About us
What started as casual meetups over coffee has evolved into a space where real things get made. We run hands-on events — demos, mini hackathons, and build nights — focused on the AI tools and technologies shaping how software is built today. Whether you're writing your first line of code or shipping production apps, you'll find your people here.
Our events are designed to help you:
- Get hands-on with the latest AI tools and dev tech through live demos and build sessions
- Collaborate and problem-solve with a community that shows up and builds together
- Share what you're working on, get feedback, and celebrate progress
We also spotlight our Verified Builders — community members who are actively building and shipping. Meet the builders →
Come for the coffee. Stay for what you build.
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Upcoming events
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Run Better AI Coding Agents for $0 — Straight From Your Own Laptop
Patch Cafe - Lorne St, 36 Lorne Street, Auckland Central ,, Auckland, NZLooking for a chill but productive space to code, learn, and connect with other developers? Whether you’re just starting out or deep into a side project, you’re welcome here.
🚨 Special Feature This Week: Local Coding Agents This week features a hands-on walkthrough by Eugene Oskin, who will be showing us how to set up local LLMs on a MacBook to run coding agents that hit Sonnet 4.5 levels of performance.
He’ll be breaking down his exact stack:- The Software: Configuring LM Studio (Developer mode) and setting up local REST API endpoints.
- The Hardware: Pushing an Apple M4 Max with 64GB RAM to dedicate over 51GB of VRAM for model acceleration.
- The Models: Live demos of loading and running Qwen3.6-27b alongside the highly efficient Nvidia Nemotron models family.
Alongside the demo, this remains a casual, community-driven space where you can:
- 💻 Work on your own coding projects
- 🎯 Share goals or progress (totally optional!)
- 🎙️ Talk tech and discuss local AI setups
- ☕ Meet like-minded people over coffee
Come with your laptop, your curiosity, or just a love for tech. Stay for the connections and good vibes.
☕ This event is hosted at a local café, so we kindly ask that you support the venue by purchasing a drink or snack if you can.
No pressure, no strict schedule—just code, coffee, AI, and vibes.24 attendees
Past events
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