{"id":777022698,"date":"2025-02-07T09:16:29","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T12:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777022698"},"modified":"2026-04-22T02:02:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T05:02:21","slug":"skycity-confirms-2026-opening-for-new-zealand-international-convention-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/skycity-confirms-2026-opening-for-new-zealand-international-convention-centre","title":{"rendered":"SkyCity confirms 2026 opening for New Zealand International Convention Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SkyCity’s CEO says the NZICC will “transform the visitor and events economy in Aotearoa.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

New Zealand.- SkyCity Entertainment Group<\/strong> has announced that the New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC) <\/strong>will open in February 2026. It will formalise contracting for conferences from that date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company said it does not expect to commence its own commissioning and operational readiness activities at the NZICC until the second half of 2025 following the delivery of the completed venue from the contractor.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The NZICC will open to New Zealand and the world for conferences and events in February 2026. Source: NZICC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Jason Walbridge<\/a>, SkyCity\u2019s chief executive officer, said: “The date is later than we\u2019d hoped but offers contingency, as well as certainty for our customers. We are thrilled to name February 2026 as the date\u202fwe can open\u202fthe NZICC’s\u202fdoors to the New Zealand public and the world. The NZICC is a world-class facility that will transform the visitor and events economy in Aotearoa.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NZICC has taken over a decade to develop. There was a major fire in 2019 and various other delays. It will have a 32,500sqm gross floor area<\/strong>, a 2,850 seat theatre, dining venues and a five-star, 300-room hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prue Daly<\/strong>, NZICC general manager, said: \u201cThe NZICC is a transformational project, and we are thrilled to name the month we will open our doors. New Zealanders and visitors worldwide will be blown away by the innovation and thought that\u2019s gone into every detail of the building \u2013 it\u2019s configured for anything from a meeting for 20 people all the way up to an international conference for 3,000 delegates.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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