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Hamilton & Waikato Business Events

Hamilton & Waikato Business Events

C/- Hamilton Airport Airport Road RD2, 3282

Why Choose Our Destination?

The Waikato is a wondrous, vital place with a touch of magic. The underground wonder of the glow worm-studded Waitomo Caves, and the Middle-earth movie magic of Hobbiton Movie Set are on the doorstep of the region’s main city of Hamilton. Known as the beating heart of New Zealand, this central region is one of world’s richest agricultural and pastoral areas. It’s also a region that pulsates on the business, academic, sporting, produce and recreation front. World-changers, local innovators, inspiring champions, and general salt-of-the-earth people are all proud to call the Waikato home. The Waikato region covers most of the central North Island of Aotearoa, New Zealand. It is the country’s fourth largest region and home to approximately 10 per cent of the population, with about 440,000 people calling the Waikato home. The Waikato is a place of powerful possibilities – a thriving economic area and a place rich in breath-taking natural wonders. Hamilton and Waikato Business Events offers free, impartial advice and assistance to help with the organisation of an outstanding event in Hamilton and the greater Waikato region. Come and discover the magic and enjoy.

Venue Details

Hotels18

Convention center-

Guest Rooms4,500

Guest rooms at 1 hotel177

Special event venues-

Average room rate$150

Occupancy rate-

Restaurants-

Daily food cost$70

Tax rate15%

Venue typeCVB

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Getting Here

Distance from airport

12.427 mi from Hamilton International Airport

Distance from Hamilton International Airport airport 12.427 mi

Location

Local Attractions

Discover Waitomo - Waitomo Caves

Recreation

1 hr

Experience the world famous Waitomo Glowworm Caves with thousands of sparkling glow worms as you glide silently underneath by boat. Combine with Ruakuri Cave; an intimate 2 hour experience with a spectacular spiral entrance, up close glow worms and incredible limestone formations and crystal tapestries. For the more adventurous, The Legendary Black Water Rafting Co. can take activities to a whole new level to suit all interests and levels of fitness.

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Hamilton Gardens

Park

5 mins

In the 1960s Hamilton Gardens was a bleak city rubbish dump, today more than 40 years later, it is an award-winning garden with an internationally unique concept: The history, context and meaning of gardens. Hamilton Gardens is not a botanical garden. Instead, its concept acknowledges there is a story to tell about gardens, their development over time and across cultures and their use. The concept has been compared to a museum, where each garden collection has historic integrity and provides a window into the story of civilisations, their arts, beliefs and lifestyles. Hamilton Gardens was awarded the prestigious ‘International Garden Tourism Award’ in 2014.

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Hobbiton Movie Set Tour

Recreation

50 mins

Discover the real Middle-earth on the most picturesque private farmland near Matamata in the North Island of Aotearoa/New Zealand, where you can visit the Hobbiton™ Movie Set from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies in a fascinating two hour guided tour. The set has been completely rebuilt and can be seen as it appeared in the films. The Green Dragon Inn is a special feature of the tours. All tour groups visit the inn as part of their tour and receive a complimentary refreshment.

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Additional Information

Additional details

Conference and business event attendees are spoilt for choice when coming to the Waikato. Not only are conference facilities top-rate, but the variety of experiences and activities on offer for team building, and/or pre-and-post conference opportunities, are phenomenal. From legendary surfing beaches, underground wonders, middle-earth movie magic, and a thriving metropolitan city, the Waikato region boasts diversity and endless activity options. The metropolis of Hamilton city is where sophistication meets friendly kiwi lifestyle. World-class events and visitor activities on offer are complemented by a rich cultural mix, vibrant restaurant and nightlife scene, extensive shopping options and leading art galleries. The region’s diverse natural landscape offers sensational opportunities. The diversity includes ancient mountains, stretching plains, rugged black sand beaches, and subterranean cave systems. The Waikato is known for its rolling green hills, native forests, and mighty river (the Waikato River), all of which combine to make the region an excellent walking, hiking, cycling and water-sport destination. If a good taste of New Zealand’s world-famous adventure is on the agenda, then the Waikato will thrill. The Waitomo Caves offer an underground playground of black water rafting, abseiling and cave exploration under glow worm studded ‘skies’. Above ground, the mighty Waikato River wends its way through the region, offering great kayaking, cruising, trout fishing and jet boating opportunities – particularly on the picturesque hydro lakes, such as Lake Karapiro. The Waikato is proud to be home to the Māori King and the cultural significance of the region is evident in the many taonga (treasures) of the Tainui tribe, which adorn the local museums. The region is one of New Zealand and the world’s richest agricultural areas. It also has a proud reputation as a centre for innovation and creativity across a wide range of industry and business sectors. The region’s climate is temperate with summer temperatures generally in the early to mid-20s with some days reaching 30 degrees Celsius. Winter temperatures average between five and 14 degrees Celsius.

Hamilton & Waikato Business Events Frequently Asked Questions

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Sustainable Practices

Please provide comments or a link to any publicly communicated Hamilton & Waikato Business Events's sustainability or social impact goals/strategy.

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Does Hamilton & Waikato Business Events have a strategy that focuses on the elimination and diversion of waste (i.e. plastics, papers, cardboard, etc.)? If yes, please elaborate on your strategy of elimination and diversion of waste.

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Diversity and Inclusion

For US hotels only, is Hamilton & Waikato Business Events and/or parent company certified as a 51% diverse owned business enterprise (BE)? If yes, please indicate which one of the following you are certified as:

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If applicable, could you please provide a link to Hamilton & Waikato Business Events's public report on their commitments and initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion?

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Health and Safety

Were practices at Hamilton & Waikato Business Events developed based on health service recommendations from public governmental entities or private organizations? If Yes, please list which organizations were used to develop these practices.

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Does Hamilton & Waikato Business Events clean and sanitize public areas and publicly accessible facilities (i.e. meeting rooms, restaurants, elevator banks, etc.)? If yes, describe any new measures that are taken.

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Please explain, if applicable, the carbon offsetting options you offer to corporations.

Please provide, if applicable, an e-mail address for a contact who can address any follow up questions relating to sustainability and social impact goals and initiatives.

Has your hotel taken steps to reduce single-use plastics, such as removing plastic straws (except upon request for guests with disabilities), stirrers and cotton buds? If yes, please provide detail as to the steps you have taken to reduce single use plastics?

Does your hotel generate (onsite) or purchase (offsite) renewable energy (beyond your utility's standard offerings)? If yes, please describe your practices for generating or purchasing renewable energy.

Does your hotel engage in activities to protect & restore the natural environment in which it is located (i.e. trees planted, coral reef restored, etc.)?

What measures are in place to allow for social distancing in fitness centers (e.g. equipment configuration, staggered usage times)? If no fitness center, please put N/A.

Has the fitness room cleaning routine been adjusted/increased? If yes, what new measures are included? If no fitness center, please put N/A.

Will your hotel be imposing any additional fees for cleaning services? If yes, please specify those fees.

Are specific cleaning/disinfection routines in place for pillows, duvets and their covers, headboard, bathrobe etc.? If yes, please describe.

Does the property limit number of guests in restaurant, bar, or dining areas due to COVID19 or other pandemics? If yes, please provide details of how restaurant, bar, or dining areas limits capacity? If no restaurant or bar, please put N/A.

Has the public bathroom cleaning routine been adjusted/increased? If yes, what new measures are included?

Please include a link to your public report on community impact if applicable.

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