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Our Role

 

The responsibilities of New Zealand Major Events include:

  • Advice to the Minister on matters relating to major events;
  • Administration of the Major Events Development Fund and assistance for applicants who meet the criteria, through the contestable, two stage application process;
  • Development and monitoring of the National Business Events Strategy;
  • Secretariat support for the Inter-Agency Events Group of eight government agencies with a common interest in events; 
  • Collaboration with the event sector to attract or develop major events which complement New Zealand’s image, maximise existing infrastructure and create lasting year-round benefits (economic, social and cultural) that can be shared throughout the country; 
  • Inter-agency coordination, such as the Major Events Border Steering Group;
  • Government liaison and a single point of contact for event practitioners, assisting with key government contacts and guest of government hosting advice;
  • Support for sector research, monitoring and measurement;
  • Support for the development of industry database requirements (including event infrastructure, personnel and regional contacts) and a major events calendar;
  • Special projects, such as VolunteerNet and the Major Events Resource Bank;
  • Support for sector capability building; and
  • Advice regarding leverage and legacy programmes which deliver measurable results and capitalise on event hosting opportunities.

Major Events Information Brochure [956 kB PDF]

 

New Zealand Major Events Partners


The Inter-Agency Events Group

The Inter-Agency Events Group (IAEG) is a group of eight government agencies with a common interest in supporting events that have the potential to bring significant benefits to New Zealand.

The group is chaired and supported by the New Zealand Major Events team.

The IAEG assesses the applications for event funding from the Major Events Development Fund and provides advice to the Minister for Economic Development. The IAEG members are:

  • New Zealand Trade and Enterprise which seeks to improve the international competitiveness, profitability and capability of New Zealand businesses
  • Tourism New Zealand which develops, implements and promotes strategies for tourism marketing, and advises the government and New Zealand tourism industry on matters relating to those strategies
  • Creative New Zealand which encourages, promotes and supports arts in New Zealand for the benefit of all New Zealanders
  • Sport and Recreation New Zealand which is dedicated to getting more New Zealanders participating in sport and recreation and winning on the world stage
  • The Ministry for Culture and Heritage which supports government participation in the cultural sector and assists in providing and managing cultural resources for the benefit of all New Zealanders
  • The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade which seeks to influence the international environment to promote New Zealand interests and values, and contribute to a stable, peaceful and prosperous world
  • The Ministry of Economic Development which fosters economic development and prosperity for all New Zealanders
  • Te Puni Kokiri (Ministry of Maori Development) which works to promote higher achievement by Māori, provide high-quality advice to government and accelerate Māori development


Tourism New Zealand – Conference Assistance Programme

A portion of the Major Events Development Fund (MEDF) is invested in the Conference Assistance Programme (CAP), which is designed to support the growth of New Zealand’s share of the international business events market. 

Managed by Tourism New Zealand, the CAP receives $511,000 annually from the MEDF.  This funding is used to develop programmes that promote New Zealand internationally as a business events destination, as well as to provide assistance to associations and organisations that are in a position to formally bid for an international conference (of over 200 delegates) which will be held in New Zealand. 

Examples of the types of support the programme can provide are:

  • A financial feasibility study for your conference, if required
  • Attractive, customised bid documents
  • Assisting with strategic marketing designed to enhance the chances of winning the conference
  • Assisting with air travel to present the bid
  • Collateral to promote New Zealand as a business events destination  (videos and/or printed materials)
  • Research in the business events sector

For further information please visit:
http://www.tourismnewzealand.com/delivering-the-promise/conference-assistance-programme/
or contact Tourism New Zealand - Business Events at Businessevents@tnz.govt.nz


New Zealand Association of Event Professionals (NZAEP)

NZAEP brings event professionals together and is the industry’s voice. New Zealand Major Events works in partnership with NZAEP. Together we have developed best practice major event resources to support the achievement of a consistently high level of major event delivery in New Zealand.

 

The New Zealand Major Events Team


The Minister

The Hon Steven Joyce is the Minister for Economic Development.

The Team

Background 

Update - "Growing New Zealand's share of the International Business Events Market" (July 2011)
This document updates the business events sector on government's strategic approach (below) to grow New Zealand's share of the business events market. 

Paper - Growing New Zealand's share of the International Business Events Market (July 2011)
This document formally outlines the strategy that will be implemented by government to grow New Zealand's share of this important sector.

Cabinet Paper - Changes to Government's Approach to Major Events Policy (September 2009)
This document formally updates the Major Events Strategy in light of the outcomes of the Evaluation of the Operation of the Major Events Development Fund. 

Evaluation of the Operation of the Major Events Development Fund (2007)
This document provides a detailed summary of the operation of the Major Events Develoment Fund up until 2007. 

Major Events Strategy (2004)
This document serves as the basis for all of government's involvement in major events within New Zealand.

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