HACKATHON
New Zealand's LARGEST tertiary hackathon
AUG 2-3, 2025
About
New Zealand's LARGEST tertiary hackathon is proudly hosted in collaboration between WDCC and SESA. Over 48 hours, students are brought together to build, innovate and code, creating solutions that align with our annual theme. Join us for our 5th consecutive year of collaboration, creativity and hacking!
90+
hackers
15
teams
$1.5k+
in prizes
48
hours
FAQs
WDCC (Web Development & Consulting Club Incorporated) is a not-for-profit organisation, founded by two students at the University of Auckland. WDCC aims to bridge the gap between university knowledge and real-world industry practices. We run projects with real-world clients that solve real-world problems, generally for NFP organisations or other student clubs who don't have the funding to fund a solution themselves.
SESA is the Software Engineering Students Association for students and alumni of the Software Engineering programme at the University of Auckland. We organise and run social and career-focused events for our 550+ members, connecting them with each other as well as industry professionals.
An engaging competition where you turn crazy ideas into real projects! At the WDCC x SESA Hackathon, hackers work in teams over 48 hours to design and implement their solutions related to the hackathon theme, then present their solutions in front of a panel of judges and the other competitors. We go ALL OUT, ensuring this event is fully catered and decorated and have industry sponsor representatives present to mentor and advise you. Additionally, we have cash prizes up for grabs and run fun activities throughout the hackathon. Basically, you take care of hacking and we'll take care of you!
We are open to all enrolled tertiary students who are members of WDCC and SESA (membership is free for both clubs!). Due to venue space and capacity restrictions, registration does not guarantee acceptance. You will be notified via email after the deadline.
Hackathons are the perfect place and time to learn in the collaborative and energetic environment a hackathon creates. We provide industry mentors, workshops and starter hack packs on our GitHub all to help you build something you can be proud of.
Anything! You can build a website, app, game, or anything else you can think of related to the annual hackathon theme. We encourage you to think outside the box and also take a look at past hackathon winners for some inspiration and examples.
