SkyCity Entertainment Group will open the long-delayed New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC), located alongside SkyCity Auckland, in February 2026, the company has revealed.
In a filing, SkyCity said it will also start formalizing contracts for conferences to be held from that date. It does not, however, expect to commence its own commissioning and operational readiness activities at the NZICC until the second half of 2025 due to contractor delays.
“The date is later than we’d hoped but offers contingency, as well as certainty for our customers,” said SkyCity CEO Jason Walbridge. “We are thrilled to name February 2026 as the date we can open the NZICC’s doors to the New Zealand public and the world. The NZICC is a world-class facility that will transform the visitor and events economy in Aotearoa.”
SkyCity had previously agreed with the government an extension to the mandatory completion date of NZICC from 2 January 2025 to 15 December 2027 as a result of a major fire that broke out on the roof of the NZ$750 million (US$520 million) development in October 2019, which saw casino operations temporarily shut down and guests evacuated.
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