A confirmed single-day CILT NZ Forum and black-tie Awards Dinner for the transport and logistics sector on 20 November 2026 at the JetPark Auckland Airport Hotel & Conference Centre.
The CILT NZ Forum & Annual Awards Dinner 2026 is a single-day professional gathering for New Zealand's transport, logistics and supply chain sector, set for Friday 20 November 2026 at the JetPark Auckland Airport Hotel & Conference Centre in Mangere, Auckland. It pairs a full-day Forum themed around Leadership, Innovation and Productivity with a black-tie Awards Dinner in the evening.
Per CILT NZ's event page, the day opens with registration and coffee at 9:00am, the Forum runs from 10:30am to 5:00pm, a cocktail hour follows from 5:30pm to 6:30pm, and the Awards Dinner runs 6:30pm to 10:00pm, hosted by broadcaster Wendy Petrie.
The event is organised by CILT NZ, the New Zealand division of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport. By its own account, the NZ division was formed in 1959 and adopted the CILT name in 2002 after merging with the Institute of Logistics New Zealand, reporting around 1,500 members at that time. It is a non-partisan, all-modes professional body whose members span ports, road, rail, aviation, freight, academia and the public sector, and it runs an established annual awards programme.
The Forum is aimed at transport, logistics and supply chain professionals from across New Zealand, with speakers drawn from industry, infrastructure, ports, freight, supply chain and the public sector, plus discussion, Q&A and networking. The evening Awards Dinner recognises people, organisations, projects and research across Academic, Communication, Initiative and Superstar categories, including the Sir Bob Owens Memorial Award, described by the organiser as the highest honour CILT NZ can bestow. Attendees can book the Forum, the Awards Dinner, or both, with registration handled through ciltevents.co.nz and early-bird pricing closing 20 October 2026.
As context, the chosen venue sits in the Auckland Airport precinct at 63 Westney Road, Mangere, a short distance from Auckland International Airport. An airport-hotel-plus-conference-centre location of this kind suits a national delegate base flying in from across the country for a one-day programme, with on-site accommodation and conference facilities under one roof reducing same-day travel friction between the daytime Forum and the evening dinner.
The event is a recurring, nationally significant association gathering for the transport and logistics sector, rotating between main centres (the 2025 edition was in Wellington). Its 2026 return to an Auckland Airport-precinct property underlines demand for accessible, full-service airport venues able to host a combined day-conference and gala-dinner format for a dispersed professional membership.
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