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CRANKWORX COMMIT 10                      QUEENSTOWN MARATHON                               LPGA A GAME CHANGER FOR
YEARS TO ROTORUA — See page 3            LOOKS TO GROW — See page 5                        AUCKLAND — See page 8
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FROM THE
                                                                                                              CEO

Another Great Year!
Thanks to all who attended       presenters, as we plan our           and Exhibitions Association of   you’ll be hearing more about
our Strategic Planning for       2017 seminar programme.              Australasia at the beginning     the NZ Event Awards in the
Events seminars in November                                           of 2016, and the greater         new year.
                                 At this time of year it is nice to
and early December. The                                               relevance of our work to all
                                 reflect on the last 12 months                                         Best wishes to all delivering
feedback on Craig Jones’                                              sectors.
                                 and mark our progress as an                                           events in the summer, thank
workshop has been hugely
                                 Association. Our membership          The New Zealand Event            you for your support and we
positive and it’s clear the
                                 continues to grow, currently         Awards also delivered            look forward to seeing you in
attendees felt the four hour
                                 sitting at just under 1100           fantastic growth this year       2017!
sessions were time well
                                 members, this is a far cry from      with double the number of
spent.                                                                                                 Best regards,
                                 the 716 members of over a            entries and a sold out gala
We strive to deliver seminars    year ago.                            dinner. With a new delivery      Vicki Watson
that are of relevance for our                                         partner to be announced          CEO, NZAEP
                                 We are representing a greater
members, and we welcome                                               shortly, we are looking to top
                                 breath of the industry, with
suggestions of topics or                                              this result again in 2017 –
                                 the merger with the Events

Top Event Students Honoured
SOURCE: Meeting Newz             education award BA (event
Magazine, 13 December 2016       management). NZAEP
                                 sponsored the Top Event
Event management students        Production Graduate award,
were among the high              with Sally Kim receiving a
achievers honoured at AUT        1 year membership of the
University in Auckland during    Association.
the Hospitality and Tourism
School prize-giving last week.   Tiana Tuala is presented with
                                 the top cooperative education
They included Sally Kim, top     award BA (event management)
event production graduate BA     by programme leader Alison
(event management); Eilidh       Booth. The award was
Cant, achievement award          sponsored by SKYCITY
BA (event management) and
Tiana Tuala, top cooperative     CREDIT: Meeting Newz

COVER: NZAEP’s sold out Auckland Seminar on Strategic Planning for Events, with Craig Jones.

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Crankworx mountain bike festival
makes 10-year commitment to Rotorua
SOURCE: Stuff.co.nz, 7            Crankworx opens a world
December 2016                     of possibilities that go far
The word’s best mountain          beyond the riding,” Mutu said.
bikers will be digging into       “Knowing that we can plan
Rotorua dirt for ten more         10 years ahead allows us to
years after Crankworx Rotorua     unlock our creative minds
signed a long-term contract       and keep the Crankworx
on Tuesday.                       festivals on the cutting-edge
The Crankworx World Tour          of mountain bike events - it
travels to mountain biking        can be about more than just
destinations in France,           the competition.”
Austria and Canada each           Mountain Bike Events Ltd
year to host world-famous         (MBEL) is a joint venture
competitions.                     that is 49 per cent owned by
Rotorua has been the tour’s       Rotorua Lakes District Council
first stop for the last two       (RLDC), 25.5 per cent owned
years.                            by Skyline Rotorua and 25.5
                                  per cent owned by Tak Mutu.
The week-long event at
Skyline Rotorua Gravity Park      MBEL chairman and RLDC
in March generated more than      deputy Mayor Dave Donaldson       CAPTION: Riders go head-to-head in the Pump Track Challenge
$8m for the Rotorua economy       said a 10-year contract           at Crankworx Rotorua 2016. CREDIT: Chester Boyes
and was viewed by more than       outside of Crankworx’s home
                                  in Whistler, Canada, was          “Rotorua has really adopted       “We’ve offered something
6.1 million people worldwide.
                                  unprecedented.                    this event and our aim has        unique here, which has been
Event director Tak Mutu said                                        always been to work towards       recognised,” she said.
the 10-year contract signed       “It’s been a big hit here –
                                                                    a longer-term deal to make        “I’m thrilled we’ll be hosts for
by the event company’s            largely due to the passion of a
                                                                    this the home of Crankworx        another 10 years for an event
Canadian owners and local         fantastic group of people who
                                                                    in New Zealand. The first two     which has really captured
non-profit company Mountain       have run with it and poured
                                                                    years have shown its huge         our local community – bikers
Bike Events Ltd [MBEL]            all their efforts into ensuring
                                                                    potential.”                       and non-bikers – as well
secured Rotorua’s place in the    its success, giving Crankworx
                                  Events Incorporated               Mayor Steve Chadwick              as visitors from around the
tour.
                                  confidence in Rotorua as a        said the commitment was           world. Congratulations to
“More so than any other                                             fantastic news for Rotorua.       everyone involved.”
                                  host venue,” he said.
cycling event in the world,

Police pleased with Toast Martinborough
SOURCE: NZ Police Media           one was arrested at the event.    • More food                       have participated in the
Statement, 21 November 2016                                                                           planning and the result has
                                  Some of these changes             Senior Sergeant Graham
                                                                                                      been a great event with a
Police, partnering with several   included:                         Shields, from Wellington
                                                                                                      reduced undercurrent of
other agencies, were pleased                                        Alcohol Harm Prevention
                                  • Better training for staff                                         harm.
with a safe and successful                                          Unit, says the use of special
Toast Martinborough this year.    • Better processes to identify    licences by the participating     “The work done by Police,
                                    and ensure the safety           wineries allowed regulatory       in conjunction with event
In its 25th year, approximately
                                    of people who have had          agencies such as the Ministry     organisers and the council,
8,500 people attended on
                                    enough to drink                 of Health, Police and the         helped to change the mind
Sunday 20th November.
                                                                    council to look at each licence   set of everyone involved and
                                  • Change the focus of patrons
Changes agreed between                                              application on its merits and     contribute to a safer event,
                                    away from ‘getting drunk’
Police and the organisers this                                      use their collective expertise    which we hope to continue in
year meant the event did not      • Better transport between        to ensure there was less harm     years to come”
experience some of the issues       venues                          caused by alcohol.
seen in previous years, and no
                                                                    “The wineries themselves

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Queenstown Marathon creates one of resort’s
biggest weekends - looks for ways to grow
SOURCE: Stuff.co.nz, 19          Iron Man managing director         traffic congestion in the          an accommodation and
November 2016                    Dave Beeche said he couldn’t       spatially constrained resort       transport issue as to whether
                                 have wished for a better day       but Beeche said there were         Queenstown could cope with
The Queenstown Marathon          for the event on November          few complaints from the            anymore.
was won by an Irishman, with     18, the third time it has run in   locals.
the women’s event taken by       Queenstown.                                                           “So I think rather than
                                                                    “From what I hear Friday           massive year on year growth
the West Coast’s top cop Mel
                                 More than 9,500 people             afternoon in Queenstown            I think it will be incremental
Aitken.                          entered the marathon, half         anyway is gridlock so..this        increases from here,
The event has established        marathon, 10K and kids race        doesn’t cause any super            see how it goes, see how
itself as one of the biggest     – the largest number yet.          abnormal disruptions to            accommodation holds up.”
                                                                    traffic.”
weekend’s in town and            The massive number of                                                 The company was considering
organisers have plans to keep    people in town and road            The race brought about             innovations around
growing.                         blocks required added to           $7 million into the local          accommodation, including
                                                                    economy and many hoteliers,        whether a “tent city” would
                                                                    accommodation providers            work.
                                                                    and restaurant owners were
                                                                    reporting it was now the           There would be
                                                                    second biggest weekend of          announcements in the next
                                                                    the year, behind New Years         few weeks of developments
                                                                    Eve, he said.                      for future races, he said.
                                                                    Previously November was            “One thing I’m really big on is
                                                                    considered a shoulder season       even though you’ve got a very
                                                                    and one of the quietest times      successful event here you
                                                                    of year.                           never rest on your laurels and
                                                                                                       you never stop innovating and
                                                                    The plan was to continue
                                                                                                       evolving an event. We’ve got
                                                                    growing the event, he said.
                                                                                                       a whole lot of stuff we want
                                                                    “We’ve obviously got capacity      to put in place for next year
Hannah Wells, of Te Puke, was the first woman home in the           restraints with the trails         which we’ll announce in the
Queenstown Marathon half marathon event.                            but ultimately it’s probably       next few weeks.”
CREDIT: Debbie Jamieson

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Regional Updates                                                  The latest from our team of NZAEP Regional Reps

                                 WEST COAST                       Christmas Light Competition      Motorbike Rally, Around
                                                                  Light Up West Coast is on        Brunner Cycle Race, Driftwood
                                 Ashley Cassin – Regional Rep     throughout December.             Sand and Beach Sculpture
                                 for the West Coast, ashley@                                       Festival, Sand Dunes Beach
                                 leftcoastevents.co.nz            And just around the corner       Golf Classic, and a range of
                                                                  is the commencement of           sporting, A&P Shows, cultural
                                 It’s now summer time and         a busy 2017 event season
                                 the Festive Season and the                                        and other events.
                                                                  including the iconic Hokitika
                                 West Coast likes to celebrate    Wildfoods, the famed Kumara      Specific details and more
                                 as much as the rest of the       Races (and several other race    information from www.
                                 country. As well as the          meets Coast-wide over a two      westcoast.co.nz/events/
                                 Greymouth and Hokitika           week window), the Multisport     Whanganui
                                 Santa Parades earlier in         World championships-
                                 the month, a Coast-wide          Coast to Coast, Woodstock

                                 WHANGANUI & PALMERSTON           international riders loving      entertainment to rock the
                                 NORTH                            the down under action. This      night in. Family fun with the
                                                                  year Michael Dunlop, 13 time     “Funky Monkeys” and Captain
                                 Lyn Cheyne, Lyn.Cheyne@          winner of the Isle of Man        “Festus McBoyle” with the
                                 whanganuiandpartners.nz          TT, will be racing around the    kid’s countdown and “Highly
                                 Motor cycling’s renowned         streets of Whanganui. Close-     Flammable” premier pyro act
                                 Cemetery Circuit street race     up action and a great family     at 9:30pm. Headline act is
                                 is on Boxing Day, 26th of        day out. Winner of the 2015      the thirteen piece band “Lost
                                 December and attended by         Best Established Regional        Icons” featuring music from
                                 thousands. All classes of        Event. www.cemeterycircuit.      Joe Cocker, David Bowie,
                                 bikes race from old classics,    co.nz                            Glenn Frey and Prince.
                                 sidecars, supermoto and          New Years Eve in the Square      www.manawatunz.co.nz/visit/
                                 Formula One superbikes.          has an amazing light show,       events/
                                 An event 65 years old with       fireworks and musical

                                 perhaps as soon as 2018.         supporters to Tauranga, raise    Mystery works spark Banksy
                                                                  the region’s profile to would-   speculation in Tauranga CBD
                                 Negotiations involving Rally     be visitors and pump millions
                                 New Zealand, the Tauranga        into the economy.                SOURCE: NZHerald.co.nz, 2
                                 City Council and the WRC                                          December 2016
                                 promoter are exploring the       “Tauranga is our first
                                 chances of New Zealand           preference but nothing will be   Speculation is rife that
                                 regaining a place on the world   decided for at least another     international street
                                 championship calendar.           six months,” says Rally New      artist Banksy could be in
                                                                  Zealand chairman Peter           Tauranga after two Banksy-
                                 There are hopes the event        Johnston.                        styled artworks have been
                                 would bring large numbers of                                      discovered on the walls of
                                                                                                   central city buildings.
BAY OF PLENTY                                                                                      The images of a man and
                                                                                                   woman in a deep embrace,
Jenna Quay – Regional Rep                                                                          while checking their phones,
for Bay of Plenty, jenna.quay@                                                                     and two children with a
tauranga.govt.nz                                                                                   message referring to loving
World Rally Champs seek                                                                            New Zealand popped up
Tauranga as venue                                                                                  overnight in a service lane
                                                                                                   between Goddards Centre
SOURCE: Excerpts from Bay                                                                          and 46 Spring St.
of Plenty Times, 24 November
                                                                                                   The two images are reflective
2016
                                                                                                   of Banksy’s iconic street
Tauranga sits in pole position                                                                     art style, which are globally
to host a return of the FIA      New Zealand rally champ Hayden Paddon tackles a tricky corner     known for portraying strong
World Rally Championship         in the 2016 FIA World Rally Championship in Mexico. CREDIT:       political or societal messages.
(WRC) to New Zealand roads,      Photo/Hyundai Motorsport                                          Banksy is also arguably the

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world’s most successful            by Pacific Property Fund
anonymous artist. Despite          and managed by Property
years of fame, the identity        Managers Group.
of Banksy remains largely
unknown.                           Group chief executive Scott
                                   McKenzie spotted the works
Tauranga City Council              this week and said he heard
communications                     Banksy might be in New
spokeswoman Viktoria Ermes         Zealand.
said they were still trying to
confirm whether the pieces         “The word on the street is that
were in fact done by Banksy.       Banksy could be in Tauranga
                                   now to covertly promote the
Ms Ermes said at least one of      recently announced Paradox
the pieces was a direct rework     Street Art Festival taking
of a piece done in Bristol         place in Tauranga from March
several years ago.                 to June next year, of which
                                   Banksy’s work will be a focal
‘’It’s very exciting, the not      point,” Mr McKenzie said.
knowing, but that is what
street art is all about. We        “It’s brilliant for Tauranga and
really don’t know who did it,’’    New Zealand to have Banksy’s
she said.                          work coming to the city and        The first collection of Banksy artwork to be displayed in the
                                   even more exciting to think        North Island will be part of the 2017: Paradox: Tauranga Street
The property on Spring St          he may actually be here in         Art Festival, which will run from March 28 until the end of June.
is about to be acquired            person right now,” he said.        CREDIT: NZ Herald

Auckland hosting LPGA a game                                                                             a range of investment and
                                                                                                         business opportunities while

changer for local visitor economy                                                                        they are here.
                                                                                                         The tournament week will
SOURCE: ATEED Release, 17          showcase local golf courses,       The event is expected to           incorporate ancillary events
November 20106                     landscapes and tourism             deliver up to 13,000 visitor       to maximise media exposure,
                                   experiences – to the premium       nights in Auckland’s shoulder      event promotions, community
Last month’s announcement                                                                                and fan engagement and
that Auckland is to host the       visitor and golfing market         tourism season, and generate
                                   through broadcast coverage         up to $1.3 million a year          build legacy benefits for golf
LPGA-sanctioned McKayson                                                                                 in the region.
New Zealand Open next              that will potentially reach 175    new money for Auckland’s
year is a potential game           countries and more than 250        economy, with additional
changer for the region’s visitor   million households.                significant international
                                                                      media exposure value.
                                                                                                            Linked In
economy – which is already         As the region’s economic
Auckland’s largest and             growth agency, Auckland            McKayson’s title sponsorship
                                                                      alone will inject new money
                                                                                                            NZAEP
fastest-growing industry.          Tourism, Events and Economic
                                   Development (ATEED) is             into the regional economy.
The four-day tournament

                                                                                                            Group
at the new Windross Farm           investing in the event on          Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says
course at Ardmore will play        behalf of Auckland Council.        having star Kiwi Lydia Ko and
a key role in the growth of        Auckland’s investment will         100 of the world’s elite women
Auckland’s visitor economy,        total just over $1 million per     golfers in Ko’s home town will
which is currently worth $7        annum for three years.             be fantastic for Auckland:
billion to the region and is       Golf tourism to New Zealand        “This will be a great showcase
expected to grow by more           grew to about $330 million in      for Auckland, taking our city
than $2 billion in the next four   the year to August, and ATEED      to millions of people in high-
years.                             believes the LPGA’s presence       value tourism markets in
                                   in Auckland will help put its      China, Australia, the US and          Over 250 members
It offers an unprecedented
                                   increasing number of world-        UK.                                   have already signed
opportunity to showcase
Auckland to its three main         class courses on the radar         “Golf is a huge passion across        up to the Linked In
visitor markets, China, the        of international golf tourists     Asia, the USA and Australia,          exclusive NZAEP
USA and Australia, and             from Auckland’s three most         and golfers are a priority            Group.
secondary markets including        important markets – China,         special interest travel market
Korea, Japan, Singapore, the       the US, and Australia – and        segment for Auckland.”                Visit www.linkedin.
Philippines, Indonesia and         two secondary markets Korea        “Many choose to stay in luxury        com/groups
Thailand.                          (home of sponsor sports            accommodation and spend               nzaep-6934807 to get
                                   leisure company McKayson)          on luxury experiences, and            involved.
The LPGA event, led by
                                   and Japan.                         ATEED introduces them to
Auckland’s own Lydia Ko, will

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UB40 concert pushed back over liquor laws
SOURCE: Stuff.co.nz, 2              was disappointed she had
December 2016                       been forced to change the
                                    time of the concert despite
Fears about ‘red, red wine’         having an incident free three-
have caused reggae band             years running the event.
UB40 an early New Year’s Eve
hangover.                           “We worked closely with the
                                    local [Taupo District] Council
The UK pop and reggae band          for several months to move
was set to play a late-night        the event from 30th December
set at the Reggae by the River      to New Year’s Eve,” she said.
event in Taupo on New Year’s        “Their intention being to offer
Eve but it seems Taupo is           the visitors and locals to the
not as lenient as Kingston          region a quality music event
Town when it comes to liquor        and timing the conclusion so
licensing and noise control.        that families could stroll down   UB40 performs at The Red Red Wine Vineyard Tour 2016 at the
The concert has been pushed         to the waterfront and enjoy       Bowl of Brooklands, Pukekura Park. CREDIT: Robert Charles/
forwards, to start at midday, in    the first wave of fireworks.”     FAIRFAX NZ
order to cater for the wishes       Jacman said police had raised     “I don’t think that’s the type     said they made the decision
of local police who want to         some concerns about the flow      of crowd we get. They are          to move the time and gain a
avoid concert-goers spilling        of drunken revellers heading      not going to pay $99 to see        special liquor licence for the
out into other New Year’s Eve       into town at such a late          UB40. We’ve been doing this        event.
events.                             hour and opposed the liquor       for three years. It is always
                                                                      an older crowd. I think people     “It was the best compromise,”
That means UB40 will be             licence being granted.
                                                                      should be able to go and enjoy     she said.
taking the stage at 4pm             “They said the cancellation
instead of the scheduled 8pm.                                         a drink and music on New           “It just means the party starts
                                    of Tauranga’s Mt Maunganui        Year’s Eve.
They will still pay their full                                                                           earlier.
                                    New Year’s Eve gave concerns
two-hour set of their hits.         we were going to attract          Unable to cut through the          “If people are unable to make
Director of Jacman                  people that would normally go     red, red tape, and with the        it due to the new start time
Entertainment Jackie Sanders        there,” she said.                 concert approaching, Sanders       they are entitled to a refund.”

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A big win for the Bay of Plenty                                                                       days, One Love has earned
                                                                                                      its reputation among music
                                                                                                      lovers as the southern
Two of summer’s largest and       at ASB Bay Park Stadium in         Only in its second year, Bay     hemisphere’s purest and most
most popular music festivals      the Mount on January 2 with        Dreams - presented by Pato       trusted celebration of roots,
are taking place in the Bay of    a warm-up party the night          Entertainment and Audiology      rock and reggae, drawing
Plenty in early 2017.             before on January 1; and One       - boasts around 50 acts – 18     large numbers of punters
                                  Love, which stretches across       of them international –          from across New Zealand,
The Tauranga region is home
                                  two days - February 4 and 5        including Shapeshifter, Sticky   including around 40 percent
to both the Bay Dreams
                                  on Waitangi weekend at the         Fingers, Yelawolf, Peking Duk,   from Auckland, and indeed
festival, which will be held
                                  Tauranga Domain.                   Katchafire, Grandmaster          the world, with around 1200-
                                                                     Flash and Bizzy Bone.            1500 coming from Australia
                                                                     So popular is next year’s        and the USA.
                                                                     line-up, tickets to Bay Dreams
                                                                                                      Combined, Bay Dreams and
                                                                     have already sold out.
                                                                                                      One Love are expected to
                                                                     Later in February, the region    bring around $10 million
                                                                     will again play host to what     into the local economy. Each
                                                                     has grown to become one          event employs around 300
                                                                     of New Zealand’s largest         people. And not just that, both
                                                                     and most successful              festivals will well and truly
                                                                     two-day festivals, One           put the Bay of Plenty on the
                                                                     Love – presented by Pato         map as being host to two of
                                                                     Entertainment.                   New Zealand’s best music
With capacity at this year’s festival increased to between 18,000                                     extravaganzas.
                                                                     In its fourth year and with
and 20,000, and with the event expected to sell out, One Love will
again provide a massive financial boost to local businesses.         22 bands playing over two

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Salmon die suddenly after being
                                                                                                    “Anything below 80 per cent
                                                                                                    would cause stress to the fish,
                                                                                                    so this is well down at 15 per

released for Fish and Game event                                                                    cent. We did measurements
                                                                                                    further upstream, and the
                                                                                                    further up you go, the levels
SOURCE: Excerpts from Stuff.     Game, was supposed to take       and we saw these dead fish        do rise, so it appears to be
co.nz, 23 November 2016          place on 20 November.            bodies floating around, and       something in that particular
A children’s fishing day has     Field officer Vaughan Lynn       there was an eel looking a bit    area.”
gone belly up after a run of     said he was shocked to find      sick, and I thought, ‘oh, we’ve
                                                                                                    About 60 Marlborough
salmon died just minutes         the salmon dead within 15        got a problem’.”
                                                                                                    children had signed up for the
after being released into a      minutes of putting them in       Lynn called the Marlborough       event, the second of its kind
Blenheim river.                  the river on Friday.             District Council and the          and in the same spot as April’s
The sudden death of 100          “We put the fish in, but we      council’s freshwater ecologist    fishing day, where rainbow
salmon in the Opawa River        noticed they looked a bit        Pete Hamill ran tests on the      trout were released.
last month has scientists        stressed, well, more stressed    water that morning.
                                                                                                    “It’s quite distressing really.
testing the waterway for         than they usually do when        Hamill said a dissolved           You get the kids all excited,
possible contaminants.           you’re releasing them,” Lynn     oxygen test showed the water      and then the fish all die, and
The Marlborough Kids Fish        said.                            had 15 per cent dissolved         then you’ve got to clean them
Out, organised by Fish and       “Then we glanced upstream,       oxygen.                           up, it’s a shame. But what can
                                                                                                    you do?”
                                                                                                    Lynn was looking at new ways
                                                                                                    to hold the event.
                                                                                                    He liked the idea of digging
                                                                                                    a man-made pond by using
                                                                                                    an excavator to reveal
                                                                                                    groundwater, which had
                                                                                                    worked well in Tasman, he
                                                                                                    said.
                                                                                                    “We just need to find the right
                                                                                                    site, and find someone to
                                                                                                    sponsor the work. We would
                                                                                                    like to be able to do a couple
                                                                                                    of events a year. There’s
                                                                                                    definitely the demand for it. If
                                                                                                    we had a custom-built pond,
                                                                                                    we could hold half a dozen
                                                                                                    events a year. But it needs
                                                                                                    good flow, good depth, a bit of
                                                                                                    shade. Close to town, maybe
                                                                                                    within a half-hour drive.
                                                                                                    “There could be the right
Nelson Marlborough Fish and Game field officer Vaughan Lynn holds up one of the salmon that died    pond out there, we just need
in the Opawa River. CREDIT: SCOTT HAMMOND/FAIRFAX NZ
                                                                                                    someone to point it out.”

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Event company turn web designers
                                                                   strategic advice.                  effectively, or the event might
                                                                                                      suffer.
                                                                   Director Mike van der Boom
                                                                   saw the opportunity after          “We understand what event
                                                                   seeing event start-ups             owners need. They need to
                                                                   struggling to get a website for    be able to change content
                                                                   a reasonable cost. “Often, a       quickly by themselves, an
                                                                   new event will get a cheap site    ‘easy to use’ ticket purchase
                                                                   developed that doesn’t really      or entry process and, above
                                                                                                      all, they need a fit-for-
                                                                   fulfil its needs or which has a
                                                                                                      purpose online presence
                                                                   difficult content management
                                                                                                      which also fits within the
                                                                   system. The other option is        budget.”
Bay of Plenty communications      Sunshine and a Plate Festival,   an expensive site which way
and event company Cheeky          the company has turned it’s      exceeds requirements.”             Recent examples of sites
Rooster is hitting the sweet      talents to delivering a cost-                                       developed by Cheeky
                                                                   Van der Boom adds that             Rooster include the Motu
spot by serving up quality        effective site that works well
                                                                   a website is a crucial             Challenge multisport event
websites fast for smaller         for events.
                                                                   component in promoting             [www.motuchallenge.
events. Through its experience
                                  Cheeky Rooster has over          an event, particularly when        co.nz] in Opotiki and the
in putting together many
                                  a decade of experience in        the fixture is new on the          Sunshine and a Plate
of the region’s top events,
                                  the event industry in variety    calendar. It is therefore a        Festival in Whakatane[www.
including the Motu Challenge
                                  of roles including delivery,     resource which has to be done      sunshineandaplate.co.nz].
multisport race and the
                                  marketing or providing

City council’s iconic events fund Need
needs boost - chief executive     guidance
SOURCE: Excerpts from The         executive Richard King said      On the other hand, the               on managing
Southland Times, 8 December       the council put in $200,000      council’s second events fund
2016                              a year for event creation and    for creation or promotion            volunteers?
                                  iconic events.                   events presently had a
A boost for the Invercargill
                                                                   balance of $185,220.
City Council’s iconic events      Since the council’s events
fund has been called for after    committee had been running,      “Overall, there’s plenty of
the fund’s balance slipped to     the number of iconic events      money when you mash the
-$45,000 in 2015-16.              had increased, King said.        two together,” King said.
Speaking at a meeting of          “What we need to do is boost     The council kept adding to          volunteernet.org.nz
the events committee on           the amount available for         its list of iconic events, which
Thursday, council chief           iconic events.”                  meant it had a negative
                                                                   balance of $20,000 for the
                                                                   2016-17 financial year.
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                                                                   In 2015-16 the iconic events
                                                                   included the Buskers Festival,
                                                                   Burt Munro Challenge, the
                                                                   cycle tour of Southland, the
                                                                   Festival of the Arts, Surf to
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Caption: Crowds gather to watch the filming of Pork Pie in
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