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Aotearoa New Zealand Online Meetup 76

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  • Date: Sunday 21 June 2026
  • Time: 10am to 11.30am
  • Location: Virtual Meeting at this link https://meet.jit.si/WikiAotearoa
    IMPORTANT: The first person joining the meeting needs to sign in as the "Moderator" using a Google, Facebook, or GitHub account; other attendees can then join without any authentication – see the jitsi blog for more information.
    NOTE: This video conferencing software link will ask permission to use your computer camera and microphone. You will need to agree to get full functionality. Google Chrome or Chromium is recommended for the best experience (not all aspects work correctly with other browsers). The Jitsi web-based video conferencing platform is 100% open source and fully encrypted. No account is needed and it's free.
  • Cost: Free

Meetup code of conduct and anonymity when meeting via video conference

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All attendees are expected to understand and abide by the Universal Code of Conduct.

This video conferencing meetup is a replacement for an in-person meetup. While attending and remaining anonymous is supported by the group, lurking is not supported and will be actively discouraged. All attendees are expected to use their User name as an identifier on the video conference call and to introduce themselves and their interest in joining the call on the chat channel of the call as a minimum. Participation using video and / or voice in addition to Chat is encouraged but not required.

Some members of the group have been the target of cyber bullying in the past and these measures are intended to support creating a safe space for collaboration.

If a new attendee joins the group with video and voice disabled, they will be encouraged to participate by the facilitator, using this script:

Welcome new attendee. This group respects your right to remain anonymous. This group has a policy of discouraging lurking as it makes some of us uncomfortable. If you are happy to introduce yourself over voice, please let us know what you've been working on and if you need help with any editing issues.

If you're not comfortable updating the group by voice, then that's okay. You have the option of introducing yourself and adding your user page link into the chat feature. The chat is deleted once the video conference finishes.
If you want to remain completely anonymous and not chat, then this meetup is not for you. We make comprehensive and extensive notes of the meetup that will be included in the meetup page afterwards. That's the best way to catch up with what this meetup has been doing if you don't want to contribute during the video call.
If you're not sure how to use the chat feature you can access it by clicking on the icon that looks like a speech bubble in the bottom left corner.

If, after an appropriate length of time, the new attendee does not participate by video, voice, or chat, the facilitator of the group will remove the attendee from the video call.

If the new attendee persists in logging in, the group will discuss abandoning the meet up.

Chat for sharing pastes, URLs and so on

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The Jitsi video conferencing platform has a chat feature. This is used to share URLs and other commentary while the discussions are occurring. The facilitators may take a copy to help with writing up outcomes from the meeting on the meeting Wikipedia page. Any copies will be deleted once outcomes and notes are completed.

Future meetups

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This is a monthly event running approximately every 4 weeks, alternating between Saturday and Sunday. Please double check the Aotearoa New Zealand Online page to confirm date of meeting.

Apply for membership of Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand to be kept informed.

Also see Wikipedia:New Zealand Wikipedians' notice board for discussion relevant to New Zealand Wikipedians.

People

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Attending

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Add your name to the list by adding an asterisk and three tildes like this: ‘’’* ~~~‘’’

Unable to come

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Add your name to the list by adding an asterisk and three tildes like this: * ~~~

Agenda and notes

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Introduction to meet up by organisers

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Wikimedia User Group of Aotearoa New Zealand – update and discussion (15 minutes)

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Update from the President, WANZ

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Funding bid to Wikimedia Foundation - We need your help The committee of WANZ are working hard on the funding bid to Wikimedia Foundation. This year's application is a big one as it's a multiyear funding bid for the next three years July 2026 – June 2029. The bid involves looking at not only what activities, events, and partnerships we're intending to fund in the next few years but also proving our value to Wikimedia Foundation.

It always helps to provide information on what's happening in the community so I'm encouraging you to have a look at the Annual Community Report for 2025/26 and add in your highlights of what you've achieved since 1 July 2025. It can be your work on your editing practice, what you've contributed with organisation or event running, or project contributions you're proud of. We do this call out twice a year and there's a number of editors that will do copy edits and tidy things up after you've contributed. Get in there and give it a go.

Committee membership There are a number of places on the WANZ committee that will become available at the next AGM that will occur nearer the middle of this year. If you are interested in serving on the committee and you want to learn more please contact president @ wikimedia.nz and I'll get in touch to tell you more.

Update from the Treasurer, WANZ

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Wiki-Con Weekends, Editathons, Events and Outreach in 2025–26

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If you're an event organiser, don't forget to add your event as a programme to the Campaign Dashboard July 2025 – June 2026. The Dashboard is a key tracking tool for reporting back to Wikimedia Foundation and will help us ensure that we get funding in future years. If you are unsure how to add programmes to the Campaign dashboard you can find further information here on how to create a new event dashboard and how to link it to the overall campaign dashboard. Alternatively contact: Ambrosia10 (talk) on her talk page for help.

If you're interested in organising a Wiki event, Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand (WANZ) provides support funding. Contact info @ wikimedia.nz for more information on how to apply. It's really simple – we promise!

Editathons

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Wiki conferences

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Other Wiki meetings of note

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Non-Wiki conferences

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  • Ambrosia10 will be co-organising a session at TDWG 2026 and has put in an abstract to present at the conference on Wikidata.

WPAL and Wikimedian in Residence positions

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Content projects

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  • Content: Critter of the Week: A project to ensure Wikipedia articles are improved of species covered in that Radio New Zealand radio show.

Anyone know of or organising any other events or content projects? Note here to let the group know!

Round table for participants

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Opportunity to say what you’re working on and if you need help to do anything or want anything demonstrated. You can add requests for help here prior to the meeting if you want. Can attendees please add a short paragraph summarising what they present to the Agenda notes.

Review of questions raised during round table

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Presentations, tips, tools

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Outcomes

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Next meeting and meetup timetables

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