Awards Gala Dinner
Our Awards Gala Dinner is the premier event of the year for asset management professionals in New Zealand.
Āpōpō Awards Gala Dinner
We hope you'll join us for the Āpōpō Excellence Awards Gala dinner to celebrate the outstanding infrastructure asset management projects and people from across the motu. This glamorous gala event is an opportunity to dress up, enjoy some kai and drinks with the movers and shakers of the industry and celebrate your team and its achievements.
The winners of the Āpōpō Excellence Awards and Scholarship recipients will be announced at this event. Kaumata o Te Rangi (the Supreme award) winner will also be announced at this Gala dinner.
Why not bring your key stakeholders and extended team to reflect on the work they have put in to improve our infrastructure?
Date: Thursday, 15 May
Time: Welcome Drinks 6.00pm-6.45pm. Gala Dinner from 6.45pm.
Dress: Black tie optional
Venue: Te Pae, Christchurch
Click here to book tickets to the Gala or to book a table.
Social Function
Social functions have a long tradition at our Congresses, knowing that collaboration and sharing during social times is often the most memorable for our delegates.
Riverside Markets Networking Function
Join us at the end of day one, to chat with your colleagues, meet new people and mingle with sponsors and exhibitors.
The vibrant indoor market-space at Riverside Markets looks over the Avon River in the heart of Christchurch.
There will be a walking bus from Te Pae at the end of Concurrent Session A.
Date: Wednesday 14 May
Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Dress: Smart casual
Venue: Riverside Market
Make sure to book your ticket when you register for Congress.
Off-Site Tours
Let our local experts take you behind the scenes of some of the most exciting projects and places in Ōtautahi Christchurch.
Āpōpō Congress Off-Site Tours
Enhance your Congress experience with one of our five site-tours!
Designed to fit around your travel schedule, the tours bookend the conference, with two options available to choose from on Tuesday 13 May, and three options available on Friday 16 May.
Make sure to add your preferred tour when you register for Congress.
If you’ve already registered for Congress and would like to add a tour, please email apopo@composition.co.nz to book.
Tuesday 13 May 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Option A: University of Canterbury Faculty of Engineering Lab tour
Guided by one of UC's academics, you'll see firsthand how our world class facilities enhance educational and research outcomes for New Zealand.
Tuesday 13 May 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Option B: Paddle a Waka on the Ōtākaro Avon River
Experience paddling a hand-crafted waka down the Ōtākaro River Avon, and learn about the importance of the waka to the early Māori culture.
Friday 16 May 12:15pm - 3:30pm (includes lunch)
Option A: Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant site tour
Trickling filters fire: How it happened, the recovery and the planned treatment plant upgrade.
Friday 16 May 12:15pm - 3:30pm (includes lunch)
Option B: Tour of Parakiore Recreation and Sports Centre
Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre is the largest aquatic and indoor recreation and leisure venue of its kind in New Zealand, accessible to people of all ages and abilities.
Friday 16 May 3:30pm – 5:30pm (includes lunch)
Option C: Tour of One Stadium (Te Kaha)
With 30,000 seats (25,000 permanent and 5,000 temporary), 36,000 capacity for large concerts all under the cover of a roof, One New Zealand Stadium is the premier and most accessible, inclusive, sustainable and flexible venue in Aotearoa.
