Digital Inclusion & Community

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On Becoming a TUANZ Members Award Finalist for Community Initiative of the Year 2025

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Only two weeks remain before the TUANZ Member Awards are announced.For Digital Inclusion Whanganui, this is both a time to reflect and a chance to look forward. The finalists are a strong group, each with their own inspiring stories. To be in their company is an honour in itself—one that brings valuable lessons about what

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Whanganui 3G Shutdown: Let’s Act Together, Now!

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What’s Happening? Starting from December 2025, the 3G mobile network in Whanganui—and all of New Zealand—will begin shutting down, with all services gone by March 2026. This isn’t just a minor tech change; it’s a critical community issue. Who Will This Impact? People directly affected: Older residents and low-income households: Up to 2,500 residents still

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Sometimes, to do your best to be new, it is better to be old

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I’m  so happy  and pleased DORA is coming to visit  Whanganui for two weeks from 18 November 2024. DORA (Digital On-Road Access) is  Digital Inclusion Alliance Aotearoa’s mobile learning centre.  https://steppingup.nz/programmes/dora/ This year we have been focusing on helping people to learn popular online health apps such as Manage My Health, myindici 2.0, or The Doctors

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CASE STUDY – Alistair Fraser, DIAA Digital Ambassador, Whanganui – Driving Miss Dora

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  Driving DORA around the country has been a truly life-changing and wonderful experience for me. Often, I relocate DORA to a host partner who then uses a local driver to move her to different venues. I have learned so much in handing over DORA and briefing them about her unique set-up. Heavy vehicle drivers

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