Christchurch - The Minister of Education Hekia Parata today announced that digital technology will be integrated into the New Zealand curriculum by 2018 and included as a strand of the technology learning area. Nationwide student charity school tech supporter Code Club Aotearoa believes this will normalise skills that every child needs
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Great first step for NZ to enter digital literacy era
Auckland - The government has made a great first step to introducing digital technology into the New Zealand curricula to cope with the demands of fast-approaching digital future, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. He supported the Government’s announcement today of an expansion of tech in schools from senior secondary down
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Seven Wonders: we ask New Zealanders seven important questions like what they prefer on their fish and chips. John Key likes vinegar the best, here’s what else he prefers: Q. Pineapple lump, jet plane or jaffa? Pineapple lump Q. Bungy jump, surf or hammock? Surf Q. Cricket test, one day or T20? T20 Q. Tomato sauce, vinegar or lemon
NZ tech company helping Nike and Adidas
Christchurch - New Zealand owned and Los Angeles-based company ShapeShifter is producing computer aided design systems for manufacturers of some of the biggest global clothing brands in the world such as Nike and Adidas. ShapeShifter’s Prophet (SSP) software enables manufacturers to reduce their fabric costs through reducing fabric consumption. The software does this by
Isolation irrelevant for NZ’s burgeoning tech success
Auckland - New Zealand’s tech sector is taking off as innovation, global connectedness and bandwidth obviate the country’s small size and global isolation, outgoing NZTech chair Bennett Medary says. New Zealand has 29,000 tech firms with nearly 100,000 employees contributing $16.2 billion to gross domestic product (GDP) and producing $6.3 billion
NZ economy in for bumpy ride following Brexit vote
Wellington - The Brexit decision is a body-blow to the global outlook and New Zealand is decidedly vulnerable to the ensuing global turmoil, a leading Kiwi economist says. In BERL’s just released updated forecast, chief economist Dr Ganesh Nana says the stubborn economic fog has thickened considerably as a result of
First NZ initiative to link computer coding with te reo
Christchurch - A national charity organisation has, with Ngai Tahu, produced a first of its kind initiative to teach primary school students how to embrace Ngai Tahu’s cultural beliefs and language by creating a variety of coding projects incorporating te reo. Code Club Aotearoa is a charity that partners with primary