The TSB Festival of Lights generated $9.2m for Taranaki’s economy, up from $8m the previous year, according to a report on the event.
Chockstock is returning to Wellington after a three-year hiatus.
The guest and speaker lineup has been announced for the sixth annual Tourism Policy School to be held in Queenstown.
SailGP has put in place traffic management plans to manage vehicles and people travelling to the event on 21-22 March and prevent Lyttelton township from being overwhelmed.
The inaugural Blue Economy Innovation Summit is coming to Nelson next month.
Auckland’s central city will come alive in green, white and orange for the St Patrict’s Parade and Festival this Sunday.
Eden Park says it has broken attendance records with more than 100,000 people attending concerts by pop singer Pink over the weekend.
The Wānaka A&P Show welcomed more than 44,000 people to its 87th event over the weekend.
A new international food festival will debut next month as part of Auckland Council’s World of Cultures Festival.
Warbirds Over Wanaka organisers say they are seeing increased demand for this year’s event over Easter.
World Travel & Tourism Council president Julia Simpson has told the annual ITB Berlin event that while the sector is booming it must tackle challenges like climate change.
More than 1,000 performers will converge on Auckland’s Western Springs Park this weekend, 9-10 March, for the annual Pasifika Festival.
Dunedin operators are painting the town pink to celebrate the arrival of pop singer Pink who is playing at Forsyth Barr Stadium tonight.
A motorhome rally at the West Coast town of Reefton has given a boost to the local economy over the weekend.
More than 2,000 athletes and many more supporters will compete in this weekend’s IRONMAN New Zealand event in Taupō.
House of Travel has come together with 130 supplier representatives in a special ‘appreciation night’ for its partners.
A crash during the Arcadia Road Rallyspring at Paparoa on Sunday has claimed the lives of two competitors.
Tourism Summit Aotearoa and the New Zealand Tourism Awards will be held at Cordis Auckland this year.
A flavour of Hobbiton is again returning to netball at the start of the 2024 ANZ Premiership open.
Buyer registrations are now open for the 2024 eXplore Trade Show.
Foley Wines has bought the Toast Martinborough food and wine festival.
The Crankworx Summer Series in Christchurch has been cancelled due to the impacts of the Port Hills fire on host venue Christchurch Adventure Park.
The 2024 Flavours of Plenty programme is live, showcasing the raft of events for the culinary festival that takes place at various locations around the Bay of Plenty in April.
Around 12,000 people converged on Wellington’s waterfront on Saturday night for the fireworks event at the Lunar New Year Festival.
The national Seaweek celebration is returning in March with a range of activities on offer around the country.
Christchurch Adventure Park is meeting Crankworx Summer Series organisers by midweek to decide whether the event will proceed at the attraction.
The New Zealand Events Association says it has met with Tourism and Hospitality Minister Matt Doocey to discuss the value of the industry to New Zealand.
Big events are a growing share of the tourism market and can provide important economic opportunities for destinations.
Auckland has more than 15 festivals on the way over the next two months.
Foodies Local Guides is launching a new event in Christchurch this March to celebrate the vibrant world of street food.
Nine tracks around Picton’s Victoria Domain will be closed on Sunday for the fourth round of the Mountain Bike New Zealand National Cross Country Series 2024.
A new gin festival is launching in Greytown, Wairarapa this year.
The New Zealand International Convention Centre has secured the International Confederation of Principals’ Convention in 2026.
Warbirds over Wanaka has confirmed the attendance of a United States Airforce F-16 fighter jet at this Easter’s show.
G Adventures’ global Change Makers GX Summit will include 15 agents from New Zealand and Australia in its delegate list this year, with successful applicants needing to earn their spot.
Organisers are planning for up to 80,000 people at Waitangi Treaty Grounds tomorrow, double the normal crowd.
The RotoruaNZ Business Events team says it delivered more than $15m in conference and incentive business in 2023 and it is on track to do the same this year.
An event focused on the technology that tourism and hospitality operators can use to build better businesses is coming to Queenstown in May.
A new Napier festival is heading into the suburbs for its first event in March.
The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series at Auckland’s Wynyard Quarter over the weekend attracted 55,000 spectators across the two days, says organisers.
The inaugural Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series is taking place at Wynyard Quarter in Auckland this weekend.
Hawke’s Bay’s iconic F.A.W.C! Food and Wine Classic has released the programme for its two-week event in March.
The 2023 World of WearableArts generated $30.3m in economic value to the Wellington region, according to a study commissioned by WellingtonNZ and conducted by Fresh Info.
An estimated 175,000 people visited the TSB Festival of Lights in Taranaki over summer, a 20% increase from the previous year.
Around 2,000 people visited Battle Hill Farm Forest Park on Sunday to enjoy a glimpse into the life of a working farm.
The sixth annual Otago Tourism Policy School will take place at the Heritage Hotel in Queenstown this March.
The BNZ Auckland Lantern Festival is set to return next month at a new venue after four years of cancellations.
Up to 20,000 music fans per day are expected to converge on Tauranga on Saturday and Sunday to celebrate One Love reggae festival.
The first ever British and Irish Lions women’s tour will give New Zealand tourism a good lift during the shoulder season, says Tourism Industry Aotearoa.
Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series organisers are anticipating crowds of up to 30,000 across the two-day event in Auckland on 27-28 January 2024.
