The Public Transport Association Australia New Zealand holds its 2026 Aotearoa New Zealand Conference, 'Travelling Together: For Better Public Transport', over two days at Te Papa in Wellington, in partnership with NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi and Greater Wellington Regional Council.
The PTAANZ Annual Aotearoa New Zealand Conference returns on 29 and 30 July 2026 in Wellington, staged under the theme "Travelling Together: For Better Public Transport". According to the conference website, the two days bring together public transport leaders from across Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and beyond for what the organiser frames as a call to action to deliver more connected, sustainable and customer-focused networks.
The conference is presented by the Public Transport Association Australia New Zealand (PTAANZ), which describes itself as the premier peak body for public transport and sustainable mobility solutions in the region. For 2026 the event is hosted in partnership with the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi and Greater Wellington Regional Council. PTAANZ runs a regular calendar of conferences, symposia and networking events across both countries; its recent editions include the 2025 New Zealand Conference in Auckland and the PTAANZ Annual Conference and Gala Dinner in Brisbane, per the association's events page.
The organiser positions the conference for people shaping policy, planning networks, delivering projects and operating services. The published themes span customer experience and data-led insights, public engagement and co-design, procurement and delivery, enabling infrastructure, and system alignment and smarter coordination. The stated aim is to surface what is working across New Zealand and Australia, tackle shared challenges with practical solutions, and build connections across agencies, operators and industry.
The confirmed venue is Te Papa (Amokura Gallery), the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, at 55 Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011. Te Papa sits on the Wellington waterfront in the central city, within walking distance of the Courtenay Place and Cuba Street precincts and the wider CBD hotel supply, which gives delegates a compact base for accommodation and evening functions. As context for delegate movement, Wellington's compact geography places the waterfront a short taxi, bus or walking distance from the railway station and inner-city transport links, with Wellington Airport roughly a 20-minute drive to the south-east. These logistics are reported here as background for attendees, not as an endorsement of any transport or transfer service.
As the New Zealand edition of the region's peak public-transport body's annual programme, the conference draws a national and trans-Tasman audience of transport agencies, operators and industry suppliers into Wellington, reinforcing the capital's standing as a hub for policy-facing association and government-sector business events. The involvement of Waka Kotahi and Greater Wellington Regional Council underlines its role as a sector convening point rather than a purely commercial trade event.
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