Our annual conference is one of the most entertaining and educational meetings around, usually covering a broad range of topics and with a number of interesting or amusing social activities. It is usually held in November or December, and tends to alternate between North Island and South Island venues.

To find out more about our latest conference, and book tickets, go to our dedicated conference website. (Note that the website may show the previous year’s conference, depending on our organisation cycle.)

2023 Conference – Organising now!

This year’s conference will be held in Dunedin, at the end of November or beginning of December – still being decided.

If you live in the Dunedin area and would like to help out, please get in touch.

2022 Annual Conference

The 2022 conference was held in Wellington at the end of November. We had a great turnout and some really interesting talks.

2021 Annual Conference

The 2021 conference was a joint effort with the Australian Skeptics. Due to the Covid epidemic, we live-streamed the event. There were many interesting and thought-provoking speakers, and it was well-attended with about 250 skeptics from Australia and New Zealand. The conference talks are also be available to watch online.

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2019 Conference

The 2019 conference was the last pre-pandemic in-person conference, held in Christchurch at The Great Hall, part of Canterbury University. The conference featured international guests – the hosts of the Skeptics Guide to the Universe podcast, and also noted skeptics Susan Gerbic and Mark Edward.