How We Can Help

We're here to help ensure your Murihiku Southland and or Te Rua-o-Te-Moko Fiordland event is a success!

Business Events Southland is a non-profit division of Great South and is our region's convention bureau. Offering a one-stop shop for business event planners to access the best and most comprehensive information about Southland’s conference, meeting, and incentive options. Our team are here to help inject Southland’s vibrancy into your event.

Large or small, the key to a successful event lies in the planning. No one knows Southland like we do - so the very best thing you can do is connect with us to find out how we can help.

Business Events Southland offers free and impartial advice; we can match and connect you to the right people and businesses across Southland to ensure your next event is an unforgettable experience for you and your delegates. Our team represent all local operators and will share all available options based on your brief.

Our services include but are not limited to: 

Site Inspections/familiarisations

Contemplating Southland, but need to see it to believe it? Our team welcomes the opportunity to host you in the region and introduce to you what our province has to offer. We will arrange an itinerary that introduces you to the most appropriate operators, giving you insights to support your decision and allowing you to have the confidence that Southland will deliver to meet your needs.

Destination Proposals

If you are considering multiple destinations or already know Southland is the place for you, our team can prepare a detailed proposal. Whether it’s conference venues, accommodation, social function spaces, activities and attractions, transport, AV, and/or catering, our team will work directly with all our operators and present options that fit your brief, including investigation of availability and costings.

Activity and Itinerary development

If your delegates have a partner joining them, or you would like to encourage your delegates to spend time in our region pre and post-conference, allow us to use our local knowledge to prepare itinerary suggestions for delegates to discover all that Southland has to offer.

Conference Assistance Programme

Are you looking for additional support in bringing your conference to New Zealand? We work alongside Tourism New Zealand and their Conference Assistance Program in helping you bid to host your international conference in New Zealand. This programme is available to any association or organisation considering bringing a conference to New Zealand with a minimum of 200 delegates.

Ready to take your business event to the next stage?
Get in touch with our friendly team!