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Tourism Minister confirms public will be consulted as Govt looks into bringing more events in

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 15 Sept 2025, 6:46pm
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (left) and Tourism Minister Louise Upston, pictured at Auckland International Airport in an earlier media opportunity. Photo / NZME
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (left) and Tourism Minister Louise Upston, pictured at Auckland International Airport in an earlier media opportunity. Photo / NZME

Tourism Minister confirms public will be consulted as Govt looks into bringing more events in

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 15 Sept 2025, 6:46pm

More events across the board could be coming to Auckland's Eden Park.

RMA Minister Chris Bishop will lead an investigation into local rules impacting the number of concerts and sporting events that can be held and curfews impacting how long they can run for.  

Currently, only 12 music events and 25 night-time sports fixtures can be held each year, while conferences can't have more than 2000 people.  

Tourism Minister Louise Upston says Eden Park should have the flexibility to host any large-scale event that boosts the economy.

"Whether it's an add on to a convention that we're hosting at the NZICC for 3,000 people and they want to do a dinner offsite and Eden Park makes sense - we want to be able to just get on."

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