Willis Quarter is a small Toastmasters club in Wellington CBD with a relaxed, informal atmosphere. We meet every fortnight on a Wednesday from 12pm to 1pm on Level 7, Kordia House, cnr Willis & Manners Streets. We are a lunchtime club so we allow guests and members to bring their lunch along with them. You are welcome to come along to any meeting and see what we do - have a go at speaking or just watch. We are happy for you to come to a few meetings with no obligation and let you decide for your …

Regular tech talks focused on Microsoft Technologies and skills relevant to developers working with Microsoft .NET

If you're running lean product development within your organisation, then this groups for you. Come along and share your experience with Lean Startup. Learn from others in a similar situation. http://leancoffee.org/ How it works Each session will have a facilitator who will be responsible for timekeeping to ensure everything runs smoothly. The first 10 minutes will be general chit chat, during this time anyone can propose a topic by writing it on a sticky and putting it on the wall. Everyone o …

Meetup for users interested in Silverlight and WP7 (but also XAML in general) - come along, listen, present, all welcome.

Besides the TAROT, we are now set on a journey of discovery into the the spiritual and metaphysical worlds of the Lenormand, Astrology, Numerology, Runes, Dowsing, Spirit Guides, Angels, The Akashic Records, Meditation, Remote Viewing, Astral Travel, Spinal Breathing, The Kabbalah, I-Ching, Feng Shui, Palm Reading, Face Reading, Reiki, Energy Healing, Guided Relaxations, Guided Visualisations, Intuition, Emotional Freedom Technique, and other paths to Personal and Spiritual Development. There wi …

Connect with developers. Share tips and tricks. Discuss geospatial technologies, complementary third-party tools, and development platforms (e.g., .NET, Java, Flex, JavaScript) that are supported by Esri. Developers of all levels of expertise are welcome, from seasoned GIS professionals to those new to geospatial development. These Dev Meet ups will be held Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch.  Also other locations if people are interested.

PHP developers meet likeminded people face to face to geek out about stuff and have pizza and beer. ... sometimes we may even be serious and discuss highly technical things.

Focus is on Lean & Kanban for Software Development, IT and knowledge work. Open to other groups and complementary ideas. The goal of the group is to bring the value that Lean and Kanban offers to Wellington organisations by building a community with knowledge and experience to share.

Business Breakfast Toastmasters Club (BBC) is a fun and friendly club that meets every Tuesday morning (7am-8am) at St John's on the corner of Willis and Dixon Streets. BBC club is part of Toastmasters International - a non profit educational organisation helping and improving public speaking skills throughout the world. Our members come from all sorts of backgrounds all with the same purpose – self improvement and enjoy ourselves in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. Visit our website www.bb …

Our mission is to create a supportive, encouraging, thought-provoking and fun atmosphere in which people can find their voices and excel at public speaking and leadership. We run regular courses, based on the Toastmasters International programme, to help people find their voice and develop their public speaking, communication and leadership skills in a proven environment. A great opportunity for you to discover the skills to deliver your message effectively. For more information on our upcoming …

Island Bay Toastmasters is a fun and welcoming environment in which to practise your speaking skills, gain confidence speaking in public and to develop your leadership skills too! Toastmasters is invaluable to both personal and professional development. Wellington is 'the most Toastmastered city in the world - per capita' and we believe Island Bay Toastmasters has some of the best Toastmasters in Wellington! So, come along and learn from the experts. Island Bay Toastmasters offers the best of bo …

This group exists to bring people together to share what they've passionately been working on and discuss ideas. It intends to complement the several great programming-related groups in Wellington that cover particular languages & frameworks, big data, mobile development, Agile processes, etc. The idea of this group is to provide an informal channel for inspiration, to help generate the spark of motivation that allows us all to create with fresh energy and explore what is possible. It's for talk …

NetSquared Wellington network is for people in and around Te Whanganui A Tara interested in using web or mobile technology for social good. Whether you are a community group, a programmer, an individual with a great idea, a philanthropist or a social changemaker, NetSquared is here to help you make connections and create a community around innovating for good. We run a NetTuesday networking event each month. The sessions are great opportunities to learn what others are trying, see successful pro …

We are one of New Zealands most successful clubs, located in the Wellington business district. We provide a motivational and supportive atmosphere for anyone, masters and novices alike, who wishes to develop their public speaking, communication and social skills and leadership abilites. While the training and challenges we provide focus on improving skills and confidence in professional work environments, the experience people gain through toastmasters regularly proves invaluable in all walks of …

Karori Toastmasters Club helps you overcome the fear of public speaking. At Karori Toastmasters Club you'll learn how speak without freaking out and how to overcome your nerves. Karori Toastmasters Club is a community club dedicated to developing and promoting public speaking and leadership skills. We welcome guests, and guest speakers, and are always looking for new members. Come along and have some FUN.

For testers in Wellington who are interested in testing discussions with other practitioners. Bi-monthly workshop events of a similar format to KWST - a presenter introduces a topic to the group, and attendees are then encouraged to discuss, question, challenge, and share ideas on that topic. Participation is expected, so come prepared to contribute! Meet thinking testers in the Wellington testing community, engage in practical discussion, and eat pizza.

A bunch of warm and friendly people from all walks of life, from many corners of the world who have come together with a common goal - to replace the fear of public speaking with the sheer joy and exhilaration.

Regular meetings and tech talks on various web technology topics and tooling: - HTML5/CSS/JS, jQuery, jQuery Mobile, Sencha Touch, Dreamweaver, Edge, PhoneGap - Adobe Flash Platform, Apache Flex, AIR, BlazeDS - PDF Forms, Acrobat, LC ES - ColdFusion, Java, AMF Remoting, Node.js, Clojure and whatever else comes to mind.

Do you want to explore real authentic connection and expression? Authentic Harmony is about awareness, discovery and choice, to claim our most alive and authentic self, and self-expression. As organiser of this group I offer my skills, experience and expertise as a certified professional life and business coach and Speaking Circles Facilitator. I lead workshops and courses that explore different ways of connecting more deeply with who we are, what matters and how we want to contribute to create …

Mission Mission Statement: To obtain a large base of community support, and ensure safety for all New Zealanders from violent and criminal offending, through education, development of effective penal policies, and the promotion of responsible behaviour, accountable parenting, and respect for each other at all levels of society. Company Overview Vision Statement: A Safe New Zealand Sensible Sentencing Goals: To ensure that adults and children are equally and adequately protected from those who ha …

A free barcamp style workshop for discussion of Java related technologies, tools, frameworks, languages etc. A barcamp is: an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from participants who are the main actors of the event. (from barcamp.org) The topics are determined by the participants at the start of the workshop kick-off on Friday night.  As an indication of the types of topics, in M …

This is the Meetup group for the Agile Professionals Network branch in Wellington, New Zealand.

Wellington.js is a meet up for those interested in all things JavaScript. Client side, server side, we love it all! We're sussing out intertest at the moment, and planning an informal first meetup in the next few weeks...

FYI: this meetup group is a place holder and reminder secvice with all discussions + meeting details being organised and primarily announced on the google group here: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/wellrailed

It is the Shambhala view that every human being has a fundamental nature of goodness,warmth and intelligence. This nature can be cultivated through meditation, following ancient principles and it can be further developed in daily life, so that it radiates out. In the course of our lives this goodness, warmth and intelligence can easily become covered over by doubt, fear and egotism. The journey of becoming fully human means seeing through our fear and egotism and waking up to our natural intelli …

This is a group for anyone interested in Oracle Database Administration in Wellington to get together. The idea of this MeetUp is to have a discussion around Oracle DBA stories from a battle field, comparing with the previous database experiences. This is a sharing session it should be a dynamic meeting and make it like a discussion involving all DBAs present. Then an opportunity to hear from some great guest speakers too (sales pitches kept to a minimum!). The Idea is to have a short 10-15 minu …

This Meetup group is for those who are interested in a deeper connection with themselves and others; in transformation and magic through the body; in self-development and spirituality; in laughing a lot and celebrating life! We offer a few different types of events and are always creating new ones, currently most often in Kapiti, Wellington and Auckland: - Hatha Yoga: progressive tuition for beginners and all levels. A style of personalised, expert and safe progressive instruction in the Shadow …

The Wellington Magic Club is a community formed to encourage the pursuit of Magic as a performing art and to foster the appreciation of the skills, art and history of Magic. We hope to provide an environment to learn and teach the skills and art of magic, and to enable a haven for the performance of magic in a safe environment amongst peers. We do our best to protect the secret methods and techniques of magic, and preventing divulging of the same to the public. If you are just after the secrets …