Engage, share, learn and be inspired alongside other employers of engineers from across the motu. Held in Wellington, Thrive 2025 is a dedicated two-day event for employers, focused on helping you and your organisation to do things better.

Event details

Date: Tuesday 18 February 2025 and Wednesday 19 February 2025

Location: The James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor, 147 The Terrace, Wellington

Get a head start on employment issues for 2025. Listen to guest speakers and panel discussions on topics that are important to you. Take part in the workshops and engage and learn with your peers. If you are Managing Director, team leader, aspiring team leader or a people and culture professional, you need to be at Thrive 2025.

Tickets are strictly limited due to venue capacity.

View Thrive 2025 programme

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The conference was a notable experience, featuring an impressive lineup of speakers who are experts in their respective fields with extensive knowledge of the engineering industry in New Zealand.

– Cameron Hyndman, National Digital Engineering Lead, Downer

Tickets and pricing

Standard pricing – $379 incl GST for two days.

Your ticket will include entry to networking drinks and the networking breakfast.

Payment can be made by credit card, invoice or bank transfer. If you need to include a purchase order, please add this in at time of registration.

If you have any questions regarding registration, please get in touch.

Thrive 25 Sponsors

Thanks to the generosity of our Thrive sponsors for helping make this event happen.

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And thank you to our supporters.

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Sponsor Thrive 25

Sponsor a part of Thrive 25 or secure an expo stand – get in touch to find out more.

Getting there

The James Cook Grand Chancellor is located at 147 The Terrace, Wellington.

If you're flying in from around the country, you may wish to use the Airport Express instead of taking a bus or Uber.

Stay close

To make it easier for delegates attending Thrive 25, Engineering New Zealand has secured a special rate at the James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor – the venue of the Thrive 2025.

Dates available to book – 17 Feb 25 – 20 Feb 25

If you require a room outside of these dates, please contact the hotel directly and they will advise what the rate would be for the extra nights.

If you would like to book a room, please book and pay directly to the James Cook Hotel, using either of the following booking links.

Room Types and Rates:

  • Room Only – Executive Rooms at $279 per night per room (including GST).
  • Breakfast Inclusive – Executive Rooms at $289 including breakfast for 1 person per night per room (including GST) or $319 including breakfast for 2 people per night per room (including GST).

Booking Links:

All rooms are subject to availability. We would encourage you to book your accommodation room early to avoid missing out.

Previous events

Need convincing? Hear what people got out of attending a previous Thrive conference or, see what we got up to last year by checking out the 2024 conference photos.

Conference photos
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I would highly recommend attending a Thrive event to anyone looking to get the best from their people while ensuring wellbeing and harmony within their organisation.

– Aneela Lala (Ms) BE(Elec) MEngNZ, Senior Technical Expert and Scheme Manager, BSI Group

I recommend the Thrive conference for all those that have an involvement in managing engineers. Having attended the last two conferences I found them thought provoking, informative and really useful.

– Luke Mainwaring, Design Engineer Manager, Substations and Protection, POWERCO

I have attended Engineering New Zealand's conference for Employers of Engineers for the past two years and found it to be incredibly enlightening.

– Wendy O'Leary, People and Culture Manager, CKL