9th February 2024 Te Kaha / VenuesTe Kaha stadium in Christchurch could bring around $50m in benefits to the region once it is completed, says Venues Ōtautahi.
7th February 2024 VenuesForsyth Barr Stadium and Dunedin Venues Management have upgraded lighting facilities to be more sustainable.
7th December 2023 Art / VenuesThe New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts is selling The Academy Galleries in Wellington to NZPS Property Management.
7th November 2023 Te Kaha / VenuesVenues Ōtautahi is reporting strong demand for premium hospitality spaces at Te Kaha Stadium in Christchurch.
31st October 2023 Funding / VenuesOtago Community Trust has approved a $2m grant to support the redevelopment of the Waitaki Event Centre.
18th October 2023 Sports / VenuesOngoing construction in Yarrow Stadium in Taranaki is proving to be no match for sports games in New Plymouth.
12th September 2023 Auckland Council / VenuesAuckland Council is asking for proposals for a “world class future-proof multi-purpose main stadium”.
18th August 2023 VenuesWellington venues the Michael Fowler Centre and the Opera House have been issued with Earthquake-Prone Building notices by the city council.
7th August 2023 VenuesTimaru District Council has launched a new online platform to streamline the process of booking venues.
26th July 2023 VenuesLarge events in the country’s largest city will have some certainty after a new five-year lease was agreed for Auckland Showgreounds.
26th July 2023 NZVC / VenuesNew Zealand Venue Co has bought the Morningside Tavern and neighbouring event space, Glasshouse, in Auckland.
29th May 2023 Government / VenuesThe government is investing $500,000 into the redevelopment of Timaru’s Fraser Park to transform the venue into a multi-event arena.
29th May 2023 VenuesWolfbrook Property Group has secured naming rights for the now-named Wolfbook Arena in Christchurch for five years.
3rd May 2023 Te Pae / VenuesNearly 130k delegates have visited the venue since it opened on 2 May last year.
9th March 2023 TAU / VenuesThe main area at Auckland’s Western Springs Stadium will be closed for at least three months as engineers assess the damage caused to the venue by the flooding events and cyclone earlier this year.
3rd March 2023 Tākina / VenuesWellington’s Tākina Convention Centre will be decked out in dinosaurs from June as part of the largest Lego exhibition in the country.
18th January 2023 Tākina / VenuesConstruction 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.
5th December 2022 Awards / VenuesThe best and brightest of New Zealand’s venues and staff have been celebrated at the 2022 EVANZ Awards.
19th October 2022 Venues / XPO ExhibitionsCornwall Park Trust Board acted unlawfully by leasing part of Auckland Showgrounds to a film studio for three months this year, causing some of the country’s largest events to cancel or suffer postponements, according to a ruling from the High Court in Auckland.
4th October 2022 Te Pae / VenuesTe Pae will host the In-house Lawyers Association of New Zealand annual conference, which begins tomorrow in Christchurch.
22nd September 2022 Claudelands / VenuesHamilton’s Claudelands Grandstand is out of action for at least 12 months while remedial works are planned and undertaken to repair borer damage.
16th September 2022 Eden Park / VenuesClose to 100,000 people are expected to converge on Eden Park over two days next weekend in a blockbuster triple-headline of sports events.
10th August 2022 VenuesTauranga City Council says its Bay Venues network has made ‘significant progress’ to improve customer experience, staffing and operational facilities within its aquatics, sports, community centres and halls, and events.
15th July 2022 Te Kaha / VenuesThe Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce has praised Christchurch City Council’s decision to continue building the $683m Te Kaha stadium.
14th July 2022 MEETINGS / VenuesBEIA takes its business events conference to the capital for the first time, helping to showcase the brand new Tākina venue.
14th July 2022 Venues / WaitangiWaitangi operator Baylys’ Farm’s wedding and event venue has won a $30,000 grant from Top Energy’s Business Development Fund.
7th July 2022 Tākina / VenuesThere 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.
7th July 2022 Events / VenuesAuckland’s Viaduct Events Centre will reopen for events in 2023 following Emirates Team New Zealand’s relocation to Wynyard Quarter.
28th June 2022 Food / VenuesLarge venues around the country are following the lead of Venues Ōtautahi, which has spent the past two years overhauling its supply chain to support local food producers.
23rd June 2022 VenuesWellington’s iconic St James Theatre is celebrating its reopening with an orchestral performance this weekend and a range of festivities from 1 – 2 July.
31st May 2022 QLDC / VenuesQLDC plans to sell parts of the Queenstown Events Centre and adjoining Frankton Golf Centre land to Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency.
27th April 2022 VenuesHamilton City Council will demolish the dilapidated Founders Theatre in the central city to make way for a $4m multi-purpose park and community performance space.
26th April 2022 Events / VenuesWhy one conference picked Ōtautahi Christchurch for its big event.
3rd February 2022 Hospitality NZ / VenuesThe Government’s newly announced Omicron support package for the arts and culture sector should be extended to the wider entertainment, events and hospitality sector, says Hospitality NZ.
4th November 2021 Te Pae / VenuesTe Pae convention centre in Christchurch is installing a major piece of artwork ahead of an expected opening before Christmas.
20th August 2021 NZICC / VenuesFletcher Building is continuing to forecast a 2024 completion date for the New Zealand International Convention Centre in its latest annual report, despite contractual leeway for a later delivery.
11th August 2021 Hotel / VenuesThe $15m Sebel Hotel in Lower Hutt’s CBD is set to complete by 31 December, following a revised Hutt City Council agreement and operator USAR Commercial Assets.
2nd August 2021 VenuesThe Canterbury Multi-Use Arena Project Delivery board has appointed Barry Bragg as interim chair.
21st June 2021 VenuesPositions include those related to running audio-visual, food services, events coordination.
9th June 2021 Tākina / VenuesWellingtonNZ’s David Perks says he has received more than 30 “hard enquiries” for events at the $179m venue.
3rd June 2021 MEETINGS / VenuesThe venue’s technology makes it more than just a pretty face, says its GM.
21st May 2021 Tākina / VenuesTakina set to open mid-2023 in downtown Wellington.
13th April 2021 VenuesA ceremonial entranceway called Te Aika is set to be installed for Ōtautahi Christchurch’s new Te Pae convention centre.
26th March 2021 Hotels / VenuesVenue Auckland Live has launched an online marketing toolkit to encourage visitation to the city and create a cross-sector collaboration with the hotel industry.
2nd February 2021 Conventions / VenuesThe Marlborough Convention Centre will now be managed by the Marlborough District Council, after Scenic Hotel Group’s lease came to an end after 13 years.
16th September 2020 Museums / VenuesThe Government is providing $11.6m for an upgrade of Timaru’s iconic Theatre Royal and the construction of a new connected heritage museum and exhibition space.
15th September 2020 ATEED / VenuesAuckland Council has unveiled its new seven-member board of directors to oversee the merger of Regional Facilities Auckland and ATEED.
10th August 2020 VenuesWellington City Councillors will this week be asked to approve Tākina as the name for the Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre currently.
21st July 2020 Events / VenuesAn interactive 84-metre display wall celebrating the 100-year history of FMG Stadium Waikato has opened.
22nd June 2020 Conferences / VenuesTe Pae Christchurch Convention Centre looks set to be the biggest beneficiary of the New Zealand International Convention Centre’s delivery delay to mid-2023.
