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Tākina secures international IT conference 6th December 2023

Tākina secures international IT conference

Tākina Wellington Convention Centre has been selected as the host of the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) Conference next year.


Tākina sees 22k visitors in first six months 30th November 2023

Tākina sees 22k visitors in first six months

More than 22,000 people have attended events at Tākina Wellington Exhibition and Convention Centre in its first six months, says the venue’s operator.


Doctor Who heading for Tākina 17th November 2023

Doctor Who heading for Tākina

An exhibition celebrating more than 50 years of the popular sci-fi television series Doctor Who is coming to Wellington next year.


Tākina secures international education conference 15th November 2023 /

Tākina secures international education conference

Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre has been selected to host the International Council for Open and Distance Education’s 30th World Conference in November 2025.


Tākina wins two property awards 14th November 2023

Tākina wins two property awards

Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre has won the Best Team Award and the Supreme Excellence Award at the Wellington Property People Awards.


Record attendance for water conference at Tākina 17th October 2023 /

Record attendance for water conference at Tākina

More than 1,200 delegates and 180 exhibitors have converged on Wellington for the Water New Zealand Conference and Expo at Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre.


Hotel industry heads to AHICE at Tākina 10th October 2023 /

Hotel industry heads to AHICE at Tākina

New Zealand’s hotel industry will be converging on Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre today for the Aotearoa Hotel Industry Conference & Exhibition.


Tākina to host hydrogen summit 16th August 2023

Tākina to host hydrogen summit

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


Tākina secures NZ debut of global music conference 14th August 2023

Tākina secures NZ debut of global music conference

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.


Tākina to host 2024 LGNZ conference 31st July 2023 /

Tākina to host 2024 LGNZ conference

Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre will host Local Government New Zealand’s annual conference in August 2024.


Tākina secures 2024 holiday parks conference 28th July 2023 /

Tākina secures 2024 holiday parks conference

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


MEETINGS 2023: Tākina another big step for NZ business events 20th June 2023 /

MEETINGS 2023: Tākina another big step for NZ business events

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


Tākina hosts 17k visitors in first weeks 14th June 2023

Tākina hosts 17k visitors in first weeks

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


Gallery: “Stellar” inaugural week for Tākina 8th June 2023 /

Gallery: “Stellar” inaugural week for Tākina

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


Tākina officially opened 1st June 2023

Tākina officially opened

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


Tākina Wellington grand opening postponed 16th May 2023

Tākina Wellington grand opening postponed

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


Business Events Wellington to host 160 buyers in lead to MEETINGS 8th May 2023 /

Business Events Wellington to host 160 buyers in lead to MEETINGS

Business Events Wellington will host more than 160 buyers for a day out in Wellington ahead of MEETINGS at the Tākina Wellington Convention Centre next month.


Tākina menu puts sustainability first 15th March 2023 /

Tākina menu puts sustainability first

Tākina Events has prepared its 2023 menu collection ahead of the conference venue’s opening in June, with sustainability as one of its core strategies.


Tākina to host Lego dinosaur exhibition 3rd March 2023 /

Tākina to host Lego dinosaur exhibition

Wellington’s Tākina Convention Centre will be decked out in dinosaurs from June as part of the largest Lego exhibition in the country.


Tākina development on track with façade finished 18th January 2023 /

Tākina development on track with façade finished

Construction on Tākina Wellington Convention Centre is on track, with Cable Street laneway streetscape and external works finished, along with the Wakefield Street entrance nearing completion.


Te Papa, Tākina & tourism: Jake Downing on new opportunities 2nd December 2022 /

Te Papa, Tākina & tourism: Jake Downing on new opportunities

Te Papa’s new director of museum and commercial services on the priorities ahead.


Tākina taps Wētā tourism boss Jake Downing to lead operations 17th October 2022 /

Tākina taps Wētā tourism boss Jake Downing to lead operations

Tākina Events has appointed Wētā Workshop head of tourism Jake Downing its new director of museum and commercial services.


…while Tākina hits milestone, on track for June 2023 opening 7th October 2022

…while Tākina hits milestone, on track for June 2023 opening

Construction on Wellington’s Tākina convention centre’s façade, the exhibition and plenary spaces on the first floor are both fully complete.


Tākina chalks up 80+ events in countdown to 2023 opening 7th September 2022 /

Tākina chalks up 80+ events in countdown to 2023 opening

More than 80 multi-day conferences are lined up for Wellington’s Tākina, including one event that will take place before its official opening.


One year to go: Tākina counts down to first event 7th July 2022 /

One year to go: Tākina counts down to first event

There is just one year to go until Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre opens, kicking off with the Festival for The Future in June 2023.


… while Tākina bookings “remarkably healthy” ahead of 2023 opening 16th June 2022 /

… while Tākina bookings “remarkably healthy” ahead of 2023 opening

Tākina Wellington Convention Centre has 80 conferences already confirmed or pencilled in as it counts down to its 2023 opening.


Tākina wins digital preservation conference… 14th June 2022 /

Tākina wins digital preservation conference…

Wellington’s Tākina Convention and Exhibition Centre will host the 2025 iPRES 21st International Conference on Digital Presentation.


Watch: The Meaning Of Tākina 24th March 2022

Watch: The Meaning Of Tākina

An evocative film from WellingtonNZ on the meaning of Tākina, the Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre.


Tākina secures rocks conference worth $3.4m 1st November 2021

Tākina secures rocks conference worth $3.4m

Tākina Wellington Convention & Exhibition Centre has won the right to host the 22nd International Sedimentological Congress in 2026.


Te Papa to jointly operate Tākina convention centre 26th October 2021 /

Te Papa to jointly operate Tākina convention centre

Wellington City Council’s new Tākina Convention and Exhibition Centre will be jointly operated by Te Papa, in a move that may see the facility become a spillover venue for the national museum.


Tākina ‘biggest single thing’ since stadium – Perks 9th June 2021 /

Tākina ‘biggest single thing’ since stadium – Perks

WellingtonNZ’s David Perks says he has received more than 30 “hard enquiries” for events at the $179m venue.


Tākina convention centre gets green certification 21st May 2021 /

Tākina convention centre gets green certification

Takina set to open mid-2023 in downtown Wellington.