Techweek NZ

That’s a wrap on Techweek26!

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us across 200+ events around the motu. To every organiser, speaker, sponsor, partner, venue, and attendee, thank you for showing what’s possible when Aotearoa’s innovation community comes together.

We’ve seen big ideas, practical solutions, new connections, and the kind of energy that carries well beyond a single week.

Stay tuned, we’ll be sharing our Techweek26 highlights soon!

Thanks also to our supporters who made Techweek26 possible:

Deloitte | Tech New Zealand | Auckland Council | MBIE Science and Innovation (NZIAT) | New Zealand Trade and Enterprise | Stripe | Tū Ātea | Xero | BusinessDesk NZ | Precinct Flex | Employment Hero | Zoho Australia & New Zealand | Crayon | TikTok

Our picks from the programme for tomorrow:
💻 Techweek26 Hour of Code STEM @ Tinkd (9:30am | Tauranga)
🏃 Sports Tech 2026 at MOTAT (10:00am | Auckland)
🖼️ Materiality of Time Exhibition (10:00am | Auckland)
🕹️ Puke Ariki Introduction to Game Design Classes (10:30am | New Plymouth)
🧰 Library Tech Tour (11:15am | Dunedin)
🔬 Science for Kids (2:00pm | Auckland)
📚 Digital Library Talk (2:00pm | Dunedin)
⚡ PLAY FOR GOOD: Tech Wins (4:30pm | Wellington)
🔗 Explore what’s on tomorrow: https://techweek.co.nz/techweek26-programme

Our picks from the programme for tomorrow:

💻 Techweek26 Hour of Code STEM @ Tinkd (9:30am | Tauranga)

🎮 PB Come Play Event at Tūranga Library (10:00am | Christchurch)

🏃 Sports Tech 2026 at Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT) (10:00am | Auckland)

🧠 AI Roadmap Workshop (10:00am | Christchurch)

🕹️ Puke Ariki Introduction to Game Design Classes (10:30am | New Plymouth)

🎨 ARTIST TALK with Katrina Iosia & Allen Vili (11:00am | Auckland)

🌺 Tangata Moana Cultural Awareness and Ethics in Design (2:00pm | Auckland)

🛡️ How to keep your children safe online (2:30pm | Whanganui)

🔗 Explore what’s on tomorrow: https://techweek.co.nz/techweek26-programme

Our picks from the programme for tomorrow:

🧩 Deloitte Presents: The Plug and Play myth (8:30am | Wellington)

💻 Techweek26 Hour of Code STEM @ Tinkd (9:30am | Tauranga) STEM Wana Trust

🤖 Doing Business with AI (10:30am | Palmerston North) ManawaTech

🔨 Deloitte Presents: Build the right thing, build the thing right: Agentic spec-driven development (2:00pm | Wellington)

🖥️ Staying Safe Online (3:00pm | Auckland)

🌿 Authentic leadership, building trust currency (3:00pm | Auckland) Ara Ake

⚙️Stop Paying for Hours. Start Paying for Outcomes (4:30pm | Wellington) Autohive

🕯️ Call of Cthulhu Techweek Adventure, Signal to Noise (6:00pm | Whanganui) Whanganui Tech Network

🔗 Explore what’s on tomorrow:https://techweek.co.nz/techweek26-programme

Our picks from the programme for tomorrow:

🏗️ Building the Future of Work (8:30am | Auckland) The Fractional Directory Lowcode NZ Limited

🧑‍💻 AI at Work: Copilot and Security Made Practical (10:00am | Tauranga) Crayon

🧠 Talent Drives SaaS: Hiring for success in North America (10:00am | Online) New Zealand Trade and Enterprise

📱 The Niu Horizons: Tech Futures (10:00am | Auckland) The Southern Initiative Te Ngahere Tū Ātea Auckland Council

🤝 TW26 x Xero Webinar: Bridging the confidence gap on AI adoption for Kiwi business owners (11:30am | Online)

🪴Movac Growth Jam Epic Fails Edition (2:00pm | Wellington) Creative HQ

🧠 Cyber Thursday (3:30pm | Whanganui) Whanganui Tech Network

📈Outset Connect: Founders & Experts (5:00pm | Auckland) Outset Ventures

🔗 Explore what’s on tomorrow: check the link in our bio

Our picks from the programme for tomorrow:

🥐 CEO Table (7:30am | Auckland) FluxB2B

🧠 We can’t hire our way out of this - demographics, productivity and AI choices facing NZ (9:00am | Wellington + Online) Deloitte

🎯 Brand Strategy: Tech (10:00am | Whanganui) Whanganui Tech Network

🧑‍💻 The Agentic Advantage: A new playbook for US market entry (11:00am | Online) New Zealand Trade and Enterprise

🔬Meet the Government Digital Delivery Agency: Driving New Zealand’s digital government transformation (12:00pm | Online) Government Digital Delivery Agency (GDDA)

⚙️ NZ Inc - Resilience in today’s geopolitical environment (1:00pm | Online) Deloitte

🛡️ Tiny Tech – Big Impact: Enabling Stable Communities

(5:00pm | Dunedin) Beca + University of Otago

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Online safety tweens/teens (7:00pm | Online) Netsafe New Zealand

🔗 https://techweek.co.nz/techweek26-programme

Our picks from the programme for tomorrow:

🛠️ Kāpiti AI in Action (9:00am | Paekākāriki)
🤖 AI for Everyday Use (10:00am | Auckland)
🪙 Crypto 101 (10:00am | Tolaga Bay)
🛡️ Cyber Security Essentials (10:00am | Online)
⚙️ The Quantum Opportunity for New Zealand | Presented by NZIAT (10:30AM | Online)
📊 Deloitte Scaling smarter (11:00am | Online)
🌱 CleanTech commercialising green innovation (1:00pm | TBA)
🏛️ Te Ao Tūroa (5:15pm | Wellington)

🔗 https://techweek.co.nz/techweek26-programme

💻 TW26 x Xero: Bridging the confidence gap on AI adoption
🗓️ Thu 21 May | 12:00pm | Online
🎤 James Bergin (Xero ) + Madeline Newman ( Forum NZ)
🔗 https://events.humanitix.com/tw26-x-xero-webinar-bridging-the-confidence-gap-on-ai-adoption-for-kiwi-business-owners

Techweek26 kicks off tomorrow! Here's our picks from the programme for tomorrow:

🚀 Techweek26 Launch (8:00am | Auckland)
🧠 Thinking With AI masterclass (10:00am | Whanganui)
🌍 TW26 x NZTE (10:30am | Auckland)
🔬 NZIAT: From Research to Real-World Impact (1:30pm | Auckland)
💸 Pricing AI for Growth (4:00pm | Auckland)
🌿 Deloitte regional tech panel (4:30pm | Blenheim)
✨ Wāhine Fuelled Tech Inspiring Stories (5:00pm | Wellington)
🎮 Kōtahi Connect: AI Edition (5:15pm | Auckland)

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Next Sunday 24th May during Techweek will be a great way to wrap up the week with whānau-friendly learning, creativity, and a few fun ways to explore tech together. Here are our Techweek26 Sunday top picks:

💻 Techweek26 Hour of Code STEM @ Tinkd (9:30am | Tauranga)
🏃 Sports Tech 2026 at Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT) (10:00am | Auckland)
🕹️ Puke Ariki Introduction to Game Design Classes (10:30am | New Plymouth)
🧰 Library Tech Tour (11:15am | Dunedin)
🔬 Science for Kids (2:00pm | Auckland)
📚 Digital Library Talk (2:00pm | Dunedin)
⚡ PLAY FOR GOOD: Tech Wins (4:30pm | Wellington)

🔗 Explore what’s on Sunday: https://techweek.co.nz/techweek26-programme