The inaugural conference was the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga Looking Ahead Symposium and this, kick starts for the centre, a full roster of more than 100 events scheduled remainder of the year.

According to Te Pae Christchurch general manager Mr.Ross Steele, of the events planned at the centre for the rest of this year, more than 60 are conferences, including eight international events – combined will bring over 67,000 people into the central city, and generate an estimated of NZD 37.2 million in direct economic value.

Mr. Steele further added that: looking beyond the end of 2022 the centre, has a solid pipeline of business. In total through to October 2024,146 events are scheduled, which will bring close to 150,000 people into the city; and generate more than NZD 74 million in direct economic value. This includes 88 conferences out of which 23 of are international.

Scheduled events in 2022 of the centre include:

• Harcourts National Convention, May
• New Zealand Dance Awards, May
• Christchurch Art Show 2022, June
• MEETINGS 2022, June
• Roofing Association of New Zealand Conference, June
• Bookeepcon 2022, July
• House of the Year Awards, July
• Maia Health Foundation FEAST 2022, September
• Archipro – Meet, Greet & Eat 2022, September
• Armageddon Expo, December