New Zealand Trade and Enterprise runs a fully subsidised, hands-on generative-AI capability workshop for exporter leaders at Te Pae Christchurch on 12 August 2026, an iteration of its 'Getting Started with AI' series. The venue and date are confirmed by Te Pae's own listing and the programme by NZTE's own pages.
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) is running its "Getting Serious with AI" workshop at Te Pae Christchurch on 12 August 2026, a single-day session confirmed on the convention centre's own events calendar. It continues NZTE's "Getting Started with AI" series, a set of fully subsidised, hands-on sessions that help New Zealand exporters put generative-AI tools to work in their businesses.
The workshop is delivered by NZTE, the government's export growth agency, as part of its capability-building offer for customers. In the series to date, sessions have been led by AI facilitators and NZTE Beachheads advisors, and structured around practical, hands-on exercises with generative-AI tools rather than lectures. NZTE states the workshops are fully subsidised, so there is no ticket price for eligible attendees.
The series is pitched at leaders and decision-makers who are new to generative AI and want to understand how it can help their business. Places are for NZTE customers, capacity is limited, and attendees are asked to bring a laptop so they can experiment during break-out exercises. Businesses that are exporting, or seriously considering it, can register interest by becoming an NZTE customer.
Te Pae Christchurch is the city's waterfront convention centre at 188 Oxford Terrace, in the heart of the central city. It sits within easy walking distance of central-city accommodation, restaurants and the Cathedral Square precinct. Christchurch Airport is roughly a 20-minute drive to the north-west, and the venue is served by the city's central bus interchange nearby, with parking available at surrounding central-city facilities. Te Pae's own visitor resources cover getting here, accommodation and local attractions for out-of-town delegates.
Government-backed capability workshops like this one anchor a steady stream of smaller business-events activity into premier venues between the large conferences. A subsidised NZTE session filling a day at Te Pae shows the centre's role beyond flagship congresses, hosting the shorter, high-value corporate and public-sector meetings that keep a convention precinct busy and bring regional exporters into the city.
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