New Zealand boasts many wonderful quilting events.
Manawatu Quilting Symposium 16-21 January 2015 Palmerston North
http://quiltsymposium.co.nz/
There is also blog which will be updated regularly, giving the latest news and views. You can leave comments or questions and you can sign up to 'follow' it by email.
Crafty Needle/Kiwiquilts will be a merchant at the Manawatu Symposium next year.
http://quiltingatsymposium.blogspot.co.nz