About thebigevent.co.nz

thebigevent.co.nz ltd. is an event management company, running expos and festivals since 1986. The Healthy Lifestyle Exhibition ran for 11 years, the last six at the Aotea Centre, and contributed to the mainstream embracement of natural healing.

Now in it's 15th year, the New Spirit Festival is unique in New Zealand as a seminar based show, and remains a benchmark for other spirituality and healing events.

Organiser Chris Cooper (right) was introduced to natural healing at a young age, and has a Scorpio's appreciation of the esoteric. In 1993, Random House commissioned and published his book 'Natural Healing In New Zealand—The Essential Guide'.

Following a career as a performer and then as a television producer, Chris uses his  background to produce entertaining events that stimulate and encourage self-discovery,  His interests are varied: travel, the Middle East, organic farming, history, writing, football, community development and the esoteric.