Upcoming Events
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Wao Summit 2026
Back for its 9th year! Wao Summit is a five day event that brings together people and organisations committed to building a thriving, resilient future for our communities, businesses and environment. Connecting people, ideas and action to help communities understand change, navigate complexity and shape a thriving future.
Wao Film Festival
In the week leading into the Wao Summit 2026, we’re teaming up with our film partner Cinema Paradiso for Warm Up to Wao Summit - seven nights of extraordinary cinema exploring some of the biggest questions facing our communities and our planet.
Wao Summit 2026 Programme Launch
You're invited to Wao's Summit Programme Launch event, a friendly gathering of our audience, partners, volunteers, stakeholders and supporters. Join us as we launch early bird tickets and the programme for this year's event and enjoy mingling over drinks at the fun and fabulous Rhyme & Reason. We are looking forward to seeing you there!
Better Building Banter: Beyond the Build + Post Build Training Module Release
Better Building Banter: Beyond the Build + Post Build Training Module Release
Friday Bike Bus
The Wao Aotearoa Bike Bus is a supervised, weekly group ride to school designed to make active travel safe, social, and enjoyable for children and families in the Upper Clutha. Running every Friday morning during Term 2.
Better Building Smoko: Better Building in Practice + On Site Training Module Release
Better Building Smoko: Better Building in Practice with GJ Gardner + On Site Training Module Release
Friday Bike Bus
The Wao Aotearoa Bike Bus is a supervised, weekly group ride to school designed to make active travel safe, social, and enjoyable for children and families in the Upper Clutha. Running every Friday morning during Term 2.
Wao Aotearoa AGM
Join us at our AGM
Friday Bike Bus
The Wao Aotearoa Bike Bus is a supervised, weekly group ride to school designed to make active travel safe, social, and enjoyable for children and families in the Upper Clutha. Running every Friday morning during Term 2.
Better Building Training Series: Integrated Design Webinar + Training Module
Intergrated Design + Live Webinar. Full details coming soon.
Green Drinks: Growing Local Food Networks
Meet and connect with fellow gardeners, hunters, fishers, foragers and food preservers. Build relationships that help fill pantries, freezers and fridges with locally produced food while strengthening community resilience.
Friday Bike Bus
The Wao Aotearoa Bike Bus is a supervised, weekly group ride to school designed to make active travel safe, social, and enjoyable for children and families in the Upper Clutha. Running every Friday morning during Term 2.
Better Building Training Series: Pre-Planning & Materials Selection Webinar + Training Module
Pre-Planning & Materials Selection + Live Webinar. Full details coming soon.
Friday Bike Bus
The Wao Aotearoa Bike Bus is a supervised, weekly group ride to school designed to make active travel safe, social, and enjoyable for children and families in the Upper Clutha. Running every Friday morning during Term 2.
Friday Bike Bus
The Wao Aotearoa Bike Bus is a supervised, weekly group ride to school designed to make active travel safe, social, and enjoyable for children and families in the Upper Clutha. Running every Friday morning during Term 2.
Friday Bike Bus
The Wao Aotearoa Bike Bus is a supervised, weekly group ride to school designed to make active travel safe, social, and enjoyable for children and families in the Upper Clutha. Running every Friday morning during Term 2.
Friday Bike Bus
The Wao Aotearoa Bike Bus is a supervised, weekly group ride to school designed to make active travel safe, social, and enjoyable for children and families in the Upper Clutha. Running every Friday morning during Term 2.
Friday Bike Bus
The Wao Aotearoa Bike Bus is a supervised, weekly group ride to school designed to make active travel safe, social, and enjoyable for children and families in the Upper Clutha. Running every Friday morning during Term 2.
Friday Bike Bus
The Wao Aotearoa Bike Bus is a supervised, weekly group ride to school designed to make active travel safe, social, and enjoyable for children and families in the Upper Clutha. Running every Friday morning during Term 2.
Better Building Brekkie: Training Series Launch
Join us for a free breakfast at the launch of This Is How We Build – a new online training series designed to support the building industry to build smarter, cleaner, and more circular at every stage.
Friday Bike Bus
The Wao Aotearoa Bike Bus is a supervised, weekly group ride to school designed to make active travel safe, social, and enjoyable for children and families in the Upper Clutha. Running every Friday morning during Term 2.
Green Drinks: Resilience Response
The global ripple effects of the Iran conflict are already being felt here in Aotearoa. Join Wao Aotearoa at the next Green Drinks, which brings this conversation to the local level.
Friday Bike Bus
The Wao Aotearoa Bike Bus is a supervised, weekly group ride to school designed to make active travel safe, social, and enjoyable for children and families in the Upper Clutha. Running every Friday morning during Term 1.
Friday Bike Bus
The Wao Aotearoa Bike Bus is a supervised, weekly group ride to school designed to make active travel safe, social, and enjoyable for children and families in the Upper Clutha. Running every Friday morning during Term 1.
Wao Harvest Festival
Join Wao’s Annual Harvest Festival Weekend in Wānaka on 14–15 March 2026! Enjoy workshops, foraging tours, and food experiences celebrating local growers, seasonal abundance, and resilient food systems. Perfect for families, friends, and food enthusiasts.
Friday Bike Bus
The Wao Aotearoa Bike Bus is a supervised, weekly group ride to school designed to make active travel safe, social, and enjoyable for children and families in the Upper Clutha. Running every Friday morning during Term 1.
Friday Bike Bus
The Wao Aotearoa Bike Bus is a supervised, weekly group ride to school designed to make active travel safe, social, and enjoyable for children and families in the Upper Clutha. Running every Friday morning during Term 1.
Friday Bike Bus
The Wao Aotearoa Bike Bus is a supervised, weekly group ride to school designed to make active travel safe, social, and enjoyable for children and families in the Upper Clutha. Running every Friday morning during Term 1.
Friday Bike Bus
The Wao Aotearoa Bike Bus is a supervised, weekly group ride to school designed to make active travel safe, social, and enjoyable for children and families in the Upper Clutha. Running every Friday morning during Term 1.
Friday Bike Bus
The Wao Aotearoa Bike Bus is a supervised, weekly group ride to school designed to make active travel safe, social, and enjoyable for children and families in the Upper Clutha. Running every Friday morning during Term 1.
Wao Summit 2025
Bringing New Zealand’s leading change makers, climate experts, bold ideas, and real-world solutions to Queenstown and Wānaka to shape how we live, lead, and thrive in 2125. Climate action, system change, and stronger communities start here.