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Reflections on my trip to Solomon Islands

Breccan McLeod-Lundy June 19, 2019

Following on from my previous post about the Pacific Mission I thought I’d share some of the highlights and learnings from my time in the Solomon Islands. I’ve also written up a post about my time…

Pacific Mission to Solomon Islands and Vanuatu

Breccan McLeod-Lundy June 16, 2019

The week before last I was part of the New Zealand mission to Melanesia visiting Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. Both countries are major targets of the New Zealand Aid Programme, with New Zealand involvement and support in areas ranging from…

Minister Parker visits Ackama

Kim Partridge May 29, 2019

On the 15th May 2019 Hon David Parker, Minister for Trade and Export Growth, Economic Development, Environment, and Associate Minister for Finance, and the Attorney-General, visited the Ackama office. Our CEO, Breccan McLeod-Lundy, talked with Minister Parker about…

Remote working, very remotely

Gabrielle Young April 18, 2019

I had an amazing week working remotely from Great Barrier Island, although I was severely infected by the “Barrier Bug”: Symptoms include: A subtle but incessant sense of peacefulness and wellbeing, a loss of memory concerning responsibilities back on…

Women in Data Science Wellington 2019

Gabrielle Young March 12, 2019

The 2019 Women in Data Science (WIDS) conference was fascinating, inspiring, and overwhelming. I think that this is the intrinsic nature of data science at the moment – as Liz MacPherson, the Chief Executive of Statistics NZ…

Ackama Group welcomes Simon Julian to its board

Kim Partridge March 4, 2019

The Ackama Group is pleased to announce the addition of Simon Julian to its board. Simon is an experienced and energetic Startup CoFounder, Executive and Company Director. He is a proven leader in organisation design and management,…

Interning at Ackama

Cameron Hopkinson March 3, 2019

I worked at Ackama as an intern between November 2018 and March 2019. In that time I worked on an internally used Rails app that was built to help manage requests for purchases by Ackama employees. Below is a little…

Things to consider when looking for a junior development role

Dylan Chong March 3, 2019

So you’re a growing junior developer, the University’s summer break is coming up and you’re looking for a new development job for some necessary upskilling. Maybe you have had an internship already and you’re looking for someplace new. I’ve been…

Starting a book club at work

Sandra Clark February 12, 2019

“A word after a word after a word is power.” – Margaret Atwood. Book clubs are a great place to broaden your literary horizons, socialise, share a cuppa and your love of reading with other humans. I love reading and…

One simple way to do more good in 2019

Josh Forde January 22, 2019

These holidays I realised that one simple change I made last year did a lot of good. I feel great about it as I’d had a lingering sense of guilt for several years. I just didn’t give away as much…

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