A free, international, fully online and non-competitive four-day game jam designed to empower women in games.

Tauranga founder Kirsty Elliott shares the story behind Chirp Up, her mindfulness and emotional wellbeing app for children, at Women & Non-Binary in STEM TGA.

A Christchurch discussion on the AI policies offered by NZ's political parties and the use of generative AI in this year's election campaigns.

Free online session linking agritech leaders from New Zealand, Australia, Colorado and Wyoming on investment, policy and regional development for pasture and rangeland innovation.

Join one of Cryptocurrency NZ's 12 crypto Meetups across Aotearoa New Zealand; where you can find other Kiwis active in the currency wars of the 21st century: Wellington, Palmerston North, Invercargill, Hamilton, Rotorua, Dunedin, Hawke's Bay, Nelson, Auckland, Christchurch, Tauranga, Queenstown.

Hackathon-style AI design sprint at academyEX where SMEs and business teams go from challenge to concept to prototype, for Revved Assembly Members.

A fireside chat and Q&A at Creative HQ with systems innovation leader Banny Banerjee on designing change for complex, climate-scale challenges.

Join Saskia Thornton (Mad Millie, Grainfather, FTN Motion) for an honest conversation on founder gritty realities, strategy, and balancing parenthood. Pizza and drinks provided for local networking.

A casual drinks and kai evening for founders, operators, investors and other startup ecosystem supporters in Tāmaki Makaurau.

Tim Ponting, Chief Executive of the New Zealand Centre of Digital Excellence (CODE), gives an update on CODE's work and plans, then takes questions from Auckland game developers.

A relaxed co-working day at Icehouse Ventures in Parnell for women in the From Scratch community who are starting something new.

Join us for a monthly AI for Good Lunch & Learn series, with each session featuring a different speaker, startup, or organisation working at the intersection of AI, sustainability and social impact.

Each virtual session (BYO lunch) we’ll spotlight a fresh perspective, practical use case, or emerging idea, giving participants the chance to learn directly from people building and applying AI for good. The series is designed to inspire discussion, surface new opportunities, and deepen understanding of how AI can be used responsibly to support better outcomes for people and communities.

A HiNZ eHealth webinar panel on how clinical workstations should evolve around clinician experience, modern endpoint strategy, identity, AI and security.

Sunrise is Blackbird’s love letter to founders and the beautiful things they create. It’s a festival of creativity, technology and ambition, where Kiwis and Australians come together to dream up the future. At Sunrise, you will meet new people, be inspired, and learn new things.

A BioTechNZ networking evening for Dunedin's biotech community, with a talk and site tour from Lab Supply.

An evening celebrating how New Zealand university research is being turned into globally relevant companies, with a panel of spinout CEOs.

A free, beginner-friendly group conversation in Wānaka on getting a business, side hustle or creative idea started, drawing on The Lean Startup.

An after-work social for Wellington's biotech community at Fork and Brewer, hosted by BioTechNZ.

A free day-long co-working session in Wellington for startup founders, indie hackers, designers and makers building their own projects.

A hands-on morning AI course in Auckland showing practical ways to use AI to boost business productivity, creativity and efficiency.

Wellington's two-day technical computer security conference returns to the Michael Fowler Centre.

Building solo, together. A free fortnightly co-working day for startup founders, indie hackers, designers and makers building their own thing.

Te Mana o Ngā Wāhine 2026 is a one-day kaupapa Māori event that celebrates and centres wāhine Māori, not just as professionals, but as people.

This year's theme, Puāwai: Stories of Becoming, honours the quiet journey of growth before we bloom. It's about new beginnings, embracing change, and finding the courage to step into what's next.

Te Kāinga Wāhine is bringing together an inspiring lineup of speakers who will challenge your whakaaro, ignite your mana, and share stories of leadership, resilience, and becoming.

A relaxed Saturday breakfast meetup in Takapuna with AI educator Caelan Huntress on what AI agents can do today, with live demos and open discussion.

Senior Software Engineer Tao Liu demos inline hooking in the Linux kernel on Android at Code, Coffee & AI Auckland's fortnightly Sunday meetup.

Mountain Club's monthly AI meet-up in Queenstown, led by Andrew Leary and Billy Waller, for members and their guests.

AI Forum NZ's members-only Annual Meeting on Zoom, with an update from Chair Maria Mingallon on strategy and plans for the coming year.

An evening of lightning talks, a panel and breakout discussions in Christchurch on AI security, governance and data sovereignty for organisations in Aotearoa.

Three SaaS operators walk through the AI go-to-market workflows, tools and prompts they actually run, then take questions.

Canterbury Tech's monthly TechTuesday networking evening, this time at EPIC Christchurch.

Senior Business Analyst Jay Du shares perspectives on building a business analysis career and professional identity amid AI and changing workplaces.

A one-day online te reo Māori immersion wānanga with technology-focused classes, for members of Te Hapori Matihiko.

An informal monthly drop in/coffee chat for the Digital Identity NZ community. The session runs for 45 minutes to allow more time for discussion and ideas exchange.

Re-Leased CTO Tony Schollum shares how the team went all-in on agentic engineering and what it took to ship software faster.

An evening of short talks, a panel and networking on how AI is being applied across Aotearoa's infrastructure and built environment sector.

NZ Tech Rally's last community meetup of the year at Creative HQ in Wellington, with talks including Hayley Kinsey of Wāhine Fuelled Tech.

A relaxed monthly lunch catch-up for Christchurch product people, hosted by ProductTank Christchurch at Scoundrel on St Asaph Street.

STRONGER TOGETHER
Partnering for Economic Impact

Economic development is the deliberate work of turning local potential into lasting prosperity, building the sectors, careers, communities and opportunities that allow future generations to thrive.

Join economic development professionals, thought leaders and changemakers from across Aotearoa to share insights, spark ideas and strengthen the foundations of local and national prosperity.

The final Sustainable AI Series session, with two panels in Christchurch on hosting AI infrastructure in New Zealand and who controls the data, models and value.

What’s next for New Zealand tech? Be among the first to find out.
The 2026 TIN Report is launching — and we’re bringing the industry together to celebrate, connect and unpack what the latest data tells us about the future of New Zealand’s tech sector.
Join us for an evening of insights, ideas and great company, with drinks, canapés and shared platters, plus the chance to hear directly from industry leaders.

Kapiti innovators get together to share startup stories, exchange ideas, and build a local support network for entrepreneurs and business growth.

A members-only KiwiSaaS online workshop, open to large members ($5m+ ARR), comparing how SaaS companies are adapting screening, interviews and hiring workflows for AI.

Join us for monthly coffee mornings on the first Friday of every month. These are relaxed, informal catchups: a chance to expand your network, swap news and ideas, and meet others in the space. We'll have a table booked and some Women in Health Tech signage so you can find us easily.
Come along for a barista coffee, a good yarn, and the chance to connect with other women working in health tech.

A free Excel in BI webinar on designing one trusted dashboard that brings together Xero, MYOB, Simpro and CRM data.

Christchurch's monthly AI meetup hears from Environment Canterbury councillor Joe Davies on AI in the public sector and Blake Harkness on running businesses with an AI-powered back office.

FinTechNZ's members-only Annual Meeting, held on Zoom on Tuesday 10 November.

A great opportunity for Christchurch IT professionals to meetup over a good curry.

Connect in person with Aotearoa New Zealand’s EdTech community in Hamilton.

A speed networking evening where people early in their tech careers sit down with senior leaders to talk about careers in the NZ tech industry.

Nelson's monthly developer meetup, with a lightning talk, Lean Coffee discussions and a chance to meet local peers at The Bridge Street Collective.

Aerospace New Zealand's final meet-up of 2026, looking back on the year in Aotearoa's aerospace industry with networking and presentations in Christchurch and online.

A members-only KiwiSaaS x Kiwi Finance Leaders in Tech half-day workshop in Auckland for senior finance leaders on how AI is reshaping finance.

Connect in person with Aotearoa New Zealand’s EdTech community in Wellington.

Connect in person with Aotearoa New Zealand’s EdTech community in Dunedin.

Connect in person with Aotearoa New Zealand's EdTech community in Hawke's Bay.

An investor is interested. Do you know what they'll ask for next? This online session will help you get ready.

This is often where a raise slows down or falls over. An investor asks for documents that aren't ready, or finds a problem nobody spotted early. Most of these problems can be fixed if you know about them before you start talking to investors.

Join us for this FREE 1-hour webinar, hosted by Peter Ramsay, Network Manager, Mainland Angel Investors and Wayne Hudson, Director, whIPit Limited & Flying Kiwi Angels Associate, who will take you through what investors check, what to have ready, and how the deal gets put on paper.

Join us for an early breakfast at Tupu’anga Coffee in Mt Eden, where you’ll meet up to 20 founders in a morning, five minutes at a time. Come with an idea, or come ready to join someone else’s. The only thing we ask is that you’re genuinely willing to build.

​We’re keeping the room small and the mix broad: technical and non-technical, first-timers and seasoned founders, people who are new to the ecosystem and people who’ve been around a while. You don’t need to fit a programme or have a pitch deck. You just need to be curious about who you could build with.

Agritech Unleashed is a series of regionally distributed experiences that will celebrate and explore the unique characteristics of each region’s agritech ecosystem. Every region has distinct agricultural priorities, challenges, stakeholders, and infrastructure, which influence the adoption, interoperability, and scaling of agritech innovations.

Product Aotearoa's two-day conference for New Zealand's product community, with keynotes at Tākina on day one and hands-on workshops at Te Papa on day two.

A members-only, hands-on AI security workshop in Auckland for engineering and security leaders at large KiwiSaaS member companies ($5m+ ARR).

Apply the skills and life experiences you already have as we help you learn to think, work, and build like a startup in 54 thrilling hours. Techstars Startup Weekend is an exciting and immersive foray into the world of startups. Over an action-packed three days, you’ll receive world-class innovation training and meet the very best mentors, co-founders and funders who will help you learn and innovate rapidly. This could be your start in building Taranaki's — or New Zealand's — next big success story!

What if your AI agent could build, launch, and manage websites for you?

In this hands-on webinar, you'll learn how to give an AI agent the accounts, access, and tools it needs to become your own AI Webmaster.

A free day-long co-working session in Wellington for startup founders, indie hackers, designers and makers building their own projects.

A hands-on morning AI course in Wellington showing practical ways to use AI to boost productivity, creativity, quality and efficiency at work.

Building solo, together. A free fortnightly co-working day for startup founders, indie hackers, designers and makers building their own thing.

RECOGNISING THE STARTUPS ALL NEW ZEALAND FOUNDERS SHOULD BE LEARNING FROM
The Caffeine Prize is an ongoing effort to identify the high-growth New Zealand startup and scaleup companies creating the most economic value – and to share what they’ve learned with New Zealand’s current and future founders. At the Prizegiving, our six winners will be announced, and will give 15 minute talks on how they built their company and the most important lessons they learned.

This casual, community-driven meetup offers developers of all skill levels a relaxed space to work on coding projects, share progress, and connect over coffee. Attendees can participate in optional short talks and project demos to showcase their work and learn alongside peers.

TEDxFuture School Youth brings together young speakers, researchers and changemakers to explore “Future, Rewritten”: how learning, skills and the dreams of Aotearoa’s next generation are being redrawn. Join us on Sunday 15 November at B:Hive, Smales Farm, for an afternoon of ideas worth spreading.

A one-day research and industry event in Wellington on the future of superconductivity and cryogenic technologies in New Zealand, hosted by Paihau—Robinson Research Institute.

Connect in person with Aotearoa New Zealand's EdTech community in Christchurch.

The Aotearoa AI Awards recognise individuals, teams and organisations working in the field of artificial intelligence in Aotearoa New Zealand.
The Awards acknowledge leadership, originality, and practical outcomes in the research, development, and application of AI — celebrating work that makes a measurable difference in the real world and brings responsible AI to the forefront.

Join us for a monthly AI for Good Lunch & Learn series, with each session featuring a different speaker, startup, or organisation working at the intersection of AI, sustainability and social impact.

Each virtual session (BYO lunch) we’ll spotlight a fresh perspective, practical use case, or emerging idea, giving participants the chance to learn directly from people building and applying AI for good. The series is designed to inspire discussion, surface new opportunities, and deepen understanding of how AI can be used responsibly to support better outcomes for people and communities.

Hands-on small-group workshop with Te Paea De Nardis on using AI to test and scale Meta and Google ads, for Mountain Club members and their guests.

The Project Community Christchurch presents Much Ado About SteerCo Meetings, a Shakespeare-style performance on what makes steering committee meetings succeed or fail.

Kapiti innovators get together to share startup stories, exchange ideas, and build a local support network for entrepreneurs and business growth.

Two-day Christchurch training course for school leaders and educators on AI governance, policy and classroom practice.

Angel 103 workshop we will take attendees through the lifecycle of a company and the key considerations that need to be made at each investment round. We will look at what terms become important and when; that different methodologies that can be used for determining valuation and what things to look for in future rounds.

A free Excel in BI webinar on what AI in reporting can practically do today for 20 to 100 person New Zealand and Australian businesses.

This year's Christmas Mingle starts with small groups, one for each area of tech, each hosted by someone who does that job. Pick whichever one you're curious about - you don't need to work in tech to join in. Then stay on for a relaxed Christmas catch-up.

Join one of Cryptocurrency NZ's 12 crypto Meetups across Aotearoa New Zealand; where you can find other Kiwis active in the currency wars of the 21st century: Wellington, Palmerston North, Invercargill, Hamilton, Rotorua, Dunedin, Hawke's Bay, Nelson, Auckland, Christchurch, Tauranga, Queenstown.

A relaxed evening of short idea pitches, introductions and pizza to help Taranaki ideas people find co-founders and collaborators.

IoT Forum NZ's end-of-year gathering to reflect on 2026, hear the Executive Council's strategy update on AIoT and Physical AI, and connect with peers.

One-day Auckland summit for engineers shipping AI in production, covering agentic development, LLMOps, responsible AI, AI architecture and data infrastructure.

Peer workshop led by James Bayly on deep implementation and agentic coding for engineers already building with AI, for Mountain Club members and their guests.

Where founders meet investors, ideas meet capital, and innovation meets opportunity.

This one-day summit brings together Aotearoa’s most exciting Māori and Māori-aligned technology founders, alongside investors, venture capital firms, iwi, PSGEs, and innovation partners.

Expect energy, authenticity and insight from leaders reimagining what innovation looks like in tomorrow’s economy.

The inaugural Indigenous Tech Summit 2026 brings together Māori, Pacific, and global Indigenous communities to explore AI, data sovereignty, innovation, and enterprise, drawing on ancestral navigation to guide future digital capability.

Waikato Entrepreneurial Meetup is a series of free events, designed to strengthen Waikato’s entrepreneurial community by providing an accessible space where people at different stages of business can meet, share experiences, learn from others and discover new opportunities and support.

Expect practical tips and techniques, opportunities to network with like-minded people, and drinks and nibbles in a casual, welcoming atmosphere.

A KiwiSaaS half-day conference for Christchurch SaaS leaders on winning strategies, operating models and reimagining their business for the AI era.

A free day-long co-working session in Wellington for startup founders, indie hackers, designers and makers building their own projects.

Building solo, together. A free fortnightly co-working day for startup founders, indie hackers, designers and makers building their own thing.

An overnight retreat in Hunua for women in the From Scratch community who are starting businesses, side projects or new chapters.

This casual, community-driven meetup offers developers of all skill levels a relaxed space to work on coding projects, share progress, and connect over coffee. Attendees can participate in optional short talks and project demos to showcase their work and learn alongside peers.

Canterbury Tech's 2026 Annual General Meeting followed by a team quiz night and networking, for members only.

An informal monthly drop in/coffee chat for the Digital Identity NZ community. The session runs for 45 minutes to allow more time for discussion and ideas exchange.

Tech Women and CyberCX, part of Accenture, close out 2026 with an evening of connection, a panel discussion and a look ahead to 2027 in Auckland.

Early-morning coffee catch-up with three quickfire talks from local entrepreneurs, for Mountain Club members and their guests in Queenstown.

The in-person December session of simpact AI's monthly AI for Good lunch and learn series, at AcademyEX in Grafton, Auckland.

A relaxed monthly lunch catch-up for Christchurch product people, hosted by ProductTank Christchurch at Scoundrel on St Asaph Street.

Tech Women and CyberCX, part of Accenture, close out 2026 with an evening of connection, a panel discussion and a look ahead to 2027 in Wellington.

Kapiti innovators get together to share startup stories, exchange ideas, and build a local support network for entrepreneurs and business growth.

DINZ's inaugural online Annual Meeting, with an update on strategy, achievements and priorities from Executive Director Andy Higgs, for DINZ members only.

A one-day Wellington summit exploring the tools, platforms and ideas shaping the future of screen, gaming and entertainment, with talks, workshops and an interactive networking showcase.

A hands-on morning AI course in Wellington showing practical ways to use AI to boost productivity, creativity, quality and efficiency at work.

Join us for monthly coffee mornings on the first Friday of every month. These are relaxed, informal catchups: a chance to expand your network, swap news and ideas, and meet others in the space. We'll have a table booked and some Women in Health Tech signage so you can find us easily.
Come along for a barista coffee, a good yarn, and the chance to connect with other women working in health tech.

A free Excel in BI webinar on using AI automations over Power BI to flag margin risk on jobs before it reaches your P&L.

Annual Christmas party for Aerospace New Zealand Associates in Christchurch, with a Formal Christmas & Space dress code.

A great opportunity for Christchurch IT professionals to meetup over a good curry.

Nelson's monthly developer meetup, with a lightning talk, Lean Coffee discussions and a chance to meet local peers at The Bridge Street Collective.

KiwiSaaS's second annual Auckland SaaSmas Party, an end-of-year night of food, drinks and catch-ups for the SaaS community.

A members-only KiwiSaaS workshop where leadership teams from large SaaS companies redesign their operating model for an AI-enabled world.

A free day-long co-working session in Wellington for startup founders, indie hackers, designers and makers building their own projects.

Building solo, together. A free fortnightly co-working day for startup founders, indie hackers, designers and makers building their own thing.

This casual, community-driven meetup offers developers of all skill levels a relaxed space to work on coding projects, share progress, and connect over coffee. Attendees can participate in optional short talks and project demos to showcase their work and learn alongside peers.

DOSO's annual Christmas social in New Plymouth, celebrating the year's wins, stumbles and lessons with Taranaki's entrepreneurial community.

The calendar year is nearly done, the dashboards are probably still open, and your Q4 pipeline has either been heroic, character-building, or both. Either way, it’s time to down tools and come hang with the SaaS squad.

Join us for our SaaSmas Party in Wellington — a relaxed, mildly ridiculous, very well-earned night with the people building, scaling, funding, selling, marketing, supporting and generally holding together SaaS companies across Aotearoa.

Kapiti innovators get together to share startup stories, exchange ideas, and build a local support network for entrepreneurs and business growth.

A free Excel in BI webinar comparing Power BI and Looker for New Zealand and Australian SMEs on cost, integrations and fit.

An informal evening crypto and blockchain meetup at Rimu Wine Bar on Mapua Wharf, part of Cryptocurrency NZ's nationwide meetup network.

A casual Sunday afternoon co-working meetup for Auckland developers to code, share progress and connect over coffee at Patch Cafe on Lorne Street.

A casual early-morning coffee catch-up for Kāpiti Coast founders, entrepreneurs and startup enthusiasts at 180 Degrees Cafe in Paraparaumu Beach.

A relaxed monthly lunch catch-up for Christchurch product people, hosted by ProductTank Christchurch at Scoundrel on St Asaph Street.

A great opportunity for Christchurch IT professionals to meetup over a good curry.

Nelson's monthly developer meetup, with a lightning talk, Lean Coffee discussions and a chance to meet local peers at The Bridge Street Collective.

A casual early-morning coffee catch-up for Kāpiti Coast founders, entrepreneurs and startup enthusiasts at 180 Degrees Cafe in Paraparaumu Beach.

A free Excel in BI webinar on the real cost of running a business on spreadsheets, with before-and-after examples of moving to Power BI reporting.

Free Auckland kick-off event for the 2027 NZ Hi-Tech Awards, with entry tips from judges and a previous winner.

Free Christchurch kick-off event for the 2027 NZ Hi-Tech Awards, with entry tips from judges and a previous winner.

Free Dunedin kick-off event for the 2027 NZ Hi-Tech Awards, with entry tips from judges and a previous winner.

Free Wellington kick-off event for the 2027 NZ Hi-Tech Awards, with entry tips from judges and a previous winner.

The 18th eResearch NZ / eRangahau Aotearoa conference, bringing Aotearoa's research communities to Wellington to share their latest ideas and innovations.

A free three-day bootcamp helping University of Auckland PhD candidates and academic staff explore how their research can become a start-up or create value beyond the university.

Priority One's one-day Tauranga festival of innovation combining expert speakers, interactive workshops and networking.

Creative HQ's climate tech summit bringing founders, investors, industry buyers and policymakers together, with pitches from Aurora Climate Lab Cohort 6.

BioTechNZ's national gathering for New Zealand's life sciences ecosystem, held at Tākina Wellington under the theme Life. Reimagined.

FinTechNZ's national gathering for the fintech and financial-services ecosystem, themed Open Finance | The Next Frontier, at Tākina Wellington.

A one-day community-run conference of deep technical talks for data engineers in Auckland.

Tech New Zealand and Brightstar's two-day summit for New Zealand's cyber security community, examining national cyber resilience through policy, practice and people.

A one-day conference on accelerating digital transformation in New Zealand's public sector, presented by Tech New Zealand and Brightstar with the Government Chief Digital Office.

Brightstar's Auckland conference on moving from scattered AI pilots to an integrated, AI-enabled enterprise, with an optional ISO/IEC 42001 workshop the next day.

Aventedge's two-day Auckland summit for New Zealand's senior technology and security leaders, combining the CIO Leaders Summit and CISO Leaders Summit.

NZ Tech Rally's annual community-run conference for Aotearoa's tech practitioners: a day of workshops, then 3 keynotes and 20 talks across five tracks at Tākina Wellington.

The NZ Hi-Tech Awards gala dinner, where the 2027 winners are announced, at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre.

The fourth Seeds Impact Conference from Parry Field Lawyers is a free half day of online panel discussions on positive change and new models for the future of Aotearoa.

Revved's annual one-day business and leadership summit for New Zealand founders, CEOs and senior leaders, at the Viaduct Events Centre.

AUT's third annual Innovation Showcase, with six innovation zones and 20+ research and technology projects to explore.