Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre showcased the Centre to clients, colleagues, suppliers and friends last Thursday, during a dinner to thank them for their support during the venue’s journey to opening.

Professional conference organisers have moved to new levels of cooperation since the challenging Auckland lockdown began in August.

Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) hosted 500 business event professionals for its 25th-anniversary celebration of MEETINGS at Cordis Auckland last Thursday night.

Hawkes Bay Tourism brought a taste of Hawke’s Bay’s Food and Wine Classic (FAWC) to Auckland recently.

Business Events Industry Aotearoa held a informal member networking event last week at the Belini Bar Hilton Auckland. It was a chance for members to get together after a pretty tough start to 2021 and share a drink.

Sudima Auckland City Hotel welcomed guests to their formal open day held on Thursday 18^th March.

Business event and travel planners, EA’s and PA’s joined hosts from the Hilton Auckland, Hilton Taupo and Doubletree by Hilton in Christchurch for a harbour side lunch at Fish Restaurant, Hilton Auckland. 

Wairakei Resort Taupo and Chateau Tongariro Hotel treated clients to the award winning New Zealand chef Ben Bayly’s new Commercial Bay restaurant - Ahi.

Business event planners, PCO's, corporate travel agents and tour operators were hosted to an evening of fine wine, food and entertainment at Hilton Auckland last week. 

Industry colleagues got together last Thursday evening at Viligrad winery to say farewell to Amanda Graham who has resigned after 5 years at Hamilton & Waikato Tourism.

Hotel Fitzroy welcomed event planners, guests and influencers to an evening of cocktails, canapes, conversation and DJ on site late last week.

ChristchurchNZ Convention Bureau recently hosted a networking function for 60 business partners in the newly refurbished Kaikainui Room at Peppers Clearwater Resort.

Celebrations are important at the moment and this was recognised by the team at House of Travel Christchurch City thought when they celebrated managing director David Williams’s 25^th anniversary as owner operator of HoT Christchurch City. 

Business event and meeting planners were treated to an evening of ‘Crescendo’ at the Hilton Auckland last night.

The Australasian Society of Association Executives ( Ausae ) held a networking Luncheon in the Waitakere Rooms at Aotea Centre recently. 

Celebrity Speakers NZ has collaborated with leaders and experts to design Mentor Me - digital mentoring sessions to help businesses survive and hopefully thrive.

Energy Events Centre Rotorua hosted clients on sunny Sunday afternoon at Rotorua International Stadium to watch the New Zealand Warriors take on West Tigers in a pre-season rugby league match.  

Sand between their toes

Delegates to AIME hit the beach on Monday night at the event’s opening gala at Port Melbourne Yacht Club, sponsored by the Melbourne Convention Bureau.

Tourism Fiji hosted over 50 key industry buyers last Wednesday at S/O Hotel in Auckland.   

The Auckland Convention Bureau hosted a showcase event at Ellerslie racecourse on Tuesday with 35 Bureau members and over 100 business event organisers in attendance.  A activation session, where clients got to network with suppliers was held before lunch was served in the recently refurbished Tote on Ascot.

Wairakei Resort Taupo & Chateau Tongariro hosted clients to a early Christmas lunch last Friday at Oyster & Chop on the Viaduct Auckland.

Conference and incentive specialists and travel professionals gathered at Villa Maria Winery in Auckland this week for the inaugural 'Meet The Pacific' event that included representatives from New Caledonia, Samoa, Tahiti and Vanuatu.

Around 150 clients attended the Love Taupo showcase at Hilton Auckland last Wednesday evening which highlighted venues and services throughout the Taupo region.

Luxury weekends away, exclusive prizes and goodie bags were all up for grabs.

• Nicholas, Kim & Charlotte Nicholas, Kim & Charlotte
• Lacynthia, Shona, Villas, Vilma &... Lacynthia, Shona, Villas, Vilma &...
• Nikki, Kim & Alana Nikki, Kim & Alana
• Victoria, Esther & Donna Victoria, Esther & Donna
• Nikola, Sam and Rachel Nikola, Sam and Rachel
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Helloworld Travel held its third annual conference at SKYCITY Convention Centre in Auckland over the weekend. 

Last week was a busy one for Conventions & Incentives New Zealand when it kicked off the fifth year of its Mentoring Programme as well as an expanded Emerging Talent series.

Experiential agency George P. Johnson (GPJ) has expanded its network with the opening of a dedicated Auckland office.

Singapore Tourism Board, together with Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, Destination Asia (Singapore) and Air New Zealand, hosted a group of Kiwi PCOs on a famil to Singapore to experience the latest Singapore MICE products and experiences.

CINZ Meetings gala guests partied fiesta-style to celebrate MEETINGS’ final outing at SkyCity Convention Centre.
 
Dubbed ‘Fiestaval in the Sky’, event management and design by Total Event brought a high voltage, high energy atmosphere to the MEETINGS 2019 farewell with a spectacle of colour.