Jacinda Ardern stories
IWD 2023: Leading a Web3 Startup Through Uncertainty
Thu, 9th Mar 2023
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leadership
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susan wojcicki
Female leaders from New Zealand, Scotland, and YouTube step down, urging us to examine the cultural origins of their resignations.
IWD 2023: Drawing the line - balancing work and life in remote work
Wed, 8th Mar 2023
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While remote work has given us increased flexibility and freedom, it has also blurred the lines between our work and home lives.
What Amazon wanted from New Zealand's prime minister
Thu, 29th Dec 2022
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aws
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microsoft azure
Mega-company Amazon asked Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for help over billion-dollar data centres it is building here, and to have input on policy.
Open banking set to give NZ customers a fairer deal
Mon, 14th Nov 2022
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Open banking is being introduced in New Zealand, with the government saying it will increase competition and benefit consumers.
Govt must step up to police social media - InternetNZ boss
Tue, 31st May 2022
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A technology industry leader is urging the government not to shy away from policing social media platforms in New Zealand.
Ardern meets with Amazon Web Services CEO on US trade trip
Mon, 30th May 2022
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Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky has met with the New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to discuss AWS’ work in the country.
The deepfake dilemma: How it affects privacy, security & law in Aotearoa
Wed, 17th Nov 2021
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cybersecurity
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judith collins
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mark zuckerberg
Deepfakes, videos that replace a person's face with someone else's using AI, raise concerns over morality, legality, privacy, and online harm.
Plan for Christchurch Call to target social media algorithms welcomed
Fri, 14th May 2021
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A tech specialist says targeting social media algorithms is an important step to reduce extremist online content.
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Top Trade Me listings of 2020 revealed
Tue, 5th Jan 2021
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jacinda ardern
Trade Me's top Marketplace listings of 2020 in New Zealand were all inspired by COVID-19, according to the buy and sell platform.
Govt must allow border exemptions for tech professionals - NZTech
Tue, 8th Dec 2020
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Tech sector calls for border exemptions for skilled professionals to address critical skills shortage amid COVID-19 crisis, says NZTech.
Microsoft's $100 million+ data centre approved for Auckland
Fri, 18th Sep 2020
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Microsoft has been granted consent from the New Zealand Overseas Investment Office to advance its plans to open a datacenter region in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Female leaders are better employers than male counterparts - AUT study
Mon, 25th May 2020
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Female leaders have a more positive impact on employees' wellbeing, according to a survey of New Zealand workers.
Chorus network data for April shows fibre essential to life in lockdown
Sat, 9th May 2020
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New Zealand households connected to fibre averaged 500GB of monthly consumption in April, equivalent to 12 hours of Zoom video conferencing per day.
Vodafone: Prime Minister's COVID-19 lockdown announcement sees massive spike in traffic
Fri, 24th Apr 2020
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NZ Internet use surges as lockdown end nears, Vodafone reports record spikes.
Chorus to resume non-essential fibre installs at alert level 3
Thu, 23rd Apr 2020
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Chorus will resume installations of fibre when New Zealand moves out of lockdown and into alert level 3 next week, the company has announced.
Unprepared: Many work-from-home policies only created in last 30 days
Thu, 16th Apr 2020
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Half of employers created work from home policies in the last 30 days, according to new research, raising concerns over lack of preparation.
2degrees to slash 120 jobs as COVID-19 impacts set in
Thu, 16th Apr 2020
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2degrees set to axe 120 jobs amid COVID-19 upheavals.
The COVID-19 fight: InternetNZ to hold online meeting on contact tracing technology
Fri, 10th Apr 2020
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced contact tracing technology will be one of the three pillars in New Zealand's strategy to contain COVID-19.
Nanogirl launches online STEM learning programme for self-isolated Kiwis
Fri, 27th Mar 2020
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jacinda ardern
The team at Nanogirl have launched an online learning platform for Kiwi kids to help get them through the COVID-19 lockdown period.
NZ telcos preparing to keep up with extra demand over coronavirus self isolation
Tue, 17th Mar 2020
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telecommunications
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jacinda ardern
New Zealand's telco industry is confident it can handle the increased demand as more people work from home amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
NZ needs fintech to tackle big 2020 problems
Fri, 31st Jan 2020
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jacinda ardern
Fintech can help tackle climate change and digital literacy, says FintechNZ. Utilising fintech will make 2020 a 'decade to remember.'.
Is the government putting Kiwi SMEs on struggle street?
Wed, 21st Aug 2019
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NZ SMEs warned to adapt swiftly to impending regulatory changes, says OneHQ's Iswar.
Jacinda Ardern set to make ‘world-first’ event appearance as a hologram
Fri, 18th May 2018
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The PM is set to attend the opening of Techweek as a hologram on Monday.
Cheese rolls & eye-rolls: Twitter reacts to #NZBudget2018
Fri, 18th May 2018
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Yesterday was Budget Day, and since our Labour-led government released its first budget, Twitter has been afire with responses.