SkyCity's NZICC delay forces major conferences to seek new venues

SkyCity's NZICC delay forces major conferences to seek new venues
The NZICC opening has been plagued by delays. (Image: NZME)
Dileepa Fonseka
After years of setbacks, New Zealand’s largest convention centre has an official opening date, but not before major events were forced to relocate.In a press release on Friday, Business Events Industry Aotearoa chief executive Lisa Hopkins said the obstacles that had hit the New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC) had been “heart-breaking”. “Now, instead of looking behind us, we can, with certainty, look forward, and it is fantastic to have the assurance that this time next year, we will welcome a new er...

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