It’s been awesome

What a year it’s been so far. LIFEHACK has been the most amazing ride, and I’m so proud of everything that’s come out of it.

LIFEHACK has shown me that there are so many awesome people who all believe in …

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Top Idea Videos LIVE!

The time has come. After months and months of preparation, they’re finally ready – the 10 top ideas of LIFEHACK 2013.

It is with great pleasure that we introduce these to you in no particular order.

Judging begins today (Friday …

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Dunedin Wrap Up – saving the best ’til last!

Our final LIFEHACK Weekend for 2013 went down in Dunedin, and once again we were blown away by the ingenuity and talent on display.

The weekend kicked off at The Hunter Center, located at The University of Otago’s health sciences …

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LIFEHACKING in Christchurch!

Wow, what a weekend! Here in Christchurch, we’ve turned community spirit into an art form, and this was evident during our LIFEHACK Weekend.  Everyone pitched in to make sure the event was a memorable one.

Olivia and I knew we …

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The Creative Capital has been lifehacked!

Five more awesome ideas pitched @lifehackhq. If this is an example of NZs problem solving potential we need more events like this!

— chris clay(@chrisclaynz) April 14, 2013

This tweet from one of our judges, Chris Clay, couldn’t really sum …

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3 DAYS TO GO!!!

Fresh off the back of an inspiring time in Auckland to attend the inaugral Lifehack event (read more about it here), I am pumped and rocking through the final touches for Wellington THIS FRIDAY!!

Final touches have been made with …

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AUCKLAND HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN LIFEHACKED!

Our first weekend is now done and dusted, but we’re still basking in the glow of all of the amazingness that the Auckland Lifehackers brought to the weekend.

Right from Friday night the beautiful new WG Building at AUT became …

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Auckland Lifehackers Assemble!

We’re sprinting towards our first LIFEHACK weekend, with Auckland proceedings kicking off in just over a day!

And of course the most important part of a LIFEHACK Weekend is the LIFEHACKERS themselves, so we were pretty excited to lock down …

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Wellington – Reports from on the Road

Back once again, this time writing from a Christchurch cafe.

This week I’m on the road, ending with a trip up north to be at the inaugural LIFEHACK event in Auckland. The time is almost here.

If you didn’t see …

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Dunedin – A hectic but productive week!

Hi Everyone!

I realised last week that I never properly introduced myself! So here we go:

Hi! I’m Tom and I’m a 20 year old 3rd year Student at Otago Uni studying towards a BSc in Neuroscience. I’m also a …

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Christchurch – It’s All Coming Together!

Hey everyone! 

We’re excited to announce that the University of Canterbury College of Arts Digital Humanities Programme will be hosting our Christchurch LIFEHACK Weekend on campus at The Undercroft in the James Hight Building!  It’s a awesome space!  

The University …

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Location, Location, Location, Grateful

I’m back again with a whole bundle of awesome news from Wellington!

What a week! I’m so hugely grateful to a couple of individuals – Anna Brown from Massey Uni, and Philippa Bowron at Wellington City Council for all their …

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The Speech That Started It All

For today’s post I thought I’d share the speech I gave at the launch of LIFEHACK. (Sadly I wasn’t able to get it recorded, but I think this does the trick…)

If you told me that I’d be sharing the …

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Hi folks,

I’m back, this time with a little Pep Talk, courtesy of Kid President…

Right, so, in the wise words of Kid President – “Create something that will make the world awesome”.

Want to be that person? The one …

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It Hasn’t Been Easy

I’m not going to lie to you – the last seven days have been emotionally draining! Feeling the pressure to keep LIFEHACK progressing is hard when you’re tank’s running empty. From receiving the resignation letter from our Auckland Regional Coordinator …

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Dunedin – last but not least!

Dunedin has one of the highest populations of students and of young people in the country – and it makes sense! Home to the University of Otago, Otago Polytechnic and a myriad of high schools Dunedin can be a great …

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Young people leading the way in Christchurch

Here at LIFEHACK Christchurch we truly believe that young people are the best people to find the solutions for the challenges young people face. So, I’ve got my right hand lady Olivia Taylor (16), our student event coordinator helping out …

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Hustlin’ in Wellington

Exciting times!

Wellington registrations are starting to roll in, but we’d love to see more of them – so please do feel free to share the word about Lifehack and mention it to your friends!

Off the back of the …

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