Key events in the manufacturing calendar to note
| Date | Event Details | Region |
| 22md - 24th July 2025 | Industrial Transformation Australia - a Hannover Messe Trade Show | Sydney |
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24th July 2025 |
AMA Council Meeting | MS Teams 11am - 1pm |
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9th September 2025 |
Partnership Launch Event: AMA + Icehouse | Auckland 5pm - 7pm |
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11th September 2025 |
M2 AI Summit | Christchurch |
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25th September 2025 |
AMA Council Meeting | MS Teams 11am - 1pm |
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22nd - 26th September 2025 |
EMO Hannover | Germany |
| 26th Sept - 9th October 2025 |
North American Study Tour & AME Conference (Best Practice Network) |
USA & Canada |
| 29th Sept - 03rd Sept 2025 |
International Astronautical Congress - IAC 2025 in Sydney, Australia – 29.SEP – 03.OCT |
Sydney |
| 30th Sept - 2nd October 2025 | 2025 MESNZ Maintenance Engineering Conference - Registration - MESNZ | Fraser High School, Hamilton |
| 01st October 2025 | AMA Regional Leadership Meeting (Northland) - hosted by: Donovan Group | Whangarei |
| 2nd - 3rd October 2025 |
Composite Association of NZ Conference |
Hamilton |
| 7th October 2025 |
AMA Regional Leadership Meeting (Auckland) - hosted by: Temperzone |
Auckland |
| 7th - 8th October 2025 |
NZ Aerospace Summit - New Zealand Aerospace Summit 2025 — Aerospace New Zealand |
Christchurch |
| 15th October 2025 |
AMA Regional Leadership Meeting (Hawkes Bay) - hosted by: NZ Frost Fans |
Hawkes Bay |
| 10th November 2025 |
Ministers Productivity Advisory Group Meeting AMA AGM |
Auckland Auckland |
| 27th November 2025 | Auckland | |
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1st - 3rd December 2025 |
CATE (Careers and Transition Education) Conference. Theme: "STEAM Towards the Future" - CATE Conference 2025 |
Wellington |
| End February 2026 |
Entries Open - Minister for Manufacturing Awards |
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20th - 24th April 2026 |
HANNOVER MESSE 2026 | Germany |
| Early April |
Entries Close - Minister for Manufacturing Awards |
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April - May |
Judging - Minister for Manufacturing Awards | |
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12th - 14th May 2026 |
Australian Manufacturing Week | Brisbane |
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18th - 24th May 2026 |
NZ Tech Week 2026 | Nationwide |
| 22nd May 2026 | Home — NZ Hi-Tech Awards | Auckland |
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Wed 27th May 2025 |
Minister for Manufacturing Awards | Auckland |
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26th - 28th May 2026 |
EMEX 2026 - EMEX » Engineering | Machinery | Manufacturing | Robotics | Technology |
Auckland |
|
23rd - 25th June 2026 |
Industrial Transformation Australia |
Melbourne |
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