Welcome To Colab

  • CoLab is engaged with communication, convergence, creativity and collaboration enabled through new technologies. CoLab has been supported by the Tertiary Education Commission under their Encouraging and Supporting Innovation scheme. CoLab is built on a network of relationships and initiatives between educational and arts organisations, practitioners, technology developers, industry bodies and communities.


    Scrolling images within the website supplied by T J Bateson, James Charlton, Roy Davies, Andrew Denton, Seth Hall, Matt Kenyon, Raewyn Turner, Evren Uzer and Otto von Busch

  • Featured Event

    'Making things move'
    25 September 2010

    Have you ever wanted your creations to move? ‘Making things move’, an arduino workshop with Kim Newall on Saturday 25th September 2010 will introduce you the basics of using motors with the Arduino platform.


    Some more CoLab workshops...
    CoLab is running a series of workshops in association with Mohawk Media, covering online tools and marketplaces for creative entrepreneurs. Join us 1st-2nd October to learn about taking your art online and growing a sustainable business in the following workshops Business Management Toolkit, Fashion Designers Toolkit, Online Creative Toolkit and Social Media Masterclass.

  • Featured News Item

    Diana Burgoyne
    8 July 2010

    Colab will welcome Diana Burgoyne to our residency program this August 18- 3rd September, where she will be presenting a workshop and performance and collaborating with New Zealand artists Raewyn Turner.  

    During her residency with us Diana Burgoyne will give an performance/lecture and presentation with Raewyn Turner on the 27th August, 5-6pm at the ST PAUL St Gallery and facilitate two workshops entitled CREATIVE ELECTRONICS,introducing participants to electronics as it pertains to a variety of mediums in addition to investigation of electronics as new media practices, on Saturday 21st and Saturday 28th August, in association with the LIVE. REPEAT. PLAYBACK. programme.

    You can visit Diana and Raewyn working on their collaborative projects in the new Interactive suite facilitated by CoLab, from 23rd August- 3rd September and they will later exhibit in MIC Toi Rerehiko on K'rd (3rd September- 9 October).

    Click here for the Press Release

  • Featured Video

    DIANA ENG

    In a recent SKYPE link with DIANA ENG as part of the DIGITAL STRATEGIES - Innovations through Apparel and Textile Technologies Symposium held at Auckland University of Technology in Auckland, April 14-15, 2010, Diana gave a presentation entitled 'FASHION AND TECHNOLOGY'. Talking about Fashions history in innovation Dianas presentation covered areas of Fashion and Technology to do with Technical Performance (Apparel, Sports, Medical and Military), Commercial (textile and technique) and Fashion (Celebrities, Designers and Designs).