Event Hospitality & Entertainment (EVENT) has announced that Rydges Formosa Golf Resort has officially opened its doors following multi-million dollar renovations of the accommodation villas, public spaces and golf course.

EVENT has announced the opening of Atura Wellington, previously The Thorndon Hotel Wellington by Rydges, an invigorating new brand in New Zealand. 

QT Wellington’s award-winning Hippopotamus restaurant and cocktail bar will reopen its doors on Thursday. 

With nearly 6000 hotels across 100 countries and brands like InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza and Kimpton, IHG Hotels & Resorts has been a big player in world hospitality, meetings, events and travel.

Sydney’s first 25hours Hotel is set to open at the end of 2022.

Weta Workshop’s fantastical new experience Weta Workshop Unleashed will be revealed in Auckland today, promising visitors of all ages a journey through the creative process with surprises around every corner.

Otago Museum  has partnered with iD Fashion Awards to create a new event - Fashion Fwd: Disruption through Design

Construction of Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre is expected to be completed by the middle of next year. Following a commissioning period, the first events are likely to be held in the second half of 2021.

Following the extensive floods that occurred in Napier, the Scenic Hotel Te Pania has been closed due to damage received during this event.

Christchurch’s Vbase has won ‘Best Food Experience’ at the New Zealand Event Awards for its catering at TEDxChristchurch 2019:Tūrangawaewae—A Place of Belonging, at Christchurch Town Hall.

Event Hospitality and Entertainment (EVENT) has announced the addition of its first golf resort to its collection of properties, as a result of a new management agreement to operate the Rydges Formosa Golf Resort. Formerly known as Formosa Golf Resort in Beachlands, Auckland, the property is undergoing an extensive multi-million dollar renovation of the golf course and its surrounding facilities. The hotel will reopen under the EVENT family of hotels in late-November 2020 with new owners, Beachlands South Limited Partnership, a partnership between NZ Super Fund and parties associated with the Russell Property Group. 

New Zealand-owned Capstone Hotels & Resorts has been appointed as the management company for 100 Greys Avenue, formerly Amora Hotel Auckland, rebranding the property to Parkside Hotel & Apartments.

Renowned for being home to the rare, brown, ‘Rowi' kiwi, Franz Josef Glacier in the heart of Glacier Country is also home to the eco-luxe hotel, Te Waonui Forest Retreat.

Hotel Fitzroy, the new ‘five-star’ boutique hotel in Richmond Road, Ponsonby, welcomes its first guests today.  Our host will do whatever it takes to make their stay as memorable as possible, says general manager, Chris Dickinson.

New Zealand’s first Park Hyatt hotel, Park Hyatt Auckland, has opened, offering travellers and Aucklanders a new luxurious place to meet, drink and dine in a prime waterfront location.

Trocadero Restaurant and Bar welcomed chef Andreas Pfyl to lead its kitchen brigade. A recent and somewhat untimely returnee from Dubai, Andreas says he “Is thrilled to be back in the best place in the world,” and looks forward to re-opening next week.