FMANZ's annual FM Summit Aotearoa 2026 runs 19–21 October 2026 at Shed 10 on Auckland's Queens Wharf, gathering facilities management professionals from across New Zealand under the theme 'The Marks That Matter'.
FM Summit Aotearoa 2026 brings New Zealand's facilities management community to Shed 10 on Auckland's Queens Wharf from 19 to 21 October 2026. Billed by organiser FMANZ as the must-attend event on the facilities management calendar, the 2026 edition runs under the theme "The Marks That Matter" (Ko te kaitiakitanga kua tuhia ki nga pakitara). The programme opens on 19 October with optional site tours of notable Auckland facilities and an evening welcome function, followed by two days of main sessions on 20–21 October, a summit dinner, and farewell drinks; a pre-summit webinar is scheduled for 1 October.
The Summit is run by FMANZ, the Facilities Management Association of New Zealand, which describes itself as the peak industry body for the sector. According to FMANZ, its members are "the backbone of the built environment sector" and custodians of Aotearoa's places, managing billions of dollars in assets that serve millions of New Zealanders daily. The FM Summit is FMANZ's flagship annual gathering (the names "FM Summit Aotearoa" and "FMANZ Summit" refer to the same event), supported for 2026 by partners including HydroVac, Clevertronics, KONE and MacMillan Plumbing & Gas.
The event targets facilities management professionals, industry leaders and practitioners from across New Zealand, alongside government representatives, suppliers and innovators in the built-environment sector. The exhibition component draws service providers to Shed 10 to connect with FM buyers and decision-makers.
Shed 10 is a restored heritage cargo shed on Queens Wharf on Auckland's downtown waterfront, and one of the city's principal event and exhibition venues. Its central-city location sits directly alongside the Britomart transport interchange (rail, bus and ferry) and Commercial Bay, with a wide range of CBD hotels within short walking distance, making it well suited to a multi-day national conference drawing delegates from around the motu.
As the national association summit for facilities management, FM Summit Aotearoa is an established fixture on New Zealand's business-events calendar, combining a conference programme, an awards evening, a trade exhibition and social functions across three days. Its return to a marquee Auckland waterfront venue reinforces the city's role as a hub for association-driven MICE activity and underlines the sector's ongoing appetite for in-person professional gatherings.
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