Conventions and movies intertwine in Wellington

Wellington, NZ will be the site of a new combined convention centre and movie museum.

Plans for the facility, opposite Te Papa Museum on the Wellington waterfront, include a convention centre with exhibition space and six meetings rooms capable of hosting 1100 people for full format conventions and 2250 theatre style.

Wellington-based international film makers, Sir Peter Jackson and Sir Richard Taylor, will run the museum which will feature many props from their own expansive collections.

The move has been welcomed by Convention and Incentives New Zealand (CINZ), the official association of the NZ conference and business travel industry.

CINZ chief executive Sue Sullivan says that Wellington has had many advantages as a convention destination, but needs the infrastructure to take it to the next level.

“It [Wellington] is the base for many associations, with a good range of accommodation, easy access to government, and it’s walkable. This purpose-built convention facility, configured to meet modern and future needs and expectations, promises huge benefits for the city and the country,” says Sullivan.

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