STEMFest will be back in 2027!
The multi-award winning celebration of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics will be back in October 2027.
Home Assistant Community Day
FREE TICKETS
7 November 2026
We want to see your amazing projects and what you’re working on to share, or a device from your cupboard that could use some expert advice. Let’s put our collective HA, MA, and ESPHome skills to the test!
Tinkd Makerspace
Basestation, 148 Durham Street, Tauranga 3110
Can Aotearoa Build New Zealand’s Longest Chain Reaction?
19 JANUARY 2027
Celebrity inventor and YouTube star Joseph Herscher is coming to Tauranga, and creative teams from across New Zealand are invited to help make history!
STEM Wana Trust will host an ambitious NZ Chain Reaction attempt at Masonic Park, Tauranga, bringing together 24 teams to design, build and connect an incredible chain reaction in one incredible day.
Team Entry Call-Out: Your Team. Three Hours. One Epic Mission.
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Inspiring a new generation of Scientists, Technologists, Engineers, and Mathematicians (STEM) through our initiatives.
Tauranga STEM Festival (STEMFest)
STEMFest is an award winning event that welcomes 7,000+ visitors to Tauranga’s CBD. With over 50+ exhibitors, STEMFest is the biggest STEM Festival in the Southern Hemisphere and returns in for the fifth edition in October 2027.
Maker Festival (Makerfest)
MakerFest will bring together people with diverse interests and backgrounds, fostering a sense of belonging and community and provide a supportive environment for makers to thrive. The first event will was held in October 2026.
Tinkd
Tinkd Makerspace – A part of the global maker movement to empower people with knowledge, creativity, technology and skills necessary for a sustainable future. Tinkd is also home to Tauranga Repair Café a free monthly event where broken items and volunteers (who know how to fix things) come together and give objects destined for the landfill a second chance. Coming soon – Tinkd Tool Library. A tool for every project – access for all.
STEM in the Community
Delivering STEM outreach and activities. For communities: making STEM subjects accessible by partnering with subject matter experts as part of a series of events. For schools: partnering with experienced content providers we collaborate with primary schools to deliver project based STEM learning for teachers, students and their whānau.
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