A small and chilly catch up with some of the #WellyTech community as we discuss: 1) Who would you like to see / hear from at the September WLG-X Festival? 2) #WellyTech event, what should we do with it? 3) The pot of event sponsor $ isn't growing, but we have more and more 'community'events - too many? These meetups are for anyone and everyone to come along, meet others, and have a yarn about the things uppermost of the minds of those along. COME ALONG and JOIN IN! Recording happens between 6-6:...
May 11, 2019•25 min
aurynn shaw supplies an update on the scaled-up Mastodon social media NZ Project, challenges Mike on a number of view points, and discusses the concept of "lazy" (ie, there is no such thing) and how it affects the tech world. All as Dominic from Hashigo Zake ( https://www.hashigozake.co.nz/) supplies the team with a free beer, it's not advertising but it certainly helps the conversation flow, thanks Dom. - https://nz.linkedin.com/in/aurynn - https://twitter.com/aurynn - https://eiara.nz/ -------...
May 08, 2019•36 min
Ruth Croft helps people use their voice, which might seem weird until you listen to her and find out how many many people fail to get their message across not because the content is terrible but they don't realise the effect their voice is having on those listening. Of course we, as podcasters, were fascinated but it also applies to those having to stand on stage, or merely present at work. In fact we were so fascinated we booked Ruth to run a 4 hour workshop with the whole AG team and we gained...
May 07, 2019•39 min
As we get to the pointy end of starting up we here again from Hiria as she comes to grips with the makeup of the Whare Hauora ‘vehicle’, the challenges of going it alone, and advice she would want love all those looking to make a company would 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.whare...
May 06, 2019•21 min
Another fantastic NZRise Fireside Chat hosted by Miki Szikszaiat at Catalyst IT's Wellington office. This time we hear Miki talk with David Shanks, the New Zealand Government's Chief Censor, as he discusses the fallout from the Christchurch terrorist attack, the on-going challenges with a digital world, and how the Office of Film and Literature Classification can no longer rely on a steady income from porn DVDs - https://nz.linkedin.com/in/david-shanks-a4650251 - https://www.classificationoffice...
May 02, 2019•1 hr 5 min
A journey up to the Kapiti Coast sees us chatting first with Hannah Delaney and then she is joined by business partner Jacinda Thorn. Hannah founded the Kapiti Collective, originally as a co-working space but now as a serviced workplace. Unfortunately we were all surprised by an alarm test within the building and so we headed to her business partner's home for a chat about both the Kapiti Collective space AND the separate business DelayeyThornPPR with Jacinda. Why did we go up - startups, tech P...
Apr 29, 2019•37 min
Aleisha Amohia has already achieved more than … YOU! No, seriously, had you in your final year of University jump started a very successful women in tech club running a highly successful annual expo, alongside an actual job at a tech company contributing to a massively popular open source project (Koha). No, neither had we - so listen in and find out how Aleisha manages it all. Oh, and in 2017 she was a finalist in NZ Hi-Tech Awards … - https://nz.linkedin.com/in/aleishaamohia - https://twitter....
Apr 15, 2019•25 min
Tough times call for tough decisions by tough people and if there's one thing you've learnt through the past episodes it's that Hiria Te Rangi is one tough woman. Covering the product (all fine), distribution (schools getting it, PledgeMe peeps you're all good), it comes down to the business (setting up the right structure) and that ever present demon of all businesses, cash flow. Whilst "Winter is coming" for some in the form of TV shows we here at Access Granted NZ are going to do much more wh...
Apr 15, 2019•11 min
The NZ Blackbots are a team of 6 kids from the Lucknow and Mayfair primary school's in Hawke's Bay looking to take on the world of older kids at the International First Lego League Tournament being held in California Legoland this coming May. THEY NEED YOUR CORPORATE HELP TO GET THERE https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/help-get-the-nz-blackbots-to-the-world-champs We spoke to the Principal of Lucknow school alongside ... as they explained what they're up to, what it means to them, and how WE CAN HE...
Apr 10, 2019•24 min
JD Trask takes us through how Raygun came to exist and Lana Vaughan joins in with the road forward and how the company is growing to meet it's international growth. Raygun, in our view, is likely to be the next big software success in New Zealand following Weta FX, Xero, and TradeMe ... spot the connection, yes it's geographical :) Nothing is simple, starting a software company has it's hurdles, and JD is very happy to share his lessons whilst "getting into" a growing company involves persistenc...
Apr 08, 2019•36 min
Mike had a virtual chat with Serena Chen discovering how and why she is fascinated and focused upon design within the security realm of tech. Serena currently works as a Product Designer at the Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) but her sights are set on companies further afield .... Serena also co-hosts her own podcast called, "Things of Interest": "... a podcast that encompasses, in its purest form, things that we find interesting. Our discussions often center around technological advancements and how ...
Apr 02, 2019•30 min
A double session from Hiria as we catch up on the goings on with Whare Hauora. ------------------------------------------------------ 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/ - https://twitter.com/WhareHauora Access Granted is the leading New Zealand tech, media, & startup podcast hosted by...
Mar 27, 2019•35 min
Cassandra Gray, a relatively new lover of New Zealand, a relatively new gamer, and a relatively new Weta Workshop employee has a story of "following your dreams" AND making it happen. Casandra is newly appointed Assistant Events Coordinator at Weta Workshop, works with the Magic Leap team, is Chairperson at the NZ Game Developers Association, and on the NZ Games Festival committee. Feeling like you don't do enough, we did? So much to learn, how to get here, how to make it happen when you're here...
Mar 25, 2019•31 min
Viv has a squee moment and catches up with Harper Reed at this year's Kiwifoo event ( https://www.baacamp.org/) . Harper worked as CTO on the Obama 2012 campaign, casually sold his startup to PayPal and recently left them to work on what’s next - hence his visit to Aotearoa. Harper has a fine Twitter profile that seems to sum him up beautifully: "A normal person doing normal things. Check out this guide to my tweets: http://bit.ly/r1GnK // I take photos and operate computers. Books are my friend...
Mar 20, 2019•33 min
Martin Krafft reached out to us late in 2018 during a Twitter conversation around "GDPR" and was keen to have a yarn about that plus online identification ... and of course we said, "Come on in!" ... and now you can hear exactly what he has to say about it, why blockchain is NOT the answer (despite having made a bit of $ from cryptocurrencies ;), and how control should be with the individual at all times. - https://keybase.io/madduck - https://twitter.com/martinkrafft - https://github.com/madduc...
Mar 18, 2019•39 min
At the start of March worldwide many people came together to celebrate 'open data' and unlock the value hidden within. Here in New Zealand we were first amongst many with events in Dunedin Christchurch, and Wellington. We visited aimee whitcroft and Dr Thomas Hartley, organisers of the Wellington event, had a chat with them about what it was all about and then a brief chat with the teams and what they were endeavouring to solve. (and after a long day of hacking Mike may have then met a few at th...
Mar 14, 2019•20 min
Note: you should also listen to part 1 and part 2 of the #WiDSWellington 2019 Speaker series. The day of the event and we got to catch-up with a staaaaaack of people including ALL of the speakers not already represented on the podcast (see above), and all of the exhibitors. With so many people we asked 3 simple questions 1) Who are you; 2) Who are you representing; 3) Why this event? With so many people to talk with this is both a long podcast AND we have added timestamps / chapters for you to s...
Mar 11, 2019•1 hr 23 min
"Hiria Te Rangi - 1 March at 13:54 · HOLY WHAT!! Whare hauora, got through to round 2 out of almost 7000 organisations!!! WOW ...so I might be going to Dubai.." ----------------------------------------------------- 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/ - https://twitter.com/WhareHauora Acces...
Mar 07, 2019•11 min
Part two in the run up to the (sold out, but watch the live stream on Saturday: https://data.sim.vuw.ac.nz/widsw2019/streaming/) Women in Data Science (WiDS) Wellington event we find out who, what, where, and why from four of the speakers - you will hear from: AGATE PONDER-SUTTON Agate has been doing data science, with and without that title, in industry and academia for slightly less than twenty years. - https://nz.linkedin.com/in/agatepondersutton DAME DIANE RROBERTSON Diane is a successful so...
Mar 05, 2019•33 min
Moved to local Wellington cult beer bar, Hashiho Zake, to find out from Hiria that the PledgeMe products are being tested, that getting $ for social investment in New Zealand is hard, what "social investment" actually is is not mandated in NZ, and that the boys may have a plan to get $100,000 ... watch this space. ------------------------------------------------------ The Whare Hauora update is brought to you by Hiria Te Rangi and Access Granted NZ. All the updates: https://www.accessgranted.nz/...
Feb 28, 2019•17 min
APOLOGIES - on our quest to find the perfect 'quiet' bar to record within we tried Rogue & Vagabond (way too loud), and ended up at HUSK which wasn't too bad ... but still. Have no fear though, because aurynn overcomes the noise factor by telling us all something VERY BLOODY COOL! And she sticks to telling us about despite Mike wanting to drink more beer (grrr him). Her New Zealand Mastodon project is nearing completion ... find out why she has done it, what it means for us all, and how we c...
Feb 28, 2019•39 min
In the run up to the (sold out, but get on the waitlist: https://data.sim.vuw.ac.nz/widsw2019/register/) Women in Data Science (WiDS) Wellington event we find out who, what, where, and why from four of the speakers - you will hear from: MARY-ELLEN GORDON Mary-Ellen is a Senior Lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington, and co-host of the WiDS Wellington event. - https://www.victoria.ac.nz/sim/about/staff/maryellen-gordon - https://nz.linkedin.com/in/maryellengordon - https://twitter.com/megi...
Feb 25, 2019•30 min
It's hard being a startup in New Zealand, it's even harder being a social enterprise and looking for social investment $. It's a big maunga to climb, but Hiria and her corporate background has more than a start upon 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 Whare Hauora updates: - http://www.wharehauora.nz/ - https...
Feb 22, 2019•17 min
A little bit of nepotism never did anyone any harm … no? If you went by Rob Boyle’s surname* you’d not know he was our very own Mike’s younger brother who, during his Christmas / New Year visit to New Zealand took the opportunity to explain to Mike exactly what he does. Coming from a Microsoft infrastructure background,, managing the first ever Daily Mail website, and now working and living in Sweden Rob (or Bob as he loves to not be called) is on an agile project management journey. A personal ...
Feb 18, 2019•50 min
With the change in System Error format (see: https://accessgranted.nz/jibberjabber/2018/12/13/a-change-for-system-error) we we have a concise discussion around the following subjects: 1: Use of VR in the new Johnsonville library design / training 2: Taking time off the phones, and how 3: Can tech events demand MSM cover them? We love the question to event organisers, "So what do you want publicity to achieve for your event?" Thanks to Deb and Sean for joining Mike and Raj . See YOU at the next #...
Feb 14, 2019•24 min
Rebecca Caroe, in Auckland, has a chat with Bob Weir around how, why, and who should read his new book, "Why Businesses Fail" - and if you don't hear one tip that makes you sit up and listen then you weren't listening in the first place. "Take a journey through hundreds of case studies and stories about failed businesses and take a journey through the irrational human mind that contributed so much to these failures." *** WIN A COPY *** So who should read it - YOU! 2 listeners can get a FREE SIGN...
Feb 12, 2019•31 min
We had a brief chat with Kate Kolich and Mary-Ellen Gordon, the co-organisers of WiDS Wellington (Women In Data Science) being held at Wellington’s Victoria University on Saturday 9th March. They take us through the global event, the Wellington one, and what everyone can expect when they come along: https://data.sim.vuw.ac.nz/widsw2019/register/ We will be recording a few podcasts in the run up to the conference as well as being there on the day itself. - https://data.sim.vuw.ac.nz/widsw2019/ - ...
Feb 10, 2019•14 min
Despite a bumpy 2018 with a lot of changes Hiria explains to Mike and Raj how Whare Hauora is now on a stable footing with technical and manufacturing partners in place … all that needs to happen is investment and growth to be ready for the 2019 New Zealand winter. If you are a social investment person then Hiria would love to hear from you - contact details on the Whare Hauora website, http://www.wharehauora.nz/contact/ Oh, and the episode title? - Hiria looks back and gives advice to startups ...
Feb 07, 2019•13 min
A cracking chat between Neal Richardson and Viv at the SparkOne annual event (Spark's "unconference") late in 2018. They cover what an unconference is, where the SparkOne version came from, and the best parts of running the event before they widen out to how Neal got to be where he is, the finest parts of working within Spark, and how it's all about perceptions and communications (!) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/neal-richardson-316b523 ------------------------------------------------------ New ...
Feb 04, 2019•33 min
aurynn’s back, aurynn shaw is back in the AG house, and we couldn’t be happier. When aurynn speaks there is always gold, especially around the culture of tech, how organisations can modernise and equalise their approach to tech and why devops is NOT a job title! - https://nz.linkedin.com/in/aurynn - https://github.com/aurynn - https://twitter.com/aurynn - https://eiara.nz/ ------------------------------------------------------ New Zealand tech, media, & startup podcast hosted by Mike Riversd...
Jan 29, 2019•41 min
