Tag: Weekend

Week of Engineering: Open Day! – Akl, Wel, Chch – 18 August 2018

What

Get involved with the Week of Engineering!

Tomorrow’s engineers will have jobs that don’t even exist today. The Week of Engineering is an annual event that will inspire young minds to think about those future possibilities. From 13-18 August, Engineering New Zealand will be hosting a variety of events that showcase amazing engineering across the country, feeding children’s natural curiosity about the world and how it works.

Engineering Expos:

As part of the Week of Engineering, there will be three free public expos in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

Over 70 exhibitors from around the country will give visitors a hands-on look at what engineers do – perfect for kids and anyone who wants an inside look at how things work. There’ll be virtual reality, robots, rockets and lego, along with interactive activities, competitions and spot prizes.

Last year more than 5,000 people attended the expos and this year Engineering New Zealand are expecting 10,000 people.

Come along and get inspired!

When and Where

10am – 4pm
Saturday 18 August 2018

University of Auckland Science Centre
23 Symonds St, Auckland

Shed 6
4 Queens Wharf, Wellington

Canterbury University’s College of Engineering
69 Creyke Street, Christchurch

How Much

Free

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Hawkes Bay Con 2018 – Napier – 25-26 August 2018

What

The board games are coming back to Hawke’s Bay in the last weekend of August!

Our goal is to encourage people of all ages and skill levels to come and enjoy a wide range of board games – Mars colonization, space cowboys, trading, social deception, puzzle solving, and war gaming – we’ve got it all.

A large gaming library will be available at the venue, alongside several casual and competitive tournaments, spot prizes, raffles and stalls. And if you like escape rooms, we’ve got a special surprise for you! Keep an eye on the event and the newsfeed – we will keep you posted with the coming up agenda.

Our friendly volunteers will be there to talk you through the games you haven’t played before and make sure you meet like-minded people and have a great time.

When and Where

Saturday 25 August 2018 10am-10pm
Sunday 26 August 2018 1-am-4pm

Taradale Intermediate,
6 Murphy Road,
Taradale,
Napier,
Hawke’s Bay

How Much

Adults: $10.00 per day pass, or $15 for two days.
Under 16s: free with accompanying adults.

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EVworld NZ: Electric Vehicle Public Expo – Auckland – 22 August 2018

What

EVworld NZ is the electric vehicle expo to experience all sorts of e-vehicles. Ride and drive cars, e-bikes, e-scooters and attend seminars to answer your questions. Free and held at ASB Showgrounds on Saturday 11 August.

Thousands of EV curious turned up to New Zealand’s first EV showcase in 2017. This is your opportunity to experience the future of transport.

There will be Ride/Drive experiences for the public in a carefully managed environment.
Ride/Drives in EV’s.
Free Public Seminars.
Free exhibition of EV’s, E-Bikes, E-Scooters and the Suppliers.
E-Bike experience track and much more including prizes and giveaways.

Sat 11th ‘public day’ follows industry trade days on 9th & 10th August. If you want to meet, experience or do business with prospective buyers and promoters of electric & hybrid cars-bikes-scooters; charging & infrastructure then see the website for the Industry Forums and Industry B2B Conference.

When and Where

ASB Showgrounds,
217 Greenlane West,
Epsom, Auckland

9am – 5pm
Saturday 11 Auguest 2018

How Much

Free

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Auckland Game Development Meetup – Kiwijam Special 2018 – Auckland – 22 July 2018

What

You are cordially invited to view a selection of local game developers work in progress and Kiwijam games.

Kiwijam is a 48 hour game making event where participants work on either their own projects or start projects from scratch based on a nationwide theme announced at the event.

On the last night of the event all participants, plus any other guests wanting to show their work, set up their work to be ready to play at 6pm.

If you would like to come and see some current local talent and what they are capable of, please come along at 6pm, enjoy free nibbles and drinks, play some games, meet some devs and enjoy the vibe.

When and Where

AUT Room WG901-902-903
2 Governor Fitzroy Place AUT WG Building, Level 9 · Auckland

How Much

Free. RSVP by 1 PM on 22 July 2018.

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SPONSORS
A big thanks to AUT PIGSTY and NZGDA .

RailsBridge Workshop – Wellington – 11-12 August 2018

What

RailsBridge is a free weekend workshop for underrepresented peoples looking to get a taste of tech. We provide a warm and encouraging environment as we run you through tutorials and activities about coding in Ruby, Rails, and whatever else might catch your eye.

This is primarily for women and non-binary peoples who are beginners to coding and want to try it out and see what it’s all about. We welcome Māori and Pasifika, those in LGBTQIA+ communities, and any who are underrepresented in tech. We’re here to support YOU!

The venue is wheelchair accessible. If you require a sign language interpreter, child care or the like, we’d be happy to accommodate you 🙂

RailsBridge is open to people of all ages, but if you are 13 or under you must attend with a guardian.

When and Where

8:30am – 5pm Saturday 11 August
9am – 2pm Sunday 12 August

Flex Federation
Customhouse Quay
Wellington CBD

How Much

Free

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impactNPO Wellington Charity Hackathon July 2018 – Wellington – 13-15 July 2018

What

We are pleased to announce our second Wellington impactNPO Charity Hackathon. To be part of this amazing weekend, all you need to do is get a ticket.

The weekend starting on Friday 13th July from 6 pm to 8 pm with networking, charity introductions, and team forming. You will be volunteering your weekend (Saturday 14th July and Sunday 15th July from 9 am to 5 pm) where we all will be giving back to the community by providing IT solutions to charities. We will be providing the food and drinks this weekend to keep you well fed and energised!

What do you need to bring?

An open mind, a smile and your own computer/laptop. Don’t forget your phone, chargers or any other gadgets that you rely on.

What’s in it for me?

First and foremost we aim to help local non-profits. NPOs often have quite a lot of IT challenges. Through this, you may find that you meet new people from different companies or industries, find contacts if you’re looking for work, or get to step outside of your comfort zone and learn something new through a weekend project. Or just have a fun weekend working in a team to deliver something that is really useful to the community!

The charities you will be helping at this event will be announced shortly.

A big thank you to our lovely sponsors, emhTrade who are sponsoring the food for the weekend and BizDojo, via the Collider Programme, who are sponsoring the venue.

What can we expect as results for the NPOs?

This depends on you, your team and the needs of your chosen NPO! Over the many successful weekends we have run, we have helped numerous NPOs with websites, IT infrastructure, design, branding, content as well as general advice.

When and Where

Friday, 13/07/2018, 6:00 PM – Sunday, 15/07/2018, 5:30 PM

BizDojo Wellington,
115 Tory Street, Wellington 6011

How Much

Free.  Please register for a ticket.

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impactNPO Wellington Charity Hackathon Weekend – July 2018

About impactNPO

“Harnessing ingenuity for good.”

We are making the world a better place by facilitating connections between charities and individuals intent on enhancing their impact on the world. We coordinate and support hackathons for charities, but our larger mission is to help individuals and organisations to run their own events in their own communities.

http://www.impactnpo.org/ and Facebook.

Rail X Model Railway Show – Palmerston North – 7,8 July 2018

What

Model train show. About 19 layouts from Manawatu, Wanganui, Wellington and Wairarapa based on prototype railways from Britain, Continental Europe, US and NZ. Trade stands selling model railway equipment.

Model Engineers train rides outside.

When and Where

10am – 4pm
Saturday 7 July 2018
Sunday 8 July 2018

Barber Hall,
Waldegrave Street,
Palmerston North

How Much

Adult: $10.00
Child (4-14): $2.00
Family (2 adults, up to 4 children): $20.00
Two-day Adult Pass: $15.00
Door Sales Only

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The Starlight Cinema Taupo Hobby Expo – Taupo – 14,15 July 2018

What

The Expo, organised by the Taupo Model Railway Club, features model railways from around the North Island, and also gives local model makers, craft and hobby groups an opportunity to display their skills to the wider community.

Refreshments are available, as well as free activities for the youngsters, making the Hobby Expo the perfect venue for a family outing.

Part of the Taupo Winter Festival, 11-15 July 2018

When and Where

Taupo Events Centre,
26 AC Baths Avenue,
Taupo

How Much

Children: $5.00
Adults: $10.00
Family: $20.00
Door Sales Only

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Taupo Winter Festival

 

Better Rules Hack – Tauranga – 28 + 29 July 2018

What

A weekend hackathon with the aim of exploring the ideas and practice of making legislation into machine consumable ‘digital rules’ that can be reused and integrated across domains for the benefit of businesses, individuals and communities. The aim is to understand the feasibility of providing government hosted machine consumable legislation as part of Government as a Platform. We want to understand how well aligned existing standards, languages, and toolsets are for across domain integration, and what the options are for how machine consumable legislation can be presented as authoritative open data. We also want to understand the value of machine consumable legislation to community and industry.

Hackathon participants will be required to build a working demonstrator that benefits their sector or community using digital rules from more than one source, for example, legislation from multiple agencies, or trade agreements, or any other form of rules from more than one source. Teams will need to show the value of digital rules, how they made the digital rules consumable by everyone, and share their lessons learnt.

As background, see the recent work from the Service Innovation Lab on Better Rules for Government.

When and Where

Saturday 28th June and Sunday 29th July, 2018

Basement @ Basestation, 148 Durham St, Tauranga 3112.

How Much

Free.  Register here. Don’t worry if you haven’t registered (although it helps them plan catering), you are welcome to turn up on Saturday. They do ask in the spirit of team effort that you commit to the weekend if you’re joining a team challenge.

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Tauranga event is jointly run with Venture Centre.
More information in this legalhackers page or registration page.
Legal Hackers on twitter

 

 

Pop Kultcha – Auckland – 7 July 2018

What

Returning by popular demand, Pop Kultcha will have tables of both new and pre-loved goodies, toys, action figures, comics and more!

Expect more of the same and a bit of the new as we prepare ourselves for pop culture goodness.

When and Where

10am – 3pm
Saturday 7 June 2018

Ellerslie War Memorial Hall
138 Main Highway
Ellerslie, Auckland

How Much

$5 entry
Children under 5 free

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