The Aged Care Association (ACA) holds its Annual Conference 2026 on 28–30 October at Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre, under the theme 'A Future Worthy of Growing Old In'. Confirmed via the association's official conference site and independent listings.
The "ACA" behind this event is the Aged Care Association, New Zealand's national body for the aged residential care sector. Its Annual Conference 2026 is confirmed for 28–30 October 2026 at the Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wellington, according to the association's official conference site (aca-conference-2026.eventsairsite.com).
The programme runs from 10am on Wednesday 28 October to 3pm on Friday 30 October, per the same site. This year's theme is "A Future Worthy of Growing Old In", which the organiser frames as an invitation to rethink ageing in Aotearoa around dignity, purpose and connection, bringing together aged-care leaders, clinicians, carers and advocates.
The Aged Care Association is the sector membership body representing aged residential care providers across New Zealand, based at Level 8, 342 Lambton Quay, Wellington (aca.org.nz). The conference is the association's flagship annual gathering and incorporates the Excellence in Care Awards, whose 2026 finalists were announced ahead of the event. The 2025 edition was held at Te Pae Convention Centre in Christchurch, with the 2026 edition moving to Wellington.
Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre is Wellington's purpose-built convention venue on Cable Street, on the city's waterfront directly opposite the Te Papa national museum, a short walk from the Lambton Quay and Courtenay Place precincts. Its central-city, waterfront position places delegates within walking distance of the main Wellington CBD accommodation cluster and public transport, and roughly a 20–30 minute drive from Wellington Airport (reporting only; travel times vary with traffic).
Details here trace to the Aged Care Association's official 2026 conference site (event site, HTTP 200) and its location/venue page, and are corroborated by an independent Cubro sponsor/aggregator listing and a Music Therapy NZ event listing. The initial Grok/AI mention was treated as researcher-only and is not relied upon.
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