Industry News

See this movie, bring your daughters.

A new US doco, screening in Auckland this weekend, explores the shame around the lack of women in programming and coding. CODE: Debugging the gender gap, a new film by American director Robin Hauser Reynolds, tackles why there is such a shortage of women in coding and programming. While sexism a

May 28, 2015

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NZTech News

Upcoming NZTech Board Positions

In addition to electing six members for the NZTech Board at our AGM in July this year, the current Board has the opportunity to appoint two new board members to fill existing seats that have become vacant. We are seeking your input to ensure we find the best possible candidates for these two appoin

May 21, 2015

Industry News

Chorus shapes its future workforce

Chorus is a company focused on ensuring that its future workforce has the right skills. It has teamed up with secondary schools to introduce students to the world of telecommunications and technology through its Schools Gateway Programme. “For Chorus, the benefits are an increased awareness of th

May 21, 2015

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Industry News

Women in tech - Three top tips to change your life

Guest post from Genny Stevens I don’t know about you, but sometimes, when I think of feminism I want to scream and rant and rave and smash things. Mainly the patriarchy?—?I’d like to smash that shit apart. The promise of equality has been dangled in front of us for 50 years or more and ha

May 20, 2015

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Industry News

Vodafone NZ offers pathways to future technology stars

Vodafone will be offering eight full scholarships for a technology-based Level 5 or 6 Diploma or Certificate to school leavers who have completed their NCEA Level 2 with Maths, English and a Science subject. The selected students will be sponsored for two years of full time study, which will include

May 19, 2015

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Events, Industry News

JHack Auckland 2015 - High School Programming Challenge

In partnership with the Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) and LearnToMod,  JHack will bring together over twenty High Schools and 100 students across Auckland in a series of programming challenges in a competition format. The ultimate goal of JHack is to introduce programming to kids in a fun

May 18, 2015

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Events, Industry News

You're invited: Summer of Tech launch events in May

If you’re looking to grow your IT team, seeking programmers, digital designers, analysts, electronics & software engineers, web/mobile developers or digital marketers then please come along to a Summer of Tech launch event in May. Join us in celebrating the launch of Summer of Tech 2015 - o

May 11, 2015

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Industry News

Assessing your next NZ cloud provider – a 13 point checklist

The tech industry is New Zealand’s third largest export earner, and the fastest growing sector. New Zealand’s hosting and infrastructure services alone were worth $767m in 2013. As cloud migration escalates, it is vital that companies first understand their specific requirements. Decide which m

April 24, 2015

Industry News

Kiwis sweep top robotics awards

The Kiwis have cleaned up at the Vex Robotics World Championship, winning three of its top titles. The NASA-sponsored competition saw university and high school teams from 33 countries compete in a series of complex challenges. This year our students made winning look easy. Glenfield College t

April 23, 2015