The @inaturalist.bsky.social people ran a workshop on taking better nature photos with your phone, and there are some good tips there. www.inaturalist.org/posts/134313...

Smartphone Photography for iNaturalist

Many thanks to the more than 4,700 of you who joined us for our first-ever Smartphone Photography for iNaturalist webinar! With some tips and techniques, your smartphone can be a pretty great nature c...

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Wikimania, the world's largest Wikimedia conference, is about celebrating both the movement, and the people that make it happen. The Wikimedian of The Year awards highlight these exceptional individuals 🙌 Read about the 2026 Wikimedian of the Year winners 👇 diff.wikimedia.org/2026/07/22/m...

Meet the Wikimedians of the Year 2026!

This year, once again, we celebrate the people behind the projects!

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It's snowing here in Ōtautahi Christchurch! Have a look at snow days gone by in our SNOW page❄️ my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/snow-days/ ^DR #Christchurch #Ōtautahi

Christchurch snow days

Information on Christchurch and Canterbury's snow days.

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Wellington Wikimedians, your monthly meetup is on this weekend 🤗 If you've never been to a Wiki meetup, come get to know your local editing community and their projects. Newbies are always welcome! Saturday 1 August, 10am-12pm Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui, Central Library More info: w.wiki/Sv3V

Reminder that this role closes on Sunday 2 August, so there are just a few days left to get an application in!

Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand@wikimediaaotearoa.bsky.social · 2w ago

This isn't the kind of job listing you see very often! 👀 Our friends at Auckland Museum are looking for a Wikimedian in Residence to join the team! Get more information and apply via Seek: nz.seek.com/job/93393322

At Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, Senior Lecturer Dr Claire Timperley has successfully incorporated active engagement with Wikipedia into her political science course, with students both reviewing and contributing content. Read the full case study on our website 👇

Case study: From knowledge consumer to knowledge contributor

Case study From knowledge consumer to knowledge contributor At Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, Senior Lecturer Dr Claire Timperley has successfully incorporated active engagement wi...

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Join Architecture + Women NZ to learn about one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most sustainable developments and a world-leading exemplar of low-carbon design, followed by a Wikipedia workshop where you will learn how we can better promote the work of female architects 🏛️💻 4pm Tues 4 August. RSVP below ⤵️

A+W•NZ Wikiproject Walking Tour - University of Auckland B201

A+W•NZ Wikiproject Walking Tour - University of Auckland B201

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Tomorrow: Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland Wikipedia in-person meetup 💻 Come along to connect with other editors, share projects, and learn new skills. New attendees always welcome. 🗓️ Saturday 24 July 10am–12pm 📍 Auckland Central City Library 🔗 w.wiki/ShWK

If you've thought about getting more involved with Wikimedia Commons, this is a great place to start! We're looking for a few more New Zealanders to get involved with Commons Across Cultures, a campaign with WikiAcción Perú, and help exchange local knowledge by contributing to Wikimedia Commons.

This is the kind of trans-Tasman rivalry we like to see! Bring it on @wmau.bsky.social ✊

KnitMeAThneed@thneed.bsky.social · 2w ago

Pssst @wmau.bsky.social, @wikimediaaotearoa.bsky.social a bit of cross-Tasman competition on gender stats on Wikipedia? (Lovely new gender stats tool)

Mike Lloyd has published a research piece-de-resistance on the forgotten links between NZ war memorials and the Phoenix palm. Link to his 10,000 word article in the blogpost below 👇👇 thelocalarboretum.blog/2026/07/20/n...

New Publication: ‘Beside the Cenotaph’

Here are six examples of cenotaphs, obelisks, or similar World War One memorial structures that all have phoenix palms beside them: Source: Postcard of a war memorial, Akaroa. Ron Scarlett Collecti…

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This isn't the kind of job listing you see very often! 👀 Our friends at Auckland Museum are looking for a Wikimedian in Residence to join the team! Get more information and apply via Seek: nz.seek.com/job/93393322

Wikimedian in Residence Job in Parnell, Auckland - SEEK

Create and improve Wikipedia articles, organise community events, and engage with local, national & international Wikimedia communities.

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This image of our native kererū (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) will be Wikipedia's Picture of the Day tomorrow 📸 Photo taken in the Waitākere Ranges by Charles J. Sharp (CC BY-SA 4.0). See it on the Wikipedia home page from 00:00 UTC on 18 July 2026.

The monthly Aotearoa New Zealand online meetup is on this Saturday 18 July, 10–11:30am. Connect with editors from around the country, find out about the different projects, and get help with anything you're stuck on. New attendees are always welcome! For more info and the URL to join: w.wiki/SXjo

Help bridge digital gaps with Commons Across Cultures, a Wikimedia-based pen-pal exchange between Aotearoa New Zealand and Peru 🤝 ✔️ Make knowledge openly accessible to all ✔️ Experiment with the use of Wikimedia for cultural exchange ✔️ Connect with the global community Sign up to join: w.wiki/SU9e

Arrived in Ōtepoti for the Science Festival. I’ll be staffing the Ask A Wikimedian desk at the Hub (211 George St) all day tomorrow, and giving a public talk on Wikipedia on Friday evening.

There are only a few spaces left for this weekend's Wikipedia Workshop in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Tour West Auckland's clay history, including the iconic story of Crown Lynn Potteries, and help preserve and share these stories through Wikipedia. 📅 Saturday 18 July, 11am 📍 Te Toi Uku Museum

Wikipedia Workshop at Te Toi Uku

Enjoy a tour of Te Toi Uku Museum, before learning how to preserve local histories with Tāmaki Paegna Hira's Wikimedian in Residence.

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If you're in Dunedin on Friday 17 July, come along and hear me talk about how to vandalise Wikipedia.* Guaranteed amusing anecdotes, but also educational. And it's pay-what-you-want. *It would be nice if you did not actually vandalise Wikipedia. scifest.org.nz/programme/ho...

How to Vandalise Wikipedia with Mike Dickison | NZ Science Festival

Can we trust Wikipedia? How does it even work? Find out how the editable website stays reliable.

scifest.org.nz

I was in the ODT explaining how Wikipedia works. www.odt.co.nz/the-star/pat...

Patrolling the people’s encyclopedia

An unpaid army keeps the internet honest. A quarter of a century after Wikipedia was founded, about 250,000 volunteer editors guard its 65 million...

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Did you know you can attend world's largest Wikimedia conference without leaving your desk? 🌐 You don't need a plane ticket to attend Wikimania 2026 in Paris—you can catch the sessions online, for free! This year's conference runs July 21–25. Tickets and schedule below 👇 w.wiki/FFGr

Our friends at Wikimedia Australia are launching a new monthly series. Commons Catch Up is a relaxed online drop-in for anyone interested in Wikimedia Commons. Bring your first uploads, category tidying, a licensing puzzle, or your curiosity. Starts Thurs 9 July, 7pm AEST / 9pm NZST🔗 w.wiki/RdGf

Back in May, a group of editors from Aotearoa travelled to Taiwan to connect and share with Wikimedians from the ESEAP region (East, Southeast Asia and the Pacific) for the 2026 Conference. Read reflections from our attendees ⬇️ www.wikimedia.nz/engaging-wit...

Engaging with ESEAP

Aotearoa New Zealand was well represented at the recent ESEAP (East, Southeast Asia and the Pacific) Conference 2026 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, with a group of seven kiwi editors attending, alongside our…

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It's Pūmahara Ia te Wā Queer History Month, with this year marking 40 years since the Homosexual Law Reform Act passed on 9 July 1986. This week: Hear the voices and experiences that shaped the movement. In-person & online. Weds 8 July, 6–7:30pm Free, please RSVP: natlib.govt.nz/events/untol...

#Wellington Wiki folk or #Wiki curious - there will be an in person meet up at the Central Library Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui at 10am on Saturday the 4th of July. Hope to see you there! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped... #Wikipedia #Wikidata #WikiCommons #Wikisource

Wellington Wikimedians, your monthly meetup is this weekend! New attendees are always welcome. Whether you're an experienced editor, or just want to learn more, come along and connect with local editors. 📅 Saturday 4 July, 10am 📍 Wellington Central Library 🔗 w.wiki/Rxed 📷 L Maule, CC BY 4.0

Coming up in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland: Tour Te Toi Uku Clay Museum and West Auckland's clay history, including the iconic story of Crown Lynn Potteries. Then, preserve these stories for years to come through a Wikipedia workshop 💻📸 Sat 18 July 11am–2pm Book here: www.eventbrite.com/e/wikipedia-...

Wikipedia Workshop at Te Toi Uku

Enjoy a tour of Te Toi Uku Museum, before learning how to preserve local histories with Tāmaki Paegna Hira's Wikimedian in Residence.

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About 1,700 editions of the Wairarapa Times-Age, covering 1944 to 1950, have been made available online through Papers Past. "This work is a key part of not only preserving Wairarapa's history, but also making it more accessible to anyone who wants to learn more." www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/597...

'As a tool it's just amazing': Breathing digital life into old news

Key news reports from the last months of World War II and Wairarapa's early post-war years are now just a click away.

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What does a young farmer from Dannevirke have to do with a Wikipedia list of mythical Japanese monsters? 🤔 We're looking forward to finding out during Mike Dickison's talk at the New Zealand International Science Festival. scifest.org.nz/programme/ho...

How to Vandalise Wikipedia with Mike Dickison | NZ Science Festival

Can we trust Wikipedia? How does it even work? Find out how the editable website stays reliable.

scifest.org.nz

This weekend we've got the monthly meetup for Wikimedians in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland 🙌 Come along and connect with other editors from across the city. New attendees are always welcome. Saturday 27 June, 10am – 12pm 📍 Auckland Central City Library 🔗 w.wiki/RkXL 📷 Prosperosity, CC BY-SA 4.0

Curious about the role Wikipedia can play in education? The Wikipedia + Education User Group (aka EduWiki Hub) has been formed to support educators, affiliates, and volunteers who integrate Wikimedia into teaching and learning. Visit the EduWiki Hub 👉 meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education