Twelve winners were announced at The Bizzies, New Zealand's business events awards program, at a ceremony at Christchurch's Te Pae convention centre during the BEIA National Conference. Winners included the NZICC (marketing), Venues Wellington (environmental sustainability) and Sharon Auld (Exceptional Business Events Professional).
Wellington conference and event venues seating 1,600 or more delegates, ranked by theatre capacity.
The handful of Auckland venues that can seat 2,200 or more people in a single space, ranked by capacity.
Auckland conference and event venues that can seat 1,150 or more delegates theatre-style, ranked by capacity from live listing data.
Northland hotels with 100 or more rooms, suited to conference and incentive groups needing accommodation at scale.
Christchurch hotels with 250 or more rooms, for conference and incentive groups needing accommodation at scale.
Wellington venues seating 1,000 or more guests for a gala dinner or banquet, ranked by banquet capacity.