Upcoming Events
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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.
Wao Aotearoa AGM
Join us at our AGM
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!
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.
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.
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.
Wao Summit 2025 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!