Updated semi-Regularly
2026 Event Schedule
January
Planning and governance commitments.
February
Poupou Huia Te Reo Māori (commenced)
Governance and strategic planning commitments.
March
National Emergency Management deployments and training.
Kaunuku Digital Equity Capability Assessment (DECA) national adoption activities.
April
18.04.26 – Graduation, Master of Business Administration (Distinction), University of Canterbury
Technology governance and strategic advisory engagements.
Emergency Management training and recovery planning.
May
Techweek Aotearoa 2026
Datacom International Women’s Day Keynote – Give to Gain
TUANZ Digital Equity presentations
Governance appointments and strategic planning
Quantum & Photonics Aotearoa establishment activities
University of Canterbury AI Working Group
June
04.06.26 – Launch of the Ngāti Tamaterā 100-Year Strategy (He Waka Eke Noa) planning process
16.06.26 – Panellist, Titoki Health Symposium – Technology, Ethics and the Future of Health
19-20.06.26 – Facilitator and Presenter, Aotearoa Futures Forum 2026, Ōtautahi
19.06.26 – Workshop Facilitation – Navigating the Transitions: Futures Leadership at the Intersection of Complexity
19.06.26 – Oceania Futures Working Group
25.06.26 – Quantum and Advanced Technologies collaboration planning
July
01-02.07.26 – MC and Symposium Chair, Sovereignty Beyond Territory, Embassy of Ireland, Wellington
01-02.07.26 – Launch of Beyond Territory: Observations from the Symposium
03.07.26 – Publication – Ngā Motu Matihiko: A Wayfinding Framework for Te Ao Matihiko
25.07.26 – Lead Facilitator, Ngāti Tamaterā Hui ā-Iwi – 100-Year Strategy Planning, Paeroa
Regional governance and iwi strategy engagements.
August
06.08.26 – Co-Facilitator, New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine Strategy Day, Wellington
25.08.26 – Farewell and Cultural Presentation for Antony Royal (Tū Ātea)
Governance, strategy and board commitments.
September
Quantum and Advanced Technologies Ōtautahi Forum (planned)
Regional ecosystem building across Quantum, Photonics, Te Hapori Matihiko, Canterbury Tech, UC Centre for Entrepreneurship and partners.
October
Governance speaking engagements (TBC)
Emergency Management training (C10)
Regional strategy workshops
November
Technology, governance and futures speaking engagements (TBC)
Publications and Observatory releases.
December
Reflection, writing and publication of major stewardship and observatory works.
2025 Event Schedule
Updated Regularly
Jan
31.01.25 – Emergency Management, Waitaha Regional Recovery Group Workshop
Feb
03.02.25 – Speaking, Māori Leadership in DigiTech, Pou Tahua, Waitangi
13.02.25 – Facilitation, Governance 101 Workshop Wānanga, Ngā Hau e Whā Marae, Ōtautahi
17.02.25 – Multicore World, Ōtautahi
19-20.02.25 – Māori Futures in DigiTech Wānanga, Rangatahi, Papakura High School, Tamaki Makaurau, Auckland
22.02.25 – Kura Reo Hauraki
24.02.25 – Facilitation, Governance/Director Training, Ōtautahi
26-27.02.25 – Māori Futures in DigiTech Wānanga, Ōtautahi
March
01.03.25 – Keynote, Ethnic Women in Leadership, Lincoln University
05.03.25 – Māori Futures in DigiTech, Online
18-21.03.25 – MC, SMART Cities Aotearoa
April
15.04.25 – Technology Sector Lead Strategic Alignment Hui
May
02.05.25 – Emergency Management, Regional Recovery Workshop
6-8.05.25 – MC/Chair – Data Governance, NZ Government Data Summit, Whanganui-a-Tara, Wellington
13-15.05.25 – INZ Conference, Intergenrational Futures
19-25.05.25 – Tech Week Aotearoa 25′
21.05.25 – Woven Cultures in DigiTech Expo, Tangata Moana Trust+Te HaporiMatihiko, Canterbury Tech Week, Te Pae Convention Centre, Ōtautahi
June
09-15.06.25 – Learning Days Week, Ako Ōtautahi Learning City Christchurch 25′
12.06.25 – Te Hapori Matihiko AWARDS 24′, Tamaki Makarau
28-30.02.25 – MATARIKI HAURAKI
26.06.25 – Embracing Tradition and Transforming the Future, New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology (NZIFST) Conference, Palmerston North Convention Centre
30.06.25 – Facilitation and Presentation: Ka Mua, Ka Muri: Reimagining Leadership and Governance for the Futures Ahead, Aotearoa Futures Forum, Ōtautahi
July
25.07.25 – Emergency Management, Regional Recovery Workshop
Tangaroa College – STEAMM DAY!
August
06.08.25 – Facilitation: Kura Kaupapa Māori – Matihiko Hangarau Wānanga
19.08.25 – CIO Summit Awards 2025
September
02-06.09.25 – Speaking, Smart Cities APAC
18.09.25 – AI Summit 2025
19.09.25 – Canterbury Tech Summit 25′
October
03.10.25 – Hauraki Business Awards 25′
13-16.10.25 – C10, CDEM Emergency Management Training
19.10.25 – Kura Reo Hangarau, Te Hapori Matihiko https://events.humanitix.com/kura-reo-hangarau-2025
31.10.25 – NetTalks, Internet New Zealand – Māori shaping the digital realm from the ground up. The Piano, Christchurch https://internetnz.nz/events/nettalks
November
25-27.11.25 – Beyond Boundaries, ALGIM 2025 https://algim.org.nz/2025-ALGIM-Annual-Conference
16-20.11.25 – Navigating Indigenous Leadership in Science, Technology, and Futures Thinking – ‘Kia māia, mō rātou – Be bold, for them’, World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education (WIPCE) 2025
12.11.25 – Sparking the Entreprenurial Fire in Rangatahi – Youth and Business, Te Puna Wānaka – Ara Polytechnic
December
2024 Event Schedule
Jan
18.01.24 – Facilitator: Governance for Start-ups Workshop, University of Canterbury, Centre for Entrepreneurship
18-19.01.24 – CDEM, Recovery Managers Forum
20.01.24 – Kotahitangi – Hui ā motu, Tūrangawaewae Mārae, Ngāruawāhia
Feb
06.02.24 – Data Sovereignty & Digital Equity Panel, Webinar, Space & Spatial Diversity Leadership Network
07.02.24 – Te Ao Matihiko Board Hui, Te Whare o Ngai Tahu, Ōtautahi
08-09.02.24 – DECA (Digital Equity Coalition) and WRDE (Waitahi Regional Digital Equity) Planning Hui
12.02.24 – Keynote: A Code of Legacy, 13.02.24 – Panel: Indigenous Data, Multicore World, Ōtautahi
14.02.24 – Māori Futures in DigiTech Wānanga, Rangatahi, Tangaroa College, Tamaki Makaurau, Auckland
15.02.24 – ITP, Māori Pathways Hui
16.02.24 – Ngāi Tūāhuriri, Whitiora, Canterbury Tech, Te Ao Matihiko Hui
19.02.24 – Māori Futures in DigiTech Wānanga, Wharewaka, Whanganui-a-tara, Wellington
24-25.02.24 – Kura Reo Hauraki
27.02.24 – Digital Equity to Digital Excellence, ALGIM (Association of Local Government Information Management) Webinar
March
08.03.24 – ITP Partnership Hui, Te Ao Matihiko
21.03.24 – Strategic Wānanga, Te Ao Matihiko
April
03.04.24 – ITP Partnership, Final Hui
17.04.24 – Governance Workshop, Waimakariri Youth Council
19-20.04.24 – ePā Wars Pare Hauraki, Ngāti Tamaterā, Te Hapori Matihiko, Thames War Memorial Centre
May
13-19.05.24 – Learning Days Week, Ako Ōtautahi Learning City Christchurch 24′
20-26.05.24 – Tech Week Aotearoa 24′
22.05.24 – Woven Cultures in DigiTech Expo, Tangata Moana Trust+Te Ao Matihiko, Canterbury Tech Week, Tūranga, Ōtautahi https://remakelearningdays.org/event/christchurch-nz/woven-cultures-in-digitech/
24-25.05.24 – Kura Reo Hauraki
28.05.24 – Keynote: Omni-Cultural Inclusion in Modern Education, The Impactful Teacher 2024
June
21.06.24 – Inaugural Global Indigenous Leadership Wānanga, Whanganui-a-tara
22.06.24 – Te Hapori Matihiko AWARDS 24′, Tamaki Makarau
28-30.02.24 – MATARIKI HAURAKI
July
August
September
27.09.24 – Canterbury Tech Summit, Te Pae, Ōtautahi
October
03-04.10.24 – Net Hui, Internet NZ, Tākina Events Centre