Hiria catches us all up with her 2018 wrap up - so much has happened and SO much to come. We at Access Granted NZ would like to thank Hiria for allowing us to record and publish the Whare Hauora journey through all the trials and tribulations, the changes and challenges - it’s been an absolute pleasure and honour. Here’s to an an amazing year in the Whare Hauora story! More from Hiria: https://medium.com/ @kamikazilady/whare-hauora-and-whare-sensors-update-a6cf00d6828b?fbclid=IwAR14tznLQ5myrhC2e...
Jan 28, 2019•20 min
A SEASONAL THANK YOU AND TO ALL OUR LISTENERS And a massive shout out to all involved with Access Granted NZ during 2018 - #TechWeekNZ crew, Viv + Vic, the 40+ companies that made #WellyTech, the event coordinators that invited us along, and to each and everyone we've had on the show. THANK YOU!
Dec 24, 2018•2 min
Mike and Raj run through their highlights of 2018 and take the hard road of choosing their monthly favourite episodes (which is highly likely not to be the same as yours). THANK YOU TO ALL OUR LISTENERS, you are the reason we do this. See you on Christmas Day and then after a few archive classics, back in late January 2019 to kick off 12 more months an fascinating people, intriguing events, and connections galore. January : Sam Jarman https://accessgranted.nz/episodes/2018/1/29/sam-jarman-no-tim...
Dec 18, 2018•22 min
Liz Maguire is the Head of Digital and Transformation at ANZ and she is clear banks are not the old fashioned fuddy duddies we think they are. We think that if there was one thing we should take away it is the idea of human centred design - there is no point making the flashest stuff if no-one is ever going to use it. It’ll be interesting to see how the customer focused teams at ANZ pan out in the long run as Liz’s team is creating amazing tech everyday, including Jamie but we’ll let Liz tell yo...
Dec 17, 2018•30 min
As an example of our team being hard working people with day jobs, families, and other community and tech adventures, just check out this podcast from Viv who introduces and talks through the newly launched Aotearoa Tech Union. Viv chats with co-founders Jason Danner, Jess Ducey, Kate Pearce, and Cordelia Black. The ATU is believes that every worker deserves: "1: Fair and reasonable working conditions and hours 2: Someone on their side if things go wrong 3: Career support, and unbiased informati...
Dec 12, 2018•32 min
There’s no more fun to had than watching Kristen and Natalie explain to Mike how his view of money is both typical for New Zealand and one that’s holding him back in his choices. The last time we spoke to Natalie (July 2014 she was running her own company and yet this year she has taken a ‘standard desk job’ at the KiwiWealth internal startup named Hatch, alongside CEO Kristen and a number of fine folks endeavouring to change how Kiwi’s see the global investment market. Over a beer we chat all t...
Dec 10, 2018•42 min
Sorry about the delay in getting Hiria's report from behind the great firewall of China to you - totally our fault. So without further ado, get Hiria in your ears and check out what the China deal is all about ... ------------------------------------------------------ The Whare Hauora update is brought to you by Hiria Te Rangi and Access Granted NZ. All the updates: https://www.accessgranted.nz/whare-hauora/ Get all the Whare Hauora updates: - http://www.wharehauora.nz/ - https://www.facebook.co...
Dec 02, 2018•10 min
We've been after Charlotte for quite some time and we finally managed to get some time in her diary to chat all things agile, her work at Te Papa, what she's doing in the government's Service Innovation Lab (everyone should make a time to go visit), and finally her time organising the most excellent WDCNZ conference - lets hope that both Charlotte and Owen can bring it back somehow, somewhere. So much ... pop it in your ears and have a listen to the wonderful Charlotte Hinton. - https://www.link...
Nov 26, 2018•32 min
The #WellyTech event doesn't happen without partners standing next to us and making it happen. We are honoured to hear from David Perks and Dorien Vermaas. David is heading up this large team for WellingtonNZ to help drive economic growth and make the Wellington region Wildly Famous. Dorien is leading WREDA's tech & innovation team and works with game developers, animation studios, AR/VR community and (digital) design sectors. David Perks will be talking on stage in the Access Granted Big To...
Nov 22, 2018•14 min
The #WellyTech event doesn't happen without partners standing next to us and making it happen. We are honoured to hear from Andreas Spanner, Chief Architect Australia & New Zealand, Red Hat. Andreas is leading Red Hat’s Business Innovation & Digital Transformation efforts across Australia & New Zealand. His hands-on experience in startups as well as large scale enterprise transformation programmes and reporting through to CIOs and CFOs has given Andreas a solid understanding of busin...
Nov 21, 2018•20 min
The #WellyTech event doesn't happen without partners standing next to us and making it happen. We are honoured to hear from Colin Brown, Tribe Lead Network Evolution at Spark. As Tribe Lead for Network Evolution, Colin is responsible for ensuring Spark has the capability to evolve our network and enable New Zealanders to win big in a digital world. This means managing the strategy, architecture, design and delivery of Spark’s Mobile, Fixed, IP Voice and Legacy Networks service. In this role Coli...
Nov 20, 2018•11 min
The #WellyTech event doesn't happen without partners standing next to us and making it happen. We are honoured to hear from Liz MacPherson, CEO Stats NZ, Government Statistician, and Chief Data Steward. Liz joined the public sector with a strong appetite to make a difference. Despite being a self-confessed geek, she is very much a people person with a strong pragmatic side. She enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, and sharing good food with friends and family. In her (rare) spare time,...
Nov 20, 2018•12 min
Changes in the ownership, trip to China to talk tech suppliers, having a consumer-ready version and a community focused one. It’s all go with Hiria and Whare Hauora and there is much more to hear … ------------------------------------------------------ The Whare Hauora update is brought to you by Hiria Te Rangi and Access Granted NZ. All the updates: https://www.accessgranted.nz/whare-hauora/ Get all the Whare Hauora updates: - http://www.wharehauora.nz/ - https://www.facebook.com/wharehauora/ -...
Nov 18, 2018•9 min
It was with absolute pleasure that Mike caught up with Rebecca Caroe, long time listener and supporter of the show. Rebecca runs her own marketing company based in Auckland as well as being a keen podcaster herself around her passion of rowing. There is so much to listen to, and we guarantee you'll become enamoured of Rebecca's infectious laugh and her great hints and tips. - https://nz.linkedin.com/in/rebeccacaroe - https://creativeagencysecrets.com/ - https://twitter.com/rebeccacaroe - https:/...
Nov 12, 2018•41 min
Katie Brown, from her own company brilliantly named Katie Brown Thinks, was at the forefront of social media use within the New Zealand government and particularly tying it's use to actual outcomes (she has a great story about that). Katie has since moved on and now applies her skills and experiences to her 'community' be that geographical, people. or even her own internal self. She has a great sense of care that again applies to all but especially tech workers ... we know, we bang on about this...
Nov 05, 2018•23 min
Hear how Ackama (previously Rabid Technology) are now the technology partner and the on-going discussions, learning, and fun with Chinese manufacturers. A focus for Hiria is to ensure the firmware and software on the sensors and gateway can be updated to ensure the sensors can be upgraded to take advantage of functionality builtin - it’s not just about temperature and humidity, what about air quality. Hiria presented to the Community Energy Network ( https://communityenergy.org.nz/) and is excit...
Nov 01, 2018•20 min
Adrian Owen was a big man, like a BIG man. After working in the design world for some years, (alongside Raj as it happens) he noticed that he was gaining weight at an exponential rate which only came to a stop when he was told by his doctor that he probably would be dead within a year. That sort of moment causes changes. Learn from Adrian as he talks about how he changed his life, his families lives, and is now helping others change their lives. We particularly love his “how to start the day” ro...
Oct 29, 2018•32 min
News: Whare Hauora won a 2018 New Zealand Open Source Award, the People’s Choice - go Hiria!!!! Hiria tells us about the challenges of finding a manufacturer, the change in ownership, and some updates on delivery dates for sensors. ------------------------------------------------------ The Whare Hauora update is brought to you by Hiria Te Rangi and Access Granted NZ. All the updates: https://www.accessgranted.nz/whare-hauora/ Get all the Whare Hauora updates: - http://www.wharehauora.nz/ - https...
Oct 26, 2018•16 min
Jim Boutcher is mild mannered data nerd by day helping to keep you money safe from the nasty people around the world that want to take it out of the banks ... he does this by being neck deep in data and databases, this is his passion. Jim also has a passion for solving some obvious (to him) problems in society and has come up with the free app, Givahoy. With Givahoy you no longer have the problem of living in a cashless society, walking past the bucket shakers and wanting to give but having noth...
Oct 23, 2018•36 min
Ben Gracewood is a stalwart of the New Zealand tech scene having worked his way through development, TV punditry, manager, event organiser, and all through it he has held his principles in front and his head high. We discuss a lot, over a slightly dodgy Internet connection, and really so let’s stop writing and let him guide you to how you can "spend your coins to the betterment of others". Oh, and maybe we will see him use his skills to work with wider NZ one day ... who knows :) - https://ben.g...
Oct 15, 2018•33 min
Hiria's back with her weekly Whare Hauora catch up, and whilst it's fun, exciting, and definitely a rush running a startup there are times when it's stressful, draining, and lonely - it happens to each and every startup and we thank Hiria for allowing us to be alongside her in the journey ------------------------------------------------------ The Whare Hauora update is brought to you by Hiria Te Rangi and Access Granted NZ. All the updates: https://www.accessgranted.nz/whare-hauora/ Get all the ...
Oct 14, 2018•20 min
James Macnee lives in the idyllic north of New Zealand where he is a consultant in the tech world designing systems that enable rapid delivery while increasing stability for such agencies as Ministry of Social Development and others. James is also founder of Dev2, an charity that, through the support of people like you, is able to educate, equip and employ poverty-stricken young people from the Philippines in web development and bring them and their families out of the cycle of poverty. Back to ...
Oct 09, 2018•42 min
Keeping up with Hiria as the Whare Hauora journey continues with partnerships, agreements, terms, and the potential to ‘go public’ with some sort of social enterprise … listen to this space. Oh, and Hiria is “all in”: with her stall (she was the very first person to signup) at the #WellyTech 2018 event … a costume was mentioned, we can’t wait - get your free ticket: https://wellytech.accessgranted.nz/ ------------------------------------------------------ The Whare Hauora update is brought to yo...
Oct 04, 2018•12 min
We welcome not just Sarah Bickerton (PhD Candidate, Tutor, and Research Assistant at Victoria University of Wellington) to the podcast but our co-host Vivian Chandra and her first recording ... and it was a meeting of kindred spirits as they are both Physics undergrads who then ended up doing more sociology! Whilst Sarah she doesn't work *in* tech right now, she is working *with* tech to work out our political participation. She is also helping to redefine political participation, what a public ...
Oct 04, 2018•55 min
Tony McDonald (CEO) and John Weaver (GM) of McDonald's IT joined us for a run through the many facets of their company - from offering transition to cloud services, full IT management, re-carpeting a business and providing full information security. Tony started the company out of a desire to stop the small businesses of Wellington being stung by the major IT vendors and service companies and they have grown their offerings to become someone that can remove the stress of being a business and all...
Oct 01, 2018•42 min
People, they talk, mostly about tech stuff but not always - it's all about the community and letting them have their voice, and so we do ... enjoy (if you can). Heads-up: Raj and Mike are likely to change the format of these recordings in 2019 so that we get a more concise discussion whilst still allowing the #WellyTech community to come together and have their say - watch the blog for updates. ------------------------------------------------------ New Zealand tech, media, & startup podcast ...
Sep 27, 2018•40 min
The definition of a “social enterprise” is one that, here in New Zealand, is very woolly at the edges however Thankyou Payroll are old hands at being one, with their very definite approach. Christina Bellis (CEO) and Catarina Gutierrez (Marketing Manager) enjoyed a beer with the lads and talked them through how they see "social enterprises in New Zealand, how Thankyou Payroll is growing, why it matters to them personally, and how they ended up in such an organisation. - https://nz.linkedin.com/i...
Sep 25, 2018•47 min
Hiria is back from the west coast of the USA and has many a tale to tell - no least how she has re-found her mojo thanks to all the amazing start-up people she met. And thanks to her focus on her startup she takes us through the plans, the challenges, and the changes … ------------------------------------------------------ The Whare Hauora update is brought to you by Hiria Te Rangi and Access Granted NZ. All the updates: https://www.accessgranted.nz/whare-hauora/ Get all the Whare Hauora updates...
Sep 24, 2018•22 min
Chats with nearly all the 2018 Mobile Refresh speakers and organisers during the conference held in Wellington on 7th September. This was the third annual conference that sees itself growing and growing - don’t miss out on 2019, http://mrw.gdg.nz/ . We asked each of the speakers 3 questions: Who are you? What bring you to 2018 Mobile Refresh? What did you tell the session attendees? Enjoy the answers from the following (not in order): - Zarah Dominguez - Keynote - 12 Years On: A Retrospective - ...
Sep 19, 2018•1 hr 9 min
Conrad Johnston or Queen Olivia St Redfern, two amazing people in the same body and he has a lot to tell you. From the start-ups, the early partying, the change of life, and the social media explosion, he has lessons to learn and pass on at every moment. Ladies and gentleman, and especially Phil, we give you Conrad / Olivia! - https://www.linkedin.com/in/laquisha/ - https://twitter.com/conradrjohnston - https://thequeenolivia.com/ - https://twitter.com/queenoliviastr ----------------------------...
Sep 18, 2018•45 min
