Events

Take a look at our events!

Find out below what events are happening in our VIVISTOP Wellington co-creation space or in the community.

All our events are free to attend and aimed at kids ages 9-15!

If you are interested in visiting us at our VIVISTOP studio in the interest of becoming a member, please find a time to attend a first-time studio visit here . Where you can tour the space, meet the team, and learn about what life is like as a VIVITA member.

If you are interested in booking Tinker Time sessions, head over here!

Sorry, no future events planned at the moment.

Past Events

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    Technology Experience Day

    Led by some epic experts in various fields of computer science, participants will move through stations representing the stages of...

    October 15, 2022

    /10:00 am

    VIVISTOP Welly - Ground Floor, 15 Willeston Street

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    Loud & Clear

    In another VIVINAUT led event, we will be moving to the outdoors (if weather permits) to step into the world...

    October 13, 2022

    /3:00 pm

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    SCULPT-A-BOT

    What does the future of robots look like to you? Imagine, draw, sculpt! In association with our friends at the...

    October 12, 2022

    /10:00 am

    VIVISTOP Welly - Ground Floor, 15 Willeston Street

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    Don’t Play With Food: Design a Cereal

    Don’t Play With Food is a series of creative mini-workshops dedicated to yummy foods! Fake foods, soft foods, artistic foods,...

    October 5, 2022

    /3:00 pm

    VIVISTOP Wellington - Ground Floor, 15 Willeston Street

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    Don’t Play With Food: Stop-Motion

    Don’t Play With Food is a series of creative mini-workshops dedicated to yummy foods! Fake foods, soft foods, artistic foods,...

    October 1, 2022

    /10:00 am

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    Don’t Play With Food: Mini-Foods

    Don’tPlay With Food is a series of creative mini-workshops dedicated to yummy foods! Fake foods, soft foods, artistic foods, imaginary...

    September 22, 2022

    /4:00 pm

    VIVISTOP Wellington - Ground Floor, 15 Willeston Street

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    Cube Satellite

    Ready, set, code! Put your technical skills to the test and build an atmospheric tool utilising solar power energy. For...

    September 16, 2022

    /4:00 pm

    VIVISTOP Wellington - Ground Floor, 15 Willeston Street

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    Don’t Play With Food: Soft Sculpture

    Use soft sculpture such as crochet, sewing or knitting to create a mouth watering dish of your choice – just...

    September 15, 2022

    /4:00 pm

    VIVISTOP Wellington - Ground Floor, 15 Willeston Street

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    Welly, As Your PlayGround

    If Wellington was a playground, what would it look like? Would you swing from the street lights? Abseil the sky-rises?...

    September 10, 2022

    /10:00 am

    Te Pokapū Hapori, 105 Manners St, Te Aro

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    Don’t Play With Food: Still Life

    Use a traditional still life painting as your reference, then make it your own utilising salvaged food as a paint...

    September 8, 2022

    /4:00 pm

    VIVISTOP Wellington - Ground Floor, 15 Willeston Street.

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    VIVITA x WOAP

    Calling all 9-15 years old chefs! VIVISTOP is on the hunt for the best burger in town – can you...

    August 13, 2022

    /10:00 am

    VIVISTOP Wellington, Ground Floor, 15 Willeston Street

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    MINIATURE MODELLING

    This workshop is the final Part Three of our VIVITA x Beyond The Page – Graphic Novel Series. Every hero...

    July 17, 2022

    /10:00 am

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    Washi Wonders

    Decorate, repurpose, recycle, repair! Two of our VIVINAUT’s will show you everything you need to know about the wonders of...

    July 14, 2022

    /4:30 pm

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    S.T.E.A.M Experience Day

    VIVITA Aotearoa has partnered with Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington to bring together the ultimate STEAM workshop....

    July 13, 2022

    /10:00 am

    VIVISTOP Wellington, Ground Floor/15 Willeston Street

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    SERIOUS SCULPTING

    This workshop is the juicy Part Two of our VIVITA x Beyond The Page – Graphic Novel Series. What graphic...

    July 10, 2022

    /10:00 am

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    CARDBOARD COSTUMES

    Level up your crafting and cosplay skills in Cardboard Costumes, Part One of our VIVITA x Beyond The Page –...

    July 9, 2022

    /10:00 am

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    Before the Page – an Illustrative Adventure

    This workshop will set the context for our Beyond the Page workshop series in July, and is only for the...

    July 1, 2022

    /3:00 pm

    VIVISTOP Wellington, Ground Floor/15 Willeston Street

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    SKILL SHOP: CAD Modelling // Laser Cutting

    Learn how to take your product designs to the next level in this Skill Shop on computer aided modelling, laser...

    June 23, 2022

    /4:30 pm

    VIVISTOP Wellington

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    BITE-SIZED Crackin’ Catapults

    BITE-SIZED at VIVISTOP! Bring along some modern and medieval inspiration to craft a functioning catapult! When: Thursday 2nd June –...

    June 2, 2022

    /4:30 pm

    Ground Floor, 15 Willeston Street - VIVISTOP Wellington

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    BITE-SIZED: Goofy Gliders

    Facilitated by our awesome crew, the participants will mastermind a unique flying machine of their choosing made from low waste...

    May 19, 2022

    /4:30 pm

    15 Willeston Street, Ground Floor

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    Crafting a superhero shield with your Mum ♥️

    Curious Creations

    May 7, 2022

    /10:00 am

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    Wellington Play Race – Game Day

    Ready. Set. Play. Wrangle the family together and take sides in this competitive day of games and innovation.

    April 30, 2022

    /10:00 am

    Wellington CBD

  23. Wellington Play Race – Workshop

    Design. Plan. Play.

    April 28, 2022

    /10:00 am

    15 Willeston Street Wellington Central

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    BITE-SIZE: Candy Dispenser

    Prototyping workshop

    April 14, 2022

    /4:30 pm

    VIVISTOP Wellington, 15 Willeston Street, Wellington Central

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    Curious Creations: Warrior helmet

    Crafting with Sanit

    April 2, 2022

    /10:00 am

    VIVISTOP Wellington - Ground level, 15 Willeston Street, Wellington Central

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    BITE-SIZE: The Magic Elevator prototyping workshop

    What makes an elevator move? Where does it go? Who operates it? We don’t know but we are keen to...

    March 31, 2022

    /4:30 pm

    Ground Floor, 15 Willeston Street, Wellington Central

  27. Wellington City Heroes – The Journey

    You are the future, so let's show Wellington what it looks like.

    January 19, 2022

    /10:00 am

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    Tinker Time

    EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE

    December 17, 2021

    /2:00 pm

    Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

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    Tinker Time

    EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE

    December 16, 2021

    /2:00 pm

    Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

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    Tinker Time

    EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE

    December 15, 2021

    /2:00 pm

    Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

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    Tinker Time

    EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE

    December 14, 2021

    /2:00 pm

    Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

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    Tinker Time

    EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE

    December 12, 2021

    /10:00 am

    Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

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    Tinker Time

    EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE

    December 10, 2021

    /2:00 pm

    Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

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    Tinker Time

    EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE

    December 9, 2021

    /2:00 pm

    Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

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    Tinker Time

    EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE

    December 8, 2021

    /2:00 pm

    Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

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    Tinker Time

    EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE

    December 7, 2021

    /2:00 pm

    Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

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    Tinker Time

    EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE

    December 4, 2021

    /10:00 am

    Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

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    Tinker Time

    EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE

    December 3, 2021

    /2:00 pm

    Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

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    Tinker Time

    EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE

    December 1, 2021

    /2:00 pm

    Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

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    Tinker Time

    EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE

    November 30, 2021

    /2:00 pm

    Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

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    Tinker Time

    EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE

    November 28, 2021

    /10:00 am

    Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

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    Tinker Time

    EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE

    November 26, 2021

    /2:00 pm

    Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

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    Tinker Time

    EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE

    November 25, 2021

    /2:00 pm

    Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

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    Tinker Time

    EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE

    November 24, 2021

    /2:00 pm

    Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

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    Tinker Time

    EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE

    November 23, 2021

    /2:00 pm

    Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

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    Tinker Time

    EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE

    November 16, 2021

    /2:00 pm

    Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

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    Tinker Time

    EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE

    November 13, 2021

    /10:00 am

    Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

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    Tinker Time

    EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE

    November 12, 2021

    /2:00 pm

    Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

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    Tinker Time

    EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE

    November 11, 2021

    /2:00 pm

    Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

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    Tinker Time

    EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE

    November 10, 2021

    /2:00 pm

    Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

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    Tinker Time

    EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE

    November 9, 2021

    /2:00 pm

    Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

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    Tinker Time

    EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE

    November 6, 2021

    /10:00 am

    Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

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    Tinker Time

    EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE

    November 3, 2021

    /2:00 pm

    Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

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    Tinker Time

    EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE

    November 2, 2021

    /2:00 pm

    Level 7/22 Panama Street

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    Tinker Time

    EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE

    October 27, 2021

    /2:00 pm

    Level 7/ 22 Panama Street

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    Tinker Time

    EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE

    October 26, 2021

    /2:00 pm

    Level 7/ 22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

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    I dream of ice-cream

    Food science workshop

    October 16, 2021

    /10:00 am

    WelTec - 52 Cuba St. Te Aro, Wellington

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    Moving Images – DAY 3

    VIVISTOP Mini #4

    July 24, 2021

    /10:00 am

    302 Taranaki Street Wellington, Wellington 6011 New Zealand

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    VIVISTOP Mini – LEVEL UP! x Starcolt

    Two-day video game workshop

    July 21, 2021

    /10:00 am

    Karori Library, 247 Karori Rd, Wellington

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    Moving Images – DAY 2

    VIVISTOP Mini #4

    June 19, 2021

    /10:00 am

    Te Awe Library, 29 Brandon Street, Wellington Central

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    Moving Images – DAY 1

    VIVISTOP Mini #4

    June 12, 2021

    /10:00 am

    Fox&Co. Design 17 Garrett Street #Level 4 Wellington, Wellington 6011 New Zealand

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