26th May 2023 Events / FestivalThe Auckland Writers Festival has attracted 60,000 attendees and 180 writers at its event in May.
25th May 2023 Events / FundingThe Mackenzie Regional Events Fund has now opened for applications.
19th May 2023 Events / FundingThe Tauranga Western Bay Community Event Fund has received an additional boost, bringing the total 2023/24 grant pool to $900,000.
17th May 2023 Events / FundingNew Plymouth District Council’s Community Events Grant has delivered a $12,000 boost for the Waitara Night Markets.
9th May 2023 Events / QACQueenstown Airport is getting behind a new pilot project to make the LUMA Southern Light Project more accessible.
1st May 2023 Events / Meet & GreetThe Ticker talks to Karen Hamilton, New Zealand director of events firm ICMS Australasia.
27th April 2023 EventsThe 2022/2023 TSB Festival of Lights delivered an $8.3m injection into Taranaki’s economy over summer.
26th April 2023 EventsThe Auckland Home Show attracted tens of thousands of visitors and more than 300 exhibitors at its first show in three years.
21st April 2023 Events / TechnologyTechweek is returning to regions around New Zealand this May to showcase homegrown innovation and technology.
14th April 2023 EventsAuckland Showgrounds will host around 40,000 visitors for this year’s winter Home Show in April.
13th April 2023 Armageddon / EventsArmageddon Expo is introducing a new talent quest event in Auckland, to be held in conjunction with its annual expo in the city.
4th April 2023 Events / FundingThe Queenstown Lakes District Council’s contestable annual events fund is now open to organisers.
31st March 2023 Events / TūwhanaA new business events advocate programme called Tūwhana has launched in Ōtautahi Christchurch, with the city’s mayor, Phil Mauger, the patron of the initiative.
30th March 2023 EventsAn estimated 120,000 visited Wellington’s CubaDupa festival over the weekend, an audience on par with similar crowds seen at the event in 2021.
23rd March 2023 Events / TAUThe three top major events between September and January attracted 90,000 Aucklanders and 39,000 domestic and international visitors.
21st March 2023 Events / NZEANZEA says extreme weather caused hundreds of North Island events to be cancelled with some organisers suffering losses of up to $2m.
16th March 2023 Events / TransportMore than 14,000 ticket holders over two days are expected at the New Zealand Sail Grand Prix at Lyttelton near Christchurch this weekend.
14th March 2023 Events / FundingThe Northland Regional Events Fund will distribute almost $400,000 to 14 local events this year.
13th March 2023 Events / FundingThe Auckland Matariki Festival 2023, Doc Edge Life Unscripted Festival 2024, and Masterton’s Golden Shears 2024 event have been named recipients of the government’s Creative and Cultural Events Incubator funding.
13th March 2023 EventsMore than 44,000 people attended the 86th Wānaka A&P Show on Friday and Saturday after a two-year hiatus, injecting more than $28m into the local economy.
10th March 2023 EventsThe Wānaka A&P Show will donate $1 from every ticket sold to farming communities affected by Cyclone Gabrielle.
8th March 2023 Events / TrainingRinga Hora Workforce Development Council is hosting a travel and tourism hui this month to better understand current and future workforce requirements in the services sector.
7th March 2023 Events / SportsThe biggest mountain bike stage race in New Zealand is being held across 200 kilometres of the North Island’s geothermal regions in Rotorua, Taupō and Tokoroa.
2nd March 2023 Events / FundingKāpiti Coast District Council’s Major Events Fund is now open to applications for events planned between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024.
2nd March 2023 Events / FundingHamilton City Council’s major events fund is offering a pool of almost $430,000 for events that can attract a significant number of visitors to Hamilton and have high profile coverage.
1st March 2023 Events / SportsThe iconic IRONMAN event is returning to Taupō on Saturday.
1st March 2023 EventsNew Zealand’s archaeological history and knowledge will come to life in April with a series of events, talks, heritage walks, workshops, special exhibitions and community days.
27th February 2023 EventsThe Rodger Fox Big Band will play three shows in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch to raise money for the Hawke’s Bay Disaster Relief Fund and the Hawke’s Bay Jazz Club.
27th February 2023 EventsMusic superstars Cyndi Lauper and Rod Stewart have added a show at Auckland’s Spark Arena this April.
24th February 2023 Events / SploreMore than 10,000 people are descending on Tapapakanga Regional Park near Auckland for the return of Splore Festival.
24th February 2023 Events / Hamilton GardensThe Hamilton Arts Festival Toi Ora ki Kirikiriroa has returned to the city once again.
22nd February 2023 Events / SportsFiordland and Southland are welcoming competitors for GODZONE Adventure Race, slated to begin tomorrow.
22nd February 2023 Events / Waka KotahiWaka Kotahi has postponed the Walk It. Wheel It. events across the Auckland Harbour Bridge next month to ensure all resources can focus on the recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle.
21st February 2023 Eden Park / EventsNgā Ana Wai Eden Park will welcome more than 120 performers and many more visitors as the Te Matatini kapa haka festival begins tomorrow.
21st February 2023 Events / SportsMore than 500 competitors are expected to descend on Picton this weekend for the Summer Challenge Adventure Race.
20th February 2023 EventsWings Over Wairarapa has been postponed due to the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle.
17th February 2023 EventsThe Far North Rally scheduled for 27 May this year has been postponed until 2024.
16th February 2023 EventsThe Napier 2023 Art Deco Festival has been cancelled due to the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle on the battered Hawke’s Bay.
14th February 2023 Events / FoodVisa Wellington on a Plate is bringing nine internationally-renowned chefs to iconic wellington venues from 5-21 May.
10th February 2023 Events / TrainingWomen in Events is seeking applications for its 2023 Mentor programme.
9th February 2023 Events / PasifikaAbout 15,000 people are expected to venture into Wellington’s Waitangi Park for the annual Pasifika Festival on Sunday.
8th February 2023 EventsThe annual Big Gay Out festival has been postponed this year due to damage and ground moisture at Auckland’s Coyle Park.
2nd February 2023 Events / TBOPFlavours Bay of Plenty Festival is returning to Tauranga in March 2023.
1st February 2023 EventsThe 2023 Auckland Lantern Festival has been cancelled for the fourth year in a row due to the region’s severe weather.
1st February 2023 Events / FoodThe inaugural Roam Central wine and food celebration has been hailed a success after it attracted more than 1,500 people to venues across Otago and Southern Lakes.
30th January 2023 Events / WeatherA raft of events have been cancelled in the wake of Friday’s flooding and the ongoing poor weather in Auckland and across the North Island.
30th January 2023 Events / WellingtonThe capital is lined up for more than 33,000 visitors to hit town for Waitangi weekend – part of a crowd of more than 50,000 set to head to events in the Wellington from Thursday.
26th January 2023 EventsAround 40,000 reggae lovers are expected to attend a major music festival in Tauranga this weekend.
25th January 2023 ChristchurchNZ / EventsSir Elton John’s Christchurch concert could generate around $4.4m in tourism spend in the city this week, says ChristchurchNZ.
25th January 2023 Events / FoodThe First We Eat Festival is returning to Tauranga in March, with tickets on track to sell out.
