Empower rangatahi this weekend
10 Free scholarships
Give some rangatahi the opportunity to get hands on with some tech and attend some exciting workshops, and explore career opportunities this weekend at Te Rangapikikōtuku / Empower.
The Saturday workshops are designed to engage taiohi/rangatahi in digital fields – there also robot battles and an e-sports tournament as well!
There are 10 Festival scholarships available to attend.
Get tickets
Use the access code KOTAHIEMP24 to obtain one of the 10 scholarships (otherwise tickets are $50).
About the event
Te Rangapikikōtuku/EMPOWER Festival in Nelson is a dynamic, two-day event designed for youth aged 13-24!
Engage in hands-on workshops, face off in Battle Bots, and compete in an E-Sports LAN tournament with a professional caster.
Connect with industry leaders, explore career opportunities, and unleash your creativity in a supportive, inclusive environment.
Event programme
Saturday:
$50 per attendee to attend for Saturday
- up to 3x workshops 9am - 3pm
- Hands-on digital workshops (Drones, VEX, PC builds, Sound Engineering, Animation, Entrepreneurship, Coding and more)
- An engaging Industry Zone.
- Esports Tournament
- FREE 'friendly' Rocket League Tournament at Card Merchant Nelson 6pm - 9pm
Sunday:
- Esports Tournament - FREE - VALORANT (5 per team - only 8 teams!) at The Suter 9am - 5pm
- Battle Bots $50 team (4-6 per team) 9am - 3pm
- Robocup Jr - FREE - 9am - 3pm
