Waiheke2026
The 29th Annual New Zealand Phylogenomics Meeting
Tuesday 10 Feb — Friday 13 Feb 2026.
Conference venue:
Onetangi Community Hall, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
Conference co-organisers:
David Welch, Walter Xie
The Centre for Computational Evolution, University of Auckland
Contact David Welch with any enquiries at david.welch@auckland.ac.nz.
Overview:
The 29th Annual New Zealand Phylogenomics Meeting is a conference at the interface of mathematics, computer science, statistics, and biology in the study of phylogenetics, genome analysis and molecular evolution. In 2026, the meeting will again be held on Waiheke Island, a short ferry trip away from Auckland City. We will be at a new venue in Onetangi. Depending on final numbers, talks will start some time after mid-morning on Tuesday and we will finish by early afternoon on Friday (13th).
Registration:
The registration portal will open shortly.
Accommodation:
We recommend that you book early since February is a busy time for Waiheke Island. For accommodation, consider Onetangi Beach Apartments which is comfortable and offers some good sharing options or nice units if you are well-funded, or the Waiheke Backpackers Hostel which is good value. Both are close to the meeting venue. Alternatively, websites such as Bookabach and Airbnb offer a variety of holiday houses for rent.
Ferry to Waiheke
Sponsorship:
We gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Centre for Computational Evolution at the University of Auckland.