Caroline Harvie-Teare: Venues Otautahi CEO drops hint on future One NZ Stadium events

There's hints that Christchurch's brand-new stadium will be soon hosting an event no other city will have.

American rock band Foo Fighters are the first international act confirmed for One NZ Stadium, scheduled to open in April.

Other major events lined-up include Super Rugby’s Super Round and a concert featuring Six60 and Synthony in May.

Venues Otautahi CEO Caroline Harvie-Teare says a New Zealand-exclusive event announcement is coming soon.

"They're the things that really shift the dial when it comes to visitation here in Christchurch and they're the things that we want to see here in Christchurch, and this is why we've got this beautiful new venue."

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Now the Food Fighters, as I was telling you earlier,
have ann answer. They're coming back to New Zealand next
year and in another win for christ Church's brand new stadium,
they're heading their first Caroline Harvey Tear is the CEO
of venues Ot Takahi and she's with us. Now, Hi, Caroline, gooday?

Speaker 2 (00:14):
How are you?

Speaker 1 (00:14):
I'm wealthy? I can hear it in your voice. You're thrilled.

Speaker 2 (00:18):
Oh we're thrilled. Yeah, yeah, yeah, it just just gets
better and better this year and next.

Speaker 1 (00:23):
And what else you've got? So you've got the six sixty,
You've got the Super Rugby, You've got the Food Fighters.

Speaker 2 (00:29):
Got the Food Fighters, got the Warriors who sold out
in four days. Yeah, we've got the Rugby League World
Cup in October, got the Black Ferns, and we've got
a couple of exciting announcements coming up next month.

Speaker 1 (00:40):
Oh give us a hedn't what are we talking spots
for music? But are both one of each?

Speaker 2 (00:47):
Yep? Yep? So no're we're excited in our city. We've
all waited a wee while to not have to pack
our bags to go elsewhere for this type of content.

Speaker 1 (00:56):
So oh god, bet, now here's the thing though, right
at this stage, much of what you've got, not everything,
but much of what you've got the stuff that well,
I'm thinking about the food fighters, right. I can go
and see it in Auckland and you guys are doing
it in Christch. Have you got any of these big
gigs coming your way that the rest of the country
will have to come to you to see?

Speaker 2 (01:14):
Yeah, and that the are the things that we're working on,
you know, And that are the other things that really
shift the dial when it comes to visitation here in
christ Church, and the are the things that we want
to see here in christ Church. And this is why
we've got this beautiful new venue. So it's coming. And
those New Zealand exclusives, albeit you know, they are a
little bit harder to come by. You know, people come
a long way to get to New Zealand. They spend

(01:35):
a lot of spend a lot of money getting here.
So yeah, we're certainly working on New Zealand And exclusive content.
So just watch this space.

Speaker 1 (01:44):
Has anybody from Dunedan called you yet and told you
told you you're cutting their lunch?

Speaker 2 (01:49):
I have had a wonderfully congratulatory text from the CEO
of Dunedin Venues.

Speaker 1 (01:55):
I have yep, yep, because it must suck to be
them right now watching all the stuff going on in
christ Church.

Speaker 2 (02:03):
Yeah, look at it's going to have an impact and
it certainly you can see that starting to happen. But
Dnedin will still get content, you know, It'll just it'll
just be a little bit more evenly distributed for a
work while.

Speaker 1 (02:15):
Yeah, good stuff. Hey, congratulations, Caroline, really appreciate time. That's
Caroline Harvey, ta Venues, Autotahi Chief Executive. For more from
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