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Andrew Watkins has been working in tech for a while including embedded systems, navigation tools, and at NZTA. Aaaaad at an NZTA-run hackathon that Andrew met Walter Lim and then on to an actual Voluntarily hackathon before both joining the company.

They discuss OMGTech! and, of course, the new Voluntarily system that is:

"... a platform that connects corporate volunteer time with classrooms to teach science, technology, engineering, entrepreneurship, arts and design with the help of engaging content supplied by New Zealand’s leading innovators in educational content."

Andrew
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewwatkinsnz/
- http://groat.nz/
- https://github.com/avowkind
- https://twitter.com/avowkind

Walt
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/waltzaround/
- https://twitter.com/iWaltzAround
- http://walt.online/

Voluntarily is part of a wider initiative of the Pam Fergusson Charitable Trust:
- https://voluntari.ly/
- https://www.pamfergusson.org.nz/

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Tim Packer is a 'smart city' advocate having worked with NEC and the Wellington City Council on the potential use of sensors to help bring the heartbeat and incidents closer to those that need to monitor and respond.

He now heads a startup, the gloriously named BucketLabs, to help cities collate their data in order for the stories to be told and for a "digital twins" to be created and used.

But Tim's not all about data, he has a passion for gardening and permaculture!

- https://nz.linkedin.com/in/timapacker
- https://www.bucketlabs.nz/

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Sean Audain works at the Wellington City Council and has been a civil servant in one manner or another all his professional life ... wait, wait, come back, this is NOT boring!

This is a story of how one man endeavours to bring silos of data together to open up to the true owners (citizens of the city and New Zealand). It is a story of one man guiding community groups through the red tape to successful outcomes. It is a story of one man who is passionate that measuring the city will mean better and more open decisions are made about it's future. This is a story about one man and his compassion for the startup.

And most of all, this is a story that is in no way finished.

- https://nz.linkedin.com/in/sean-audain
- https://twitter.com/sean_audain

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The ups of running a startup can be few and far between and once the rush of having your own company wears off it's pure grind to keep going. Hiria has a few ups to share, and a lot of downs to show how she can show the world she will not give up.

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Melody stares at the perceived Kiwi reticence to talk about anything uncomfortable and shouts SEX! (or rather BANG!), and takes the subject head-on with her ongoing and very successful RNZ podcast.

Now, before you get all flustered under the collar this was Raj and Mike chatting to Melody and not the other way around, so no sex talk this time. Melody discusses how she got into podcasting, what the show itself has unleashed, and how and why she is hoping to do more live BANG! shows around the country.

Melody is a star podcaster with a cracking story, everyone will learn from this episode.

- https://twitter.com/melodyrules_
- https://nz.linkedin.com/in/melody-thomas-47b75b28
- https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/bang
- https://thespinoff.co.nz/author/melodythomas/

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Steve Paea, ERP (Netsuite) expert during the day and a Pasifika tech leader and advocate during the … night?

From a small coffee meetup/networking informal organisation Steve has, alongside Tovia Va’aelua, Fred Piliu, Bernadette Ah Loo, Joanna Welch, and Joey Nanai, created Pasifika IT that is now partnering with government, and other organisations to provide not just events and networking but now tech mentoring for Pasifika kids,

- https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevepaea/
- https://www.pasifikainit.org/
- https://twitter.com/Stephen_Paea

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Terry Miller has a passion for engineering, making stuff, and getting out there ... just listen, you can hear it in his voice.

Terry chatted to Mike about how and why he came to co-found a hardware (with software) company aimed at bringing a VR experience that will have you flipping all over the place. AND, the Eight360 is (currently) working in a garage, the true startup myth comes to life.

It's a fascinating product, best to check it out in action with their latest video:
https://www.facebook.com/eight360VR/videos/296402001236424/

- https://twitter.com/tmillertron
- https://nz.linkedin.com/in/terrytron
- https://eight360.com/
- https://spacesciencefestival.org/

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Deep in the lounge at Hashigo Zake we catch up with Hiria as she takes us through this weeks bumpy road to running a startup and the big blocks she needs to put in place very soon.

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Rochelle Stewart-Allen and Wael Aldroubi are looking to bring together 50 devs, designers, lived experiences, and problem solvers to tackle the issues refugees to New Zealand have on entering and settling into Aotearoa.

As part of the worldwide Techfugees movement empowering displaced people with technology the New Zealand team are looking to not only create (or built upon) apps to solve real world hurdles for refugees but also connect them to the community ensuring New Zealand is utilising all of it's skill base.

So, the details:
- WHERE: Oraunui Stokes Valley Community Hub, 184 Stokes Valley Road, Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt
(transport to / from Wellington CBD will be provided)

- WHEN: Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th May, 9am-5pm each day

- COST: $0 (free!)

- REGISTRATION: https://techweek.co.nz/whats-on/2019/techfugees-koraunui-stokes-valley-hackathon-419/


- https://www.facebook.com/groups/techfugeesnz/
- https://twitter.com/techfugeesnz
- https://techfugees.com/

- https://nz.linkedin.com/in/rochellesa
- https://twitter.com/RStewartAllen
- https://nz.linkedin.com/in/wael-aldroubi

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Don Christie has made New Zealand, and Wellington especially, his home and fights for everything open tech knowing it will help grow NZ into a world leader of how to 'do tech and data' for the benefit of all.

Don takes us through his weird early Gloucester (UK) connection with Mike, how Catalyst came to be and where it is with it's many off-shoots around the world, what+why NZRise, why open source is the key to everything, and how Worser Bay (Wgtn) is a fine fine yachting place.

An honour to have Don on the podcast, thanks to him and to all Catalyst-ites past, present, and future for ensuring that tech is not merely about money.

- https://nz.linkedin.com/in/donald-christie-1652162
- https://twitter.com/normnz
- https://www.catalyst-au.net/about-us/our-people
- https://www.nbr.co.nz/tags/don-christie
- https://nzrise.org.nz/



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