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Getting perspective on Innovation Labs throughout government

Josh Forde February 20, 2020

This article was originally published on The Mandarin: Why the proliferation, what if anything is new and what are the challenges that are emerging? Being based in Wellington, I get exposed to lots of discussions on innovation policy…

Recursion in Ruby

Cara Hill February 19, 2020

I am a graduate of a coding bootcamp, and throughout my career as a dev I have noticed some definite comp sci degree-sized gaps in my knowledge. Certain concepts and design patterns and data structures that didn’t get covered…

Sensors in Homes

Breccan McLeod-Lundy December 19, 2019

In the last couple of days, there has been public argument on the Kāinga Ora project to put monitoring sensors in NZ state homes. Particular areas of concern being raised are about the nature of data being shared with government, issues of consent and vulnerability, and that this is individual level collection. By individual, I mean that it’s deep enough information to establish not just when people are home but also information on their behaviours. Additionally people might not be given easy access to their own data without making a direct privacy request.

Improving Elections Digitally

Breccan McLeod-Lundy October 15, 2019

New Zealand just had another round of local elections with turnouts so low that it makes the link between elections and the democratic mandate of those elected tenuous at best. Predictably this has led to another round of looking at…

Attending CoLiberate’s mental health course

Katie Wright July 10, 2019

A few weeks ago I was approached with the opportunity to attend CoLiberate’s Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course. Since getting into tech in 2015, I have noticed that mental health seems to be a pretty open and…

Reflections on my trip to Vanuatu

Breccan McLeod-Lundy June 27, 2019

Following on from my posts about my trip on the Pacific Mission, and reflections on my time in Solomon Islands, below I’ve shared some thoughts from my time in Vanuatu. Vanuatu is a very different experience…

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…

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