Social Scene

James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor hosted their annual end of year event, held to coincide with the Melbourne Cup, always the first Tuesday in November.

More than 100 guests from across Auckland's travel, tourism and hospitality sectors gathered together to celebrate the opening of the new venue at Grand Millennium Auckland.

A Taste of Niue event at Okahu Bay in Auckland on Saturday night aimed to raise public awareness of the destination and of modern Pacific-style cuisine.

Around 100 BEIA members gathered at Bar Albert at voco Auckland City Centre last week for drinks and nibbles to network and hear some updates from Lisa Hopkins and Martin Snedden of BEIA. 

A special evening to celebrate the reopening of the Aviation Hall as a premier business events venue took place last Wednesday night where guests got to experience what the venue has to offer.

MOTAT Aviation Hall is part of the Auckland Conventions Venues & Events portfolio. Located at Te Wai Ōrea Western Springs and is home to one of the world's most unique aircraft collections and is a multi-award-winning space.  The distinctive space offers a versatile setting that can host anything from cocktail events to seated gala dinners.

Guests gathered at Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre last Thursday to farewell an incredible era with Mt Wellington Trust as owners of the hotel.  The hotel was recently sold to Prime Property Group, who will continue to operate the venue as a hotel and conference centre from 31 January 2025.

The first leg of the Rotorua Roadshow Aotearoa was held at HI-SO Rooftop Bar, SO/Auckland today. After a hugely successful Australian roadshow, the momentum has continued with more than 90 guests attending the lunch and another 90 over the last two legs in Wellington and Christchurch.

16 Fijian industry partners visited 4 cities across New Zealand on the annual roadshow last week.

The roadshow visited Dunedin, Christchurch, Tauranga and Auckland and over 250 delegates attended.

Event professionals from Australia and New Zealand are currently meeting on the Gold Coast networking, having meetings and exploring the city's best accommodation options, world-class conference facilities, unique offsite venues and local experiences.

Last night guests were treated to food, drinks and entertainment at Kirra Beach House for the welcome event. Kirra Beach House, a new venue on the southern end of the Gold Coast has panoramic views and was the perfect setting for a fun filled evening.

A full-day tradeshow kicks off today at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre with scheduled business appointments showcasing more than 40 industry partners and products.

Major partners of TGIC: Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Moreton Hire and EXPONET, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, Kirra Beach House, Miami Marketta.

Event partners: Dorsett Gold Coast, Hilton Surfers Paradise, Mercure Resort, RACV Royal Pines, The Star Gold Coast, Aries Queensland, Expo Event Services.

Experience Gold Coast hosted a group of New Zealand buyers last Thursday for lunch at Hotel Britomart in Auckland.

Due Drop Event Centre and Collective Hospitality hosted a Summer Showcase to around 30 guests at the Event Centre yesterday to celebrate a busy year and the summer season.

BEIA held its Christmas Member Networking Event at The Libraries at The Hotel Britomart on Monday 20 November.

Tourism New Zealand has recognised the experts who successfully secured international conferences for New Zealand over the past year. 

The BEIA conference kicked off last night at Wither Hills Winery in Blenheim, the theme of the conference 'Experience Extraordinary' is taking place today and tomorrow at the ASB Theatre and Marlbropigh Convention Centre with a variety of speakers and activities lined up.

The Waikato region hosted the Australasian Society of Association Executives (AuSAE) Linc Conference 2023 from the 10-12 September.  The conference is taking place at Claudelands Event Centre.

Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) hosted a networking event for members last night in partnership with Park Hyatt Auckland at The Boathouse.

Check out all the news and stories form MEETINGS 2023 held in Wellington for the first time this week.

A group of New Zealand buyers were hosted last week by Business Events Australia on a famil of Cairns & Port Douglas.

Destination Gold Coast (DGC) held a networking lunch for New Zealand clients at Homeland in Auckland last Thursday. Guests were treated to a three-course meal that served up the best of New Zealand and the Pacific, and was prepared by Peter Gordon himself.

Port Douglas is beginning to see incentive travel return from New Zealand, says Tara Bennett, chief executive officer of Tourism Port Douglas and Daintree.

AIME celebrated 30 years in style at Marvel Stadium, guests were treated to a spectacular night out on the turf of the stadium and enjoyed a pearl-themed catering menu by Victorian producers Delaware North before a dance party kicked in with DJ Hot Dub Time Machine and danced the night away with a selection of music from the last thirty years.

Guest were also involved in a group photo that had every one filling in a 30 mapped out on the field to celebrate AIME's birthday.

PCOA evening function In The Hanging Garden live music and cultural precinct in downtown Hobart.