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


 * 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 =
 * 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 =
 * 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 =
 * 6 Oct: Art Week Wikipedia Tutorials • Auckland Museum • 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 • Meetup/Palmerston North/Science

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

= Media coverage =
 * Northern Advocate (3 Oct 2018). "Wikipedia wants to hear your Northland stories". Northland Advocate
 * Macdonald, Nikki. (20 Oct 2018). "National Portrait: Mike Dickison, conservationist and Wikipedian". Dominion Post, p.C3
 * Quade, Victoria. (21 Oct 2018). "Educating for Social Change 21-10-2018" (audio). Wellington Access Radio. (Radio interview)