Business Events News

A new business events partnership in Christchurch will transform the way the city works together to secure international conferences and events.

The braided river effect of Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre’s façade is taking shape, with CPB Contractors having now installed a quarter of the 43,000 herringbone tiles.

With less than a year until its 2020 launch, Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre is ending 2019 on a high. Te Pae has over 50 confirmed events worth more than $30 million in direct economic value to the city.

Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre is set to showcase local food and produce with a global flavour. Their new appointment, international chef Desmond Davies, is looking forward to experimenting with fresh and local foods.

Tracey Thomas from Conference Innovators, a leading and long-standing professional conference organiser in New Zealand, has received the 2019 Conventions and Incentives New Zealand (CINZ) Outstanding Contributor Award.

Sudima Hotels is adding to its trophy cabinet after winning three awards at last week’s New Zealand Tourism Awards, including the Supreme Tourism Award, the most prestigious in the New Zealand tourism industry.

Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre is set to open the doors on its first conference in just 12 months. The Christchurch-based New Zealand College of Midwives will host its 16th Biennial National Conference at the venue from 15-17 October – the first time it has hosted a national conference in the South Island for more than 10 years.

Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre is working alongside New Zealand’s leading tourism and development agencies to put Christchurch on the world stage this month.

Ōtautahi Christchurch’s standing in the global seed industry will be on display when a significant seed testing conference comes to the city in 2022. The International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) Congress will take place in Ōtautahi Christchurch from 11-18 May 2022. It will be held at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre.