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