More than 2,000 athletes and many more supporters will compete in this weekend’s IRONMAN New Zealand event in Taupō.
The first ever British and Irish Lions women’s tour will give New Zealand tourism a good lift during the shoulder season, says Tourism Industry Aotearoa.
More than 11,000 runners took part in the Queenstown Marathon on Saturday.
More than 14,000 people are expected to put their best feet forward for the Auckland Marathon this weekend.
Ongoing construction in Yarrow Stadium in Taranaki is proving to be no match for sports games in New Plymouth.
The government is contributing $5m to the future of Supercars events in New Zealand.
Live sport is coming to Air New Zealand’s inflight entertainment from today, in time for the Rugby World Cup, which kicks off on Saturday, 9 September.
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Total attendance across NZ’s host cities is expected to top 700,000.
A sellout crowd of 24,000 people will fill FMG Stadium in Hamilton this Saturday for the Round 24 NRL Telstra Premiership match between The Warriors and Wests Tigers.
Safer travel is the key message for around 30,000 rugby fans who are expected to converge on Dunedin for the All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe Cup game on Saturday.
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says the FIFA Women’s World Cup is a big opportunity for New Zealand tourism.
A new Rotorua festival targeting marathon lovers aims to attract 3,000 people at its first event on 10-11 November.
The Sail Grand Prix generated $13.9m for Christchurch’s regional economy and contributed to total visitor spend of $8.1m, according to the event’s organiser.
The iconic ‘blown away’ Wellington sign at the city’s airport now features a homage to the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
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.
There are now fewer than six weeks left before the FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off in New Zealand, bringing around 30,000 sporting fans to the country and an international audience of around two billion.
Licensed hospitality businesses will be able to stay open for longer during the Rugby World Cup from September.
Wellington’s Metlink public transport will offer free travel on its bus and train network for football fans travelling to FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 games.
Thousands of athletes and sports fans will visit if the country makes a successful bid for the 2034 event.
Around 355 athletes will hit the water at Lake Karapiro near Cambridge this weekend for the 2023 NZCT Oceania & NZ Canoe Sprint Championships & Asia Pacific Cup.
The are just 100 days left until the FIFA Women’s World Cup begins, which is being hosted by New Zealand and Australia.
Coping with the visitor influx will require “a regional effort”.
More than 1,500 rangatahi from 105 kura across Aotearoa New Zealand will participate in the Waka Ama Secondary School Nationals at Lake Tikitapu, Rotorua.
SIXT New Zealand has struck a partnership with Olympic snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott and World Cup alpine ski racer Piera Hudson in a winter campaign launching next month.
Air New Zealand has formed a partnership with New Zealand Rugby to become the official airline of the Black Ferns and it has renewed its sponsorship of the All Blacks.
The 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.
Millbrook Resort has welcomed more than 300 golfers and many more spectators to Arrowtown this week as the New Zealand Open tees off.
The iconic IRONMAN event is returning to Taupō on Saturday.
Fiordland and Southland are welcoming competitors for GODZONE Adventure Race, slated to begin tomorrow.
More than 500 competitors are expected to descend on Picton this weekend for the Summer Challenge Adventure Race.
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Unity Pitch is putting on a show in Kirikiriroa Hamilton this weekend as part of its tour of New Zealand and Australia.
Millbrook Resort will once again host the Hyundai New Zealand Futures Festival of Golf during the New Zealand Open this year.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup could generate up to $18m for the Waikato region, driven by increased spending from domestic and international visitors, according to an assessment released by Hamilton City Council.
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Kirikiriroa Hamilton is preparing for a bumper season of major events with plenty of exposure expected as visitors arrive in the city this summer.
More than 12,000 athletes will converge on Queenstown for the 2022 New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty Queenstown Marathon series of races this Saturday.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup could generate around $60m for Auckland’s economy and about 130,000 visitor nights when it takes place in July next year, says Tātaki Auckland Unlimited.
Fable Hotels and Resorts has signed a deal to become the national corporate accommodation partner for the Blues rugby union team.
The event will bring about 1,300 athletes, 300 coaches and 600 volunteers to the city in December 2025.
The Women’s Rugby World Cup 2021 will kick off at Auckland’s Eden Park and Whangarei’s Okara Park this weekend.
The government is investing $18.7m to support upgrades at 30 of the 32 facilities earmarked for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023.
The ASB Classic tennis tournament could bring economic benefits of as much as $27m to Auckland when it returns in 2023, says sponsor ASB.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 has been classified and protected as a major event under New Zealand law between 29 September 2022 and 19 September 2023.
The date for the Brendan Foot Supersite Round the Bays in Wellington has been confirmed for 19 February 2023.
Dunedin and Wellington are counting down to the first FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, with today marking one year to go until the tournament begins.
The date has been set for the 44th Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge, which will take place on Saturday 26 November.
Queenstown Events Centre’s John Davies Oval will host two international T20 cricket matches next season.
The HSBC New Zealand Sevens will return to Hamilton’s FMG Stadium Waikato on 21-22 January, 2023.
The All Blacks and Black Ferns have announced kick-off dates and venues for their 2022 home test series.