Saturday 7 March 2026

In collaboration with NEW ZEALAND DESIGN WEEK.

We’re proud to be collaborating with New Zealand Design Week for our next Build + Design Day on 7th March. Working with an event partner has been a little more prescriptive than we are used to, hence the short lead time, but we are going to smash it!

We’re also hosting a few other events during this week including this one.

Residium is also partcipating in the NZDW Design Circuits so we look forward to attracting some new visitors during this period.

IF YOUR BRAND WILL BE ATTENDING OR HOSTING ANY NZDW EVENTS OUTSIDE OF BUILD + DESIGN DAY, PLEASE LET US KNOW SO WE CAN PUBLICISE YOUR WIDER INVOLVEMENT IN NZDW.

QUICK LINKS

• Event Website (Live week of 1st Feb): www.buildanddesignday.co.nz

• Event Organiser: Hollie Ryan — hollie@residium.co.nz

EVENT TIMES

Date: Saturday 7 March 2026

Doors open to visitors: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

• Exhibitor arrival: Please be on-site by 8:30 am where possible

• Family-friendly: We have plenty of kids’ entertainment organised — feel free to bring your little ones!

• New Zealand Design Week: The event will be marketed via NZDW (www.nzdesignweek.com) with an aim to attract a slightly different audience to usual.

PLEASE ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS AT YOUR NEAREST CONVENIENCE.

Please email hollie@residium.co.nz with your responses:

1. Showroom Staffing: Can you staff your Residium showroom on 7 March from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm? Even partial coverage is welcome.

2. New Products: Do you have any new products that will be available on the day? Send details and imagery so we can preview these during our Marketing campaign.

3. Exclusive Promotions: Can you offer an exclusive discount or promotion for visitors to be published in our Build + Design Day Event guide? If offering a discount code, we recommend it is valid

4. Showroom Activations: If you’d like to run a demonstration, product launch, seminar or similar, let us know your ideas!

ACTIVATIONS & SEMINARS

Expressions of interest for IN SHOWROOM activations are open now. If you have an activation or initiative you’d like to do on Build + Design Day, email hollie@residium.co.nz. We’re open to hosting seminars in the Conference Room if you have an idea, though Build + Design Day is best suited to broader design topics. Anything too technical may not resonate as well with a homeowner audience in “discovery” mode.

Currently confirmed at Residium:

• Open Showrooms: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm (All Exhibitors)

• Build + Design Day Event Guide - This is a complimentary design guide with kitchen, bathroom and interior design advice that will be given to

• Launch of new showrooms: Liv +/Living Design, Central Heating NZ, The Unico System.

• Meet The Designer Hub - Visitors can make times to meet with designers (kitchen/bathroom/interiors) to discuss their ideas. It’s a free, information sharing initiative. If you have a consultant in your particular category who may want to take appointments during B+D Day, email Hollie.

• Meet the Renovators Panel x ABI Interiors - ABI are tapping into some influencer collaborations with a Meet the Renovators Panel. Special Guests to be announced!

• Home Fragrance Design Workshops

• Free Barista Coffee Cart

• Food trucks incl Duck Island again.

• Kids’ scavenger hunt & entertainment zone

• Brochure tables & free design magazines

We will update this section with activations from our neighbouring showrooms soon!

Build + Design Day Event Guide

Every visitor will receive a printed A5 Event Guide on arrival as this worked really well last time! We’re also creating some kitchen/bathroom/interiors/landscaping guides for homeowners doing new builds or renovations which will become an ongoing Residium initiative.

• Exhibitor Listings – a logo, short description, and showroom location for every participating exhibitor.

• Event Highlights – seminar schedules, “Meet the Designer” activation details, and prize information.

• Practical Checklists & Guides – interior design and renovation planning tools (kitchen, bathroom, outdoor living, etc.) that visitors can use during and after the event.

• Promo + Discount Codes - There will be one page in the guide with promo and discount codes for any Residium Exhibitors, neighbouring cafes and Parnell businesses. TO BE INCLUDED, EMAIL HOLLIE@RESIDIUM.CO.NZ

PACK-IN & PACK-OUT

• Courier or deliver products/displays to Residium ahead of time, or pack in on Thursday or Friday.

• If you need access outside standard hours, contact Deepish or Hollie.

• Saturday access: Hollie will open Residium at 7:00 am. Please be set up by 8:30 am.

• Pack-out: From 2:00 pm (not before). If you need to leave early, the Residium team can pack up for you.

• Note: No on-site storage for packaging.

HOSPITALITY

• Chairs available — ask at Reception.

• Exhibitor kitchen available.

• BYO lunch or enjoy our food trucks.

• Free barista coffee at the coffee cart or Reception, all day.

• Duck Island will be scooping, Butter Baby will be giving out donuts again.

PARKING

Exhibitors: Please park off-site to leave Level 3 parking for visitors. Wilson Car Park at 70 The Strand and nearby street parking are available. Avoid parking in Metrix or Kouzina spaces.

Visitors: Level 3 car park (all spots) reserved for guests. Alex from Residium will be parking warden.

VISITOR REGISTRATION & LEADS

• All pre-registered visitors will be recorded in our database. Walk-ins will be registered on arrival.

• Distributing brochures in your showroom is encouraged, but note this bypasses our lead-generation system and won’t show up in iHIVIS.

• To capture more leads, consider using a sign-up sheet in your showroom.

• All prize donors will receive a list of entrants the Monday after the event, when prize draws and notifications will also occur.

RESIDIUM STAFF CONTACTS

• Primary contacts: Hollie & Hugh

• Reception team: Deepish, Trista, Anya, Abby

• Parking warden: Alex

• Seminar & activations coordinator: Jei

Photography & Video: Martin and Morgaine from Evolve Creations will be on-site from 10:30 am – 1:00 pm.

THANK YOU

Thank you for helping us make Build + Design Day a success. With visitor numbers at record levels, we can’t wait to showcase your business and products to an engaged, design-loving audience.