AEG Ogden to operate new Christchurch convention centre

MICE News
Wednesday, 20 February 2019

Venue management company AEG Ogden has been selected as the operator for New Zealand’s new convention centre Te Pae in Christchurch.


Te Pae will have capacity for up to 2,000 delegates for a variety of national and international events. 


It will feature world-class purpose-built facilities including a 1,400 seat auditorium, 3,600 square metres of exhibition space and 24 meeting rooms set on the banks of the Avon River. It will begin hosting events from October 2020.


“Te Pae is over a quarter of the way through construction. Work on the steel framework for the exhibition hall is nearing completion, giving people a greater appreciation of the scale of New Zealand’s second largest conference and exhibition facility,” said John Bridgman, chief executive Ōtākaro Limited.

AEG Ogden to operate new Christchurch convention centre

MICE News
Wednesday, 20 February 2019

Venue management company AEG Ogden has been selected as the operator for New Zealand’s new convention centre Te Pae in Christchurch.


Te Pae will have capacity for up to 2,000 delegates for a variety of national and international events. 


It will feature world-class purpose-built facilities including a 1,400 seat auditorium, 3,600 square metres of exhibition space and 24 meeting rooms set on the banks of the Avon River. It will begin hosting events from October 2020.


“Te Pae is over a quarter of the way through construction. Work on the steel framework for the exhibition hall is nearing completion, giving people a greater appreciation of the scale of New Zealand’s second largest conference and exhibition facility,” said John Bridgman, chief executive Ōtākaro Limited.