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
-
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
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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
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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Crafting a superhero shield with your Mum ♥️
Curious Creations
May 7, 2022
/10:00 am

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
Wellington Play Race – Workshop
Design. Plan. Play.
April 28, 2022
/10:00 am
15 Willeston Street Wellington Central

BITE-SIZE: Candy Dispenser
Prototyping workshop
April 14, 2022
/4:30 pm
VIVISTOP Wellington, 15 Willeston Street, Wellington Central

Curious Creations: Warrior helmet
Crafting with Sanit
April 2, 2022
/10:00 am
VIVISTOP Wellington - Ground level, 15 Willeston Street, Wellington Central

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
Wellington City Heroes – The Journey
You are the future, so let's show Wellington what it looks like.
January 19, 2022
/10:00 am

Tinker Time
EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE
December 17, 2021
/2:00 pm
Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

Tinker Time
EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE
December 16, 2021
/2:00 pm
Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

Tinker Time
EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE
December 15, 2021
/2:00 pm
Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

Tinker Time
EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE
December 14, 2021
/2:00 pm
Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

Tinker Time
EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE
December 12, 2021
/10:00 am
Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

Tinker Time
EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE
December 10, 2021
/2:00 pm
Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

Tinker Time
EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE
December 9, 2021
/2:00 pm
Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

Tinker Time
EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE
December 8, 2021
/2:00 pm
Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

Tinker Time
EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE
December 7, 2021
/2:00 pm
Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

Tinker Time
EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE
December 4, 2021
/10:00 am
Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

Tinker Time
EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE
December 3, 2021
/2:00 pm
Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

Tinker Time
EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE
December 1, 2021
/2:00 pm
Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

Tinker Time
EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE
November 30, 2021
/2:00 pm
Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

Tinker Time
EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE
November 28, 2021
/10:00 am
Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

Tinker Time
EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE
November 26, 2021
/2:00 pm
Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

Tinker Time
EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE
November 25, 2021
/2:00 pm
Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

Tinker Time
EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE
November 24, 2021
/2:00 pm
Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

Tinker Time
EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE
November 23, 2021
/2:00 pm
Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

Tinker Time
EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE
November 16, 2021
/2:00 pm
Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

Tinker Time
EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE
November 13, 2021
/10:00 am
Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

Tinker Time
EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE
November 12, 2021
/2:00 pm
Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

Tinker Time
EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE
November 11, 2021
/2:00 pm
Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

Tinker Time
EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE
November 10, 2021
/2:00 pm
Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

Tinker Time
EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE
November 9, 2021
/2:00 pm
Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

Tinker Time
EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE
November 6, 2021
/10:00 am
Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

Tinker Time
EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE
November 3, 2021
/2:00 pm
Level 7/22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

Tinker Time
EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE
November 2, 2021
/2:00 pm
Level 7/22 Panama Street

Tinker Time
EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE
October 27, 2021
/2:00 pm
Level 7/ 22 Panama Street

Tinker Time
EXPLORE - MAKE - CREATE
October 26, 2021
/2:00 pm
Level 7/ 22 Panama Street, Wellington Central

I dream of ice-cream
Food science workshop
October 16, 2021
/10:00 am
WelTec - 52 Cuba St. Te Aro, Wellington

Moving Images – DAY 3
VIVISTOP Mini #4
July 24, 2021
/10:00 am
302 Taranaki Street Wellington, Wellington 6011 New Zealand

VIVISTOP Mini – LEVEL UP! x Starcolt
Two-day video game workshop
July 21, 2021
/10:00 am
Karori Library, 247 Karori Rd, Wellington

Moving Images – DAY 2
VIVISTOP Mini #4
June 19, 2021
/10:00 am
Te Awe Library, 29 Brandon Street, Wellington Central

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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