List of hackathons in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2017

What is the future of what we eat and grow? Join us at the Feed the World Pitch Showcase & discover the food technology revolution.  Come and experience the innovative solutions developed after just 48 hours of intense focus and effort. The Hackathon teams will share their journeys and vision for the future with you and a live panel of judges. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from passionsate changemakers and network with industry leaders. About the Hackathon: Multiple teams, made up of participants from different disciplines will be united in Christchurch on 2 & 3 December to shape the future of what we eat and what we grow. Ideas will be hatched and developed, and the solutions pitched. The teams have been presented with the challenge below:    Food presents some of the most dauntingly complex problems around. No good solution can be designed without a careful understanding of the users and interconnected environmental, farming, processing and supply systems. From pea and insect proteins to synthetic milks and alternative “meats,” the food technology revolution is well underway. Is New Zealand ready to take part in this food movement? How can we sustainably feed our planet’s rapidly-growing population (8.5 billion by 2030)? How can we innovate to create New Zealand’s future agricultural and food industries? Are plant-based protein solutions part of the answer? Registration  You will need need to register to attend the Pitch Showcase, your Eventbrite registration is your ticket in.  This Eventbrite registration is for the Pitch Showcase event only.  To participate in the full weekend (2-3 Dec 2017), you will need to register seperately for the Feed the World 2030: Power of Plants Hackathon. Getting There  Please park in the Orchard Carpark off Springs Road (gate 3).  There will be signage guiding you to the exact location.  Take a look at the map re where to park.  If you are travelling by foot, please also come to the Orchard Carpark off Springs Road and follow the signage to the exact location.  Please email katy.mclean@creativehq.co.nz if you have any questions. 

To kick off the Feed the World 2030: Power of Plants Hackathon, we are bringing you the South Island Premiere of FOOD EVOLUTION!  With all the conflict and confusion around food, how do we make the best decisions about how we feed ourselves? Amidst a brutally polarizing debate marked by passion, suspicion and confusion, FOOD EVOLUTION​, from Academy Award®-nominated director Scott Hamilton Kennedy (The Garden, Fame High, OT: Our Town), explores the controversy surrounding GMOs and food. Traveling from Hawaiian papaya groves to banana farms in Uganda to the cornfields of Iowa, the film, narrated by esteemed science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson​, wrestles with the emotions and the science driving one of the most heated arguments of our time. In the GMO debate, both pro- and anti- camps claim science is on their side. Who’s right? Check out the FOOD EVOLUTION trailer  Registration  You will need need to register to attend the screening, your Eventbrite registration is your ticket in.  This Eventbrite registration is for the movie screening only.  To participate in the full weekend (2-3 Dec 2017), you will need to register seperately for the Feed the World 2030: Power of Plants Hackathon. Screening Details  Doors open at 6.30pm, with the screening starting at 7.00pm sharp.  There will be an opportunity buy drinks and snacks onsite.   The screening is 90 minutes long.   Getting There  Please park in the Orchard Carpark off Springs Road (gate 3).  There will be signage guiding you to the exact location of the screening.  Take a look at the map re where to park.  If you are travelling by foot, please also come to the Orchard Carpark off Springs Road and follow the signage to the exact location.  Please email katy.mclean@creativehq.co.nz if you have any questions. 

Are you considering whether to participate in the Feed the World 2030: Power of Plants Hackathon in Christchurch on the weekend of 2-3 December? Need more information before you decide? Lincoln Hub invites you to attend a breakfast seminar, where you'll learn all you need to know about hackathons. Meet other potential participants and teammates.

Coders, artists, storytellers, communicators, college students, and other interested citizens in and around Christchurch, New Zealand! You're invited to participate in GovHack NZ - Christchurch -- a weekend-long hackathon, where you'll be challenged to work with government data to innovate conceive and create innovative new solutions to challenges facing New Zealand society both locally and nationally.