NZEA Member Resources
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Māori Engagement at events
A suite of resources to help you engage with the kahui māngai local representative Māori groups across Aotearoa, for your events.
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Cvent Resources
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Our friends at Cvent keep us up with the latest trends and research in the events space.
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Health and Safety
Health and safety planning isn't just a legal requirement—it’s key to running a successful event. Explore essential Acts, downloadable guides, and expert-led webinars to help you plan with confidence.
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Event insurance
At NZEA, we emphasise the critical importance of event insurance. The severe weather events of early 2023 in New Zealand led to widespread event cancellations, highlighting the need for robust protection.
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NZEA Webinars
NZEA run a number of webinars each month. NZEA members have access to listen to all past webinars. These include Engaging your casual workforce ,Health and Safety, How to read the weather, plus many more
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Job Vacancies
NZEA features a wide range of job vacancies, from entry-level to executive roles, updated regularly and spanning locations across New Zealand. Both members and non-members can advertise through our channels to reach the events industry (click here for our advertising rate card).
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E-Newsletters
In case you missed it, you can catch up on the latest news from NZEA here.
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Event industry report 2023
This report gives us some remarkable insights into New Zealand's events landscape, revealing that between us, we hosted an impressive 7,265 events last year, attracting a staggering 10,713,427 attendees and contributing over $696 million to the national economy.
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Marketing & sponsorship
We have guidelines on event promotion, ticketing and sponsorship, along with webinars from experts in thei field.
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Protecting Crowded Places from Attack
The New Zealand Government has developed Protecting Our Crowded Places from Attack: New Zealand’s Strategy to help owners and operators of crowded places protect the lives of people working in, using and visiting their crowded place. The strategy intends to preserve the public’s use and enjoyment of crowded places, while ensuring that their safety has been considered.
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Temporary Traffic Management (TTM)
A new events-specific guide, Practice Note for Planned Public Events that Impact the Road Network has been developed to assist everyone involved in events traffic management.
INDUSTRY RESOURCES
Your 2026 event planning guide (New Industry Report)
As you plan your 2026 events across Australia and New Zealand, you’re facing tighter budgets, intense ROI pressure, and attendees who expect more personalisation than ever.
Cvent’s Event Industry Report 2026 is here to help you navigate these shifts. This isn't just a collection of stats — it brings together trends, challenges, and insights to help you design experience-first events that deliver results.
What’s waiting for you inside:
· Emerging trends and tech shaping the event industry
· Key challenges faced by event professionals
· Comprehensive insights on event spending
· Growing influence of AI in event planning
Get the insights you need to plan your meetings and events with confidence in 2026.
Mastering AI for Events: 2026 Guide by Cvent
Many people often associate the concept of "Artificial Intelligence" with the future. While some may still hold this belief, recognizing that AI is a part of the present can lead to impactful events that make a difference.
As with most new trends, incorporating AI into your event program requires time and will present its own challenges. Our comprehensive guide on mastering AI for your events is crafted to alleviate some of that stress.
Our guide features:
How your peers are using AI for their events today
Tips on getting started with AI for event marketing
A checklist of tools that can help you
Whether you are already using AI or are considering integrating it into your events program, this guide is an excellent resource for organizing all your AI and event-related ideas.