The NZ Centre for Sustainable Cities has won a bid to host the 21st International Conference on Urban Health in November 2025 in Wellington. This is the first time the International Society of Urban Health's annual conference has come to our region and it is a major coup for our research centre and a tribute to the hard work and support of our partners Wellington City Council, Business Events Wellington, Tourism New Zealand and the University of Otago. It also reflects the importance of the urban health challenges our region is encountering and our responses to these challenges.