Find a table, find some friends, build something great. While snacks will be provided, this event is not catered.

Take part in the premier event for the Rust Programming language in Australia and New Zealand. It's gonna be great!

You know that Rust is memory safe, but that's not all that's needed to create a secure application.  Let's draw the rest of the owl. 

This in-depth workshop will introduce you to what's needed to increase the security posture.

We'll be exploring the sanctuary by torchlight as our guide leads us through New Zealand’s native forest in search of its distinctive sights and sounds. Encounter rare and endangered species, including those that emerge only after dark. Look for unique creatures such as wētā, glow worms, and tuatara, and listen for the haunting call of the little spotted kiwi.

What You Might See

Little Spotted Kiwi | Glow worms | Owls (Ruru/Morepork) | Pāteke | Maud Island Frog | Tuatara | Wētā | Kākā 

Important

The tour will go ahead in all weather conditions.

What to bring:

You'll be venturing into the bush so please dress to the conditions. Wear sturdy walking shoes, warm clothes and bring a waterproof jacket.

Robots, dwarves, elves and aliens... Wētā Workshop creates the characters, costumes and props behind The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Avatar, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and many others.

​​​This tour has two parts:  Part 1: An in-depth tour of the workshop that's only available to pre-booked groups like ours, and Part 2: Introduction to Leatherwork. Part 2 is hands on. You'll learn techniques used by the workshop's costume department and then design and dye your own very own leather keepsake!   

Your terminal can do more than you think and this workshop shows you how. Ratatui is the leading framework for building terminal user interfaces (TUIs) in Rust. This workshop by Orhun Parmaksız, the framework's maintainer, will get you cooking up some tasty terminal UIs in no time.

🦀 cargo new blog

Build it. Style it. Ship it. One command at a time.

Ready to take Rust from CLI to URL? In this hands-on workshop, you'll start with a fresh cargo project and end with a fully functional, full-stack blog powered by Leptos. We'll explore everything from rendering on the server and hydrating the client to routing, posting, and deploying. Along the way, you’ll wrangle components, handle auth, tame state, and get your content live without touching a line of JavaScript.

Whether you're new to web dev or just tired of chasing frontend frameworks, this workshop will show you how to ship fast, stay type-safe, and actually enjoy full-stack development.

Bring your laptop, your love of Rust, and maybe a few blog post ideas. By the end, you'll have a blog—and the skills to build way more.

With over 50kms of trails with everything from the steep and technical, to super-fast machine-built flow, to family-friendly rolling rides, there's something for riders of all abilities and skill levels at Mākara Peak. Meeting at Karori Park Cafe at 10am, the group will head down the road to the trails at about 10:30am. 

Bike hire and transport

Participants should arrange transport and bike hirage themselves. We recommend contacting Mud Cycles, which is very close by.