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Foundation Cafe, Tūranga

The Ōtautahi Christchurch monthly meetups are a chance for Wiki people (Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, Wikisource, and so on) to get together, get advice, get collaborations started. Everybody's welcome, beginners or experienced.

• Foundation Cafe, ground floor of Tūranga, the Christchurch Central Library (OSM, Google Maps)
• Sunday, 12 January 2025
• 10:00am - 12:00pm

Attendees

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• David Palmer//cloventt ^(talk)
• Alexeyevitch^(talk)
• Giantflightlessbirds (talk)
• Glenmillernz (talk)

Apologies

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Useful links

• Join the Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand user group
• Wikipedia Aotearoa New Zealand on Facebook
• The Aotearoa Wikipedian at Large project (WP:AoWPAL)
• Wikiproject New Zealand in Wikipedia and Wikidata
• New Zealand Wikipedians' notice board

What have we been up to?

• I've been doing an awful lot of traveling in Nov. – Dec. 2024 (I'm back in Christchurch now). I've also been pushing thru and expanding a number of articles. Alexeyevitch^(talk) 07:27, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
• I've started a short contract with Ashburton District Council (see the Wikiproject), which will involve some book digitisation, a large photo upload, and at least one photo excursion to Ashburton – anyone keen is welcome to attend. I've also been preparing for the start of the Wikipedian at Large project on Banks Peninsula, with a field trip to Little Akaloa, drawing up lists of plants and animals to cover, and compiling a reading list (some of which could be digitised in Wikisource). We've also been approached about running an edit-a-thon to support the March 2025 Science NZ Awards. —Giantflightlessbirds (talk) 08:46, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

Upcoming events

• WikiCon 2025 is in Christchurch, 16–18 May: register here.
• Mike is organising a Commons photo shoot in Ashburton in late February: possible dates for the field trip are Sat 22, Sun 23, or Sun 2 March. Who is keen? This would be a car-pooling all-afternoon trip, shooting various historic places in and around Ashburton, and could include a picnic lunch in Ashburton Domain. I'll be approaching WANZ about catering and petrol vouchers.

Next event

• TBD. Feb 9th is in 4 weeks time (Mike will be in Indonesia at the Wikisource conference Feb 8–17). Thurs Feb 6th is Waitangi Day: how would people feel about a trip to Okains Bay, or a meetup on Friday 7th evening?
• March 9th is 4 weeks after that.