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 […]
Whanganui 3G Shutdown: Let’s Act Together, Now! Read More »
Recently, I have been reflecting deeply on my style of leadership, communication, and engagement in my community mahi around digital inclusion. Throughout my career, people have often commented that I was “too nice”. While I initially took this as gentle criticism, deep inside, I knew it was something different—something subtle, strategic, and deceptively strong. What
Embracing Radical Gentleness: A Personal Ethic for Living, Leading, and Being of Use Read More »
In the late 20th century, Dee Hock, the visionary founder of VISA, introduced a revolutionary concept he termed “chaordic”—a blend of chaos and order that reshaped the possibilities of organisational design, technology deployment, and leadership. Today, his once futuristic ideas have become profoundly relevant, guiding innovative initiatives like Digital Inclusion Whanganui. Who was Dee Hock?
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Tuesday evening was a special and humbling experience. I had the opportunity to present a talk on the progress of Digital Inclusion Whanganui, sharing where we are at and outlining our first major milestone coming up : presenting a needs analysis report at Techweek 2025, scheduled for 19-20 May. This was, in many ways, my
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It seems incredible to me that I am now on the higher side of 75 years old. I can easily remember thinking in my twenties that being 45 years old was unimaginable. Looking ahead, every year that comes and goes with me participating will be a bonus. I want to do the best I can
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Here is a write up about machine learning with images and a great Webinar run by TUANZ recently. Unsupervised machine learning has become highly influential in our lives and needs to be more widely understood. Here are some descriptions of some of the key concepts involved, discussion about the implications of its use, plus commentary
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