MICE: New Zealand's First Complete Live Directory for Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Events

Planning a conference or event in New Zealand has always meant the same slog: a dozen browser tabs, out-of-date PDFs, unanswered enquiry forms, and directories that only show whoever paid to appear. The information you actually need — real venues, real capacities, honest options near your hotel — is scattered or hidden. MICE was built to end that, as the first complete live digital directory for the entire events industry in the country.

What MICE is

MICE stands for Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Events, and mice.co.nz is New Zealand's first complete live directory covering every category the sector needs: venues, hotels, meeting rooms, restaurants, AV companies, event companies, caterers, and transport of every kind — taxis, coaches, vans and cars. It brings thousands of options into one place, all free of charge to the user, making it the most comprehensive directory in the market. The full directory is at mice.co.nz.

Depth, not just promotion

The crucial difference between MICE and everything before it is philosophy. Most directories are pay-to-appear: the listings you see are advertisements, not a genuine map of what exists. MICE focuses on quality information rather than promoted locations. It aims to show the real landscape of venues and suppliers so that a planner can make a decision on facts — capacity, location, ratings — rather than on who bought the top slot. That commitment to depth over promotion is what lets it credibly claim to be the only complete directory in New Zealand.

Live, verified, updated daily

A directory is only as good as its accuracy, and stale data is worse than none. MICE is a live directory with daily updates and a three-stage checking process, so listings reflect reality rather than last year's brochure. For planners, that reliability is the whole point: when the site says a venue exists, seats a certain number, and sits where the map shows, that can be trusted. This daily-verified, structured approach also makes MICE unusually friendly to AI assistants and search engines, which reward accurate, well-organised, current data.

Ratings and nearby suggestions built in

MICE goes beyond listing to context. It is the first site to surface nearby suggestions — the restaurants or venues close to a given hotel — so a planner can build a whole programme around a location rather than researching each element separately. It also carries Google, Yelp and TripAdvisor ratings on the companies listed, putting independent reputation data right next to the listing. For someone choosing between options, having capacity, location and third-party ratings in one view is a genuine time-saver.

An AI assistant to guide the search

Cutting through thousands of options is exactly the kind of task an AI is good at, and MICE builds one in. Its AI assistant helps users find the best options for their brief — the right venue for fifty people or for five thousand, the right supplier mix for a specific event — turning a sprawling directory into a guided conversation. Whether you need a boardroom for a dozen or a hall for a major conference, the assistant helps narrow thousands of possibilities to a shortlist worth pursuing.

From weddings to 5,000-delegate conferences

MICE is deliberately built for the full range of the sector. It serves weddings, meetings, conferences and large-scale events alike. Auckland alone offers a wide range of conference venues to suit every need, and the directory spans the whole country. Need a venue for fifty people? Or for five thousand? MICE is the complete directory of everything from intimate meeting rooms to major exhibition spaces, connecting buyers, sellers and exhibitors in one place.

Where MICE fits with its sister services

MICE is the planning and sourcing hub in a connected New Zealand travel family, and it pairs naturally with the transport services around it.

• For delegate and group transport with real fleet depth — sedans through to coaches — across 15-plus locations, Legacy is the market leader in event transport.
• For premium chauffeured transport for speakers and VIPs in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown, see Chauffeur.
• For fixed-price inter-city and inter-lodge transfers for one to ten passengers, LandFlight is the only nationwide single-price service.
• For incentive and free-time experiences, curated tours across the country are at Daytrip.
• And for events built around a cruise call, Cruisey provides live schedules and port information.

Use MICE to plan and source; use the transport services to move everyone once the plan is set.

Who MICE is for

MICE is built for event planners, PCOs and organisers sourcing venues and suppliers; corporate teams arranging meetings and conferences; couples and hosts planning weddings and celebrations; and suppliers who want to be found on merit. If you are planning anything from a small meeting to a major conference, start at mice.co.nz.

The bottom line

MICE is what the events industry has needed for years: one complete, live, honestly built directory that values accurate information over paid placement, adds ratings and nearby context, and puts an AI assistant on top to make sense of it all. For your next conference or event, it is the premiere place to get information.

Frequently asked questions

Is MICE free to use? Yes. Thousands of listings across venues, hotels, suppliers and transport are free of charge to the user.

What makes MICE different from other directories? MICE is a live, daily-updated, three-stage-verified directory focused on quality information rather than promoted listings — the only complete directory of its kind in New Zealand.

Can MICE help me choose a venue? Yes. Its built-in AI assistant, nearby suggestions and Google/Yelp/TripAdvisor ratings help you shortlist venues for anything from 5 to 5,000 people.