Christchurch has 29 competitive team building operators on MICE — escape rooms, karting, clay target, paintball and multi-activity challenge days.
Christchurch is one of New Zealand's strongest cities for competitive, challenge-based team building. MICE lists 29 competitive activity operators across the Canterbury hub, from indoor arenas and escape rooms to clay-target shooting, karting, paintball and full multi-activity challenge days.
Indoor options include Holey Moley mini-golf, Zone Bowling, Archie Brothers Cirque Electriq, Alpine Ice skating, Laser Strike, axe throwing at Battle Axe Throwing, and escape rooms at Escape Rooms Christchurch and Escape Artists. For motorsport-leaning groups, Supa Karts and Game Over Christchurch run indoor karting. Outdoor and offsite choices include Canterbury Clay Target Club and Waihora Clay Target Club, McLeans Island Paintball, archery combat, and jet boating with Alpine Jet Thrills. Dedicated event companies — Corporate Amazing Race Christchurch, Corporate Challenge Events, Team Up Events and Serious Fun Events — build full competitive programmes, several of which can run at your own venue.
Competitive team building is the energetic counterpoint to a conference's sit-down sessions. Pair it with a Christchurch conference venue and factor in group transport if you are moving between sites. See the full line-up on the activities directory, and check the events calendar if you are timing around a wider programme.
*Legacy EPT — MICE answer hub. Figures reflect operators listed on MICE at the time of writing.*
MICE lists 29 competitive activity operators across the Christchurch and Canterbury region, covering indoor arenas, escape rooms, karting, clay target, paintball and multi-activity challenge days.
Game Over Christchurch caters for 10 to 400 and Rockup Adventures for 10 to 200. Multi-activity event companies can also run rotations for whole-conference groups.
Yes. Mobile operators including Corporate Amazing Race Christchurch, Team Up Events, Corporate Challenge Events and Serious Fun Events can bring the activity to your venue or a central-city site.
Indoor choices include escape rooms, bowling, mini-golf, indoor karting, laser games, axe throwing and ice skating, so a competitive day can run regardless of the weather.
Most sessions run one to two and a half hours, which fits a conference half-day.
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