CINZ MEETINGS 2017

Conventions and Incentives New Zealand’s (CINZ) annual showcase, MEETINGS 2017 opened with a high-energy welcome event for 650 at the Grand Millennium in Auckland, setting the tone for the next two days. The Le Cirque event, produced by The Event Group and The Dust Palace, combined daring acrobatic acts with fantastic costumes and…

Air New Zealand is part way through its four-year $100 million programme to redevelop lounges at ports across its network. Travellers in New…

When a world leader wants to entertain his visiting counterpart in style and privacy, where does he choose? In the case of New Zealand Prime…

Architectural designs for the new Christchurch Centre were revealed to international event organisers at CINZ MEETINGS 2017 in Auckland. General manager Rob McIntyre said the convention centre would be a dream space for organisers and delegates, designed with a distinctive South Island flavour. Designed by international firm Woods…

InterContinental Wellington’s light-filled Chameleon Restaurant has been attracting accolades for its menu, including the recent Best Beef Dish in…

Accor is set to build on its stock of New Zealand hotels under its Sofitel brand, to give it four properties in the country. SO Sofitel Auckland…

Opening in the third quarter of this year, QT Queenstown will be the first five-star design-driven hotel to open in the South Island resort town. Designed by Nic Graham, styled by Anna Roberts, with costumes by Janet Hine and art curated by Amanda Love, QT Queenstown will consist of 69 larger boutique designer suites. Like others…

TIME Unlimited Tours has launched its Cultural City to Cape Collection for winter. The tours, named ‘Season of Matariki – A Star Journey’, target…

The tourism division of Weta Workshop – the team behind Sir Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit blockbuster movies – has expanded to…

Revealing Wellington’s rich Maori history is the focus of Te Wharewaka o Poneke Waka and Cultural Walking Tours, which provides experiences in which visitors can share in New Zealand’s indigenous culture. Located on the harbour beside New Zealand’s national museum, Te Papa, the Te Aro Pa (settlement) was once one of Wellington’s…