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Ōtautahi Christchurch Convention Centre — Te Pae
Christchurch City Council / ASM Global · Canterbury
Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre — opened 2021, still completing fit-out. 2,500-seat auditorium, 4,000sqm of meeting space. Post-earthquake anchor project. Fully operational.
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Delivered
This project is complete.
Key facts
- Region
- Canterbury
- Sector
- Other
- Status
- Complete
- Estimated value
- $180m
- Indicative completion
- TBC
- Funding status
- Fully Funded
- Lead organisation
- Christchurch City Council / ASM Global
- Election risk
- Safe
Election risk assessment
Operating, nearing full use.
Government priority alignment
LOW — Completed anchor project — no current priority bearing.
Chronology
- 2013CERA designates convention centre as Christchurch CBD anchor project
- 2015Design competition won by Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
- 2018Construction begins on Oxford Terrace site
- 2020COVID delays push opening back. Interior fit-out continues
- 2021Te Pae opens. First major events held
- 2022Fully operational — hosting national and international conferences