Aotearoa's AI ecosystem

The 6 O’Clock ^A.I.News

Our own daily bulletin - vendor, global and local AI news read by the Main Anchor, the Veteran Critic and the Nation's Mother, scavenged fresh every day.

The AI Corner

NZ's most-read weekly AI source - a Monday newsletter + podcast, 6,000+ subscribers. Our recommended weekly read.

AI Forum NZ

The national peak body - working groups, awards and ecosystem coordination.

AI Forum Podcast

Governance and ecosystem voices from the national peak body.

Young Kiwis in AI

Aotearoa's community for young people building with AI - students, developers and founders connecting across Tāmaki Makaurau, Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Ōtautahi, Kirikiriroa, Ōtepoti and online.

The AI Coaching Academy

A New Zealand-based online community for ambitious professionals to practice using the tools of the future.

AI New Zealand / NewZealand.AI

Platform, weekly show and business case studies for AI in Aotearoa.

Aotearoa AI Summit 2026

The flagship two-day summit - 8–9 September 2026 at Tākina, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington.

Auckland AI Meetup

Technical / machine-learning meetup in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.

Christchurch AI Risk & Ethics / AI Safety ANZ

Safety and governance kōrero across Aotearoa & Australia.

Christchurch AI

Monthly meetup at EPIC, Ōtautahi Christchurch.

Data, AI & Automation

IBM-sponsored, business-oriented meetup in Auckland & Wellington.

Engineering New Zealand - AI

Curated reading and educational resources for engineering and tech professionals keeping up with AI.

Ez-AI.NZ Brief

A daily briefing curated for New Zealand business leaders - designed as a quick read before 9:00 am.

Student developer community (formerly GDSC) running hackathons, workshops and study groups across machine learning, cloud and app dev.

Memia

Deeper AI / futures analysis with a distinctly New Zealand lens.

NZ Tech Podcast

Long-running New Zealand tech & AI podcast.

NZ AI Community Discord

The place to start your AI journey in Aotearoa NZ, NZ's AI Community. Vendor neutral, pipeline free, always choice.

AI at Otago - seminars & research groups

AI & Society seminar series, ethics kōrero and research groups at the University of Otago.

SHE IS AI: Education, Community & Consulting

A global ethical AI education & consulting ecosystem - practical, human-led AI through workshops, community, certified AI courses and agency consulting. Building one million ethical AI leaders by 2030.

Te reo Māori speech recognition and language tools governed by the Kaitiakitanga data licence, prioritising Māori data sovereignty.

The AI Assembly

Aotearoa's home of responsible AI certification, community and education - helping professionals use AI ethically, strategically and sustainably.

theColab.ai

Claude / builder meetups, an active WhatsApp crew and free courses.

Student-run club for aspiring data scientists - workshops, guest speakers, crash courses and competitions across AI, ML and big data. Running since 2016.

Wellington Machine Learning & Data Science

ML & data-science meetup in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington.

Zero to AI

Practical tips, guides and learning labs for professionals in New Zealand and Australia - AI without the hype or jargon.