Latest Events in Tauranga(May Updated)

Get ready to dive into the future of software quality at Innovate QA 2026 - it's going to be a game-changer! Innovate QA 2026 — Seattle’s Premier Conference for Quality-Driven Engineering Leaders June 4–5, 2026 | Seattle, WA 200+ Attendees | 4 Tracks | Nationally Recognized Speakers Join us at Innovate QA 2026 , where the most forward-thinking Engineering Leaders, QA Professionals, and SDETs come together to shape the future of quality. This year’s theme: “Innovation at the Intersection of AI, Test Automation, and Engineering Leadership.” Explore two high-impact tracks: 🔹 Leadership Track – For Directors, VPs, and Engineering Managers focused on business outcomes, org-wide transformation, and people leadership. 🔹 Practitioner Track – Hands-on insights for SDETs, Test Engineers, and ICs in automation, tooling, and real-world delivery strategies. 🔹 Demo Track – Live product demos and walkthroughs of cutting-edge QA tools, platforms, and AI-driven solutions. 🔹 Discussion & Networking Track – Peer-led small group conversations, discussion tables, and curated networking focused on real challenges and shared solutions. What to Expect: Speakers from FAANG companies like Amazon, Meta and Microsoft. Cutting-edge sessions on AI in QA , platform thinking, and org-wide quality transformation Interactive discussion tables for deep dives and peer learning Face-to-face networking with industry leaders and hiring managers A vibrant community of 200+ professionals driving innovation in software quality 🎤 Call for Speakers & Volunteers Now Open Interested in sharing your journey or leading a discussion? Apply now to speak, lead a discussion table, or join the organizing crew. Apply Here → 👥 Know someone who should attend? Send them our way — we’re committed to making space for every quality enthusiast. Special options available for job seekers, students, and underrepresented groups. 📩 Just message the organizers via contact@innovateqaevents.com 🤝 Want to partner or sponsor? We love to showcase our partners and will shout your name from the rooftops (and the stage)! Let’s collaborate to support the next wave of QA innovation. Contact contact@innovateqaevents.com or tatyana.arbouzova@gmail.com. 🧠 Follow us for fresh insights and event updates: 🔗 Innovate QA Events on LinkedIn 🤝 Join our Meetup Group We can’t wait to see you in Seattle for the most energizing QA conference of the year . Information Source: Innovate QA | eventbrite

Downtown Bellevue welcomes Pride Month as we celebrate the LGBTQIA2S+ community with a dog walk in Downtown Bellevue at Downtown Park! The Bellevue Downtown Association and Eastside Pride PNW are proud to produce Paws & Pride Dog Walk, on Saturday, June 6th at Bellevue Downtown Park (south of Bellevue Square). Focused on inclusivity on the Eastside, this event will spotlight Eastside Pride PNW and their vision of a world free of prejudice and bias where everyone is safe, valued and feels a sense of belonging. Event beneficiaries will be Seattle Humane in Bellevue and Youth Eastside Services. This event is a non-competitive stroll through Bellevue Downtown Park with your pup (those without dogs are welcome too). All dogs must remain leashed for the entirety of the event. About Youth Eastside Services: Through offices in Bellevue, Kirkland and Redmond, counselors within Lake Washington and Bellevue schools, and community-based programs, Youth Eastside Services (YES) provides mental health counseling and substance use treatment to ALL youth, birth-22, and their families in East King County, regardless of their ability to pay. About Seattle Humane in Bellevue: Seattle Humane is more than a shelter—we are a pet resource center for the region, providing adoption services, a pet food bank and support for pet owners, low-cost spay/neuter surgeries and veterinary care, dog training, youth programs and more. Together with the support of our generous community, we save lives, complete families and keep pets with the people who love them. Information Source: Bellevue Downtown Association | eventbrite

KKSD celebrates 11th annual performance! In the program classical, modern, national dances and ballet excerpts to recorded and live piano. It is our 11th annual performance. Come to see a wide variety of dancing and stories. Among the dances, there will be something inspiring or memorable for every audience member. In the program: Part 1 - Classical dance students will perform excerpts from ballet "Carnival of Animlas". Part 2 - Celebrate the beauty of cultures, styles and skills through a variety of classical, modern, and national dances performed by students of KKSD, resident and guest artists. Karina Melikyan, the artistic director and founder of KKSD, will perform her favorite pieces at this event - special choreographies by choreographers from Georgia and Armenia. She doesn't say goodbye to the stage, but doesn't promise to perform next year. We hope to see you there! Information Source: KKSD | eventbrite

Ballet "The Little Prince" by KKSD. Original music and choreography This is the world premier of a ballet based on the story by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, "The Little Prince". It tells a simple story of wisdom through the eyes of a little child. The story follows a little prince that travels around the universe and visits different planets. On each planet he discovers something new. The story addresses various themes such as friendship, love, loss, joy, care, beauty of simple things, etc. -- A message from the artistic director of KKSD and ballet choreographer Karina Melikyan: "The inspiration in creating this ballet was my son and his friend, a red-furred dog that reminded me of a little fox. For years, I kept thinking and dreaming of this ballet until one day I shared the idea with my friend, composer Alisa Sargsyan. Despite the pandemic, we were able to finish the project; the music was written by Alisa Sargsyan to the libretto created by Karina Melikyan and Shushanik Babayan and then recorded by the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra. Illustrations for the ballet were made by Garrick Antikajian. Once the music was composed, the process of choreographing and rehearsing began. It took us almost 4 years to reach our dream and create something new and memorable. I am thankful to everyone who took a part in creating and building this monument. in 2021 this ballet was shown to the public for the first time and now it will go on stage for the second time. Don't miss the opportunity to see this ballet! As the little prince said, "And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye". I hope you will enjoy this story in ballet and see something that will become essential to your heart." Music: Alisa Sargsyan Idea and choreography: Karina Melikyan Libretto: Karina Melikyan & Shushanik Babayan Illustrations: Garrick Antikajian --- All tickets are final sale. Information Source: KKSD | eventbrite

How to explore our political differences while building connection Note: This is a *FREE* event - use promo code BRAVER . In this polarized time, we may not understand why people on the other political side hold their beliefs and be tempted to see them as deluded or self-interested. We may find it difficult to see them as they see themselves, their core values and central concerns, and may focus on trying to persuade them to change their views. Please join us at this workshop as we learn and practice skills for communicating across political divides, particularly skills for listening carefully, looking for common ground, and sharing our perspectives in ways that connect rather than create more misunderstanding. We encourage you to invite those from your circle with different views. This workshop is about sharing experiences and finding common ground, not about debate or persuasion. All viewpoints are welcome. We hope you’ll join us. Workshop Goals: More understanding of the values and concerns of people across the political spectrum Better skills for listening so that the other person feels heard Better skills for sharing viewpoints in a way the other person might hear -- even if they disagree This workshop is hosted by St. Luke’s Lutheran Church and will begin and end with prayer. * Tickets are Free, Donations Help. Use promo code BRAVER during registration to get a free ticket. Donations beyond the free ticket support Braver Angels, 501(c)3. Questions? Contact Sherry Wilhelm at sherrywilhelm123@gmail.com Information Source: Braver Angels | eventbrite

Ballet "The Little Prince" by KKSD. Original music and choreography This is a one of a kind ballet based on the story by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, "The Little Prince". It tells a simple story of wisdom through the eyes of a little child. The story follows a little prince that travels around the universe and visits different planets. On each planet he discovers something new. The story addresses various themes such as friendship, love, loss, joy, care, beauty of simple things, etc. -- A message from the artistic director of KKSD and ballet choreographer Karina Melikyan: "The inspiration in creating this ballet was my son and his friend, a red-furred dog that reminded me of a little fox. For years, I kept thinking and dreaming of this ballet until one day I shared the idea with my friend, composer Alisa Sargsyan. Despite the pandemic, we were able to finish the project; the music was written by Alisa Sargsyan to the libretto created by Karina Melikyan and Shushanik Babayan and then recorded by the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra. Illustrations for the ballet were made by Garrick Antikajian. Once the music was composed, the process of choreographing and rehearsing began. It took us almost 4 years to reach our dream and create something new and memorable. I am thankful to everyone who took a part in creating and building this monument. in 2021 this ballet was shown to the public for the first time and now it will go on stage for the second time. Don't miss the opportunity to see this ballet! As the little prince said, "And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye". I hope you will enjoy this story in ballet and see something that will become essential to your heart." Music: Alisa Sargsyan Idea and choreography: Karina Melikyan Libretto: Karina Melikyan & Shushanik Babayan Illustrations: Garrick Antikajian --- All tickets are final sale. Information Source: KKSD | eventbrite

Gryffe Valley Rotary proudly presents a charity concert with acclaimed Shetland fiddle player Jenna Reid and pianist Harris Playfair We are delighted that Jenna Reid is returning to Brookfield with pianist Harris Playfair in a special concert organised by Gryffe Valley Rotary. Join us at Brookfield Village Hall for an afternoon of wonderful music for a great cause. Jenna Reid is among Shetland's finest and most accomplished modern-day fiddlers, and a member of one of the most lauded and best-loved acts of the Scottish music scene, Blazin' Fiddles. Jenna will be accompanied by her long standing musical partner, Harris Playfair , and sparks fly when these two masterful players connect. Gryffe Valley Rotary supports local and international projects. All proceeds from this concert will go to one of our international projects, supporting St. Nicholas School in Ghana, where children living in poverty in the port town of Tema New Town, close to Ghana’s capital city Accra, are given the opportunity to obtain an education. There will be a bar and raffle - please bring plenty of cash! Information Source: Gryffe Valley Rotary | eventbrite

A community of women who gather monthly to honor the cycles of life, nature, the elements and what it means to be a woman. We meet Monthly on the 2nd Wednesday from 6-8pm Come join the Sacred Sisterhood where we honor our connection with the elements and nature’s cyclical wisdom. Each month we have a theme aligned with the season & current energies. There is time for meditation, journal reflection, optional sharing, and participate in ritual or create a craft. You will learn rituals you can incorporate into your daily life and spiritual practice. It is meaningful & a lot of fun! About the Facilitator: Tina Ensminger is a Certified Shamanic Reiki Master Practitioner and Master Teacher through Shamanic Reiki Worldwide. She is also a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Certified Sex Therapist and a former Registered Nurse interested in all things Health - body, mind, heart and spirit. She currently hosts a monthly Women’s Circle and teaches Shamanic Reiki Healing Practices. She also offers individual energy healing sessions, and therapy for individuals and couples . In Women’s Circle and in Shamanic Reiki Healing Workshops you will experience a sacred community, deepen connection with your intuitive heart and soul’s gifts. We discover more fully what it means to be alive, as we honor our connection with the elements and nature’s cyclical wisdom. You will learn rituals you can incorporate into your daily life and spiritual practice. Come and learn with us! Information Source: Tina Ensminger | eventbrite

The Mauao Ward FHE event will take place at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tauranga on June 15, 2026. This family-focused event offers a meaningful and enjoyable opportunity for members of the community to come together for an evening of spiritual enrichment and fellowship. Admission is free, and all are welcome to attend this gathering at 79 Eversham Road, Tauranga, 3116. Join in for a night of connection, learning, and unity at Mauao Ward FHE.

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