Wikipedia:GLAM/New Zealand Wikipedian at Large/October 2018 Report

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  • Northland trip to visit Te Hiku Media and record 150 words in Te Reo Māori for Commons, as well as meet and give a presentation on Wikipedia for the Kerikeri heritage community.
  • Visit to Massey University in Palmerston North to run a workshop and prepare for a series of Wikipedia events in March
  • Running four "Edit for Equity" edit-a-thons, organised by Kelly and Anna Pendergrast of Antistatic, supported by the Suffrage 125 anniversary fund.

Meetings[edit]

  • 1 Oct: Keoni Mahelona and Peter Lucas-Jones at Te Hiku Media, Kaitaia
  • 4 Oct: Spent a day at Honey House Cafe, Kerikeri, meeting with local historians, Wikipedians, and members of Heritage New Zealand
  • 19 Oct: Met Linda Palmer, Librarian, Massey University and discussed Wikipedia events to happen in March
  • 29 Oct: Geoff Ford, Digital Humanities Group, University of Canterbury, Christchurch re WiR placement in May
  • 29 Oct: Max Reeves, Ashburton Museum, to organise a five-day residency in May
  • 30 Oct: Jeanette King, University of Canterbury linguist, on the macron issue in NZ Wikipedia

Presentations[edit]

  • 4 Oct: How Wiki Works • History and heritage community members, Honey House Cafe, Kerikeri
  • 18 Oct: How Wiki Works • Two separate sessions for Horizons Regional Council research and communications teams, Palmerston North
  • 22 Oct: How Wiki Works • Archives New Zealand, Wellington
  • 23 Oct: How can the Ministry for the Environment make use of Wikipedia? • MfE, Wellington
  • 24 Oct: How Wikipedia Works • U3A lecture series, Kilbirnie Community Centre, Wellington

Workshops[edit]

  • 6 Oct: Art Week Wikipedia Tutorials • Auckland Museum • Wikipedia:Meetup/Auckland/Art Week 1
  • 9 Oct: Edit for Equity: STEM • Sustainability Trust, 2 Forresters Lane, Wellington • WP:E4E1
  • 11 Oct: Edit for Equity: Film, TV, Music • Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, 84 Taranaki St, Wellington • WP:E4E2
  • 13 Oct: Edit for Equity: Art & Literature • Adam Art Gallery, VUW campus, Wellington • WP:E4E3
  • 14 Oct: Edit for Equity: Politics & Social Change • Internet NZ, lvl 11, 80 Boulcott St, Wellington • WP:E4E4
  • 17 Oct: Wikipedia Science Workshop • AgHort Computer Lab, Massey University, Palmerston North • Wikipedia:Meetup/Palmerston North/Science

Meetups[edit]

  • 21 Oct: Wellington Wikipedians Meetup • Loretta, 181 Cuba St, Wellington • WP:WGTN3

Media coverage[edit]