NASA’s aircraft SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) is in Christchurch and is offering you one chance to tour., between 11am and 3pm on Saturday July 20. The last boarding time is 2:30pm.
Saturday, 20 July 2019
11am – 3pm
Across the road from International Antarctic Centre
41 Orchard Road
Christchurch, Canterbury
Free
Registration and Terms and Conditions
Information on the SOFIA aircraft
Christchurch’s greatest event of 2019 is here!
Armageddon Expo brings international TV and Movie stars from Harry Potter, Shadowhunters, Lucifer, Archer, Teen Wolf, Star Trek and more, Comic creators, Animation voice actors (The Regular Show, Naruto, Spider-Man Game) alongside live wrestling, movie screenings, contests and challenges, Virtual Reality and Esports gaming arenas, Trading Card Tournaments, Cosplay costume contests and events and more.
Armageddon features a huge Omen by HP PC area with the latest computer gaming technology not to be missed as well as numerous collectible and pop culture orientated retailers showcasing and selling products.
This is THE event for families and people of all ages. Held over the three days of Queens Birthday long weekend (June 1-3rd) at the Horncastle Arena, Armageddon is an event not to be missed.
1 – 3 June 2019 (Queens Birthday Weekend)
10am – 5pm (Early Access from 9am)
Horncastle Arena,
55 Jack Hinton Dr,
Addington,
Christchurch
General Entry
Adult – $20.00 (Early Access $30.00)
Student – $15.00 (Early Access $25.00)
Child (5–12) – $10.00 (Early Access $20.00)
Family Pass (2 Adults, 3 Children) – $50.00
Weekend Pass
3 Day Adult – $50.00 (Early Access $70.00)
3 Day Student – $40.00 (Early Access $60.00)
3 Day Child (5–12) – $25.00 (Early Access $40.00)
VIPs Passes
SHAKEY PASS – $499
ULTRA PASS – $999
A huge range of interesting toys are offered for sale at this annual event which is supported by trades, collectors, hobbyists and modellers. Items for sale include diecast model cars, trucks, tractors, buses, fire engines and aeroplanes, film and TV related toys, teddy bears, dolls, books and much, much more!
Run by collectors, for collectors. If you buy or sell new or old
toys this is the event for you! Classic vintage collectables or
collectables of the future! It’s a brilliant opportunity to buy or sell.
Sunday 5 May 2019
10:30am – 2:30pm
Canterbury Caledonian Society Hall,
5 Michelle Road,
Wigram,
Christchurch
Adult Admission $5
12 and under: Free
Sellers: $25 per table
This month Natalia will take us through using node.js + express + typescript. In her demo of an api gateway for requesting multiple endpoints and assembling the result, she’ll cover:
As always there’ll be delicious beer from downstairs and great discussions happening afterward.
About CHCH.JS
For those in Christchurch interested in everything JavaScript. Node.js, frameworks, libraries and everything in between. Newbies, battle-hardened veterans, all welcome!
We meet once a month and hold a talk or a workshop on something web or Node.js related.
Catalyst It Ltd
Level 1, 284 Kilmore St
Christchurch
7pm – 10pm
Thursday 28 March 2019
Free
Board Games By The Bay (BGBTB) is a series of epic tabletop gaming events run each year in New Zealand. Since 2011, these weekend events have brought together the community to learn and play modern board, card and dice games in a friendly, social environment.
These events bring together enthusiasts and players new to the scene in a relaxed, fun environment. Participants enjoy catching up with old friends and making new ones, trying out different games or relaxing with familiar ones, and entering the free competitions. Numbers are growing with each event, and we’re expecting to fill our venues to the brim in 2018. It’s always great to see so many old friends and newcomers, experienced gamers and families showing up, and we’re looking forward to seeing YOU this time around.
There will be a library stocked with all kinds of games for you to try, and many people bring their own games and invite others to join them. You are most welcome to bring your own games along. We have a team of great volunteers (our friendly RedShirts) who are experts at teaching a wide variety of games to new players.
Spot prizes to be won!
Food available for purchase.
Free parking on site.
Cash and Eftpos accepted at the venue (no credit cards, sorry).
10am – 10pm Saturday 23 March 2019
10am – 6pm Sunday 24 March 2019
Christchurch Bridge Club
19 Nova Place
Christchurch Central
Christchurch
Pre-Registration Prices
One Day Pass $13
Weekend Pass $24
Annual Pass (all events in 2019) $68
Door Price
One Day Pass $15
Weekend Pass $30
Board Games by The Bay Website
Registration for the Match Christchurch Event
Canterbury Astronomical Society and the University of Canterbury invite you to come and spend and evening with noted photographer Anthony Powell.
Anthony has just spent his tenth winter over in Antarctica. He worked for many years as a telecommunications engineer before becoming a full-time filmmaker and photographer.
He had to design and build a lot of his own camera equipment to withstand the harsh conditions of the deep Antarctic winters adn has made a number of highly acclaimed films of Antarctica.
He made the international award-winning film “Antarctica: A Year on Ice” and has contributed footage to numerous films, TV shows, and exhibitions. These include National Geographic, Discovery, US Natural History Museum, and the Emmy Award winning BBC series Frozen Planet.
http://frozensouth.weebly.com/
Tuesday, 19 February 2019
8pm – 9:30pm
C2 Lecture Theatre
University of Canterbury
20 Kirkwood Avenue
Christchurch
Admission by ticket only – Tickets are free for this event.
Registration and Tickets via Eventbrite
Frozen South Website
After a long rest, Dungeons & Comedians is back and better than ever. Dungeon Master Brendon Bennetts will lead our comedic adventurers out into the wilderness, where they must survive on their wits alone. So, probably someone is going to die.
In Dungeons & Comedians you will see comedians play D&D in front of a live audience. While each adventure is is connected to the others, you can enjoy each one on their own. You can listen to previous episodes on your podcast app by searching ‘Dungeons & Comedians’ or going to dungeonsandcomedians.com
7:30pm – 9:30pm
Friday 22 February 2019
Orange Studios
1063 Ferry Road
Christchurch
Early bird tickets $15 until sold out
General Admission $20
The Conference will be held in Christchurch 2019. It is part of the Agile Alliance New Zealand initiative to expose IT centers outside Auckland and Wellington to Agile.
We have people with multiple years of International experience.
We are a not for profit organization that simply wants to promote Agile Software in the New Zealand community because we believe in it
Our approach is that we have four speakers in the morning and an open session in the afternoon.
8:30 am – 4pm
22 February 2019
Hagley Oval Pavilion
South Hagley Park
63 Riccarton Ave
Christchurch
Full Price Tickets $150 – Sales end February 15th
Late Tickets $250 ( Feb15 – Feb21 if places available)
The linux.conf.au Systems Administration Miniconference is held as part of the official Linux.conf.au conference. Linux.conf.au is Australasia’s largest Linux conference, and attracts developers and users of free and open source software from around the globe.
The Systems Administration Miniconf focuses on tips, tricks, tools, and best practices used to manage real-world Linux environments both large and small. Attendees of this Miniconf improve their ability to manage their Linux systems environment both now and in the future, and meet others with similar goals.
An important aim is to provide talks directly useful to professional Linux administrators.
Call for Presentations
There will be a one day mini conference on Linux Systems Administration held as part of linux.conf.au 2019. LCA2019 will be held in Christchurch, New Zealand on 21 – 25 January 2019.
The organisers of the Systems Administration Miniconf would like to invite proposals for presentations to be delivered at the Miniconf. Please forward this CFP to your colleagues, peers, social networks, and other relevant mailing lists. Please help by encouraging submissions from people you would like to hear present at this Miniconf.
This is our 13th Sysadmin Miniconf at Linux.conf.au. Previous presentations can be found at the website https://sysadmin.miniconf.org/.
9am – 5pm
Monday 21 January 2019
University of Canterbury
Christchurch
Miniconf is Free for Conference attendees
Price for all 5 days of Linux.conf.au
Professionals: $1099
Hobbyist: $549
Student: $199
Sysadmin Miniconf
Sysadmin Miniconf Call for presentations
Main Linux.conf.au conference site
EVworld is New Zealand’s combined Electric vehicle Industry and Public Expo.
Ride, drive and experience EVs in all their forms
Trade Day Expo – 9am – 5pm, Friday 23, November
Calling business owners! This is your opportunity to get up close and personal with the EV fleet, learning from the experts on purchasing all forms of EVs and how you can drastically reduce your fleet costs. FOR: SME owners, Fleet Managers, Sustainability Managers.
EVworld South features a co-located conference: Net Carbon Neutral Towns conference that highlights the way forward to a zero emissions economy in New Zealand and the role EVs play in this transition.
Public Day Expo – 9am -5pm, Saturday 24 November
A chance for the public to experience, learn and embrace EVs in all their forms. Ride a bike, drive an EV car, hear about the costs and savings to help you become part of the EVolution!
Trade Day Expo
9am – 5pm,
Friday 23 November 2018
Public Day Expo
9am – 5pm
Saturday 24 November 2018
Air Force Museum
Free on both days
