exceeded its forecast patronage demand by almost 28% in its first year of operation.

Tranzit shutters the tour operator despite the recovery in international visitor numbers.

Wellington Airport has published its Kaitiakitanga report on how it plans to achieve net zero emissions by 2030 and absolute zero by 2050.

Wellington Zoo has made changes to three of its entry fee ticket categories.

Wellington’s public spaces and parks will be more inclusive, integrated, regenerative and better reindigenise and reflect mātauranga Māori under changes to the city’s plans

Wellington Airport plans to be net zero in its carbon emissions by 2030.

Te Papa has secured hosting rights as the only New Zealand venue to showcase a new dinosaur exhibition from The Paleontological Museum Egidio Feruglio.

The iconic ‘blown away’ Wellington sign at the city’s airport now features a homage to the FIFA Women’s World Cup.

A revamp of Wellington’s “Golden Mile” aims to make the city’s CBD easier to get around and attract more people back to town.

WellingtonNZ has launched a campaign giving United States football fans the opportunity to win travel to New Zealand to watch the FIFA World Cup game in the capital.

The five-day forum will bring together industry, govt, and other stakeholders to focus on opportunities in the high-value sector.

More than 1,000 business event professionals gathered at Te Papa for the opening of BEIA’s MEETINGS.

NZ’s new generation of convention centres is helping to rejuvenate an industry hit hard by the pandemic.

BEIA’s boss on pushing sustainability at this week’s MEETINGS, including an effort to become a net carbon zero certified event.

Wellington is the first of the major NZ hotel markets to record occupancy down on 2022.

TRENZ is coming to Tākina Wellington from 8-10 May 2024.

Tākina Wellington has hosted close to 17,000 in its first weeks of opening since 31 May.

Wellington City Council has given the green light to a series of bookable e-bike tours across the city’s creative spaces.

Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre has enjoyed a “stellar” inaugural week following its official opening, says Tākina Events.

More than 10,000 people have visited the annual New Zealand Art Show in Wellington on Sunday, generating more than $1.6m from 1,600 artworks sold.

Wellington’s cycle network has won $650,000 from the Bloomberg Initiative for Cycling Infrastructure (BICI).

Upper Hutt City Council is now accepting applications from local event organisers to support a range of diverse events in the city.

Tākina Wellington Convention & Exhibition Centre has had its official opening.

The date has been set for Tourism Industry Aotearoa’s 2023 Tourism Awards dinner in Wellington, taking place on Tuesday 7 November.

Delegates at Business Events Industry Aotearoa’s MEETINGS conference next month will be able to engage in a series of knowledge and professional development sessions.

Wellington Waterfront will celebrate the mid-winter Matariki festivities with an event that honours Māori culture and history.

The Bed & Breakfast Association has set the dates for its annual conference in Wellington.

Wellington Airport has welcomed the reintroduction of Qantas’ Wellington – Brisbane service, set to start in October.

Chef Celia Drummond of Floriditas has won the Visa Wellington On a Plate’s Next Gen Cook Off.

Metlink buses across Wellington will mark their support for Pink Shirt Day with specially-branded pink shirts for frontline staff and operators.

The opening of Tākina Wellington Events Centre has been postponed in respect for those who lost their lives in a hostel fire overnight.