Member Resources
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Member Resources
Guides, checklists, legislation, and tools — everything you need to run better, safer events. Search or filter by category below.
Outdoor Stage Safety Compliance Handbook
Comprehensive guide to safety, permitting, and operational requirements of outdoor stages. TSE Entertainment, December 2025.
The Purple Guide — Health, Safety & Welfare at Music Events
The industry-standard guide for health, safety and welfare at music and similar events. Issued by the UK Health and Safety Executive.
The Green Guide — Safety at Sports Grounds
Essential reference for stadium and sports venue operators. Covers spectator safety, capacity, evacuation, and stewarding. Dept. for Culture, Media and Sport.
Crowd Management: Risk, Security & Health
Comprehensive academic and practical resource covering crowd risk, security planning, and health considerations. By O'Toole, Luke, Semmens, Brown and Tatrai.
Safe & Healthy Mass Gatherings
Health, medical and safety planning manual for public events. Part of the Australian Emergency Manuals Series — highly applicable to NZ events.
Event Production Guide — Texas Music Office
Created in response to the Astroworld crowd surge tragedy. Covers crowd safety, production planning, and emergency response for live events.
Risk Management of Events — Sport NZ
Practical NZ-specific guidelines for risk management at events. Covers risk identification, assessment, treatment, and monitoring frameworks. Sport NZ, 2016.
WorkSafe NZ — Event Responsibilities
Covers obligations under HSWA, volunteer classifications (casual volunteer vs volunteer worker), and requirements for fireworks and outdoor pyrotechnics.
Alcohol at Large Events
Guidance on managing alcohol responsibly at large public events, including licensing obligations and best practice for event organisers. Updated February 2023.
Drug Risk at Events Tool
Interactive tool helping event organisers assess and manage drug-related risks. Developed specifically for the NZ events context.
Bomb Threat Checklist
Step-by-step checklist for event staff on responding to bomb threats and suspicious packages at events. Updated 2022.
BurnoutMeter — Events Industry Wellbeing Tool
An interactive tool to help events professionals assess their burnout risk and access support resources. Developed by the Centre for Events and Festivals.
Wellbeing Resources for Events Professionals
Mental health and workplace wellbeing resources including Depression.org.nz, Mental Health Foundation, MusicHelps Wellbeing Service, and Allright.org.nz.
The Ultimate Event Risk Planning Checklist
A comprehensive pre-event risk planning checklist by Momentus Technologies covering all key risk categories for event organisers.
Health & Safety at Work Act (HSWA) 2015
The primary NZ legislation governing H&S obligations for event organisers. Required reading for anyone running events in Aotearoa.
Occupiers Liability Act 1962
Legislation covering the duty of care owed by venue owners and occupiers to people on their premises — directly relevant to event venues.
Major Events Management Act 2007
NZ legislation governing the management and protection of major events, including ambush marketing protections and event designation provisions.
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act
The key NZ legislation governing alcohol licensing and sale at events. Essential for any event serving or selling alcohol.
NZ National Security Strategy — Secure Together
New Zealand's National Security Strategy: Tō Tātou Korowai Manaaki. Relevant context for large event security planning and government alignment.
National Emergency Management Plan
Civil Defence Emergency Management guidelines for New Zealand. Relevant for large-scale event emergency planning and civil defence obligations.
Counter Terrorism Protective Security Advice for Major Events
Practical security planning guidance specifically written for major event organisers. Produced by the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO).
NZ National Terrorism Threat Level
The current national terrorism threat level for New Zealand, maintained by the NZ Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS). Check before planning major public events.
NZ Police Crowded Places Strategy
NZ Police's strategy for protecting crowded places from terrorist attack, with guidance specifically for event venues and organisers.
Crowded Places Self Assessment Tool
Practical self-assessment tool from the Australia-New Zealand Counter Terrorism Committee to help venues and events assess their protective security.
Temporary Traffic Management (TTM) Guide
Everything you need to know about planning and implementing temporary traffic management for events in New Zealand.
Māori Engagement for Events
Resources to help you engage with kāhui māngai — local representative Māori groups — across Aotearoa for your events.
MBIE Major Events Funding — Recipients & Package
View current and past recipients of MBIE major events and tourism package funding. Useful for benchmarking your event's eligibility and scope.
Regional Events Promotion Fund
MBIE funding to support events that drive regional economic development. Visit MBIE for current eligibility and application details.
Tourism NZ — Conference Assistance Programme
Funding support for international business events hosted in New Zealand. Eligibility based on delegate numbers and international attendance.
Te Pū Harakeke Fund — Matariki Events
Te Puni Kōkiri funding specifically for Matariki events and celebrations across Aotearoa.
Impact of Live Performance Events in NZ
Latest research from Massey University on the economic and social impact of live performance events across Aotearoa.
Co-Hosting the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023
Striking Success — the official report on New Zealand and Australia's co-hosting of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023. Covers planning, delivery, and outcomes.
FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 — Leverage & Legacy Report
The Puawānanga Leverage and Legacy Report examining the long-term impact and legacy outcomes of New Zealand's hosting of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.
The Stadium of Four Million — Rugby World Cup 2011
The official report on New Zealand's hosting of Rugby World Cup 2011, covering event delivery, economic outcomes, and the nation's experience as host.
Economic Impact — ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
PwC economic impact and benefits analysis of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. Useful benchmark for major event economic impact assessments.
ASOIF — Common Indicators for Measuring Event Impact
International framework of common indicators for measuring the impact of events, developed by the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations.
NZ Events Calendar 2026
View upcoming events across Aotearoa New Zealand — a comprehensive calendar maintained by NZEA.
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2026 Event Planning Guide — ANZ Industry Report
Cvent's Event Industry Report 2026 for Australia & New Zealand. Covers emerging trends, AI in events, ROI pressure, attendee expectations, and event spend insights.