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Foundation Cafe, Tūranga

The Ōtautahi Christchurch monthly meetups are a chance for Wiki people (Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, Wikisource, and so on) to get together, get advice, get collaborations started. Everybody's welcome, beginners or experienced.

• Foundation Cafe, ground floor of Tūranga, the Christchurch Central Library (OSM, Google Maps)
• Sunday, 3 November 2024
• 2:00–4:00 pm

Attendees

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• Giantflightlessbirds (talk)
• CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs)
• MurielMary (talk)
• David Palmer//cloventt ^(talk) (tentative depending on childcare)
• David Nind (talk)

Apologies

• HereWhy

Useful links

• Join the Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand user group
• Wikipedia Aotearoa New Zealand on Facebook
• The Aotearoa Wikipedian at Large project (WP:AoWPAL)
• Wikiproject New Zealand in Wikipedia and Wikidata
• New Zealand Wikipedians' notice board

What have we been up to?

• Giantflightlessbirds: I'm still wrapping up work with the National Science Challenges, and have been running lunchtime webinars (terrible word) for researchers. The first was on working with Wikipedia, the next two are on copyright and Creative Commons for scientists. I've been awarded the 2025 Wikipedian at Large grant, which will be half-time for the whole year and focussed on Banks Peninsula. This will be run a little differently and I hope more effectively) than in 2024, with potential field trips and retreats to different parts of the Peninsula for those who are keen to travel further afield.
• Alexeyevitch has been traveling throughout the South Island and Banks Peninsula. I've been working thru various New Zealand articles (notably Opawa (now GA)). I was inspired to work on a suburb article after reading Māngere Bridge (suburb) (GA).

Upcoming events

• WikiCon 2025 is in Christchurch, 16–18 May. Early bird registration is only $15 until November 15th, and we already have 14 signed up; register here.

Next event

• 1 Dec 2024, likely an evening meeting