The NZEA have announced that Kate Rodger, Newshub's entertainment editor and film reviewer, will be the master of ceremonies for Eventing the Future 2023!

BECA members vote unanimously to de-register the association

Primary sector education and exciting career opportunities will be showcased at the Fieldays Opportunity Grows Here Careers Hub in June.

The New Zealand Events Association (NZEA) has launched this years cohort of the NZEA Mentorship Programme, which is free for members.

Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) has launched its 10^th BE Mentored Programme with a one day meet-up for 50 participants in Auckland on 27 February.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will be the special guest at this year’s Tourism Summit Aotearoa, a full-day event where delegates dive into the most important issues facing the tourism industry. 

Nicole Tingey has been elected Society for Incentive Travel Excellence Australia and New Zealand president, replacing Colette Baini who steps down after a two year term.

Chris Peak is joining Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) next week as events manager, responsible for BEIA’s key events including the annual MEETINGS exhibition.

One new Platinum member has been elected to the Business Events Industry Association (BEIA) board of management, and a new co-opted member is joining in Air New Zealand’s seat following the annual general meeting in Napier last week.

Linc kicked off in Blenheim earlier this week. LINC – Leadership, Insights and Networking Conference is the largest gathering of Association Executives in New Zealand which is hosted by AuSAE (The Australasian Society of Association Executives), and covers all aspects of association management. 

Registrations are now open for Business Events Industry Aotearoa’s (BEIA) 46^th AGM and Annual Conference to be held in Hawke’s Bay at Napier Conference Centre from 4 to 6 October 2022.

Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) will stage MEETINGS in Wellington for the first time at the capital city’s new-generation venue, Tākina Wellington Conference and Exhibition Centre.

Wages and salaries across the hospitality sector continue to increase despite businesses having to battle through some of the toughest trading periods in living memory.

The Australia and New Zealand Chapter of the Society of Incentive Travel Excellence is encouraging all incentive travel practitioners to participate in the global Incentive Travel Index survey which is open until June 30 and aims to provide the sector with a complete understanding of current and future activities and opportunities.

The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) has chosen Ōtautahi Christchurch for its Annual Scientific Congress to be held in May 2024 at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre.

The Australia and New Zealand Chapter of the Society of Incentive Travel Excellence won two awards at the SITE Global Conference in Dublin last week, with President Colette Baini on hand to accept them.

New Zealand Cruise Association is warning that New Zealand risks losing millions of dollars unless the Government can confirm as soon as possible when our maritime borders will reopen.

In keeping with the COVID protection framework at red settings, AuSAE’s LINC Conference from 1 to 3 February went ahead in Rotoura, successfully operating within the limit of 100 attendees. 

Hosted Buyer applications are now open for Business Events Industry Aotearoa’s MEETINGS 2022 on 15 and 16 June in Ōtautahi Christchurch.

The AuSAE LINC conference to be held in Rotorua at the Energy Event Centre is going ahead as planned from 1 to 3 February.  

The Professional Conference Organisers Association (PCOA)  has decided to postpone the scheduled annual conference, planned for Hobart later this month.

Ōtautahi Christchurch has won the right to host the world’s largest regional seed association congress.

Steve Armitage has been appointed the new Independent Chair of Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA).

Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) is inviting registrations for its Future of Business Events Virtual Summit on Thursday, 9 December 2021.

This year’s Tourism Summit Aotearoa and New Zealand Tourism Awards are transforming into innovative online events, says Tourism Industry Aotearoa.  

Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) has partnered with the Professional Conference Management Association to award PCMA DES (Digital Events Strategist) Certification scholarships to several of its New Zealand members.

Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) and Hawke’s Bay Tourism have announced the postponement of BEIA’s 45th Annual Conference in Hawke’s Bay until 2022.

The challenges of the current outbreaks of the coronavirus pandemic has led the PCO Association (PCOA) councillors to the decision to postpone PCOA21.

New dates along with a new venue have been announced for the LINC Conference. The conference will now take place in Rotorua from Sunday 28 November to Tuesday 30 November 2021.

Registration is now open for the Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) Conference 2021 to be held at the Napier War Memorial Centre in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand from 11 to 13 October. 

TRENZ Hui, staged in Ōtautahi Christchurch in May 2021, was the biggest live business event to be held in New Zealand since the 2020 lockdown.

The NZ Events Association (NZEA) will farewell its outgoing Board Chair Graham Rouse as he comes to the end of his constitutional term.

After a two-year break, more than 500 business events industry buyers and media from Australia and New Zealand were welcomed to Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau today for Business Events Industry Aotearoa’s MEETINGS exhibition.

If the past two weeks have proven anything, it is that the business-events industry is eager to get back to face-to face events, says PCO Association (PCOA) president Barry Neame.

Over 60 Australian business event organisers are set to arrive in Auckland on 1 June for Business Events Industry Aotearoa’s two-day showcase MEETINGS 2021.