Universal Wellbeing Events
Upcoming Events in New Zealand and Australia
We’re excited to offer a range of impactful wellbeing events tailored to advance professional practice and organisational productivity across New Zealand and Australia.
New Zealand Events
In 2025, we will host a series of interactive workshops and our national Universal Wellbeing Conference in New Zealand. These events will focus on the Universal Wellbeing Model and the Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool, providing practical training, evidence-based insights, and guidance on using digital wellbeing tools effectively.
Stay tuned for confirmed dates and early bird pricing. This is your opportunity to strengthen your skills and contribute to a more effective, prevention-focused wellbeing approach.
Australia Events
In 2026, we’re bringing the Universal Wellbeing Conference to Australia for the first time. This milestone event is designed to support Australian schools, organisations, universities, and community groups with practical strategies to improve wellbeing outcomes.
Explore sessions on universal wellbeing practices, research-backed tools, and proven approaches tailored to Australian challenges. Whether you’re a school leader, workplace manager, or university professional, this conference will provide knowledge and tools you can apply immediately.
Get ready for an unmissable experience that will inspire change and equip you with tools to make a real difference—details and dates coming soon!
Leading Staff and Student Wellbeing Systems
About the Workshop
This full-day workshop is designed for school leaders looking to lift both staff and student outcomes through evidence-based wellbeing systems.
You'll explore the latest wellbeing research, gain access to practical planning tools, and learn how to implement whole-school systems that support achievement and equity — without adding to staff workload.
This is the only public session scheduled in Auckland for 2025.
What You’ll Gain
This practical workshop equips school leaders with the tools, templates, and strategies to design, implement, and sustain whole-school wellbeing systems that lift student achievement and reduce staff burnout.
NEW Evidence-Based Wellbeing Understandings
Learn how to use inquiry-based structures to embed wellbeing across your school.
Practical Planning Tools
Receive resources to help you plan, measure, and monitor implementation.
System-Wide Strategy
Build a scalable wellbeing system aligned with your achievement and equity goals.
Who Should Attend
School Principals & Deputy Principals
Deans and Wellbeing Coordinators
Kāhui Ako Leads
Educational Leaders driving pastoral, behavioural, and engagement outcomes
Workshop Details
Date: Tuesday 19 August 2025
Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Auckland Karaka
Investment:
$500 per person
$400 per person for group bookings (4+)
Spaces are limited.
Secure your place early to ensure access to this exclusive Auckland session.
Transformative New Pastoral Care & Wellbeing Systems
About the Workshop
This interactive, full-day online workshop is designed for Directors, Senior Leadership Teams, and Wellbeing Leads across tertiary institutions looking to reframe and strengthen their organisation-wide approach to wellbeing.
You’ll be introduced to the Universal Wellbeing Model and Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool, alongside system development strategies proven to improve outcomes in engagement, culture, equity, and completion rates.
This is not just a strategy session — it’s a full experience designed to refresh, realign, and re-energise your approach to pastoral care and wellbeing.
What You’ll Gain
New Understandings of Wellbeing
Explore how entrenched issues like absenteeism, disengagement, and burnout can be reframed and addressed using a systems approach.
Practical Evaluation & Strategy Tools
Gain access to tools that help you evaluate and strengthen your organisation’s wellbeing capability.
Vision & Capability Building
Redefine your wellbeing vision and systems to align with measurable organisational goals.
Interactive Collaboration & Inquiry
Participate in inquiry-based activities and peer-led discussions tailored to the tertiary education context.
Live Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Experience
Experience the power of the UW Evaluation Tool firsthand during the session.
Who Should Attend
Tertiary Education Institution Directors
SLT & SMT Members
Pastoral Care and Wellbeing Leaders
Academic Quality, Engagement & Equity Managers
Workshop Details
Date: Thursday, 21 August 2025
Time: 10:00am – 3:30pm
Location: Online (Microsoft Teams) – link emailed upon registration
Investment
$200 per person (GST incl.)
$150 per person (GST incl.) for group bookings of 4 or more
Spaces are limited.
Secure your virtual seat early to ensure access to this exclusive 2025 professional development event.
Transformative Wellbeing Practices for Managers
Rethink the Future of Organisational Wellbeing
In a time when burnout, disengagement, and absenteeism are placing increasing pressure on organisations, the need for smarter, system-level wellbeing strategies has never been greater.
This high-impact one-day workshop is designed for managers, team leaders, and workplace wellbeing decision-makers looking to move beyond surface-level initiatives — and toward real, measurable change.
What You’ll Learn
Led by the creators of the Universal Wellbeing Model, this workshop introduces a proven, evidence-based framework that reshapes how wellbeing is understood, measured, and embedded within organisations. Through interactive, practical sessions, you will:
Reframe how you define and manage wellbeing in your team
Learn how to use the Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool to measure impact
Explore systems that directly improve engagement, motivation, and performance
Gain new strategies to reduce burnout, absenteeism, and productivity loss
Build leadership capability in managing wellbeing across diverse teams
Who Should Attend
Team and operational managers
People and culture leaders
Health, safety, and wellbeing professionals
Organisational development and HR advisors
Anyone responsible for staff performance, wellbeing, and organisational culture
This is not a “tick-the-box” workshop — it is a transformative professional development experience grounded in over 16 years of research and practice.
Why This, Why Now?
The demand for integrated wellbeing leadership is rising across every industry. Organisations are under pressure to deliver better outcomes — with fewer resources — and wellbeing is a key driver of sustainable performance.
Don’t wait for burnout to become the culture. Learn how to lead proactively with tools that work — and walk away with actionable strategies to implement immediately.
Bonus: Experience the Universal Wellbeing Evaluation
As part of the day, you’ll have the opportunity to trial the Confidential Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool — and see how this cutting-edge resource is reshaping how leaders understand and respond to staff needs.
wORKSHOP DETAILS
Date: Tuesday, 02 September 2025
Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm
Location: WELLINGTON
Investment
$400 per person (GST incl.)
$350 per person (GST incl.) for group bookings of 4 or more
Spaces are limited. This session will sell out.
Secure your place early to avoid missing out.
New Universal Wellbeing Model & Evaluation Tool for Researchers Workshop
About the Workshop
This interactive online workshop introduces the new, evidence-based Universal Wellbeing Model and Evaluation Tool, designed to help researchers reframe how wellbeing is understood, measured, and supported across systems and settings.
Built on 16 years of research, the session explores innovative approaches to long-standing challenges in wellbeing research, including:
What is wellbeing, really?
How is it influenced by context and experience?
How can it be effectively measured and sustained over time?
Participants will be supported to rebuild their understanding of wellbeing, enhance their evidence-based research capabilities, and explore how systems thinking and capability development can lead to more inclusive and effective wellbeing outcomes.
What You’ll Gain
A deep understanding of the Universal Wellbeing Model & Evaluation Tool
Evidence-based methods and strategies for researching and supporting wellbeing
Tools for creating transformative wellbeing systems
Insight into collective and individual wellbeing across diverse populations
A chance to experience a Universal Wellbeing Evaluation firsthand
Opportunities to collaborate and connect with other wellbeing researchers
Who Should Attend?
This session is designed specifically for researchers, evaluators, postgraduate students, and academics who are actively engaged in wellbeing-related inquiry or looking to enhance their impact through innovative frameworks.
Bonus: Experience the Universal Wellbeing Evaluation
As part of the day, you’ll have the opportunity to trial the Confidential Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool — and see how this cutting-edge resource is reshaping how leaders understand and respond to staff needs.
wORKSHOP DETAILS
Date: Friday, 05 September 2025
Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Location: Online (Microsoft Teams) – link emailed upon registration
Investment
$200 per person (GST incl.)
$150 per person (GST incl.) for group bookings of 4 or more
Understanding and Implementing the New Pastoral Care Code
A one-day professional development workshop to help tertiary providers understand and implement the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021. Includes frameworks, compliance tools, and strategies to improve student wellbeing and retention.
Measuring What Matters: The Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool (UWET) (Free 30-Minute WEBINAR) | TechWeek 2025
Measuring What Matters: The Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool (UWET)
(Free 30-Minute Webinar)
Part of TechWeek 2025, this session shows how UWET helps you measure and improve wellbeing with confidence, using data that drives better decisions.
Event Summary
Wellbeing is a Competitive Advantage—Make It Measurable
Across industries, organisations are recognising wellbeing as a key performance driver. But without a clear way to track, measure, and understand its impact, how can leaders ensure their efforts create meaningful change?
The Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool (UWET) offers a structured, evidence-based approach to assess and improve wellbeing at the individual, team, and leadership levels. With 16 years of research behind it, UWET provides actionable insights that drive engagement, retention, and workplace culture transformation.
What We'll Cover
✅ Understand the Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool—how it assesses and strengthens workplace wellbeing
✅ Learn how to measure wellbeing in a structured, research-backed way—beyond guesswork and generic surveys
✅ See how real-world organisations use UWET to track and improve wellbeing outcomes
✅ Discover how to use wellbeing data effectively to support leadership decisions and workforce strategy
✅ Learn how to apply UWET insights to create healthier, high-performing workplaces
The strongest organisations invest in people-first, measurable wellbeing strategies. Join this session to gain insights you can apply immediately.
📌 Register now to receive your Teams link and take wellbeing from an idea to an advantage.
Date & Time
📅 23rd May 2025 | 🕙 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM NZST
📍Live Online Session via Microsoft Teams| Part of Techweek New Zealand 2025
🔗 Join via Microsoft Teams. (The link will be provided once you have registered.)
Tech-Powered Wellbeing: The Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) in Action (Free 30-Minute Webinar) | TechWeek 2025
Tech-Powered Wellbeing: The Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) in Action
(Free 30-Minute Webinar)
Join us during TechWeek 2025 to explore how the Universal Wellbeing Model is helping forward-thinking organisations embed strategic wellbeing at scale.
Event Summary
Future-Ready Organisations Embed Wellbeing—Here’s How
In a fast-changing world, wellbeing isn’t just about supporting employees—it’s a strategic driver of performance, innovation, and leadership. Forward-thinking organisations worldwide are embedding structured, evidence-based systems that create high-performing, people-first workplace cultures.
The Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) is a proven, research-backed framework that helps organisations understand, implement, and sustain wellbeing initiatives in a way that is measurable, adaptable, and results-driven.
What We'll Cover
✅ Understand the Universal Wellbeing Model—a structured framework for embedding wellbeing into leadership, culture, and systems
✅ Learn how to integrate wellbeing into decision-making using practical, real-world applications
✅ Explore key elements of the model, including how to create wellbeing strategies that align with organizational goals
✅ Gain insights into how organisations are using UWM to improve engagement, retention, and workplace culture
✅ Learn how to sustain and increase long-term wellbeing success by shifting from one-off initiatives to a scalable, measurable approach
Wellbeing is the foundation of strong, innovative organisations. This is your opportunity to learn how to implement it strategically—no fluff, just impact.
📌 Register now to receive your Teams link and be part of the global wellbeing movement.
Date & Time
📅 22nd May 2025 | 🕙 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM NZST
📍Live Online Session via Microsoft Teams| Part of Techweek New Zealand 2025
🔗 Join via Microsoft Teams. (The link will be provided once you have registered.)
Productivity-Producing Wellbeing Solutions Workshop | TechWeek 2025
Productivity-Producing Wellbeing Solutions Workshop
A powerful 3-hour online workshop as part of TechWeek 2025, guiding organisations to transform wellbeing into measurable productivity using 16 years of research.
Event Summary
Paid 3-Hour Online Workshop | Part of Techweek 2025
Turn Wellbeing into a Measurable Driver of Organisational Performance
This interactive online workshop is designed for businesses and organisations keen to ensure they have the most effective and best value wellbeing system for their organization.
Two new evidence-based wellbeing system options based on 16 years of wellbeing research, that measurably improve productivity and workplace culture are presented along with the opportunity to review your current system.
What We'll Cover
✅ Confidential Universal Wellbeing Evaluation (valued at $250) – optional
✅ Access to comprehensive worksheets & resources (valued at $750)
✅ A deeper understanding of the Universal Wellbeing Model & Evaluation Tool
✅ Practical strategies to measure, monitor, and improve productivity through wellbeing
✅ Guidance to review your organisation’s current system—including risks, costs, and outcomes
✅ The opportunity to develop your own actionable Productivity-Producing Wellbeing Solution
🎯 Designed for organisations seeking high-performing, people-first workplaces.
Date & Time
📅 21st May 2025 | 🕙 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM NZST
📍Live Online Session via Microsoft Teams| Part of Techweek New Zealand 2025
🔗 Join via Microsoft Teams. (The link will be provided once you have registered.)
Tech & Wellbeing: Solving the Right Problems in Work & Education | TechWeek 2025
Tech & Wellbeing: Solving the Right Problems in Work & Education
An online workshop as part of TechWeek 2025 for leaders in business, education, and HR seeking evidence-based solutions to productivity, engagement, and retention.
Event Summary
Businesses, educators, and communities are working hard—but are we identifying the real issues?
Economic pressures are forcing companies to cut costs, lifting productivity and profit is urgent .
Job losses are rising, so developing and retaining talent has never been so important.
Student achievement rates are low, reversing disengagement, motivation and inspiration is needed in both education and the workforce.
Wellbeing programs exist, yet burnout and absenteeism remain at record highs.
Everyone is investing in wellbeing, education, and workplace initiatives—so what's missing?
At Techweek 2025, we will challenge out dated ideas, and assumptions and provide solutions to the above.
This session unpacks the Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool (UWET)—an evidence-based resource that quickly identifies the real causes behind workforce disengagement, retention struggles, and poor productivity and profit levels.
We're NOT here to sell another wellbeing trend—we're here to show how developing evidence-based insights can transform decision-making for businesses, schools, and organisations worldwide. Spend less, Achieve more and Faster.
What We'll Cover
✅ The Hidden Gaps in Wellbeing Initiatives – Ways to do better and ensure you do not miss the mark
✅ Recession & Workplace Wellbeing – WAys to engage and meet individual employees needs effectively
✅ Retention & Performance Challenges – How data-driven insights help motivate employees and students engaged
✅ Real-World Case Study: Applying the Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) & UWET
✅ Interactive Q&A – Bring your challenges, get real insights
Who Should Attend?
🔹 Business leaders & executives – Find solutions to staff retention & productivity improvements
🔹 HR & People Leaders – Learn why many wellbeing programs fail to perform & how to fix them
🔹 Educators & Institutions – Address declining student engagement & achievement
🔹 Policymakers & Strategists – Seek evidence-based wellbeing systems for long-term impact
Date & Time
📅 20th May 2025 | 🕙 10:00 AM – 12:15 PM NZST
📍Live Online Session (60–90 minutes) via Microsoft Teams| Part of Techweek New Zealand 2025
🔗 Join via Microsoft Teams. (The link will be provided once you have registered.)
Event Programme
10:00 AM – 10:10 AM | Welcome & Introduction
10:10 AM – 10:40 AM | Initial Address: Uncovering the Real Issues in Workplace Wellbeing
10:40 AM – 11:20 AM | The Universal Wellbeing Model: The Hidden Gaps in Wellbeing Initiatives
11:20 AM – 11:50 AM | Interactive Session: Applying the Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool (UWET)
11:50 AM – 12:10 PM | Q&A Session
12:10 PM – 12:15 PM | Closing Remarks
FREE School Universal Wellbeing Model Workshop
Join us at the Freedom Wellbeing Institute in Hamilton for a free in-person workshop designed specifically for schools. This hands-on session introduces information about the latest research and practical strategies that support real, measurable improvements for both staff and students.
If you’re involved in wellbeing, pastoral care, management, leadership, or staff development within your school, this is an opportunity to access the latest evidence-based model, a key resource, chance to connect with peers, and leave with strategies you can apply right away.
📅Date: Thursday, 24 April 2025
🕛Time: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Cost: Free of charge (limited spaces available – registration essential)
📍 Location: Freedom Wellbeing Institute Premises, Level 1, 610 Victoria Street, Hamilton
What You’ll Learn
During this interactive session, you’ll be introduced to:
The Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM): A clear, evidenced-based model for building holistic and sustainable wellbeing within schools and communities.
The Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool (UWET): A research-backed, confidential evaluation tool that can accurately measure wellbeing levels across your school — both staff and students.
You’ll leave the workshop with practical insights and ways to start your professional Universal Wellbeing Practitioner journey in your school setting.
Who Should Attend
This free workshop is ideal for anyone involved in school wellbeing, including:
School Principals
Deputy and Assistant Principals
Pastoral Care Leads
Wellbeing Coordinators
Health Educators
Guidance Counsellors
Student Support and SENCO Staff
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Spaces are limited – please secure your spot early to avoid missing out.
FREE Universal Wellbeing Model Workshop for the Health & Wellbeing Sector
Join us at the FREEDOM Wellbeing Institute premises in Hamilton for a free in-person workshop designed specifically for professionals working in the health and wellbeing space. Whether you're supporting communities, managing wellbeing programmes, or delivering public health services — this is a practical, interactive session made for you.
This workshop will introduce two research-backed frameworks that make wellbeing easier to structure, track, and improve across individuals, organisations, and communities.
📅Date: wednesday, 23 April 2025
🕛Time: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Cost: Free of charge (limited spaces available – registration essential)
📍 Location: Freedom Wellbeing Institute Premises, Level 1, 610 Victoria Street, Hamilton
What You’ll Learn
During the session, you’ll be introduced to the following:
The Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM): A structured approach that supports proactive, measurable, and sustainable wellbeing strategies at individual and community levels.
The Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool (UWET): A practical and confidential tool for tracking wellbeing outcomes and guiding real-time decisions in programmes or services.
You'll leave the workshop with real tools you can apply immediately in your work.
Who Should Attend
This free workshop is ideal for anyone involved in school wellbeing, including:
Public health
Health promotion
Mental health services
Māori and Pacific health
Whānau Ora
Community wellbeing programmes
NGOs and not-for-profit health organisations
Youth and family support services
Wellbeing Practitioners
Local or regional wellbeing initiatives
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Spaces are limited – please secure your spot early to avoid missing out.
April 2025 School Holiday Wellbeing Workshop for students Aged 8+
Join us in Hamilton this April school holidays for a face-to-face Universal Wellbeing Workshop designed for school students aged 8 and over.
Held at the FREEDOM Wellbeing Institute, this interactive 3-hour session offers a meaningful and affordable school holiday activity that helps students understand what wellbeing means and how to care for their own.
Perfect for parents and caregivers looking for educational and engaging school holiday programmes, the workshop introduces students to the Universal Wellbeing Model – a research-backed framework that supports emotional wellbeing, self-awareness, and resilience in everyday life.
📅Date: wednesday, 16 April 2025
🕛Time: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Cost: Just $30 per student. Limited spaces – register now.
📍 Location: Freedom Wellbeing Institute Premises, Level 1, 610 Victoria Street, Hamilton
What Students Will Learn
Understanding My Universal Wellbeing is a 3-hour, face-to-face session that introduces students aged 8+ to what wellbeing is and how they can look after their own Universal Wellbeing in everyday life.
This workshop is evidence-based and delivered by experienced, police-vetted educators. Students will be supported throughout the session in a safe, welcoming, and interactive environment.
Spaces are limited
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Spaces are limited -
Spaces are limited – please secure your spot early to avoid missing out.
April 2025 School Holiday Wellbeing Workshop for students Aged 8+
Join us in Hamilton this April school holidays for a face-to-face Universal Wellbeing Workshop designed for school students aged 8 and over.
Held at the FREEDOM Wellbeing Institute, this interactive 3-hour session offers a meaningful and affordable school holiday activity that helps students understand what wellbeing means and how to care for their own.
Perfect for parents and caregivers looking for educational and engaging school holiday programmes, the workshop introduces students to the Universal Wellbeing Model – a research-backed framework that supports emotional wellbeing, self-awareness, and resilience in everyday life.
📅Date: Tuesday, 15 April 2025
🕛Time: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Cost: Just $30 per student. Limited spaces – register now.
📍 Location: Freedom Wellbeing Institute Premises, Level 1, 610 Victoria Street, Hamilton
What Students Will Learn
Understanding My Universal Wellbeing is a 3-hour, face-to-face session that introduces students aged 8+ to what wellbeing is and how they can look after their own Universal Wellbeing in everyday life.
This workshop is evidence-based and delivered by experienced, police-vetted educators. Students will be supported throughout the session in a safe, welcoming, and interactive environment.
Spaces are limited
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Spaces are limited -
Spaces are limited – please secure your spot early to avoid missing out.
NEW ZEALAND|2025 march- Producing Productivity Wellbeing Solutions
Productivity-Producing Universal Wellbeing Workshop
📅 Date: 24 March 2025
⏰ Time: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Venue: Ibis Auckland Ellerslie
💲 Investment: $500+GST ($400+GST for Chamber members!)
The Missing Link Between Wellbeing & Performance
In every sector—corporate, education, healthcare, and government—leaders are facing the same challenges:
Clients and students are disengaging.
Staff are mentally checking out.
Burnout and turnover are rising.
Traditional wellbeing initiatives aren’t solving the problem.
The issue? Most approaches focus on surface-level symptoms, not the root causes affecting engagement, performance, and productivity.
This workshop introduces a new way of thinking about wellbeing—one that directly connects organisational success with evidence-based wellbeing strategies. Backed by 16 years of research, the Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) and Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool (UWET) provide a practical, data-driven approach to fixing hidden productivity blockers before they impact staff, clients, and overall business performance.
What You’ll Gain
🔹 Insights into why people disengage—and how to reverse it.
🔹 A structured approach to identifying and solving hidden productivity challenges.
🔹 Research-backed strategies that drive long-term impact—not just short-term relief.
Who Should Attend?
Designed for business leaders, HR professionals, educators, healthcare providers, and decision-makers, this workshop is for anyone who wants to go beyond generic wellbeing programs and apply evidence-based solutions that actually work.
📩 Limited spots available—fill out the form to secure your place today.
For any inquiries, contact contactus@fwi.ac.nz or call +64 27 386 9296.
NEW ZEALAND|2024 universal wellbeing conference
JOIN US!
JOIN US!
IGNITING WELLBEING & PREVENTION PRACTICE
ALL WELCOME!
DATE: 9.00am to 5:00pm - Friday 22nd November 2024
VENUE: Public Trust Building Level 1, 610 Victoria Street, Hamilton
Host: Susan F. Stevenson
If you lead, manage, coordinate, educate or support the wellbeing of others this conference is for you. Join us for research, development, and practice advances.
Conference Programme includes sessions on:
1. Identifying the Determinants of Universal Wellbeing
2. Digitisation of the Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool
3. Professional Universal Wellbeing Practitioner Guidelines & Ethics – A Discussion
4. Universal Wellbeing Professional Programmes & Accreditations
5. Universal Wellbeing Research & Practice Updates
6. Universal Wellbeing Model-based Mindfulness Activities
OUR SPEAKERS
In addition to the main conference, we are excited to offer an exclusive workshop: Introduction to the Universal Wellbeing Model Workshop.
This interactive session will provide hands-on experience with the model, giving you valuable insights to implement in your own wellbeing practice.
ALL WELCOME!
DATE: 1.00pm to 4:00pm - Thursday 21st November 2024
VENUE: Public Trust Building Level 1, 610 Victoria Street, Hamilton
Registration Fees & Packages
Last Chance to Register!
Conference Registration Fee: NZD $400 +GST
Workshop Only: NZD $100 + GST
Combo Package (Conference + Workshop): NZD $350 + GST