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Government spends $40m to boost large-scale event funding

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 15 Sept 2025, 7:08am
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Government spends $40m to boost large-scale event funding

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 15 Sept 2025, 7:08am

Hopes a new events fund will make Auckland an attractive choice for international acts. 

The Government is pumping $40million dollars to secure large scale events from next year - part of a bigger $70million dollar boost.

Eden Park CEO Nick Sautner says his dream would be a Spice Girls reunion concert. 

But he told Ryan Bridge any big name will be good for the city. 

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