Meetups
Local meetups cover a wide range of specialised interests in the local tech industry. Some meet monthly, some are quarterly, some are a little more relaxed (but still worth joining). Meeting with others is a great way to pick up new skills, find help with tricky problems, and meet interesting people. Networking is a great way to find a job, because many are not listed publicly.
All the local meetups we know about are listed below, with their next event and contact details. Most are run by volunteers, so if you have a bit of spare time please step up and offer to help.
Palmerston North Software Developers
Interested in developing software, web and related tech? Join us for monthly meetups on a broad range of topics relevant to devs. Thanks to [Objective](https://nz.objective.com/) who host us each month and sponsor pizza.
634 Members in Palmerston North
Next meetup: Fish & Chips at the Esplanade
23 Jan 2025, Thursday 5:30 PM, 11 attending
Join or RSVP on www.meetup.com
Palmerston North Linux Users Group (PLUG)
A group for those interested in Linux and other open source software. we have a monthly meetup on the second Wednesday of each month at there Milson community center in Palmerston North.
41 Members in Palmerston North
Join or RSVP on www.meetup.com
Manawatū Product Leaders
Are you a product manager, product owner or other product leader working in the Manawatū? Come and network with other product leaders who are passionate about product craft and keen to share stories and learn together.
34 Members in Palmerston North
Join or RSVP on www.meetup.com
Game Dev Palmy
Welcome to Game Dev Palmy! Whether you're a seasoned developer, aspiring designer or musician, or simply love playing games, join us to connect with like-minded individuals and indulge in the exciting world of games
82 Members in Palmerston North
Join or RSVP on www.meetup.com
Manawatu Tech CEOs
Leading a tech company? Join us for a quarterly-ish meeting to make new connections, swap ideas, dream up ways to build more fun and more profitable business that reaches the world from here in the Manawatu.
63 Members in Palmerston North
Join or RSVP on www.meetup.com
Manawatū IT Professionals
Done IT for a few years? Meet for breakfast 7:30am on the second Thursday of the month to share ideas / resources with your peers, discuss challenges, form a network of people you can call on for a bit of advice. Sometimes social, sometimes with a speaker.
[IT Professionals](https://itp.nz) is a national body for people doing Tech. A number of breakfast regulars are ITP members. Anyone can come: you do not have to be an ITP member. Attendance is free (but pay for your own breakfast).
202 Members in Palmerston North
Next meetup: Breakfast at Hope Cafe
13 Feb 2025, Thursday 7:30 AM, 4 attending
Join or RSVP on www.meetup.com
JuniorTech Palmerston North
Welcome to JuniorTech Palmerston North! We are a supportive learning community.
If you are a student looking into landing your first role, self-taught or a junior professional wanting to enhance your skills or gain more experience - this group is for you!
Look out for our in-person and online networking events where we will run:
* Technical workshops
* Soft skills Development sessions
* Project showcasing and collaboration discussions
* Networking with others in your area
Since this is a tech group our topics of discussion will vary from AI/ML, Web/Mobile development, Data, UX/UI, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, Testing, Product and more.
We welcome senior/intermediate talent to join our sessions as guest speakers and attendees of our events so that we can learn from you!
Join us today and let's grow together 👩💻👨💻
Find us on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14309869/
80 Members in Palmerston North
Join or RSVP on www.meetup.com
Manawatū Software Quality Assurance Meetup
A community of Software Testers and those interested in the Quality Assurance side of Software (Manual and Automated testing). People who share ideas, learn new things, have honest conversations, and support each other. Thanks to [TTC Global](https://ttcglobal.com/) who sponsor and coordinate events.
108 Members in Palmerston North
Join or RSVP on www.meetup.com
PIE: Palmy Infrastructure Engineers
Talk about
Cloud infrastructure architecture,
On-prem infrastructure management,
Platform engineering and common DevOps practices,
Information Security frameworks and certifications,
22 Members in Palmerston North
Join or RSVP on www.meetup.com
Manawatū SFIA Users Group
SFIA (Skills Framework for the Information Age) is becoming popular in New Zealand, and is actively used by a number of tech companies in Manawatū for skill development, mentoring, staff progression, planning and more. Join this group if you are based locally, using SFIA, or interested in learning more.
17 Members in Palmerston North
Join or RSVP on www.meetup.com
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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.