About us
This is a group for anyone interested in the Python programming language. Join us to learn, share and network!
We hold regular in-person meetings in Christchurch, New Zealand. You can even speak at a meetup!
Some meetings support online participation, so you can choose to RSVP either "Online" or "In person". Such "hybrid" events will also be listed in our group "Python New Zealand - Online Events". If you plan on attending meetings online, consider also joining that group for all our online events and hybrid events held in other cities.
Join the Python New Zealand Discord server to stay up to date, interact with others or help with upcoming events.
Python New Zealand's Code of Conduct applies to all Python New Zealand events and participants agree to abide by it.
Job Ads in Comments
The Python New Zealand committee generally welcomes the posting of Python-related job opportunities in the comments on meetup.com, provided they meet the following guidelines:
- The job is Python-related.
- The job is suitable for someone based in New Zealand, i.e., it is either located in NZ or open to remote work from NZ.
- This must be clearly stated in the post.
- All available job details should be included directly in the comment, rather than linking to an external site (especially not to a list of jobs).
The committee reserves the right to remove any comments — and/or ban accounts — that violate these guidelines, at its sole discretion.
Upcoming events
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Christchurch Python Meetup - September 2026
·Hybrid181 High Street, Christchurch, NZAttila Viniczai: Fantastically slow Django queries and how to fix them
Is there a workflow you can use to fix your slow Django app? There certainly is! In this talk, we'll look at what actually makes Django applications slow, how to measure database query performance, and how to make sense of `EXPLAIN (ANALYZE, BUFFERS)` without becoming a PostgreSQL expert. We'll cover addressing the usual suspects - N+1 queries, over-fetching data, and missing indexes - as well as when partial indexes are useful and why tweaking `work_mem` is usually not the answer.
Let us know if you have a topic you'd love to share.
Email christchurch@python.nz or submit your idea via this formPython talks! Python people! Join our monthly meetup about all things Python. If all goes well, there will also be pizza and drinks.
- Join the Python New Zealand Discord to stay up to date, interact with others or help with upcoming events.
- Speak at a meetup - All presentations are by members of our Python community - people like yourself! First-time speakers are absolutely welcome.
- Python New Zealand's Code of Conduct applies to all Python New Zealand events, and participants agree to abide by it.
- 📌 Space is limited at the venue, so please only RSVP if you really intend to come. Also, as we will aim to provide some food and drinks, this will help us manage amounts and avoid waste. Thank you!
- We meet every fourth Tuesday of the month at 5:45 pm (talks start at 6:30 pm)
Don't hesitate to pass this information around to whomever you think may be interested in hearing and discussing all things Python.
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