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 the great careers available in our industry. We also …
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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 has been …
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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 at least one day a …
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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.
18 May 2015
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.
11 May 2015
With tech successes like Xero, Trade Me and Datacom coming out the capital, Wellington has recently been dubbed the High Tech Capital of New Zealand. But Wellington’s biggest rival in all things professional, musical, sporting, tech and otherwise – Auckland – is carving a niche for itself as a Pacific IT innovation hub.
10 April 2015
New Zealand really is awesome. We’re the first country in the world to see the sun, we don’t have any snakes and we live amongst the filming landscape for the Lord of Rings Trilogy and The Hobbit. While these are all great reasons to live here, the even better news for tech professionals is New …
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A shortage of software engineers in New Zealand has led to new recruits being offered sign-on bonuses of up to $15,000. Big money incentives are common overseas, with global tech companies offering up to $250,000, far more than in New Zealand where $10-$15,000 is more common. “I think whenever there is a shortage you absolutely …
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Joining electronic road user charges and transport services company EROAD (NZX:ERD) has become even more attractive, with a $10,000 signing bonus for software engineers. The company added 50 staff during 2014, most of those in research and development roles at its Auckland headquarters, as well as additional staff in its Portland, Oregon office. Finding critical …
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