Meetings and Events Australia (MEA), the peak body for the meetings and events sector, announced it would cease operations and enter voluntary administration after 50 years, citing declining sponsorship and rising costs.
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This week's Journal ran deep dives on more than forty confirmed New Zealand business events, and almost all of them land in November 2026. The pattern underneath is a November convergence on Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington, with single venues like NZICC and Te Pae turning over back-to-back congresses within days.
The Hamilton venues with a room seating 150 or more guests for a banquet or gala dinner, ranked by capacity.
Northland's largest conference rooms — those seating 650 or more delegates theatre-style — ranked by capacity.
The Whangārei and Northland venues with a room seating 550 or more delegates theatre-style, ranked by capacity.