Survey and Spatial New Zealand holds its 2026 Annual Conference on 9-11 September at the Cordis Hotel in Auckland under the theme 'Going to the Next Level'. Earlier records tying the event to Christchurch and a 1 September start match the 2025 conference, not this one.
Survey and Spatial New Zealand (S+SNZ) will hold its 2026 Annual Conference from 9-11 September 2026 at the Cordis Hotel in Auckland, according to the organiser's dedicated conference site and its main association website. The theme is "Going to the Next Level", framed around innovation, leadership, cultural understanding and professional excellence. Note that the event was previously recorded against Christchurch with a 1 September start; both details appear to have been carried over from the 2025 conference, which was held at Te Pae Christchurch on 10-12 September.
The conference is run by Survey and Spatial New Zealand (S+SNZ), the professional association representing New Zealand's survey and spatial sector. Per its own site, its membership spans land development and urban design, resource management, civil engineering surveying, positioning and measurement, cadastral surveying, hydrographic surveying and the spatial/GIS sector. The association is based in Wellington and runs the conference as its flagship annual professional-development event, worth 12 CPD points.
S+SNZ states the programme is aimed at professionals from across land development, urban design, resource management, civil engineering, surveying (cadastral, hydrographic and engineering), positioning and measurement, and spatial/GIS, spanning both early-career and seasoned practitioners. The organiser describes an expanded programme with leading experts, hands-on learning and networking, and Early Bird registrations are open.
The confirmed venue is the Cordis Hotel, on Symonds Street in central Auckland. As a CBD hotel-and-conference property it places delegates within the central city rather than at an out-of-town convention precinct. Auckland Airport sits roughly 20-25 km south of the CBD, typically a 30-40 minute drive depending on traffic. This corrects the earlier assumption of a Christchurch/Te Pae venue.
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