AI Events in New Zealand

Kia ora! Welcome to an active list of New Zealand’s AI events

This is your go-to resource for AI conferences, workshops, meetups, and hackathons across New Zealand. We track events hosted by universities, government, tech companies, and community organisations throughout the country.

Browse below for upcoming AI events in your region.

📅  AI Events around Aotearoa

⛵ Auckland

• 16 Jul

  • AI Governance Essentials!

  • Data Resiliency in an AI-Driven World

  • Inside OpenAI: A Kiwi Perspective

• 17 Jul - Bastion AI Security Assurance Event

• 19 Jul

  • WRITEFEST PANEL: Working with AI - the good, bad and ugly for writers

  • AI For Beginners

• 22 Jul - Exploring the Power of Generative AI

• 20 Jul - Exploring the world of AI in our celebrant practice

• 24 Jul

  • Lunch and Learn – ChatGPT & AI in Marketing

  • AI + Business + Opportunity!

  • AI Strategy Accelerator

  • AI & The Future Of Development

• 30 Jul 

  • HerAIStory Launch Event

  • The Future of Quality Engineering in an AI-Driven World

  • Mastering AI Series - Introduction to ChatGPT For Organisations

• 31 Jul - AI Matching at Morningside Tavern

• 2 Aug - Let's talk AI

• 4 Aug - AI for Lawyers - Insights and Tools for your Practice

• 14 - 15 Aug - AI Hackathon Festival I

• 16 - 17 Aug - AI Hackathon Festival II

• 19 Aug - CIO Summit & Awards

• 21 Aug - Mastering AI Series - Introduction to ChatGPT For Organisations

• 28 Aug - LinkedinLocal Auckland

• 6 Sep - Let's talk AI

• 16 Sept - Mastering AI Series - Introduction to ChatGPT For Organisations

• 17 Sep - AI Awards Ceremony

• 18 Sep - Aotearoa AI Summit

• 12 Nov - PB Tech x NVIDIA AI Auckland event

• 6 & 7 Dec - Auckland Digital Marketing Success Summit

• 4 Oct - Let's talk AI

• 1 Nov - Let's talk AI

• 6 Dec - Let's talk AI

🏛️ Wellington

• 18 Jul - Accelerate AI Success with Snowflake Workshop

• 24 Jul - Genesys CX Tour - Deliver The Next Level Of Experience

• 29 Jul - The AI Advantage: Real-World Lessons from Wellington's AI Trailblazers

• 1 Aug - AI Supercharge: Build Your First AI Agents

• 12 - 13 Aug - AI Hackathon Festival

• 14 Aug

  • How will AI impact finance professionals?

  • The Great NZ AI Roadshow

• 12 Sep - Supercharge your Business Productivity with AI

• 18 Sept - Aotearoa AI Summit 2025

• 14 Oct - Capability@Lunch: ChatGPT Playbook for Behaviour Change

• 10 - 13 Nov - 30th ICDE World Conference

• 14 Nov - PB Tech x NVIDIA AI Wellington event

🌱 Christchurch

• 15 Jul - Get Found Globally with the Help of GenAI

• 16 Jul - Business Analysis & Beyond meetup - July [AI's impact on BAs]

• 17 Jul - Morning Prompts: AI Power Hour

• 24 Jul - Morning Prompts: AI Power Hour

• 29 Jul

  • Work Smarter - Christchurch. Practical AI Skills for Marketing, Communications & Engagement

  • AI for Lawyers - Insights and Tools for Your Practice

• 4 Aug - Intelligent Workflows with n8n and Delegating to AI

• 8 Aug - AI-Powered Professionals Programme

• 12 Aug - Exploring the Power of Generative AI

• 14 Aug - AI and Data Protection for Charities and NFPs

• 14 - 15 Aug - AI Hackathon Festival

• 27 Aug & 11 Sep - Generative AI Bootcamp

• 28 Aug - AI Exploration - Time To Play

• 11 Sep - M2 Summit Christchurch

• 12 Sept - M2 Women Conference

🐑 Regional NZ

Whangaparaoa

• 19 Jul - AI for Beginners

Hamilton

• 7 Aug - The Future of AI in Property

• 14 - 15 Aug - AI Hackathon Festival

Rotorua

• 7 Aug - AI-Powered Productivity: A Free Workshop for Business Owners

Palmerston North

• 26 Aug - Practical Prompting for AI - A hands-on AI Workshop

• 4 Sep - AI and ethics in governance

Timaru

• 21 Aug - AI Workshop – Transform your business in just 3 hours

• 2 Oct - Energise - AI in Education

Dunedin

• 16 - 17 August - AI Hackathon Festival

Invercargill

• 28 Jul - Work Smarter. AI Literacy for Communications and Marketing

• 23 Sep - AI for Business: Microsoft Copilot, three different events: Basic, Skills and Advanced

• 2 Oct - AI In Education: Innovation and Impact

🏠 Online

• 14 Jul - AI Blueprint Lunchtime Webinar - Sector updates from Education, Environment and Health

• 15 Jul - Artificial Intelligence Black Belt Training

• 15 - 16 Jul - AIoT Global Summit

• 16 Jul - Increasing the quality, consistency and personalisation of training development with AI assistants

• 22 Jul- Artificial Intelligence Black Belt Training

• 29 Jul- Artificial Intelligence Black Belt Training

• 6 Aug - Designing 3D Pipe Networks with AI

• 7 Aug - Artificial Intelligence Impacts and Preparation for Māori - Business

• 4 Sep - Artificial Intelligence Impacts and Preparation for Māori - Perceptions

• 9 Sep - Tech & the Future of Design - Getting Practical with Generative AI | Webinar 2 of 3

• 2 Oct - Artificial Intelligence Impacts and Preparation for Māori - Bias & Governance

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