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Passes
All passes come with additional selections. For day passes, after selecting your choice(s), you’ll be asked if you’d like to add on the corresponding korero for a discounted rate. For the Full Summit pass, we simply are wanting to know if you plan to attend certain limited capacity events.
Full Festival Pass ticket
This is a full summit pass! It includes access to all sessions except for films at Cinema Paradiso, and also includes breakfast and lunches where provided. In the following section we'll ask you what events with limited capacity you would like to attend, and at check out we'll ask if you would like to be included in any of the lunches.
This is a full summit pass! It includes access to all sessions except for films at Cinema Paradiso, and also includes breakfast and lunches where provided. In the following section we'll ask you what events with limited capacity you would like to attend, and at check out we'll ask if you would like to be included in any of the lunches.
$299.00+ $9.27 feeUse arrow keys to change quantity
Te Taiao Day ticket
Tue, 27 Oct, 10am - 4:30pm NZDTDATE: Tuesday 27 Oct TIME: 10 AM - 4:30 PM WHERE: Rippon Hall WHAT: Wānaka has long been renowned as a place of learning. Inspired by the meaning of this place, Day One invites us to step back and see the bigger picture through the lens of Earth's interconnected systems. Lunch included and catered by The Dripping Bowl.
DATE: Tuesday 27 Oct TIME: 10 AM - 4:30 PM WHERE: Rippon Hall WHAT: Wānaka has long been renowned as a place of learning. Inspired by the meaning of this place, Day One invites us to step back and see the bigger picture through the lens of Earth's interconnected systems. Lunch included and catered by The Dripping Bowl.
$90.00+ $3.00 feeUse arrow keys to change quantity
Better Business Day ticket
Wed, 28 Oct, 7am - 4:30pm NZDTDATE: Wednesday 28 October TIME: 7AM - 4:30PM WHERE: Rippon Hall, Wānaka WHAT: Better Business Day brings together visionary leaders, practical thinkers and purpose-driven businesses to explore what leadership looks like in a rapidly changing world. Through workshops, inspiring conversations and real-world examples, discover how hope, innovation and purpose can help create resilient businesses, stronger communities and a thriving future for generations to come. Lunch included and catered by The Dripping Bowl.
DATE: Wednesday 28 October TIME: 7AM - 4:30PM WHERE: Rippon Hall, Wānaka WHAT: Better Business Day brings together visionary leaders, practical thinkers and purpose-driven businesses to explore what leadership looks like in a rapidly changing world. Through workshops, inspiring conversations and real-world examples, discover how hope, innovation and purpose can help create resilient businesses, stronger communities and a thriving future for generations to come. Lunch included and catered by The Dripping Bowl.
$90.00+ $3.00 feeUse arrow keys to change quantity
Better Building Day ticket
Wed, 29 Jul, 7:30am - Thu, 29 Oct, 5pm NZSTDATE: Thursday 29 Oct TIME: 7:30 AM - 5 PM WHERE: Rippon Hall WHAT: The Better Building Day brings together architects, builders, designers, local government, developers and changemakers to explore how we can build better. From healthier materials, circular design, nature positive development and values led leadership, our speakers and experts will set out the future direction of the industry. The day will end with a tour of some of Wānaka's inspiring local projects that are redefining what it means to build well. Lunch included and catered by The Dripping Bowl.
DATE: Thursday 29 Oct TIME: 7:30 AM - 5 PM WHERE: Rippon Hall WHAT: The Better Building Day brings together architects, builders, designers, local government, developers and changemakers to explore how we can build better. From healthier materials, circular design, nature positive development and values led leadership, our speakers and experts will set out the future direction of the industry. The day will end with a tour of some of Wānaka's inspiring local projects that are redefining what it means to build well. Lunch included and catered by The Dripping Bowl.
$90.00+ $3.00 feeUse arrow keys to change quantity
Food Resilience Day ticket
Fri, 30 Oct, 8:15am - 4:30pm NZDTDATE: 30 Oct TIME: 8:15 AM - 4:30 PM WHERE: Queenstown Tour WHAT: How do we build a food system that can nourish people and the planet for generations to come? Explore food resilience through the lenses of whenua, community, tourism, education, growing, energy and circularity. We'll travel by bus across Queenstown and aboard the historic steamship TSS Earnslaw to Walter Peak, visiting inspiring local initiatives, meeting the people driving change and discovering practical ideas for creating thriving, locally connected food systems. TOUR LOGISTICS: The Food Resilience Tour includes transport by coach and boat, morning tea and lunch. The coach will depart from Frankton at 8.15am sharp and return to the same location at 4.30pm. Please arrive 10–15 minutes before departure. The exact meeting point will be confirmed closer to the date and will include long term parking for participants.
DATE: 30 Oct TIME: 8:15 AM - 4:30 PM WHERE: Queenstown Tour WHAT: How do we build a food system that can nourish people and the planet for generations to come? Explore food resilience through the lenses of whenua, community, tourism, education, growing, energy and circularity. We'll travel by bus across Queenstown and aboard the historic steamship TSS Earnslaw to Walter Peak, visiting inspiring local initiatives, meeting the people driving change and discovering practical ideas for creating thriving, locally connected food systems. TOUR LOGISTICS: The Food Resilience Tour includes transport by coach and boat, morning tea and lunch. The coach will depart from Frankton at 8.15am sharp and return to the same location at 4.30pm. Please arrive 10–15 minutes before departure. The exact meeting point will be confirmed closer to the date and will include long term parking for participants.
$90.00+ $3.00 feeUse arrow keys to change quantity
Evening Korero
All $15 unless purchased alongside the corresponding day pass! After selecting your day pass and going through check out, you'll be asked if you'd like to add-on the corresponding evening Korero for only $10!
The Election Conversation ticket
Tue, 27 Oct, 5:30pm - 8pm NZDTDATE: Tuesday 27 Oct WHERE: Rippon Hall TIME: 5:30 PM - 8 PM / Doors open at 5:30pm for an hour of mingling, drinks and our famous Wao platters — wine, beer and non-alcoholic drinks will be available for purchase (card only) at the Rippon bar. Photographer Camilla Rutherford will also open her powerful exhibition exploring Vietnam's waste villages, revealing the hidden human cost of our global recycling system. The main conversation kicks off promptly at 6:30pm. WHAT: Co-hosted by Wao Aotearoa and the Wānaka Business Chamber, hear directly from election candidates as they respond to community and business questions about their vision for our region's and country's future.
DATE: Tuesday 27 Oct WHERE: Rippon Hall TIME: 5:30 PM - 8 PM / Doors open at 5:30pm for an hour of mingling, drinks and our famous Wao platters — wine, beer and non-alcoholic drinks will be available for purchase (card only) at the Rippon bar. Photographer Camilla Rutherford will also open her powerful exhibition exploring Vietnam's waste villages, revealing the hidden human cost of our global recycling system. The main conversation kicks off promptly at 6:30pm. WHAT: Co-hosted by Wao Aotearoa and the Wānaka Business Chamber, hear directly from election candidates as they respond to community and business questions about their vision for our region's and country's future.
$15.00+ $0.75 feeUse arrow keys to change quantity
The Age of Complexity: Navigating an Interconnected World ticket
Wed, 28 Oct, 5:30pm - 8pm NZDTDATE: Wednesday 28 Oct WHERE: Rippon Hall TIME: 5:30 PM - 8 PM / Doors open at 5:30pm for an hour of mingling, drinks and our famous Wao platters — wine, beer and non-alcoholic drinks will be available for purchase (card only) at the Rippon bar. Be sure to come early to have an opportunity to view Photographer Camilla Rutherford's powerful exhibition exploring Vietnam's waste villages, revealing the hidden human cost of our global recycling system. The main conversation kicks off promptly at 6:30pm. WHAT: Climate, biodiversity, resources, technology and the economy are deeply interconnected. Explore why today's challenges cannot be solved in isolation, the importance of an evidence based approach and what resilience really requires.
DATE: Wednesday 28 Oct WHERE: Rippon Hall TIME: 5:30 PM - 8 PM / Doors open at 5:30pm for an hour of mingling, drinks and our famous Wao platters — wine, beer and non-alcoholic drinks will be available for purchase (card only) at the Rippon bar. Be sure to come early to have an opportunity to view Photographer Camilla Rutherford's powerful exhibition exploring Vietnam's waste villages, revealing the hidden human cost of our global recycling system. The main conversation kicks off promptly at 6:30pm. WHAT: Climate, biodiversity, resources, technology and the economy are deeply interconnected. Explore why today's challenges cannot be solved in isolation, the importance of an evidence based approach and what resilience really requires.
$15.00+ $0.75 feeUse arrow keys to change quantity
The Future of Energy ticket
Thu, 29 Oct, 5:30pm - 8pm NZDTDATE: Thursday 29 Oct WHERE: Rippon Hall TIME: 5:30 PM - 8 PM / Doors open at 5:30pm for an hour of mingling, drinks and our famous Wao platters — wine, beer and non-alcoholic drinks will be available for purchase (card only) at the Rippon bar. Be sure to come early to have an opportunity to view Photographer Camilla Rutherford's powerful exhibition exploring Vietnam's waste villages, revealing the hidden human cost of our global recycling system. The main conversation kicks off promptly at 6:30pm. WHAT: Energy underpins every aspect of modern life. Explore the opportunities, risks and choices shaping New Zealand's energy future beyond electrification.
DATE: Thursday 29 Oct WHERE: Rippon Hall TIME: 5:30 PM - 8 PM / Doors open at 5:30pm for an hour of mingling, drinks and our famous Wao platters — wine, beer and non-alcoholic drinks will be available for purchase (card only) at the Rippon bar. Be sure to come early to have an opportunity to view Photographer Camilla Rutherford's powerful exhibition exploring Vietnam's waste villages, revealing the hidden human cost of our global recycling system. The main conversation kicks off promptly at 6:30pm. WHAT: Energy underpins every aspect of modern life. Explore the opportunities, risks and choices shaping New Zealand's energy future beyond electrification.
$15.00+ $0.75 feeUse arrow keys to change quantity
Additional Tickets
Better Building Brekkie at Queenstown Airport ticket
Fri, 30 Oct, 7:30am - 8:30am NZDTDATE: Friday 30 Oct TIME: 7:30 - 8:30 AM WHERE: Queenstown Airport - Provenance Café WHAT: Free coffee and breakfast at Queenstown Airport! Discover how circular economy principles are being applied to a major infrastructure project and explore practical ways to reduce waste through better design and construction.
DATE: Friday 30 Oct TIME: 7:30 - 8:30 AM WHERE: Queenstown Airport - Provenance Café WHAT: Free coffee and breakfast at Queenstown Airport! Discover how circular economy principles are being applied to a major infrastructure project and explore practical ways to reduce waste through better design and construction.
FreeUse arrow keys to change quantity
Circularity Mythbusters: Greenwashing in Construction ticket
Fri, 30 Oct, 10am - 12pm NZDTDATE: Friday 30 Oct TIME: 10 AM - 12 PM WHERE: Te Atamira, Queenstown WHAT: This circularity myth busters workshop with Terri-Ann Berry, Environmental Innovation Centre, explores the common myths around sustainability claims in products, suppliers, and certifications.
DATE: Friday 30 Oct TIME: 10 AM - 12 PM WHERE: Te Atamira, Queenstown WHAT: This circularity myth busters workshop with Terri-Ann Berry, Environmental Innovation Centre, explores the common myths around sustainability claims in products, suppliers, and certifications.
$25.00+ $1.05 feeUse arrow keys to change quantity
Inside Namaste Park: A Regenerative Garden Tour ticket
Sat, 31 Oct, 9:30am - 12pm NZDTDATE: Saturday 31 October TIME: 9:30 AM - 12 PM WHERE: Wānaka - Exact location disclosed once ticket purchased WHAT: Explore Florence Micoud’s guided tour of a 2.5 hectare regenerative property, discovering land restoration, an arboretum, food production, natural fertilisation and ornamental gardens.
DATE: Saturday 31 October TIME: 9:30 AM - 12 PM WHERE: Wānaka - Exact location disclosed once ticket purchased WHAT: Explore Florence Micoud’s guided tour of a 2.5 hectare regenerative property, discovering land restoration, an arboretum, food production, natural fertilisation and ornamental gardens.
$20.00+ $0.90 feeUse arrow keys to change quantity
YOUTH TICKETS
If you'd like to have a youth join one of the full day programs, please email your request to genwao@wao.co.nz
The Election Conversation - YOUTH ticket
Tue, 27 Oct, 5:30pm - 8pm NZDTFreeUse arrow keys to change quantityThe Age of Complexity: Navigating an Interconnected World - YOUTH ticket
Wed, 28 Oct, 5:30pm - 8pm NZDTFreeUse arrow keys to change quantityThe Future of Energy - YOUTH ticket
Thu, 29 Oct, 5:30pm - 8pm NZDTFreeUse arrow keys to change quantityCircularity Mythbusters: Greenwashing in Construction - YOUTH ticket
Fri, 30 Oct, 10am - 12pm NZDTFreeUse arrow keys to change quantity
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Wao Aotearoa is a not-for-profit powered by our community. Your donation helps keep our organisation thriving and supports the year-round mahi that brings people together, grows ideas and turns them into action. Every contribution, big or small, helps us continue building a more resilient future for our communities.