Economic ambition: ChristchurchNZ CEO, Alison Adams
If you’ve been in the central city this past week, you will probably have been lucky enough to experience the vibrance of the World Buskers Festival. It’s one of the highly anticipated events on Ōtautahi’s summer calendar, and, since 19 January, the city has been buzzing with its gasps and laughs. Something we always consider […]
Business events: Te Pae General Manager, Ross Steele
Since opening in May 2022, Te Pae Christchurch has hosted almost 450 events, driving significant economic benefits to the city and wider region. With direct international flights almost back to pre-Covid levels, we’re attracting visitors from all around the world to our city for business events. In November, Te Pae Christchurch held the Asia Pacific […]
International Chefs Day: Te Pae Christchurch General Manager, Ross Steele
As we countdown to Christmas, it is great to see our city buzzing with national and international delegates attending a variety of events we’ve hosted in our venue recently. With that comes the opportunity for our chefs at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre to showcase Canterbury’s finest food and beverages to the world and to […]
Health & happiness: Christchurch City Mayor, Phil Mauger
Christmas is just around the corner. Can you believe it! Every year seems to disappear quicker than the last. As 2023 draws to a close, I can’t help but reflect that there is so much we can be proud of as a city. I was chuffed to see the figures from ChristchurchNZ which show hundreds […]
Economic ambition, CEO ChristchurchNZ, Alison Adams
A future that is good for people and planet drove our work on the Christchurch Economic Ambition, which sets out a long-term goal for Ōtautahi Christchurch to move towards being a regenerative economy. We currently live in an economy where most growth is powered by burning fossil fuels – a reasonably cheap, accessible resource that […]
Mining essential: Straterra Inc Chief Executive, Josie Vidal
The new Government needs to understand the role of mined minerals, including coal, as it picks up the renewable energy mantle. There will be no energy transition without minerals and we make that clear in our submission on Measures for transition to an expanded and highly renewable electricity system. We fully support the move to […]