This group is bonded by a firm desire to find fresh ways to build the economy and social fabic of the Hutt Valley, and Wellington region, through smarter thinking and better use of available resources. We seek to transform the Hutt Valley, as part of the Wellington region, into a prime New Zealand centre for economic and export growth, primarily based on high value manufacturing (advanced research, technology and engineering). But before we sound like a completely business orientated group, we'r …

The Bridge Street Collective is a co-working studio, café and gallery space for creative professionals at 111 Bridge Street in Nelson, New Zealand. We welcome creatives from all sides of the design spectrum including graphic designers, web designers, urban designers, landscape architects, regular 'ol architects, writers, game developers and, really, anyone who's keen to work in a vibrant, fun, dynamic shared space.

Toastmasters teaches public speaking and leadership skills. By learning to effectively express your ideas, you open an entirely new world of possibilities. You’ll be more persuasive and confident in job interviews and business meetings, and you’ll improve your one-on-one dealings with others. Peninsula Presenters is a small, suburban Toastmasters club with a relaxed, informal atmosphere. You are welcome to come along to any meeting and see what we do. You can have a go at speaking or just watch. …

Get together, meet and exchange ideas and stories about technology entrepreneurship. If you are in Wellington, and are interested in starting a tech start-up, or already in one, you should join our meetups. I can imagine us talking about things like Cassandra, NoSQL, Start-ups, Agile Development, Lean Startups, etc. It will be a good forum as well to connect with like-minded people and maybe spark collaborations.

Through several walks in the Greater Wellington region,  we will be warming up to the idea of walking 100 km at Oxfam 2013.  The goal is to have 100 women walking from Wellington supporting each other and accomplishing amazing things! If walking 100 km is something you might be interested, please log into this link to find more information: http://www.nataliaalbert.com/women-walking-project

This is a group for people who enjoy TED talks. I started this group because I want to meet other people who watch TED talks too. I want to know about the many gems on TED.com and also wanted to create a relaxed setting to discuss TED talks with other TED enthusiasts.

Do you want to explore real authentic connection and expression? Authentic Harmony is about awareness, discovery and choice, to claim our most alive and authentic self, and self-expression. As organiser of this group I offer my skills, experience and expertise as a certified professional life and business coach and Speaking Circles Facilitator. I lead workshops and courses that explore different ways of connecting more deeply with who we are, what matters and how we want to contribute to create …

This group was originally created to meet more people starting their first business. Now, if you have a small business we would love to meet you.

Let's talk about Social Media is a group where we discuss, we share and we learn how to use Social Media effectively and improve our understanding around it.

This is the Wellington, New Zealand Satellite of the Stoos Network.

Let's meet and share experiences, ideas, plans and specific dreams about ways to live that share resources and emphasize a commitment to Papatuanuku (Mother Earth)!

e2e is a community of entrepreneurs within the Manawatu who meet to share their experiences, glean great strategies on growing their businesses or ideas from each other and generally get energised from connecting with people who are walking the same journey.

New to Wellington? Or just want to discuss great books with like minded friends? This group was started because there's nothing better than sharing a great book. Come to laugh, have fun and exchange stories over a glass or two! From the humble beginnings of a few avid readers meeting once a month in London in 2008, The Girly Book Club network now extends around the world and would be delighted to welcome you, wherever you are! Join us in Wellington, New Zealand Check out the International Girly …

This group is made up of professionals of all ages throughout New Zealand who come together to meet new people, connect with other like-minded professionals as well as networking across New Zealand with people in a variety of industries. We get together on a regular basis, face to face (where possible) to talk about business, working as professionals in different industries, marketing (both in person and on the internet), small and medium business enterprises and success in life. I'm sure this i …