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 | It was a night of mystery, fine dining and spectacular entertainment, when a small selection of PCOs, event organisers and local business advocates were hosted at Mystery Creek Events Centre. The aim, to showcase the venue's capability and flexibility, was well met with fine dining, swing singing, body art and a dramatic finale of coordinated pyrotechnics and rock music medley. The 37 guests included PCOs and event organisers from Waikato, Auckland and Australia, along with local tourism and business leaders. From left, Doug Baldwin, events chairman Mystery Creek; Richard Lindroos, adidas Auckland Marathon, Milly Archer, Kerr & Ladbrook Catering; Steve Brown, adidas Auckland Marathon | |
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Otago, Southland and Waitaki headed to Auckland mid July to update conference and incentive organisers, and the travel trade, on the latest developments in the far south. More that 50 meeting planners registered to attend evening cocktails and canapes at The Grand Tearoom at Heritage Hotel Auckland, where Dunedin's St Clair Beach Resort chef Michael Coughlan prepared some local delicacies. Exhibitors plyed wares that included haggis ceremonies from Piping Hot Haggis to seaweed tasting at New Zealand Marine Studies Centre. Below left, from left, Sophie Kilgour, Gilpin Travel; Deborah Price, Larnach Castle & Lodge and Julie Jolley, Gilpin Travel. Below left, chef Michael Coughlin and James Hacon, both St Clair Beach Resort.
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The need for a dedicated national convention centre is stronger than ever with at least one multi-million dollar international convention hanging in the balance pending a decision to proceed with the build. A New Zealand Association's World Conference for 2020 with more than 6,000 delegates and an assessed economic value of more than $55 million, is hanging in the balance until the green light is given by Government to build a national convention centre. 'The bid to hold the conference must be submitted by March 2012 if New Zealand is to be in the running,' says Alan Trotter, Conventions & Incentives New Zealand (CINZ) CEO. 'And this is just one example of a big ticket item that we will be missing out on by not having a large international standard convention centre.
'We are lagging way behind international markets with our large scale infrastructure, even the likes of Australia has a large convention centre in each of its states with some states even boasting two.' A national convention centre has been on the planning horizon for around 25 years with the concept now closer than its ever been. The New Zealand Government recently called for Expressions of Interest to build a convention centre, firm recognition for the need for New Zealand to build a convention centre of international standards and size. Currently the largest convention New Zealand can host is up to 2,500 delegates in both Christchurch and Auckland and considerably less numbers in other regions. The 6,000 delegate conference bid on the cards is one of a series of bids CINZ looks after through the Government funded CAP scheme (Conference Assistance Programme). Through CAP CINZ assists New Zealand non-profit organisations consider, evaluate, prepare and present bids to bring international conferences to New Zealand. The CINZ CAP scheme is funded by The Ministry of Economic Development through the Major Events Funding Programme. |
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 | MEETINGS 2010 got off to a great start with the welcome function at the Auckland Museum on June 22. Catching up at the function (from left) Jessie Skeen-Fisher, Air New Zealand; Catherine Mars, The Oz Accom Group; Abbey Williams, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. See below two days of expo action over June 23 and 24. | |
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 (photo by Christine Syme) | |  | Air New Zealand won the award for best individual stand of the year at MEETINGS 2010. The awards, sponsored by Meeting Newz Magazine, were presented at the MEETINGS 2010 gala dinner at The Great Room, The Langham Auckland. Runner up in the individual stand category was The Blue Baths, Rotorua.
| | In the regional category, Christchurch and Canterbury came out the winner (below left), with Bay of Plenty (above) named runner up. Honorary mentions were given to Wellington, Queenstown and Total Event. Full story and more pictures in the July issue of Meeting Newz.
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| | Jo Seagar's fudge was a big attraction on the Christchurch and Canterbury stand. Here she tempts Australian hosted buyer Peter McCluskey, National Aglime Association to try some. | | And in the Taupo region, Anita Gatley, Travel Managers with Linda Devereau, Huka Fall Resort |  | |  | | Julie O'Brien, left, and Katherine Hyunh, both Destination Manawatu with Julie Jolley, Gilpin Travel | | The Palmerston North team demonstrate varying levels of skill with their colour coordinated yoyos |  | |  | | Adrian Clifton, food and beverage manager at Copthorne Hotel & Resort, Bay of Islands provides an update on the northern property's facilities to day buyer Elin Angven, Pead PR | | Brisbane based Alison Kay, Medical Protection Society with Marija Gecan, sales manager central North island with Accor Hospitality and Amy Sutton, Novotel Rotorua Lakeside |  | |  | | Amanda Chan, EW Tipping Foundation (centre) with Peni Drodrolagi and Telei Mattner, Telstra Clear Pacific | | Narelle Needham of Voyager Travel Corporation (centre) with Emma Hodges, Lakeland Queen and Ana Rodgers, AgroVentures |  | | Welcome to the Millennium Market Day... Donna Read, conference manager at Kingsgate Hotel Parnell and Debbie Patten, conference and incentive development manager with Millennium Hotels and Resorts with a smile and a greeting at the day buyers lunch in St-Matthew-in-the-City church.
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Support for a National Convention Centre |
Conventions & Incentives New Zealand chief executive Alan Trotter went on the front foot in support of a national convention centre on national television, coinciding with the start of this country's annual exhibition, MEETINGS 2010. Click here to review his appearance on Television New Zealand's NZI Breakfast.
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