Welcome
Join me and the Count team in Wellington this March
This year is Count’s 34th Annual Conference and my 21st – and it’s shaping up to be one of the best yet. Our Events team have done a superb job in securing a great venue and some outstanding speakers to inspire and inform you, while the business and accounting sessions are jam-packed with essential information to help you stay on top of a very fluid advice landscape.
Headlining an impressive lineup are two very special guests: former Boomtown Rat and Live Aid star Sir Bob Geldof, and three-time New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark. They’ll be joined by leading authorities on everything from SMSFs and tax law, to navigating change and developing mental resilience.
Just a short hop over the Tasman, our venue is the TSB Arena on Wellington’s beautiful Queens Wharf waterfront. That means it’s only a stroll away from the centre of New Zealand’s capital, where you can find great coffee, outstanding restaurants and boutique craft breweries, as well as scenic and cultural highlights. For those taking a longer break, it’s also conveniently close to three world-famous wine regions– Marlborough, Hawke's Bay and Wairapa – plus the natural wonders of the Marlborough Sounds.
2019 will see the return of our Kids Club, along with a fantastic Partner Program highlighting the very best that Wellington and the region have to offer. As always, there will also be ample opportunities to catch up with your fellow Members and the Count team, including the Welcome Reception, Women in Advice Breakfast, Monday Casual Night and Awards Dinner.
I hope to see you there. Here’s to a great Conference and an even better year ahead!
Michael Spurr
Acting General Manager, Count Financial
Wellington
Wellington is the capital of New Zealand and seat of Government. This beautiful city is famous for its creative energy, culture, history, nature and cuisine. Home to half a million people, Wellington is a region of innovation, diversity and creativity.
The region is known as New Zealand’s cultural heart, with more than 55 art galleries plus interactive national museum Te Papa Tongarewa and the national orchestra, ballet and opera. The city’s long-established coffee culture can be experienced on every corner of the compact central city.
Wellingtonians are masters of excellent casual dining, with plenty of great restaurants, night markets and food trucks – the city is said to have more eateries per capita than New York. Renowned for its creative craft brewers, Wellington was recently named the best beer destination in Oceania by Lonely Planet.
If you need to walk off all that goodness, you’re also in luck. Wellington is a capital city right on nature’s doorstep, with a peaceful walk through native bush or along a golden sand beach never far from the urban hub.
How many times have you taken your running shoes to a conference, but never made it to the gym? In Wellington, you can exercise and see the sights at the same time. A hike up Mount Victoria for panoramic views of the city, or a stroll through the Botanic Garden are just a few minutes’ walk away from the inner city streets.
Program at a glance
All business sessions will be held at TSB Bank Arena, 4 Queens Wharf
Sunday 17 March 2019
- 4:30pm - 7:30pm: Registration and Information Desk open
- 6:00pm - 8:00pm: Welcome Reception
Monday 18 March 2019
- 9:00am - 5:30pm: Business sessions
- 7:00pm - 10:00pm: Casual Night
Tuesday 19 March 2019
- 7:30am - 5:30pm: Women in Advice Breakfast
- 9:10am - 5:00pm: Business sessions
- Evening at leisure
Wednesday 20 March 2019
- 8:30am - 3:00pm: Business sessions
- 7:00pm - 11:30pm: Awards Dinner
The detailed conference agenda can be found below:
Partners in Education
Exhibitors
Social Functions
Sunday:
Welcome Reception
The Welcome Reception offers the perfect opportunity to connect with friends, colleagues and our valued Partners in Education.
Date: Sunday 17 March
Venue: TSB Arena, 4 Queens Wharf, Wellington
Dress: Smart casual. Please ensure you wear your name badge.
Price: Inclusive for all registered delegates. Partner / Spouse cost $60 per person.
Monday: Casual Night
Join us at Te Papa for a casual event to catch up with old friends and acquaint with new. Te Papa is New Zealand’s innovative and interactive national museum and the holder of great treasures and stories of the country – its unique natural environment, Maori culture, art heritage, and fascinating history.
Date: Monday 18 March
Venue: Te Papa Tongarewa
Dress: Smart casual. Please ensure you wear your name badge.
Price: Inclusive for all registered delegates. Partner / Spouse cost $160 per person. Children aged 13 to 17 years $70 per person. Children aged 4 to 12 years $40 per person.
Wednesday:
Awards Dinner
Be the first to congratulate Count’s top performing firms and advisers as we recognise them at our Annual Conference Awards Dinner. Don’t forget your dancing shoes!
Date: Wednesday 20 March
Venue: TSB Arena, 4 Queens Wharf, Wellington
Dress: Evening wear (black tie optional). Please ensure you wear your name badge.
Seating: Reserve a table of 10 now by contacting the Count Conference team via email at annualconference@count.com.au
Price: Inclusive for all registered delegates. Partner / Spouse cost $180 per person.
Kids Program
Due to lack of confirmed numbers we will be cancelling the Kids Club day activities which were due to be held at the Rydges Hotel. We understand there has been an interest for children to participate in the Partner Program day activities and can confirm we have places available. The fee for the day activities will be $250 and children must be accompanied by a registered Partner. Alternatively Kids Club will be available as a stand-alone option on the Awards Dinner evening.
To register your children for the partner program activities, casual night or PJ party on the Awards evening please contact the Count Concierge Team by phone 02 9230 1028 or email: countconfrence@eventsctm.com.
Partner Program (day activities only) - $250 per child
Monday 18 March - Weta Workshop experience
Tuesday 19 March - Wairarapa - Chocolate, craft and shopping
Wednesday 20 March - This is Wellington
Casual Night - Monday 18 March
$40 per child (4 to 12 years)
$70 per child (13 to 17 years)
Awards Night Only - Wednesday 20 March - $80 per child
6.30pm - 7.00pm Kids Club drop off at TSB Arena (Gala Dinner venue)
7.00pm - 10.30pm PJ Party and movie night. Get ready for some fun and games before settling in for a movie night.
Dinner included.
Babysitting
Babysitting can be arranged through Nurtured at Home child carers for $20 per hour.
To arrange babysitting please contact:
Holley Hornell
Nurtured at Home
Phone: 0800 844 888
Mobile: 021 414 383
Email: holley@nurturedathome.co.nz
General Information
Accommodation and travel
Accommodation is available at the Intercontinental Wellington and DoubleTree Hilton Wellington, both less than 5mins from the TSB Arena.
ETM has been appointed the registration and travel company for the conference. If you wish to make any accommodation or travel arrangements please contact the team on 02 9230 1028 or countconference@eventsctm.com
Terms and conditions
Please refer to the terms and conditions document for all conference registration fees and cancellation policies.
Dress standards
Delegates are expected to wear business casual for business sessions. We suggest packing a light jacket as air conditioning settings can be variable and may not suit everyone.
Social functions
Welcome Reception: Smart casual
Casual Night: Smart casual
Awards Dinner: Evening wear (black tie optional)
Name badges
Your name badge must be worn at all times, and will allow entry to all business sessions and workshops, the Exhibition Hall and registered social functions.
If you lose or misplace your name badge, please contact the Registration and Information Desk immediately to organise a replacement. Photo ID will be required for the reissue of name badges and lost name badges will be automatically voided.
Family policy
The Count Annual Conference is a business event and both partners and children cannot be accommodated at the conference business sessions. Partners are welcome to attend the keynote sessions and social functions.
Travel insurance
Count Financial strongly recommends all delegates and their partners obtain travel insurance before attending the 2019 Annual Conference. Travel insurance is essential as it can cover the policyholder for insurable events that may occur before or during travel, such as trip cancellation/interruption, medical expenses for injury or illness, theft of valuables, baggage delay or damage and more.
Entry into New Zealand – passports and visas
Visas are not required for delegates travelling on Australian passports. For all other passports please check the New Zealand Immigration site: www.immigration.govt.nz
Your passport must be valid for at least six months after the duration of your intended stay.
Emergency
In New Zealand, the number to call if you need the Fire Service, Police or an ambulance in an emergency is 111.
WI-FI
Free Wi-Fi will be available in the Exhibition Hall for the duration of the conference, log in details will be provided on the App.
Partner Program
The 2019 Partner Program is an all-inclusive package which includes the below activities and attendance
at all conference functions: Welcome Reception, Casual Night, Women in Advice Breakfast and Awards Dinner.
$695 per person
Monday 18 March
11:00am - 4:30pm
Weta Workshop experience
Enjoy the day at Weta Workshop, a five-time Academy Award-wining concept design studio and physical effects manufacturing facility that services the world’s entertainment and creative industries.
For over 20 years the workshop has applied its creativity and craftsmanship to blockbuster films and hit television series including The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, King Kong, Elysium, Avatar, Thunderbirds Are Go and Ghost in the Shell.
Weta Studio Tours is your gateway to immersive filmmaking experience in Wellington. It’s where you can take a journey from Middle-earth to Tracy Island and beyond, get right up close to the props, weapons, creatures and costumes that bring a director’s vision to life, and pick up incredible collectibles from your favourite films.
Lunch will be served at the Roxy Cinema in Miramar, it is a classic cinema that was refurbished at the instigation of Sir Peter Jackson for the world premiere of the Lord of the Rings.
Tuesday 19 March
9:00am - 4:00pm
Wairarapa - Chocolate, wine,
craft and shopping
Today you will board the train and head to Wairarapa, in just over an hour you’ll feel like you are in another world. Wairarapa is a stunning region known for its wine and food, boutique shopping and accommodation. It’s the perfect way to discover where much of the beautiful food and wine found on the menus in Wellington’s trendy restaurants is sourced.
You will have the opportunity to explore Greytown, a shopping gem with real character and style where there are small stores, quality shopping, great cafes and restaurants. This sophisticated village was awarded NZ Most Beautiful Town in 2017. Here you will visit a French bakery, enjoy lunch, visit Schoc Chocolates and Oggi Domaini Ceramics.
After your gourmet lunch will be Martinborough which is famous for its vineyards, most within walking or cycling distance from the village square. It’s packed with colonial charm and internationally renowned for its award-winning wines. After visiting a popular cellar door for a wine testing and to learn about the wines successfully grown in the region you will head back to Wellington.
Wednesday 20 March
9:00am - 2:00pm
This is Wellington
On the final day of the program you will learn about the capital’s history, unique art, eclectic architecture and experience Wellington’s “vibe” whilst discovering some of the best fresh and new flavours created by local artisan producers.
Wellington is not only known as the coffee capital of New Zealand, with more than 25 coffee roasteries that keeps the city buzzing, but it is also recognised as the foodie capital with thriving award-wining artisan food and drink producers.
You’ll get to meet local artisan producers, sample their products and learn about the inspiration and passion behind these products, as well as enjoy lunch at one of Wellington’s top restaurants. After lunch you tour ends for the day and you will have the opportunity enjoy some time at leisure in this gorgeous city.
Registration
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EARLY BIRD 04/06/18 - 30/06/18 |
EARLY BIRD 01/07/18 - 30/12/18 |
STANDARD FEE 31/12/18 - 04/02/19 |
LATE REGISTRATION From 05/02/19 |
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Authorised Representative |
$ 1,760 |
$ 1,760 |
$ 2,180 |
$ 2,450 |
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Accountant |
$ 1,350 |
$ 1,350 |
$ 1,760 |
$ 2,030 |
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Support staff |
$ 1,350 |
$ 1,350 |
$ 1,760 |
$ 2,030 |
For information on first time attendance and CTC’s refer to Terms and Conditions
Click here to view Terms and Conditions