Vision

We want NZ tech sector to be the most vibrant and diverse in the world.

Mission

We provide inclusive spaces for the NZ tech community to celebrate, connect and grow together.

NZ Tech Rally does this by:

  • Showcasing NZ ingenuity in software building

  • Providing opportunities to grow our community’s network and impact

  • Creating safe, inclusive, accessible and diverse educational content

  • Sharing Kiwi adaptation of good software practices and emerging technologies

Why NZ Tech Rally exists

NZ has a lot of niche tech events and communities: product, security, cloud, mobile, JavaScript, robotics, and more.

NZ also has many events for management and leadership roles.

But there isn’t much that brings the whole software delivery team together.

We also noticed many talks lean on overseas case studies or international speakers. That has value. But we often overlook the great, relatable work happening right here in Aotearoa.

We want to create a space where engineers, testers, product managers, designers, UX, security, platform, and data folks can come together.

A space to share how we solve real software engineering challenges in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Because we believe we get better by learning from each other, not working in silos.

About NZ Tech Rally

Values

Operate with integrity

We believe in saying what’s on our minds and sticking to our principles while serving our community.

Community focused

We’re here for the NZ tech community.

We believe in Kiwi ingenuity, and how supportive we can be for one another. So we’ll focus on rallying and strength our community to create a vibrant tech sector!

Inclusive

We want to see more diverse representation across tech sector in Aotearoa New Zealand.

We do this through curation of voices from different abilities, career progression, life stages, sexual orientation, and ethnic groups.

We long for welcoming and safe spaces for the community to gather, in an accessible and affordable way.

Pragmatic

Ideals and theories are great. But it can only be as good the execution.

We are all about applicable solutions and relevant content that are well adapted for our NZ tech community.