All are welcome to the TAP:lab AGM on 11th June 2018 at 6.30pm (in the taplab space @Te Atatu Peninsula Community Centre). If you would like to help shape the coming year please book this in and come along and get involved. All executive positions are up for...
All are welcome to the TAPlab AGM on 12th June 2017 at 7pm (in the taplab space @Te Atatu Peninsula Community Centre. If you would like to help shape the coming year please book this in and come along and get involved. All executive positions are up for re-election:...
During the school holidays we hosted a stop motion animation workshop for kids. The goal was simple, show some kids how to use play-dough and some clever phone/tablet apps to tell awesome stories but the most interesting bit was that we had our youngest "workshop...
I was in Dunedin recently and Ian and Paul from DSpace in Dunedin were kind enough to show me through their space and to talk to me about some of the projects that are happening there. They share their space with a range of different community groups in the North East...
Recently I was travelling through Masterton for work and was lucky enough to be able to call into Fablab Masterton to have a look around with John Hart, one of the founders. This Fablab is working with local schools and community groups to increase people's experience...
There’s nothing like a bit of James Brown and some neon wire to brighten up your making. We recently ran a couple of sessions building what we call ‘Disco Bike’ (although ‘Funk Bike’ is probably closer to the truth. As you can see in the video below we made a...
Hi all, Andrew here. We have been working behind the scenes to make TAP:lab more open and useful. Here is a taste of just some of the recent changes. AIR CON (So we are a great haven from the chilly conditions) There are now soldering stations, with stand alone carbon...
TAP lab’s Hack & Snack evenings every Wednesday continue to be very popular. This event is for people at all levels of experience: Just getting started in to electronics and would like some guided learning Have a specific project to work on in a supportive...
Over two weekends, we ran some workshops for people to build Mother's Day cards with a bit of a difference- an electronic difference. Paper circuits are made using normal paper and card and conductive copper tape. The tape is adhesive and can be stuck onto the card to...