by Auaha | Feb 23, 2022 | Top Tips
It’s time to ask ourselves what we can expect as far as business event trends for 2022 in Aotearoa is concerned. Dare we even go there? Turbulent, volatile, fickle, all-over-the-place, flip-flopping, capricious, mercurial, unstable, temperamental, changeable,...
by Auaha | Nov 23, 2021 | Top Tips
How to rock your next event, even if it’s going to be a virtual one? Get excited because we share our top tips for virtual events. The COP26 has come to an end. There’s no chance in the world you missed the image of the Tuvalu government minister telling the world “we...
by Auaha | Aug 31, 2021 | Top Tips
Are you unlocking the full potential of your event? Inclusivity and diversity in events will make your event so much more interesting and throws your attendee base wide open. I recently read a quote from Catrice M. Jackson (anti-racism speaker), that says, “If you...
by Auaha | Aug 22, 2021 | Top Tips
When organising an event, budgets matter. One of the variables at play is delegate attendance. So when delegates need to cancel, a well-thought-out delegate cancellation and substitution policy is not a luxury. These days, when we put ‘cancellation’ and ‘event’ in...
by Auaha | Jul 27, 2021 | Strategy, Top Tips
The term sustainability is a lot broader than you may think. So what is it and what does that mean for sustainability in events? Sustainability is a buzzword. It’s a fact. It’s everywhere. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. See.. sometimes things get attention...
by Auaha | May 25, 2021 | Conference Planning, Top Tips
Anybody can call themselves an event organiser. But what you really need is somebody with the background, the connections, the skills and the ethics to do a good job, so that when the time of the conference arrives, you can worry about the networking, not the...
by Auaha | Apr 30, 2021 | Conference Planning, Planning, Top Tips
With live events back on the agenda in Aotearoa, the pros who have seen it all put together 15 tips for conferences. Conferences were always one of these things that appeared on the agenda a few times a year. Love them or loath them, they are a great opportunity to...
by Auaha | Feb 22, 2021 | Top Tips
When you come to the sad realisation that you’ve joined the ranks of 84% (!) of employees who are no longer motivated and engaged at work, there are some steps you can take to reclaim your work mojo. You’ve just scored a new job. The world is full of promises....
by Auaha | Dec 16, 2020 | Oh-Ah-Ha Live, Top Tips
I wonder if she’s aware of it herself, but Glenda Harding from Harding Conferences is an expert in navigating change in the events industry. Not only does she accept change as a natural process of life. She totally EMBRACES change. She sees it as a way to make life...
by Auaha | Nov 10, 2020 | Top Tips
Teams don’t just happen. They are built. And when the stakes are high, nailing teamwork in event planning is crucial. Have you ever been part of a committee where everybody has an opinion and is determined to have things their way? Swords drawn, blood dripping off...
by Auaha | Nov 3, 2020 | Behind the Scenes, Oh-Ah-Ha Live, Top Tips
In the next episode of our Oh-Ah-Ha journey, we move north, to balmy Auckland. There we meet Meredith Drucker from The Events Group, a company specialising in Corporate Event Management. As always, her story is unique, and bursting with passion and purpose. Young...
by Auaha | Oct 20, 2020 | Top Tips
With events back on the cards, it’s time to think about your events for 2021. But how do you plan a COVID prepared event? Meet the ‘New Zealand Events Sector Voluntary Code’. Christmas is finally looming (Argh! The countdown clock says 65 more days until Santa says...