Upcoming Events & Training

Upcoming Events & Training


Tourism Social Media Workshop 2025

  • Registrations open: 13 March 2025
  • Cost: Free (limited availability)
  • Event date/time: 30 April 2025, 10am-2:30pm
  • Location: Twizel Event Centre

Join Bare Kiwi’s Kyle Mulinder for a hands-on workshop on travel content creation. Kyle has worked with global brands such as GoPro, Meta, airlines, and tourism boards including Visit California and Tourism Australia.

Learn best social media practices, insights from brands, and how to capture and edit stunning content using just your phone. Bring your device and get ready to create!

Health and Safety Stage 1 2025

  • Registrations open: 14 March 2025
  • Cost: $150pp
  • Event date: 5 May 2025
  • Time: 9am-3:30pm
  • Location: Tekapo Community Hall
  • Presenter: Helen Mason, Coolspring Consulting

This full-day workshop provides health and safety representatives, managers, business owners, and individuals with essential knowledge to excel in workplace safety roles.

Participants will learn to foster worker engagement, contribute to a strong safety culture – ensuring a safer and more compliant work environment.

Tourism Winter Industry Event 2025

  • Event date: 24 June 2025
  • Time: 4pm
  • Location: Godley Hotel, Lake Tekapo

Save the date for our winter fireside industry catch up. Details to come.

Christchurch & Canterbury Australian Showcase 2025

  • Registrations open: 11 Oct 2024
  • Registrations close: 1 Nov 2024
  • Event dates: 18-21 Feb 2025
  • Locations: Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane & Gold Coast

ChristchurchNZ, in partnership with Air New Zealand, Christchurch International Airport, and more than 25 attraction, venue, accommodation, and transportation providers would love to connect, share, and engage with you.

Heading to Australia for the opportunity to showcase the latest products and developments from Christchurch, Kaikōura & Mackenzie.

TECNZ Trade Event Auckland 2025

  • Registrations open: 8 Oct 2024
  • Registrations close: 7 Feb 2025
  • Event dates: 9-10 April 2025
  • Location: Auckland

A trade event hosted by the Tourism Export Council, connecting suppliers and the inbound travel trade.

Held at the Viaduct Events Centre, Auckland, the two-day event will feature a dedicated appointment schedule and flexible free-range sessions designed to encourage maximum attendance from inbound tour operators and destination management companies across New Zealand.

TRENZ Rotorua 2025

  • Registrations open: 3 Oct (seller) & 30 Oct (buyer) 2024
  • Registrations close: 21 Nov 2024
  • Event dates: 6-8 May 2025
  • Location: Rotorua

TRENZ is the most significant international business-to-business travel trade event on New Zealand’s tourism events calendar.

The programme includes up to 52 pre-scheduled appointments over two and a half days and networking functions. New Zealand tourism industry leaders and representatives gather to showcase their products and services to high-quality international and New Zealand buyers and influential travel trade and tourism media.

TNZ Kiwi Link India 2025

  • Registrations open: 27 Jan 2025
  • Registrations close: 15 Feb 2025
  • Event dates: 7 July 2025
  • Locations: Goa & New Delhi

Kiwi Link India 2025 provides a unique opportunity for representatives of the New Zealand tourism industry to educate and establish business relationships with key product managers and front line travel sellers from India.

TNZ Kiwi Link UK & Europe 2025

  • Registrations open: 24 Feb 2025
  • Registrations close: 10 March 2025
  • Event dates: 13-15 Oct 2025
  • Locations: UK & Europe

Kiwi Link UK and Europe 2025 offers a unique opportunity for representatives of the New Zealand tourism industry to educate and establish business relationships with key travel sellers from the UK and Europe. The event focuses on building the capability of travel sellers to drive off-peak conversions, with the long-term goal of strengthening trade relationships and boosting sales outside of peak seasons.

TNZ Kiwi Link USA 2025

  • Registrations open: 24 Feb 2025
  • Registrations close: 10 Mar 2025
  • Event dates: 20-22 Oct 2025
  • Location: USA

Kiwi Link The Americas 2025 provides a unique opportunity for representatives of the New Zealand tourism industry to educate and establish business relationships with key travel sellers from throughout The Americas. 

TNZ Kiwi Link China 2025

  • Registrations open: TBC
  • Registrations close: TBC
  • Event dates: TBC
  • Location: China

Kiwi Link Greater China led by Tourism New Zealand provides tourism whānau the opportunity to connect with buyers from Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, to establish business relationships, address concerns & barrier through education, shape demand, and drive New Zealand holiday bookings.

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