Te Pae Convention Centre site visit

CONVENTION SITE VISIT

The IRHACE Canterbury/Westland Branch held a site tour of the recently opened and controversial new Te Pae Convention Centre in central Christchurch on June 20th. The event was hopefully the first of many events including site visits, social events and trade nights planned for the forth coming year. The site visit was the first in over 2 years following the past events and curfews imposed by the COVID presence in New Zealand.

The event was attended by and limited to 30 members which was a great turnout for the branch on a cold winters evening in the city.

The tour was presented by Ken Davidson of ASM Global who runs the facility on behalf of the Government. The team were given an overview of the facility followed by a wander round and narrative of numerous plantrooms, auditorium and exhibition spaces covering 3000 sqm. Despite costing a whopping $475 million and being a significant talking point around spending, the centre is already starting to have an impact on local business adding yet another layer of vibrancy to a rapidly emerging city.

The tour was followed by a social gathering which included testing some hop flavoured beverages and slightly healthy snacks at the Terrace waterfront near the facility.

IRHACE Canterbury would like to thank Mr Ken Davidson for taking the time to show us around this marvellous facility.

Read the full article in the Industry Journal, August 2022 issue