Get together, meet and exchange ideas and stories about technology entrepreneurship. If you are in Wellington, and are interested in starting a tech start-up, or already in one, you should join our meetups. I can imagine us talking about things like Cassandra, NoSQL, Start-ups, Agile Development, Lean Startups, etc. It will be a good forum as well to connect with like-minded people and maybe spark collaborations.

Pensive Faust Book club is a reading group that meets in Wellington CBD. We aim to bring together wit, wisdom and offer a new cultural revolution to the Wellington scene. Fuse lively, creative events with brain-teasing and mind-expanding food for thought in the form of discussions, events and exploration of books and music. We usually read contemporary fiction but are not limited to literary genre, being fond of good discussions and a fulfilling read we at times choose something completely diff …

An initiative to bring Wellness practitioners in the Wellington region together to meet, share and grow.

This is a group for sewers, dressmakers, tailors, crafters, and all other fabric hoarders to get together and chat about current projects, share ideas and advice, learn about dressmaking from each other, and generally get to know other people who love making things out of beautiful fabrics. New people always welcome, whether you've sewn all your life or haven't ever touched a sewing machine!

This group is for all developers working with the SilverStripe CMS. We can use it to organise hackathons, meetups, and informal get-togethers.

Hi All This is a group to get those people who do shift work (and any other normal work people) together for a bit of mountain biking in and around wellington and beyond. There is a great range of mountain biking in this little old city of ours from flat beginner stuff to crazy downhill stuff if thats your cup of tea during the day and at night. Plus its just about all free! Anyone keen to find a riding buddy shift worker or not is open to join.

We get together to work on Creative Commons issues and opportunities. Come along if you're working with CC licenses, are considering using CC licenses, or are just curious about how to share creative work freely and fairly.

This is a group for members of the Wellington Meetup community that want to get together and take action on the social and environmental issues that matter to us, whether they be local, national or international. Most Meetups focus on helping out existing community groups with activities such as tree planting, beach cleaning, track cutting and helping out groups working with vulnerable communities, but all ideas are welcomed. The theme of the group is sociable volunteering. As well as volunteeri …

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.

Why this Group? Because we are adventurous, we are friends, we enjoy spontaneous get togethers, tramps, activities or just the odd Beach & BBQ... and we like getting lost on the tracks or just in endless conversations over a glass of good New Zealand wine every now and then. What’s the Purpose? Nothing really, other than HAVING FUN and meeting old and new friends! Who should Join? This is a private group, made up of mostly long-term Wellington Meetup members. Membership is by invitation only, so …

There are farmers in NZ growing meat goats. This group is to bring them together with other farmers, processors and consumers and build a consistent supply of consistent quality. In case you had not noticed its not happening in NZ yet.

Inspired by the work of DataKind. Data Without Borders NZ is gathering a network of non-profits, data scientists, and eager volunteers to change the world.  We're looking to get together a group of like mined people to explore ways that data analysis and technology can help NGOs accomplish their mission

A collection of food bloggers from around the Wellington NZ area who like to get together and do food-related things.

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 …

Let's get our unschooling kids together to play, learn, have fun and create our own Wellington-based secular unschooling network! We can have casual get togethers and picnics or more structured events depending on what the group wants to do. Looking forward to meeting other like-minded unschoolers soon!

Crazy for custard buns? Sucker for spring rolls? Curious about chicken feet? The Wellington Epic Yum Cha Association is all about getting together for yum cha on a regular basis. Beginners and expert dim sum wranglers welcome. You don't need to know one end of a chopstick from the other (you can even use a knife and fork). We book a table at a yum cha restaurant in the city almost every weekend at around 11am.  This is a great way to get brunch, catch up with friends, and meet new ones.  Everyon …

This is a group for people who are interested in currency trading. I'm Andy, I'm a technical interday trader. I have been a trading for 10 years and a trading coach for 5 years but don't coach anymore - just focus on my trading. I think it would be good to get together with other traders for chats about what we’re doing, swap strategies and ideas and generally support each other. Join me for regular meetings / social get-togethers and we can have fun and learn at the same time. I look forward to …

This group is for anyone with or without a dog, who loves any dog, and would like to get together with other dog owners for nothing too strenuous, and share the doggie love. All we ask is that your dog is nice to others. (and I'm sure you are too!) We can meet at local parks or dog-friendly cafes, or even doggie houses.

Want to get creative with caveman cooking? Got a primal tribe to feed who want potato chips and pies? Lets fill the gap! A group for anyone with an interest in food, nutrition and low-carb lifestyle. I love cooking and baking and hate feeling left out, be it out for dinner in restaurants or at friends houses who aren't sure how to cater. So whaddya say we get together and enjoy the best that paleo has to offer? Great food, great conversation, great company, maybe even convert a grain-eater or tw …

If you like foreign ghost stories, psychological horror, some cult movies, the Saw franchise, supernatural horror or a bit of extraterrestrial horror genres etc, you are at the right place. We can have small get togethers watching the movies and discuss later and just hang out. Maybe even try to make horror movie as a group activity

This is a group for chaps and chapettes with either facial hair, or a great love of it, to get together and socialise. Some grooming and growing tips may be shared, as well as some ales, porters and stouts. A stiff gin is always welcomed as is a round oif single malts. If anyone would like to schedule meetings in other locales please join this group and we can make that happen using the power of MeetUp.

This group is dedicated to facillitating meditations for our own benefit and for the benefit of all beings everywhere. Through various meditation practices we cultivate inner peace, loving kindness, internal energy flow, mindful awareness and open ourselves to insight. Though sessions have generally been guided by Gabe (an off and on Buddhist-centred meditator for 20 years), other members are encouraged to guide meditations if they feel so inspired. Following our meditations we often have a chan …

This is a group for entrepreneurs and freelancers who like to get things done at night. Each Wednesday at 6pm - 1am we shake off our dreams of the day, hoot a little and turn Wellington offices into co-working spaces. For those who are interested we get together for a shared meal from our favourite take away shops at around 7.30 and we have a couple of experienced entrepreneurs in residence floating around who are happy to offer advice and act as mentors. Perfect for individuals and teams who ar …

Most of the small ones seem to be networking people trying to sell or cross sell products. But one I envision with fellow entrepreneurs is a collaboration of small business owners. The whole idea is to bounce of ideas off each other and talk about challenges or business in general. Work as a team to find solution or ideas for each other. Brain storming as well as input from different perspectives. For example you could be a lawyer with your own small practice, a trade me seller, owner of a small …

We are a club aimed at people who want to try a game that’s non-contact, fun and a little bit different.   We aim to build a popular and competitive Social league as well as to participate in National and hopefully International level games. For people who just want to have fun and meet people: The club actively promotes a fun have a go culture among it’s members. Wellington Korfball currently has a base of 24 members who all play because they enjoy the sport and coming together once a week. Th …

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 …

Acceptance Test Driven Development could change the world - well, at least the software development bit of it! But we need greater awareness and understanding of what it is and how to do it. This group is focused on bringing people interested in this topic together to share experiences, problems, resources and coffee (/beer/wine/other...). We recognise that there are many different ways of cutting a cake, and just want to talk about them. While we think ATDD is a great thing, we're not about imp …

The Entrepreneur Club is a supportive community group consisting of very successful and motivated individuals. This group is made up of entrepreneurs, internet business & marketers, consultants, salespeople, business leaders, startup businesses and property investors. We get together on a regular basis, face to face (where possible) to talk about business, marketing (both in person and on the internet), small and medium business enterprises and success in life. I'm sure this is you, isn't it? d …