Dunedin Techweek

12/05/2026

💡 Curious about how businesses can stay visible and keep growing?

Join Business South for the Westpac Smarts 2026 Series event, "Good Businesses Don’t Always Win, Visible Ones Do", featuring Firebrand and MediaWorks sharing insights into what’s working right now and how consistency can translate into real commercial results.

✨ Hear practical insights from Firebrand and MediaWorks
🔬 Explore how visibility supports business growth
🤝 Connect with the local business community

🗓️ Monday 18 May
🕘 9:00am–10:00am NZST
📍 Edgar Centre, 116 Portsmouth Drive, Andersons Bay, Dunedin

Free to attend – all welcome!

Register here:

12/05/2026

⚙️ Interested in how data, analytics and AI can create real-world impact?

Join Deloitte, Databricks and Tech Women for "It’s a no-go without governance with Databricks", a Tech Week event exploring how organisations are turning data and analytics into practical outcomes across the public and private sectors.

✨ Hear practical lessons from real-world data projects
⚙️ Explore how governance supports responsible data and AI outcomes
🤝 Connect with peers across the public and private sectors

📅 Friday 22 May
🕘 9:00am–10:30am NZST
📍 Deloitte, Dunedin

Find out more through the Tech Week programme:
https://techweek.co.nz/techweek26-programme

View the event on Humanitix:
https://events.humanitix.com/deloitte-presents-it-is-a-no-go-without-governance

Register on Humanitix - Deloitte presents: It’s a no-go without governance with Databricks hosted by Deloitte Techweek26. Deloitte, Otago House Level 13/481 Moray Place, Central Dunedin, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand. Friday 22nd May 2026. Find event information.

12/05/2026

🔬 Curious about how technology can support more resilient communities?

Join the University of Otago and Beca for "Tiny Tech – Big Impact: Enabling Stable Communities" as researchers and industry experts explore how tiny technologies are being used to make a big impact through cutting-edge research and real-world engineering applications.

✨ Learn how technology is supporting resilience and sustainability
🔬 Explore applications of sensors, IoT and nanotechnology
🤝 Connect with the local research, engineering and tech community

📅 Wednesday 20 May
🕔 5:00pm–7:00pm NZST
📍 Otago Business School Atrium, 60 Clyde Street, Dunedin

🧪 Optional lab tours from 4:30pm
Free event | Limited spaces | Refreshments provided

Find out more through the Tech Week programme:
https://techweek.co.nz/techweek26-programme

View the event on Humanitix:
https://events.humanitix.com/tiny-tech-big-impact-enabling-stable-communities

12/05/2026

🎙️ Want to hear more about what’s happening for Tech Week in Ōtepoti?

Check out this interview for an overview of Tech Week 2026 in Dunedin, including exciting events, collaborations, and conversations across the local tech and innovation community.

This year’s programme includes a range of events focused on areas including game development, emerging technologies, research, and digital support within the community

🎧 Listen here:
https://accessmedia.nz/player?EID=628ad6ab-fa67-4221-a0cf-19b590517d02&audioOnlyMode=true

Find out more about Tech Week 2026:
https://techweek.co.nz/techweek26-programme

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12/05/2026

🎮 Curious about careers in game development and creative tech?

Join Startup Dunedin and NZ CODE for "Showcasing Diverse Game Development Pathways in Ōtepoti" as local game developers, founders, and industry speakers share their career journeys and insights into Dunedin’s growing game development sector.

✨ Hear real stories from people working in the industry
🎮 Explore different pathways into game development and creative tech
🤝 Connect with the local tech and creative community

📅 Wednesday 20 May
🕣 8:30am–10:00am NZST
📍 20 Leithbank Street, Dunedin

Find out more through the Tech Week programme:
https://techweek.co.nz/techweek26-programme

View the event on Humanitix:
https://events.humanitix.com/showcasing-diverse-game-development-pathways-in-tepoti

Join Startup Dunedin and NZ CODE for a Techweek26 breakfast panel exploring the diverse pathways into game development and starting up in Ōtepoti.

12/05/2026

💻 Explore the digital side of your library this Tech Week!

Dunedin Public Libraries are hosting a range of free events designed to help people build confidence with technology and discover the library’s digital tools and services.

📚 Behind-the-scenes Library Tech Tour
📱 Tech Help 1-2-1 sessions
🎧 Digital Library Talk
💡 Digital Drop-Ins for laptops, tablets, and smartphones

Whether you want help with your device, want to explore digital resources, or simply see the tech that keeps the library running, there’s something for everyone.

📅 Multiple dates throughout Tech Week
📍 Dunedin City Library

Free events - all welcome!

Find out more through the Tech Week programme:
https://techweek.co.nz/techweek26-programme

View Dunedin Public Libraries events on Humanitix:
https://events.humanitix.com/host/dunedin-public-libraries

Dunedin Public Libraries uses Humanitix for their events. Discover events by Dunedin Public Libraries, learn more, or contact this host.

20/03/2026

Kia Ora Ōtepoti,

Techweek is back for 2026! 🎉

Join us from 18–24 May as Dunedin takes part in a nationwide celebration of technology and innovation, centred around this year’s theme: “The Art of the Possible.”

We’d love our local community to get involved - whether you’re hosting a workshop, panel, meetup, demo, or something completely unique. Techweek is your chance to showcase and celebrate the amazing ideas coming out of Ōtepoti.

The Dunedin Techweek team is here to help you bring your event to life and make the most of the opportunity, supporting and amplifying it across the city.

If you’re interested in hosting or aligning an event with the Techweek26 calendar, head to www.techweek.co.nz or get in touch with us at [email protected]

We’d love to have you involved!

Send a message to learn more

09/06/2025

Ngā mihi nui, TechStep! Your excellent and continued support made Dunedin a resounding success 😊

Great news for Techweek event organisers across Aotearoa!

26/05/2025

🌟 Techweek25 — Dunedin Festival Recap 🌟

We had an incredible time celebrating the diverse mix of tech-aligned workshops, career panels, research expos, and hackathons across the city!

— We kicked off the festival with a University of Otago and Otago Polytechnic evening showcase celebrating the research shaping the future of technology for ag and ag-adjacent applications.
— Startup Dunedin hosted Julie Curphy, Angela Edwards, Greg Peyroux, and Alex Black for a panel discussion exploring why Dunedin continues to punch above its weight in health tech.
— Showcasing the science driving commercial growth for advanced manufacturing, The MacDiarmid Institute hosted a mini-expo with speakers Christina McGraw, Anna Garden, Tony Lough, and David Hutchinson.
— Deloitte explored the ways technology is reshaping engineering, talent management, cloud cost control, platforms, cybersecurity, and operations. With Julene Marr, Everett Toews, and Elisja van Niekerk.
— Com2Tech explored alternative operating systems to Windows for devices becoming unsupported in October
— Dunedin Young Professionals and the Otago Rocketry Club built and launched DIY rockets.

Thank you to all the speakers, attendees, organizers, and TechStep for making a success.

24/04/2025

Do you have a Windows 10 device that will become unsupported in October?

Drop in to one of Com2Tech - Community Communications Technology Trust's community workshops throughout Techweek, chat to their team of trained IT volunteers, and try out different operating systems that could help you lengthen your Windows10 devices' usefulness.

Monday 19 May
10am-12pm — The Valley Project (262 North Road)
2pm-6pm — Com2Tech (105 Harrow Street)

Wednesday 21 May
10am-12pm — Dunedin City Library (1st floor)
11am-12:30pm — Blueskin Bay Library (28 Harvey Street)
2pm-6pm — Com2Tech (105 Harrow Street)

Thursday 22 May
10am-12pm – South Dunedin Community Network Hub (278a King Edward Street)

Friday 23 May
2pm-6pm — Com2Tech (105 Harrow Street)
3:30pm-5:30pm — Mosgiel Library (7 Hartstonge Avenue)

See https://collections.humanitix.com/techweek-2025 for more information.

During Dunedin Techweek 25 we are starting an awareness campaign work in the community letting people know there can be an alternative to throwing away their Windows 10 device.
https://collections.humanitix.com/techweekcom2tech