Waikato Business News October/November 2022

24 CONFRENCE AND EVENTS
WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS, OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2022
Hero events are fun & bring many
benefits to the mighty Waikato
With world-class facilities and ready access thanks
to our geographic location and top-notch transport
links, the Waikato has increasingly become one
of the most popular places to host ‘hero’ events –
events that not only attract local attendance but
also visitors from outside the region, both from
throughout New Zealand as well as internationally.
These hero events are
enjoyable, entertaining,
and often
make the headline news.
Importantly, they also they
bring economic, cultural,
and social benefits to the
Waikato. From dollars
spent directly on the likes of
accommodation, in eateries
and bars, creating employment
opportunities and
on-flow of the visitor expenditure
into our communities,
to sharing the regions
history and stories and
creating a sense of community
pride.
From December 8-12 the
Special Olympics Summer
Games New Zealand will be
staged at various venues in
Hamilton Kirikiriroa when
more than 3,000 athletes,
Set to be the
largest women’s
sporting event
in the world
ever, the FIFA
Women’s World
Cup 2023 is being
hosted next July
in various cities
in New Zealand
and Australia,
including in
Hamilton
Kirikiriroa
coaches and supporters are
expected in the city.
Special Olympics is a
global organisation giving
people with intellectual
disabilities opportunity
to train and compete in a
range of sports, representing
their region at national
events and their country
internationally.
The multiple day event
sees Special Olympics athletes
from around the country
compete in 11 different
summer sports including
athletics, football, swimming,
basketball, and
equestrian events at venues
across the city.
It is no secret to proud
mighty locals that the
annual Fieldays at Mystery
Creek is the southern
hemisphere’s largest agricultural
event.
This year’s Fieldays is
being held from November
30-December 3 when
ground-breaking innovations,
along with shopping,
competitions, demonstrations,
live shows, and tasty
food prepared by some of
New Zealand’s top chefs
will tempt and entertain
visitors.
New Zealand’s biggest
sporting party returns to
Hamilton’s FMG Stadium
Waikato, the spiritual home
of rugby in the region, when
the HSBC New Zealand Sevens
takes place on January
21-22.
Full men’s and women’s
tournaments will play
out across two fields at the
stadium with special zones
dedicated to festival, party
and family activities.
Set to be the largest
women’s sporting event in
the world ever, the FIFA
Women’s World Cup 2023
is being hosted next July in
various cities in New Zealand
and Australia, including
in Hamilton Kirikiriroa.
Being selected as one of
the World Cup host cities is
a major feather in the cap
for the Waikato community
as a whole.
Hamilton has also been
confirmed as one of the
cities to stage a number
of play-off games with the
result that in February 10
top women’s football teams
We’re
here to
help
from across the globe will
take to Waikato Stadium to
compete for the final three
qualifying spots in the cup.
As part of the fun and
games, the Football Ferns,
who have already qualified,
will also play a series of
friendly matches with these
teams.
To stay up to date
with events, hero or otherwise,
that are happening
in the Waikato and
find out about the latest
things to see and do in the
region, sign up for Hamilton
& Waikato Tourism’s
free quarterly newsletter.
Follow this link waikatonz.com/sign-up-for-ournewsletter/
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