Business events professionals from New Zealand, Australia and key international markets are set to return to Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland next month to connect with over 200 New Zealand exhibitors at MEETINGS 2025. The Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) event returns to the city after four years and includes a two-day exhibition at Auckland Showgrounds, 11-12 June.
Hosted buyers will get an Auckland city experience on 10 June and there will be two social functions on the MEETINGS menu. BEIA chief executive, Lisa Hopkins says MEETINGS was last held in Auckland in 2021, adding that now is “an exciting time to be back in New Zealand’s largest city and to showcase major developments, infrastructure investment, and new products from Auckland and from across New Zealand”.
Ken Pereira, head of Auckland Convention Bureau at Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, says the city is undergoing a major revitalisation – from the New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC), the country’s largest purpose-built convention centre, to an influx of new accommodation investment.
“There are now 18,000 hotel rooms in the region, with new additions in the city centre including the Horizon by SkyCity with direct links to the NZICC, SOHO Hotel Auckland, JW Marriott, Intercontinental, Hotel Indigo, Abstract and Hotel Grand Chancellor properties, plus Auckland Airport’s new Te Arikinui Pullman. Openings this year will include the Radisson RED – the first RED in the Pacific – and TRIBE Auckland,” Pereira notes, adding that the City Rail Link project, and the new transport hub that is part of Auckland Airport’s expansion, support the vision for a more connected and accessible Auckland.
Hosted buyers at the show will get a chance to visit the All Blacks Experience and Wētā Workshop Unleashed, wine tasting on Waiheke Island, and sailing on the Waitematā Harbour.
The MEETINGS welcome night ‘kick-off’ takes place at Eden Park on 10 June and Waterfront venue the Viaduct Events Centre will host the final celebration on 12 June, with the official after-party exploring the city’s nightlife at the Rooftop at QT Auckland,” Pereira says.
Day Buyer registrations are still open for MEETINGS 2025 on 11 and 12 June. To register online and view the full programme go to the MEETINGS website.
