Conventions & Incentives New Zealand (CINZ) is calling for the NZ government to make a clear distinction between business events and mass gatherings to give domestic events a solid platform to restart under Alert Level 2.

New Zealand’s business events industry association, CINZ, is looking towards post-COVID-19 recovery by launching a new event, BE Reconnected, for 1 December 2020.

Lisa Hopkins has been appointed the new Chief Executive of Conventions and Incentives New Zealand (CINZ). CINZ Board Chair Tony Gardner says he is delighted to announce the appointment of Lisa Hopkins, who has held senior business events leadership positions in New Zealand and offshore for over a decade.

Napier and the Hawke’s Bay region will host the Conventions and Incentives New Zealand (CINZ) Conference in October 2020. The win was announced at the 2019 conference in Queenstown this week.

Organisers of CINZ MEETINGS have revealed the 2021 event will be held in Ōtautahi Christchurch for the first time in 13 years.

New Zealand’s venues, hotels and city infrastructure developments will be making a big showing at this year’s AIME in Melbourne next week from 18 to 20 February.

Delegates at last week’s PCO Association Conference in Melbourne teamed up to get New Zealand on the map at the 100% Pure New Zealand hub.

New Zealand’s biggest-ever team of business events’ suppliers is set to exhibit at the PCO Association Conference from 9–11 December in Melbourne. This year, 19 venues, hotels, convention bureaus and activity operators from across the country are joining Conventions and Incentives New Zealand (CINZ) and Tourism New Zealand at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Registrations are now open for day buyers wanting to plan their next meeting, conference, incentive travel or business event.

Hosted buyer positions are filling fast for New Zealand’s most prestigious business event, CINZ MEETINGS 2018 run by Conventions and Incentives New Zealand (CINZ) on 30 and 31 May in Auckland.