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EventsUpdate
editorial@nzaep.co.nz — New Zealand Association of Event Professionals, c/o P O Box 3798, Auckland 1140
DECEMBER 2016 ISSN 1179-3678 — Subscription is a member exclusive benefit — contact info@nzaep.co.nz for details
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
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.
Events Update, December 2016 Page 2
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
Events Update, December 2016 Page 3
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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
Currently Seeking Volunteers
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A Very Welly Christmas, Wellington, Saturday 10 &
Sunday 11 December, 2016.
A brand new event where Wellington really owns
Christmas! Lambton Quay will be closed for a big
Christmas celebration with choirs, candy canes,
Christmas trees, and Santa himself. Volunteers are
needed to assist with pack in/pack out and traffic
and crowd control.
Tamaki Herenga Waka
Rotorua GLO Festival 2016, Rotorua, 29 – 31
Festival 2017, Auckland,
December 2016
28-30 January 2017
The Rotorua GLO Festival is the biggest FREE
family friendly festival during New Year’s Heaps of roles available
which attracts over 10,000 people. Super star to be involved in this
volunteers required to assist with pack in and celebration of Auckland.
pack out of the events.
Events Update, December 2016 Page 5
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Events Update, December 2016 Page 6
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
Events Update, December 2016 Page 7
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
Events Update, December 2016 Page 8
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
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So popular is next year’s and the USA.
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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
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With capacity at this year’s festival increased to between 18,000 extravaganzas.
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Events Update, December 2016 Page 10Salmon 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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strategic advice. effectively, or the event might
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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
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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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