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Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre Exceeds Expectations
12/15/2022
Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre has exceeded all expectations for its opening year.
Despite only being operational for seven months due to covid settings earlier in the year, the Centre has more than compensated for its slower than expected start, hosting more than 180 events during that time.
Of those, 62 were multi-day conferences, 66 banquets, several exhibitions, one live entertainment event and the remainder smaller meetings and seminars.
Those events have brought more than 60,000 people into the city and contributed close to $45 million to the local economy.
Te Pae Christchurch General Manager Ross Steele said since restrictions eased in April the team had been incredibly busy.
“There’s been a real pent-up demand for Christchurch as a business events destination. The number of events has just blown us away – we’ve really hit the ground running.”
While the Centre had welcomed several international events through the doors, Mr Steele said it had also been wonderful to have the support of a large number of national and local businesses and associations.
“The support from the domestic market has been really humbling, particularly coming off the back of covid,” he said.
Alongside the direct economic impact generated from the year’s events, Mr Steele said the team were proud to see the Centre making a difference in other ways, such as business growth for the Centre’s neighbours.
Ashleigh Robertson, Marketing Coordinator for Inkster Company, which operates OGB among others, said OGB had seen drastic change since Te Pae Christchurch opened.
“We are just getting people through the door – and a lot of people through the door. And there’s definitely plenty of lanyards – it's an obvious corporate crew. The target market has been great for us,” she said.
“Monday now, because it seems to be a quite popular conference day, is one of our biggest days, often beating Sunday, which is pretty wild.”
The Centre’s suppliers have also noticed an uptick in business as a result of the busy events calendar. Exhibition Hire Service’s Christchurch Branch Manager, Nicola Ransome said Te Pae Christchurch had been massive for the business.
“I would say it has quadrupled our workload. We've got to the point where we're having to buy more vehicles and employ double the number of staff, just to be able to service the events that have been happening in there. So, it's been absolutely huge, she said.
“It has enabled us to be able to upskill our staff. The types of jobs that go in there, there's a lot more involved….we've literally now just found the time to be able to recruit for next year. So, we've just employed four more guys. We will be training up over the next few months and we're going to be looking to expand our sales and coordination team next year as well, which we just wouldn't have been able to do without Te Pae.”
Mr Steele said Te Pae Christchurch’s future remains bright, as the Centre heads into the new year with a solid events calendar.
About Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre
Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre is a crown-led major anchor project for the regeneration of Christchurch delivered by Ōtākaro Limited and proudly managed by ASM Global. Te Pae Christchurch has capacity to host up to 2,000 delegates for a variety of national and international events. It features world-class purpose-built facilities including a 1,400 seat auditorium, up to 2,800 square metres of exhibition space and 24 meeting rooms. For more information visit tepae.co.nz.
About ASM Global
ASM Global is the world’s leading producer of entertainment experiences. It is the global leader in venue and event strategy and management – delivering locally tailored solutions and cutting-edge technologies to achieve maximum results for venue owners. The company’s elite venue network spans five continents, with a portfolio of more than 350 of the world’s most prestigious arenas, stadiums, convention, and exhibition centres, and performing arts venues. Visit asmglobal.com.
About ASM Global (APAC)
From its Asia Pacific regional headquarters in Brisbane, Australia, ASM Global operates a network of venues that includes:
Contact:
[email protected]
Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre has exceeded all expectations for its opening year.
Despite only being operational for seven months due to covid settings earlier in the year, the Centre has more than compensated for its slower than expected start, hosting more than 180 events during that time.
Of those, 62 were multi-day conferences, 66 banquets, several exhibitions, one live entertainment event and the remainder smaller meetings and seminars.
Those events have brought more than 60,000 people into the city and contributed close to $45 million to the local economy.
Te Pae Christchurch General Manager Ross Steele said since restrictions eased in April the team had been incredibly busy.
“There’s been a real pent-up demand for Christchurch as a business events destination. The number of events has just blown us away – we’ve really hit the ground running.”
While the Centre had welcomed several international events through the doors, Mr Steele said it had also been wonderful to have the support of a large number of national and local businesses and associations.
“The support from the domestic market has been really humbling, particularly coming off the back of covid,” he said.
Alongside the direct economic impact generated from the year’s events, Mr Steele said the team were proud to see the Centre making a difference in other ways, such as business growth for the Centre’s neighbours.
Ashleigh Robertson, Marketing Coordinator for Inkster Company, which operates OGB among others, said OGB had seen drastic change since Te Pae Christchurch opened.
“We are just getting people through the door – and a lot of people through the door. And there’s definitely plenty of lanyards – it's an obvious corporate crew. The target market has been great for us,” she said.
“Monday now, because it seems to be a quite popular conference day, is one of our biggest days, often beating Sunday, which is pretty wild.”
The Centre’s suppliers have also noticed an uptick in business as a result of the busy events calendar. Exhibition Hire Service’s Christchurch Branch Manager, Nicola Ransome said Te Pae Christchurch had been massive for the business.
“I would say it has quadrupled our workload. We've got to the point where we're having to buy more vehicles and employ double the number of staff, just to be able to service the events that have been happening in there. So, it's been absolutely huge, she said.
“It has enabled us to be able to upskill our staff. The types of jobs that go in there, there's a lot more involved….we've literally now just found the time to be able to recruit for next year. So, we've just employed four more guys. We will be training up over the next few months and we're going to be looking to expand our sales and coordination team next year as well, which we just wouldn't have been able to do without Te Pae.”
Mr Steele said Te Pae Christchurch’s future remains bright, as the Centre heads into the new year with a solid events calendar.
About Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre
Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre is a crown-led major anchor project for the regeneration of Christchurch delivered by Ōtākaro Limited and proudly managed by ASM Global. Te Pae Christchurch has capacity to host up to 2,000 delegates for a variety of national and international events. It features world-class purpose-built facilities including a 1,400 seat auditorium, up to 2,800 square metres of exhibition space and 24 meeting rooms. For more information visit tepae.co.nz.
About ASM Global
ASM Global is the world’s leading producer of entertainment experiences. It is the global leader in venue and event strategy and management – delivering locally tailored solutions and cutting-edge technologies to achieve maximum results for venue owners. The company’s elite venue network spans five continents, with a portfolio of more than 350 of the world’s most prestigious arenas, stadiums, convention, and exhibition centres, and performing arts venues. Visit asmglobal.com.
About ASM Global (APAC)
From its Asia Pacific regional headquarters in Brisbane, Australia, ASM Global operates a network of venues that includes:
- Entertainment and Sports Arenas - Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney; RAC Arena, Perth; Brisbane Entertainment Centre; Newcastle Entertainment Centre; Aware Super Theatre at ICC Sydney; BCEC Great Hall, Brisbane; Cairns Arena: Bangkok Arena and EM Live Theatre, Bangkok (under development), Coca Cola Arena, Dubai; Kai Tak Sports Park Indoor Arena (under construction), Hong Kong; Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur; and Jeddah Arena, Saudi Arabia (under development).
- Live Performance Theatres - Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Sydney, Kuala Lumpur and Bahrain.
- Convention & Exhibition Centres - Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Newcastle, Sydney, Christchurch, Kuala Lumpur, Shenzhen, Bahrain (under construction), and Jeddah (under development).
- Stadiums - Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, National Stadium Bukit Jalil in Kuala Lumpur, Kai Tak Sports Park Main Stadium, Hong Kong (under construction) and a significant ownership of VenuesLive, the operator of Stadium Australia, Sydney; CommBank Stadium, Parramatta; Optus Stadium, Perth and service provider to WIN Stadium, Wollongong; McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle; Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney; and Central Coast Stadium, Gosford.
Contact:
[email protected]
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