Grok Bot Auckland Meetup

AI-assisted development has moved far beyond autocomplete. Coding agents can now understand requirements, explore a codebase, work with development and design tools, build and test an app, fix failures, generate a pull request, and participate in code review. At this meetup, we’ll explore practical end-to-end AI-assisted development workflows—from the initial idea and requirements to a tested, reviewable pull request. What we’ll explore Coding agents: Codex, Claude, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and agentic capabilities in Xcode and other development environments Project context: Connecting agents to Jira, Linear, Confluence, documentation, and requirements Design integration: Working with Figma, Sketch, Zeplin, Penpot, Rive, design systems, components, and assets Implementation: Translating requirements and designs into production-ready code Code review: AI-assisted reviews, suggested changes, and automated fixes Quality guardrails: Unit tests, UI tests, snapshot tests, accessibility checks, and CI Measuring results: Code quality, rework, defects, build success, cost, and time to pull request Responsible use: Security, privacy, permissions, human oversight, and the limitations of coding agents We’ll also discuss how developers, designers, QA, business analysts, and product teams can collaborate when AI agents become part of the development workflow. Interested in presenting? If you would like to present one of these topics—or another topic related to AI-assisted development—please contact me. Short presentations, practical demonstrations, case studies, lessons learned, and honest accounts of unsuccessful experiments are all welcome. Can your company host us? We are currently exploring suitable venues and already have a couple of possible options. If your company would be interested in hosting the meetup, please contact me. We will need: A screen suitable for presentations Enough space and seating for attendees Who should attend? Whether you already use codi

Claude Auckland Meetup, September 🗓 Wednesday 30 September 2026 · Doors 5:00pm, talks 5:45pm Our September meetup brings together the people shaping how AI actually gets used in Aotearoa, from cloud infrastructure to the boardroom to the lecture theatre, plus the builders quietly shipping things on nights and weekends. Come for the talks, stay for the kōrero. Free, open to everyone, no AI experience required. Drinks and food included. Speakers Matthew Haigh, Head of AI, AWS New Zealand A view from the infrastructure layer: what AWS is seeing across NZ organisations moving from AI experiments to production, and where the real bottlenecks are. Paul Pritchard, Group CEO, Overdose The operator's perspective. Paul leads one of the region's largest digital commerce groups and will share what changes when AI stops being a side project and starts reshaping how an agency delivers. Adam Holt, Anthropic Community Ambassador A 10 minute lightning talk on live artifacts: building interactive, shareable things with Claude in real time. Expect a live demo. Show & Tell Two community members sharing what they've made: Claire Byrne on building Opspot, a discovery platform for op shops across NZ and Australia that shows what's in store right now. From idea to launch. Klaus Bravenboer on something more personal: how Claude helped him through a genuinely difficult period in his life. A different kind of AI story, and one worth hearing. Open Q&A, 20 minutes We're finishing with a proper open floor. All of our speakers on stage, your questions driving it: strategy, tooling, policy, hiring, what's actually working and what isn't. No pre-vetted questions, no script. Come with something you've been wanting to ask. Running order 5:00pm Doors, refreshments and networking 5:45pm Welcome 5:50pm Matthew Haigh, AWS New Zealand 6:10pm Paul Pritchard, Overdose 6:40pm Adam Holt, lightning talk on live artifacts 6:50pm Show & Tell: Claire Byrne, Opspot 7:00pm Show & Tell: Klaus Brave 7:10pm Open Q&A w

Come and join us for the Auckland Crypto Meetup - part of New Zealand’s nationwide monthly crypto meetup network, hosted by Cryptocurrency NZ. The worldwide blockchain and cryptocurrency revolution has begun! Disrupting almost every industry, cryptocurrency and blockchain technology is getting adopted faster than the internet was in the 90’s. Held on the last Wednesday of every month (excluding December), these informal meetups represent a platform where people with common interests come together to chat about the latest news, ideas, tech and developments in the space. Whether you're an investor, holder, trader, developer, miner, hacktivist or a complete beginner, EVERYONE is welcome - no prior knowledge is required! Proudly sponsored by Binance NZ, BlackBull Markets, Pay It Now, Blockchain Forum NZ, Web3NZ, Crypto Consulting NZ, Fire Eyes, Pest Free Token and UC Crypto Society. Come for the conversation, stay for the community. 🍻 👉 Stay in the loop: join the official Cryptocurrency NZ Discord: https://cryptocurrency.org.nz/discord 👉 Explore the full NZ meetup network: https://cryptocurrency.org.nz/meetups

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 21 – ROCHELLE MOFFITT | Founder, Decibel & Revved Be a Disco Ball: How to create your own luck, get noticed, and light up every room you walk into Rochelle Moffitt has spent the last few years turning her own name into her business - twice starting from nothing, and twice building it back bigger. She doesn't believe luck lands on you. She believes you create it. So many of us wait to be picked, noticed, or given permission before we show up fully - but Rochelle has built her whole career doing the opposite. This conversation is about what actually makes a room remember you, why some people just seem to have all the luck (spoiler… they made it), and how to stop waiting for your moment to start. ROCHELLE MOFFITT Rochelle knows what it takes to turn an empty room - or an empty bank account - into something that lights up. She's the founder of Decibel and co-founder of Revved, and she's spent years teaching women how to be seen, remembered, and sought-after, without shrinking to do it. This session unpacks Rochelle's own framework for creating luck, walking into a room like you own it, and lighting everyone else up while you're at it. Stop waiting for luck. Start designing a life you freaking love. You need to be here. Bring a notebook. Your Access Options Sip & Share ticket: $57 Sip & Share + Breakfast Combo: $125 An exclusive seat at every Sip & Share plus a private breakfast with the speaker, Rochelle, and 14 other women after each event – 9.45–11.15am. Deeper conversations. Direct connections. Real access. First in, first seated. Cheers, Rochelle Sip & Share 2026: Conversations Worth Waking Up For Sip & Share is where caffeine meets conversation and courage takes centre stage. Each morning brings a live, unscripted conversation with Rochelle and a remarkable woman reshaping how we think, lead, and live. It is connection with substance. You'll hear real stories from women who have been through the good, the great and the getting there. Those who