About

The Whanganui Tech Network Charitable Trust (50167412) was founded in June 2023.

The idea of forming a local network originated from discussions in July 2021 among local technology industry leaders, including the late Mike Price (Proaxiom), Alan Nixon, and Jo Buckingham, who was then serving as a community advisor for the district council.

Although each of them actively participated in the Whanganui tech sector, they encountered challenges in connecting with others within the community and noticed a lack of a cohesive and well-informed strategy or space for fostering the tech economy for both now and into the future.

With Mike sadly passing away in early 2022, Jo and Alan took on the vision create this network, and in 2023 joined up with The Backhouse Trust and Rodd Eddy to bring it to life.

Fast forward 3+ years and our kaupapa hasn’t changed. In 2026 we joined Hive HQ to collectively bring the vision of a shared collaborative space for innovation and technology to thrive.

Join us on our journey!