1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:00,200 Speaker 1: Now. 2 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,560 Speaker 2: Part of the reason the Auckland bounce back economically is 3 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 2: on is basically because of weekends like the one we're 4 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:08,000 Speaker 2: about to have. Its events, Central Warriors, Blues Champions, Stay 5 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 2: at Ellerslee, Elite Athletics, Polo, major golf tournament, Round the 6 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 2: Bays is on. I'm looking to do the Round the 7 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:16,439 Speaker 2: Bays in record time this year, so I should be 8 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 2: quite exciting. Auckland FC. They're playing, there's a field, there's 9 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 2: a course, there's a circuit happening near you. Elaine Linnell 10 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 2: is the New Zealand Events Association gm AND is with us. Elaine, 11 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 2: Good morning. 12 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: To you, Good morning, make How are you well? 13 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 2: Thank you? How out of the box? Is a weekend 14 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 2: with that many events. 15 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 1: Look, it's something that we haven't really seen that much before. 16 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 1: It's great that Tataki Oakland Unlimited have sort of made 17 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 1: this coordination happen under the Footy Phillies and Sales banner. 18 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 2: So it is coordinated, so it's not just a whole 19 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 2: bunch of random people who decided to do a bunch 20 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 2: of random things on the same day or. 21 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 1: Weekend exactly well, especially when it comes to the sporting 22 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 1: events that are taking place. This weekend. 23 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 2: What would your expectation be around participation and dollars? Will 24 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 2: you be able to, you know, next week see it 25 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 2: and feel it? 26 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: Yeah? Absolutely, you know events like this the hotels are 27 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:10,479 Speaker 1: for the restaurant's book. It's busy, you know. It flows 28 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: through every part of the city. You know. People who 29 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 1: come and do riund the bays on Sunday morning will 30 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:17,400 Speaker 1: finish up at the football People who go to the 31 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:21,320 Speaker 1: races can end up at the rugby activity, creating more activity. 32 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 2: Can you potentially have too many events and stretch a 33 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 2: place and wallets or not? 34 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 1: No, I don't think so. I think this is sort 35 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 1: of what we can do best. You know, Outland has 36 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:36,040 Speaker 1: done loads of major events in the past. It can 37 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 1: stretch the capacity. But I think what we're seeing is 38 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: just the amount of people in the city will just 39 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: create that energy and the economic benefits will flow through. 40 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 2: And the forecast is excellent as well. You have a 41 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 2: good one. Elaine Linnell, who's the New Zealand Events Association 42 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 2: General managing. 43 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 1: For more from the mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to 44 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 1: news talks. 45 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 2: It'd be from six am weekdays, or follow the podcast 46 00:01:58,280 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 2: on iHeartRadio.