Blog

News, partnerships and updates from the iTICKET team.

13 Oct 2026

Why we chose Kiwi-founded Volley for online bank transfers

Next up in our Kiwi tech partners series: Volley. Here’s why we anchored our checkout in online bank transfers with a local team, and what that partnership has looked like.

5 Oct 2026

How Passform and iTICKET brought digital wallet passes to Kiwi eventgoers

First up in our Kiwi tech partners series: why we chose Kiwi-founded Passform, and what that partnership has looked like.

28 Sept 2026

School holidays are one of NZ's biggest windows for family event sales - here's how to be ready for summer

School holidays are underway right now - proof of how much demand there is for family events. With NZ's next, and biggest, holiday window still ahead over summer, now's the time to start planning.

25 Sept 2026

Why we choose Kiwi tech partners, not just the biggest global names

For over 20 years we've built for scale — but the partners we choose aren't always the biggest names. They're the ones who actually understand what we do, and increasingly, they're Kiwi-founded too.

13 Aug 2026

Celebrating excellence: iTICKET at the NZEA Eventing the Future conference

Our CEO Reece Preston and CCO Sarah Cowley attended the NZEA Eventing The Future conference, celebrating partners like Kia Mau Festival's award win for Arts, Cultural or Heritage Event of the Year.

24 Jul 2026

More than just ticketing: Supporting local performance at Q Theatre

Our team recently took off their ticketing hats for an evening out together at Q Theatre to catch Sharp Teeth, presented under the Q Season Support initiative.

3 Jul 2026

From Aotearoa to Adelaide: Showing up for the trans-Tasman venue industry

Some of our leadership team recently crossed the ditch to the VMA Asia-Pacific Venue Industry Congress in Adelaide to connect with the wider entertainment industry.

5 Jun 2026

Our new out of home advertising

From street level campaigns in Wellington to a fresh addition at our Auckland HQ, we are stepping into the spotlight to show up properly for the industries we serve.

27 Apr 2026

From local grit to award-winning tech: iTICKET featured in Kia Ora Magazine

Our CEO and Co-founder, Reece Preston, is featured in the Business Insights section of the April 2026 issue of Kia Ora Magazine.

17 Nov 2025

Q Theatre & iTICKET Create New Partnership

We've officially entered into a landmark partnership with Queen Street venue Q Theatre, the home of multi-form performing arts in midtown Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland.

4 Jun 2025

Introducing iTICKET PayPlan

PayPlan, our new flexible way to pay, allows ticket holders to pay on their own terms with weekly, fortnightly, or monthly payments.

31 Mar 2025

iTICKET supports the New Zealand Ticketing Code of Practice

We're proud to support the New Zealand Ticketing Code of Practice, signed into existence in October 2024 - a game-changer for Aotearoa's live events scene.

7 Nov 2024

Innovation & partnership for the win at the 2024 NZEA Awards

We're incredibly honoured to be recognised with a recent award for Best Technology Innovation at the 2024 New Zealand Events Association (NZEA) Awards.