Article by Ian Wells – Canterbury mentoring programme volunteer Thanks again for everyone who volunteered their time to make our mentorship programmes a success. This is our second year of running the mentorship programme and this year we held two mentorship sessions. One was aimed at mid-career professionals based on…

Due to the extension to current Covid Alert Level 2 announced by the government yesterday (Monday 14th September) Canterbury Tech Summit will be postponed from 24th September to 17th November still to be held at Rydges Hotel, Latimer Square.   Whilst the next government review on Monday 21st September may…

Most of you will be aware that the current Covid 19 alert level for all of New Zealand (other than Auckland) is Level 2, and this will be reviewed by the government on Monday 14th September, with any changes taking effect from midnight on 16th September. We clearly don’t know…

Tickets for the Canterbury Tech Summit are now on sale! But that’s nuts given the current situation in Auckland we hear you say! No really, we’ve thought it through and have a cunning plan. Please read on … Yes it’s been a challenging time to plan a conference. Despite the…

  We are thrilled to announce that once again Canterbury Tech Summit is on in 2020.  Registrations for the annual Canterbury Tech Summit will open soon!! Date: Thursday 24th September 2020 Morning Session: 8.30am – 1.30pm (includes light lunch) Afternoon Session: 1.30pm – 6.30pm (includes light networking drinks) Where: Rydges…

Having successfully kicked off our first mentoring programme (Mid-Career) earlier this week and we are delighted to announce APPLICATIONS are NOW OPEN for the second mentoring programme, the Career Start Canterbury Tech Mentor Programme. The Career Start Canterbury Tech Mentor Programme runs from 3 July  – 11 September and is aimed at people entering the…

Building on the success of the 2019 Canterbury Tech Mentor Programme, this year we are delighted to announce we will offer two separate mentor programmes being: Programme 1 – Mid-Career Canterbury Tech Mentor Programme Programme 2 – Career Start Canterbury Tech Mentor Programme Launching 20 May 2020, the Mid-Career Canterbury Tech Mentor…

Neil Hamilton, General Manager of Canterbury Tech Mid May 2020 – Many people in New Zealand are out of work and this is going to get worse. So why does technology matter? Surely we just need to throw money at those ‘shovel ready’ infrastructure projects and thrust said shovels into…

The Canterbury Tech Summit is the South Island’s largest tech conference. Held on 17th September 2020 in Christchurch, the event attracts over 700 members of the New Zealand tech & innovation sector to connect, be inspired and grow their businesses. Do you have a great business story to tell and…

Student Internships – Project Placements – Grants and Funding – Tips & Tricks 16 March 2020 4pm – 6pm ASB Space, Tūranga Are you an employer? Do you have a technology project you’d love to progress but can’t find the right resource? Maybe you’d like to experiment with a new…

In line with our constitution, in November 2019 Canterbury Tech ran an online election to elect two committee members to join the team. We were thrilled to have 7 candidates in the running. The results are in and we are delighted to announce our two successful candidates.  We warmly welcome:…

Canterbury Tech is calling for nominations for the 2020 Canterbury Tech committee. There are two (2) positions to be elected.  Voting will take place from 20 – 27 November 2019 via an online voting platform. As per our constitution, 2 elected members must step down each year or stand for re-election. …