Events Calendar
IT Events in Palmerston North and the wider Manawatū. We aggregate a number of calendars: meetups, local ITP events, NZTech, and other tech related events we hear about from time to time.
Upcoming Events
January 2025
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| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 Fish & Chips at the Esplanade | 24 | 25 |
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February 2025
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| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 Breakfast at Hope Cafe | 14 | 15 |
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| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 LifeHack: Programming and Trading for Fun and Profit (Andy Chilton) | 28 |
March 2025
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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| 2 | 3 | 4 Student welcome: Fish and chips at the Esplanade | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 Breakfast at Hope Cafe + UCOL | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 Digital Identity at MyMahi (Stefan Charlsey) + UCOL | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 31 |
April 2025
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 Breakfast at Hope Cafe | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 AWS Topic TBC (Casey Orr) | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
Fish & Chips at the Esplanade
Palmerston North Software Developers
23 Jan 2025, Thursday 5:30 PM. RSVP
Victoria Esplanade, Fitzherbert St, Palmerston North
A low key social gathering to start the year. Bring your own fish & chips (or whatever) and meet by the Mini Golf at the Esplanade at the usual time. Welcome to bring family members / children too.
Breakfast at Hope Cafe
Manawatū IT Professionals
13 Feb 2025, Thursday 7:30 AM. RSVP
156 The Square, Palmerston North
Regular meetup breakfast.Hope Cafe asked if you could pre-order your breakfast [https://www.hopevineyard.nz/cafe](https://www.hopevineyard.nz/cafe/) so they can prepare ahead.Please mark yourself as attending here on meetup.com as well. The Cafe opens specially for this and needs a minimum of 4 people.
LifeHack: Programming and Trading for Fun and Profit (Andy Chilton)
Palmerston North Software Developers
27 Feb 2025, Thursday 5:30 PM. RSVP
Objective Corporation - Palmerston North Office, 17 - 23 Victoria Avenue, Palmerston North
More details soon. Thanks to Objective for hosting and sponsoring pizza. Please RSVP so we know how much pizza to buy. We usually walk to Aquaba or Brew Union around 6:30-7pm for the social half of the meeting.
Student welcome: Fish and chips at the Esplanade
Manawatū IT Professionals
4 Mar 2025, Tuesday 5:30 PM. RSVP
Victoria Esplanade, Fitzherbert St, Palmerston North
Studying IT, Information systems, or related subjects? Come and meet fellow students and local tech professionals, and make some connections in the city. There is a thriving tech ecosystem here with regular monthly meetups, occasional larger events, mentoring opportunities and much more. This is a low key meet and greet event. Bring your own take-aways. Meet near the Mini Golf at the Esplanade at 5:30pm. Spouses and children welcome too: there is a playground nearby. Please RSVP so we know you are coming. If it rains on the day, we will message all who have RSVPed with an alternative plan.
Breakfast at Hope Cafe + UCOL
Manawatū IT Professionals
13 Mar 2025, Thursday 7:30 AM. RSVP
156 The Square, Palmerston North
Regular meetup breakfast. Paula from UCOL will pop in to talk about their new [Masters / Diploma / Certificate in IT](https://www.ucol.ac.nz/programmes/information-technology/master-of-information-technology). Some interesting looking papers to help round out your skills. Hope Cafe asked if you could pre-order your breakfast [https://www.hopevineyard.nz/cafe](https://www.hopevineyard.nz/cafe/) so they can prepare ahead.Please mark yourself as attending here on meetup.com as well. The Cafe opens specially for this and needs a minimum of 4 people.
Digital Identity at MyMahi (Stefan Charlsey) + UCOL
Palmerston North Software Developers
27 Mar 2025, Thursday 5:30 PM. RSVP
Objective Corporation - Palmerston North Office, 17 - 23 Victoria Avenue, Palmerston North
Stefan works at [mymahi](https://mymahi.com/), a local startup making a difference to high school students and pushing NZ forward for Digital Identity. Come and hear Stefan talk through some of the tech and challenges he works with every day. Paula from UCOL will pop in to talk about their new [Masters / Diploma / Certificate in IT](https://www.ucol.ac.nz/programmes/information-technology/master-of-information-technology). Some interesting looking papers to help round out your skills. Thanks to Objective for hosting and sponsoring pizza. Please RSVP so we know how much pizza to buy. We usually walk to Aquaba or Brew Union around 6:30-7pm for the social half of the meeting.
Breakfast at Hope Cafe
Manawatū IT Professionals
10 Apr 2025, Thursday 7:30 AM. RSVP
156 The Square, Palmerston North
Regular meetup breakfast.Hope Cafe asked if you could pre-order your breakfast [https://www.hopevineyard.nz/cafe](https://www.hopevineyard.nz/cafe/) so they can prepare ahead.Please mark yourself as attending here on meetup.com as well. The Cafe opens specially for this and needs a minimum of 4 people.
AWS Topic TBC (Casey Orr)
Palmerston North Software Developers
24 Apr 2025, Thursday 5:30 PM. RSVP
Objective Corporation - Palmerston North Office, 17 - 23 Victoria Avenue, Palmerston North
More details soon. Thanks to Objective for hosting and sponsoring pizza. Please RSVP so we know how much pizza to buy. We usually walk to Aquaba or Brew Union around 6:30-7pm for the social half of the meeting.
Breakfast at Hope Cafe
Manawatū IT Professionals
8 May 2025, Thursday 7:30 AM. RSVP
156 The Square, Palmerston North
Regular meetup breakfast.Hope Cafe asked if you could pre-order your breakfast [https://www.hopevineyard.nz/cafe](https://www.hopevineyard.nz/cafe/) so they can prepare ahead.Please mark yourself as attending here on meetup.com as well. The Cafe opens specially for this and needs a minimum of 4 people.
PNCC tech (Atilio Ranzuglia)
Palmerston North Software Developers
22 May 2025, Thursday 5:30 PM. RSVP
Objective Corporation - Palmerston North Office, 17 - 23 Victoria Avenue, Palmerston North
More details soon. Thanks to Objective for hosting and sponsoring pizza. Please RSVP so we know how much pizza to buy. We usually walk to Aquaba or Brew Union around 6:30-7pm for the social half of the meeting.
Breakfast at Hope Cafe
Manawatū IT Professionals
12 Jun 2025, Thursday 7:30 AM. RSVP
156 The Square, Palmerston North
Regular meetup breakfast.Hope Cafe asked if you could pre-order your breakfast [https://www.hopevineyard.nz/cafe](https://www.hopevineyard.nz/cafe/) so they can prepare ahead.Please mark yourself as attending here on meetup.com as well. The Cafe opens specially for this and needs a minimum of 4 people.
Building products at an early startup (Tom Biggs: Croptide)
Palmerston North Software Developers
26 Jun 2025, Thursday 5:30 PM. RSVP
Objective Corporation - Palmerston North Office, 17 - 23 Victoria Avenue, Palmerston North
Come and hear Tom, CTO of croptide, talk about building products at an early start up, “what principles we follow, learnings we have had etc” Thanks to Objective for hosting and sponsoring pizza. Please RSVP so we know how much pizza to buy. We usually walk to Aquaba or Brew Union around 6:30-7pm for the social half of the meeting.
Breakfast at Hope Cafe
Manawatū IT Professionals
10 Jul 2025, Thursday 7:30 AM. RSVP
156 The Square, Palmerston North
Regular meetup breakfast.Hope Cafe asked if you could pre-order your breakfast [https://www.hopevineyard.nz/cafe](https://www.hopevineyard.nz/cafe/) so they can prepare ahead.Please mark yourself as attending here on meetup.com as well. The Cafe opens specially for this and needs a minimum of 4 people.
Monthly Meetup
Palmerston North Software Developers
24 Jul 2025, Thursday 5:30 PM. RSVP
Objective Corporation - Palmerston North Office, 17 - 23 Victoria Avenue, Palmerston North
More details soon. Thanks to Objective for hosting and sponsoring pizza. Please RSVP so we know how much pizza to buy. We usually walk to Aquaba or Brew Union around 6:30-7pm for the social half of the meeting.