New Zealand Tech – Kiwi IoT companies placing NZ innovation on world stage
Source: MakeLemonade Despite the recent concerns about Huawei and its role with the 5G roll-out, a technology that will boost the use and spread of the Internet of Things (IoT), New Zealand tech firms are getting on with developing the solutions that will run on multiple networks. The offerings that can be developed in IoT […]
Read More →Consider youself one of us
Column: Barbara Sumner – As a child, my family saw the musical Oliver. For days after, my adopting mother hummed and sang the theme tune: Consider yourself one of usConsider yourself at homeConsider yourself one of the family ….etc etc The song is a bit of an earworm. I’d forgotten it and the memory until […]
Read More →New Family Violence Law takes effect
Source: New Zealand Government Office of Ethnic Affairs On 3 December 2018, strangulation or suffocation, coerced marriage or civil union, and assault on a family member were introduced as amendments to the Family Violence Act 2018. Now, these behaviours are prosecutable under the Act as practices of family violence. Changes have also been made to […]
Read More →Australians lost more than $10 million to scammers last year. Follow these easy tips to avoid being conned.
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Damien Manuel, Director, Centre for Cyber Security Research & Innovation (CSRI), Deakin University Many of us start a typical day by checking our phones to read emails, social media posts and the weather. Our phones are trusted devices we use constantly throughout the day to communicate. But […]
Read More →Morrison’s Vanuatu trip shows the government’s continued focus on militarising the Pacific
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael O’Keefe, Head of Department, Politics and Philosophy, La Trobe University The foreign policy community met with relief the announcement Morrison’s first overseas trip for 2019 would be to Vanuatu and Fiji. The trip is a long overdue symbol of a priority outlined in the 2017 Foreign […]
Read More →Cotton and rice have an important place in the Murray Darling Basin
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jamie Pittock, Professor, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University The widespread deaths of fish in the Darling River – with more predicted to come – has raised serious questions about the allocation of water between agriculture and the environment. Water-hungry crops like cotton and […]
Read More →Gillette’s corporate calculation shows just how far the #metoo movement has come
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carl Rhodes, Professor of Organization Studies, University of Technology Sydney For decades Gillette has been selling razors using the slogan “the best a man can get”. This week the Procter & Gamble-owned brand has adopted “the best a man can be” as part of a marketing campaign […]
Read More →Kiwi IoT companies placing NZ on world innovation stage
Source: MakeLemonade.nz Auckland – Despite the recent concerns about Huawei and its role with the 5G roll-out, a technology that will boost the use and spread of the Internet of Things (IoT), New Zealand tech firms are getting on with developing the solutions that will run on multiple networks. The offerings that can be developed in […]
Read More →China Display Optoelectronics Named “Best Listed Company in Investor Relations Management” at the Golden Hong Kong Stocks Awards 2018
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 16 January 2019 – China Display Optoelectronics Technology Holdings Limited (“Ch Display Opt” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”; HKSE stock code: 334) is pleased to announce that the Group has won the title of the “Best Listed Company in Investor Relations Management” at the […]
Read More →From robo calls to spam texts: annoying campaign tricks that are legal
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Graeme Orr, Professor of Law, The University of Queensland “Make Australia Great.” So began several million text messages, sent last week from Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party. Palmer’s bumptious campaign techniques actually predated those of Donald Trump. But now he is aping Trump’s slogans and nationalism, if […]
Read More →Workplace death – Onehunga
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police A man has died following an accident at a workplace in Neilson Street, Onehunga, Auckland. Emergency services were notified of the accident at 4.50pm. The man sustained critical injuries and died a short time ago. WorkSafe NZ has been notified. No further information is available at this stage. ENDS Issued by Police Media […]
Read More →Update: Investigation involving cryptocurrency company
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police The investigation into the alleged unauthorised transaction of cryptocurrency at the Christchurch company Cryptopia has continued today. The inquiry is still in its very early stages and police are continuing to work with Cryptopia to establish what has happened and how. Police are not yet in a position to […]
Read More →The big lesson from Opal Tower is that badly built apartments aren’t only an issue for residents
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Crommelin, Research Lecturer, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW The saga of Opal Tower, the 36-storey Sydney apartment building evacuated on Christmas Eve after frightening cracking, has helped to expose the deep cracks in Australia’s approach to building apartments. An interim engineering assessment released yesterday indicates concrete […]
Read More →We’re in the era of overtourism but there is a more sustainable way forward
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Regina Scheyvens, Professor of Development Studies, Massey University If you live in a tourist destination, you might dread the holiday invasion. Likewise, disgruntled tourists complain about crowded and polluted beaches, national parks or attractions. Graffiti in Oviedo, northern Spain, following a spate of attacks on tourism facilities […]
Read More →Are Australian classrooms really the most disruptive in the world? Not if you look at the whole picture
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathon Sargeant, Senior Lecturer in Inclusive Education and Classroom Management, Australian Catholic University Recent reports suggest Australian classrooms, from the students’ perspective, are some of the most disruptive in the world. But do we have a behavioural crisis in our schools? Perhaps not. At the end of […]
Read More →Ground-breaking test shows new low-damage New Zealand construction practice can withstand earthquakes
Source: Press Release Service – New Zealand (PR.co.nz) A team of QuakeCoRE researchers have just completed a significant test of New Zealand building construction that shows new design methods will withstand future earthquakes without the damage observed during the Christchurch and Kaikoura earthquake sequences. A two-storey precast concrete building was tested on one of the […]
Read More →Information for Taratahi students, including Telford students
Source: Tertiary Education Commission Our top priority is ensuring students get the information they need to make decisions about ongoing studies. For current Taratahi students, the education providers listed below offer programmes that are comparable to some of the Taratahi programmes. This includes students studying at the Telford campus. Please note that most of the providers […]
Read More →Council urges resolution to disappointing outcome for Wellington bus customers
Source: Greater Wellington Regional Council About us / News releases / Council urges resolution to disappointing outcome for Wellington bus customers Posted on 16 January 2019 by Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Sustainable Transport Committee Chair Barbara Donaldson says today’s announcement of further industrial action on NZ Bus operated routes is a very disappointing outcome for […]
Read More →Waiheke Island’s Matiatia Plan underway
Source: Auckland Council Increased carparking and improved transport facilities could be on the cards for an iconic section of Waiheke Island as the first steps of a detailed plan are undertaken. A project team including Waiheke Local Board, council officers, Direction Mātiatia and Ngati Paoa representatives have begun collaboration towards a new future for Mātiatia. […]
Read More →Boost for efforts to reduce urban fossil fuel emissions – 16/01/2019
Source: GNS Science 15/01/2019 3:15 pm Better carbon emission measures will help cities work out how well they’re fighting against climate change, scientists say – and what impact government policies have. Sampling greenhouses gases downwind from Auckland City – Mt Victoria, Devonport, Auckland. © Jocelyn Turnbull Urban areas cover about three percent of the earth’s […]
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