User:CCEC Project/Convention Centre Precinct

The Convention Centre Precinct is located in central Christchurch on the banks of the Avon River. The Christchurch Convention and Exhibition Centre is due to open in 2017.

Description
The Christchurch Convention and Exhibition Centre will accommodate conferences for up to 2000 delegates. The centre will feature adjustable meeting rooms that can all be reconfigured to suit any event. The centre will have an auditorium for up to 1,500 delegates and will be able to cater for separate concurrent events. The centre will also have a premium banquet space for gala dinners and special occasions.

The centre will have a 4000 sqm adjustable exhibition space that will be able to be customised depending on the size of the exhibition. The building will be owned by the New Zealand Government with the centre administration and business operated by the Accor hospitality group. The previous Convention Centre was located on Kilmore Street, directly opposite the Christchurch Town Hall. Following the February and June 2011 earthquakes the building was "recommended for demolition" due to the extensive damage it incurred. The building was demolished in March/ April 2012. The new Christchurch Convention and Exhibition Centre will be located on the corner of Armagh Street and Oxford Terrace with the south-eastern most corner leading out onto Cathedral Square.

The new centre is due to start construction in May 2015 with completion due in November 2017. The aim of the new centre is to increase business events into New Zealand and the region and attract major international conventions to Christchurch.