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A fun three-hour session held in each region designed to do two things: get you excited about YES and get you ready to start!
Find the schedule for 2023 Kickstart events, below. We are continuing to update this as more dates, times, and venues are finalised.
Kickstart |
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Region |
Date |
Time |
Venue |
Regional Coordinator |
How to Register |
Auckland |
Thu 16 Feb |
10:00am-2:00pm |
AUT North Campus |
Grace Hogan |
Register |
Auckland |
Fri 17 Feb |
10:00am-2:00pm |
AUT North Campus |
Grace Hogan |
Register |
Auckland |
Mon 20 Feb |
10:00am-2:00pm |
AUT South Campus |
Grace Hogan |
Register |
Auckland |
Tue 21 Feb |
10:00am-2:00pm |
AUT South Campus |
Grace Hogan |
Register |
Auckland |
Thu 24 Feb |
11:00am-2:00pm |
Victory Convention Centre |
Grace Hogan |
Register |
Canterbury |
Tue 21 Feb |
8:00am-3:00pm |
Ara Institute/Te Pūkenga Christchurch |
Idoia Gonzalez |
|
Canterbury |
Wed 22 Feb |
8:00am-3:00pm |
Ara Institute/Te Pūkenga Christchurch |
Idoia Gonzalez |
|
Canterbury |
Thu 23 Feb |
8:00am-3:00pm |
Ara Institute/Te Pūkenga Christchurch |
Idoia Gonzalez |
|
Hawke's Bay |
Fri 3 Mar |
9:30am-2:00pm |
EIT Taradale Campus |
Fran Arlidge |
Register |
Manawatū/ Whanganui |
Thu 2 Mar |
9:00am -11:30am |
Massey University Activity Centre |
Elizabeth Hansen |
|
Nelson/ Marlborough |
Fri 3 Mar |
9:00am-12:00pm |
Annesbrook Church Facility |
Trina Zimmerman |
|
Nelson/ Marlborough |
Fri 10 Mar |
10:30am-12:00pm |
Marlborough Girls College |
Trina Zimmerman |
|
Northland (Whangarei) |
Tue 14 Mar |
10:00am-1:00pm |
Semenoff Stadium |
Gary Larken |
|
Northland (Kerikeri) |
Wed 15 Mar |
10:00am-1:00pm |
Turner Center |
Gary Larken |
|
Otago |
Wed 1 Mar |
Julie Cheyne |
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Rotorua/ Taupō |
Wed 1 Mar |
9:00am-2:00pm |
Toi Ohomai, Mokoia Campus, Rotorua |
Atawhai Gillies |
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Southland |
Thu 2 Mar |
Leanne Humphrey |
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Southland |
Fri 3 Mar |
Leanne Humphrey |
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South Canterbury |
Tue 28 Feb |
9:00am-3:00pm |
Ara Gymnasium, Timaru (TBC) |
Stacey Gallagher |
|
Taranaki |
Wed 1 Mar |
9:30am-11:30am |
Plymouth International Hotel |
Shelley Baldwin |
|
Tairāwhiti |
Wed 22 Feb |
9:00am-11:30am |
Seda Naden |
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Waikato |
Fri 24 Feb |
9:00am-12:00pm |
The Atrium, Wintec City Campus | Maddie Walker |
|
Wellington Central |
Tue 28 Feb | 9:30am-12:00pm | Hunter Lounge Victoria University |
Lambrini Phillips |
Register |
Wellington Hutt |
Fri 24 Feb |
9:30am-12:00pm |
Upper Hutt Cossie Club |
Lambrini Phillips |
Register |
Wellington Porirua |
Thu 2 Mar |
9:30am-12:00pm |
Bishop Viard College Hall |
Lambrini Phillips |
Register |
Western Bay of Plenty |
Tue 28 Feb |
10:00am-2:00pm |
Pascale Hyboud-Peron and Georgia Johnson |
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West Coast |
Moira Todd |
A fun three-hour session held in each region designed to do two things: get you excited about YES and get you ready to start!
Find the schedule for 2023 Kickstart events, below. We are continuing to update this as more dates, times, and venues are finalised.
Kickstart |
|||||
Region |
Date |
Time |
Venue |
Regional Coordinator |
How to Register |
Auckland |
Thu 16 Feb |
10:00am-2:00pm |
AUT North Campus |
Grace Hogan |
Register |
Auckland |
Fri 17 Feb |
10:00am-2:00pm |
AUT North Campus |
Grace Hogan |
Register |
Auckland |
Mon 20 Feb |
10:00am-2:00pm |
AUT South Campus |
Grace Hogan |
Register |
Auckland |
Tue 21 Feb |
10:00am-2:00pm |
AUT South Campus |
Grace Hogan |
Register |
Auckland |
Thu 24 Feb |
11:00am-2:00pm |
Victory Convention Centre |
Grace Hogan |
Register |
Canterbury |
Tue 21 Feb |
8:00am-3:00pm |
Ara Institute/Te Pūkenga Christchurch |
Idoia Gonzalez |
|
Canterbury |
Wed 22 Feb |
8:00am-3:00pm |
Ara Institute/Te Pūkenga Christchurch |
Idoia Gonzalez |
|
Canterbury |
Thu 23 Feb |
8:00am-3:00pm |
Ara Institute/Te Pūkenga Christchurch |
Idoia Gonzalez |
|
Hawke's Bay |
Fri 3 Mar |
9:30am-2:00pm |
EIT Taradale Campus |
Fran Arlidge |
Register |
Manawatū/ Whanganui |
Thu 2 Mar |
9:00am -11:30am |
Massey University Activity Centre |
Elizabeth Hansen |
|
Nelson/ Marlborough |
Fri 3 Mar |
9:00am-12:00pm |
Annesbrook Church Facility |
Trina Zimmerman |
|
Nelson/ Marlborough |
Fri 10 Mar |
10:30am-12:00pm |
Marlborough Girls College |
Trina Zimmerman |
|
Northland (Whangarei) |
Tue 14 Mar |
10:00am-1:00pm |
Semenoff Stadium |
Gary Larken |
|
Northland (Kerikeri) |
Wed 15 Mar |
10:00am-1:00pm |
Turner Center |
Gary Larken |
|
Otago |
Wed 1 Mar |
Julie Cheyne |
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Rotorua/ Taupō |
Wed 1 Mar |
9:00am-2:00pm |
Toi Ohomai, Mokoia Campus, Rotorua |
Atawhai Gillies |
|
Southland |
Thu 2 Mar |
Leanne Humphrey |
|||
Southland |
Fri 3 Mar |
Leanne Humphrey |
|||
South Canterbury |
Tue 28 Feb |
9:00am-3:00pm |
Ara Gymnasium, Timaru (TBC) |
Stacey Gallagher |
|
Taranaki |
Wed 1 Mar |
9:30am-11:30am |
Plymouth International Hotel |
Shelley Baldwin |
|
Tairāwhiti |
Wed 22 Feb |
9:00am-11:30am |
Seda Naden |
||
Waikato |
Fri 24 Feb |
9:00am-12:00pm |
The Atrium, Wintec City Campus | Maddie Walker |
|
Wellington Central |
Tue 28 Feb | 9:30am-12:00pm | Hunter Lounge Victoria University |
Lambrini Phillips |
Register |
Wellington Hutt |
Fri 24 Feb |
9:30am-12:00pm |
Upper Hutt Cossie Club |
Lambrini Phillips |
Register |
Wellington Porirua |
Thu 2 Mar |
9:30am-12:00pm |
Bishop Viard College Hall |
Lambrini Phillips |
Register |
Western Bay of Plenty |
Tue 28 Feb |
10:00am-2:00pm |
Pascale Hyboud-Peron and Georgia Johnson |
||
West Coast |
Moira Todd |
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