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· 11:30
Wellington: Accessibility Is Not a Feature Request
Salesforce Nonprofit User Group, Wellington, New Zealand · Whakamaru - Wellington City Mission
Mark Barcham explores accessibility failures in real products, their impact on people and the cost of leaving fixes until later. The in-person audience in the Whakamaru Community Room is capped at 25.
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· 15:30
Wellington: Protecting Intellectual Property in a SaaS Startup
Victoria University of Wellington · Taiawa - Wellington Tech Hub
IPONZ joins SaaS founders at Taiawa to discuss protecting code, workflows, product names and brands. Afternoon tea starts at 15:30; the session starts at 16:00.
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· 17:30
Wellington DevFest: Building Mobile Products That Grow
GDG Wellington · Trade Me
Developers discuss how a shared Kotlin codebase changes as an app grows, when native code is useful, and how to set guardrails for AI-assisted mobile development. Doors open at 17:30.
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· 17:00
Wellington AI Tinkerers: Year-End Builder Demos
AI Tinkerers Wellington · The Atom — Te Kahu o Te Ao
Bring a laptop and a project to show at Victoria University’s innovation space. Short demos and questions are followed by a science-fair session. Presenters show working systems and discuss their implementation choices.
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· 09:00
Creative Tech Summit Wellington 2026
Creative HQ · Massey University, Wellington Campus
A day at Massey University for people working in creative technologies. The speaker roster includes visual-effects practitioners and researchers from the College of Creative Arts.
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– · 08:00 on first day
Aurora Climate Tech Summit 2027
Creative HQ · Wellington (venue to be announced)
Creative HQ brings together people building climate technology in New Zealand. A startup founder pass is available for the two-day summit. The organiser confirms Wellington; a street venue has not yet been announced.
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