InternetNZ | Ipurangi Aotearoa
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We are InternetNZ | Ipurangi Aotearoa. We manage .nz domains on behalf of all New Zealanders and work to build a better online Aotearoa. Find out more at internetnz.nz
We are saddened to hear of the passing of InternetNZ Fellow and life member Roger Hicks. Our sincere condolences go out to Roger’s whānau, friends and those that worked alongside him. You can read more about his contributions to the Internet in New Zealand here > internetnz.nz/news-and-art...
In memory of Roger Hicks
We were very saddened to hear of the passing of InternetNZ Fellow and life member Roger Hicks last month.
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We've opened a new contestable grant for Internet-related research ✨ We have $250,000 to support community-centred research, technical or social, which meaningfully informs the future development of the Internet in Aotearoa. EOIs close August 20. More on our website: internetnz.nz/funding/gran...
Current grants
Every year we have a number of rounds of funding, with grants both for projects and research. Take a look at what’s available.
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We support an Internet that benefits all NZers, so think it’s important to get the digital regulation settings right. Submissions have just closed on proposed law changes on non-consensual deepfakes. Read more on our position on our website: internetnz.nz/news-and-art...
Deepfakes bill a good start
As an organisation that supports an Internet that benefits all New Zealanders, we think it’s important to get the digital regulation settings right. Submissions have just closed on proposed law change...
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Last call for existing InternetNZ members to renew! If your membership is expiring this year, you should now have your final email with instructions on how to renew. To have your say at this year’s AGM and board elections for InternetNZ, you need to renew your membership before 30 June.
Nominations for the InternetNZ Board are now open! If you are an InternetNZ member passionate about an open and secure Internet, care about digital equity, and want to use your skills and experience to help guide InternetNZ’s future, this is your moment. Full details> internetnz.nz/news-and-art...
InternetNZ Board nominations now open
Ready to help shape the future of InternetNZ | Ipurangi Aotearoa? Nominations for the InternetNZ Board are now open.
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Missed NetTalks Te Whanganui-a-Tara? You can now see all six talks on our YouTube channel 💥 AI as a public good, the power of open source, how to decolonise tech, who controls the Internet, why connectivity matters and why the U16 social media ban won't work: tinyurl.com/d7hyc9p5
NetTalks - YouTube
Short talks with big impact, six-minute takes on tech issues from passionate people. NetTalks is quickfire kōrero on digital and tech that sheds light on div...
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🤔 Who controls the Internet? What does it mean to decolonise tech? How to address the digital divide? Can AI be used for good? How do we engage rangatahi in tech? Should we ban teens from social media? NetTalks ✨ May 12 ✨ 5.30pm ✨ two/fiftyseven on Willis St in Wellington ✨ Tickets from Humanitix
Last week our chief executive Vivien Maidaborn gave her reckons on the proposed under-16 social media ban in Stuff. You can read about why we don't believe it's the right way forward, and what would work better, in the full op-ed: www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Banning under-16s from social media won’t work – here’s what will
OPINION: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has said his Government would “die trying” to get under-16s off social media. We have protections for kids in the physical world, Luxon said, and we need them...
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NetTalks Te Whanganui-a-Tara, next Tuesday, 5.30pm at two/fiftyseven on Willis. Six speakers with their six-minute takes on tech. This is a little taster from last year's NetTalks, featuring the indomitable Elle Archer. Get your tickets: events.humanitix.com/nettalks-te-...
"When [accessible design] is considered from the beginning, it creates something simple and powerful: the ability for people to participate fully and independently in the digital world." - Julius Serrano shares what it's like to navigate badly-built websites as a blind person. [Link in comment]
When digital design looks fine — but does not work
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Ever wondered who runs the Internet? Our very own Jodi Anderson will be at NetTalks to give you a six-minute rundown on how it works, and what's at risk right now. NetTalks, May 12, at two/fifty-seven in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington Tickets > events.humanitix.com/nettalks-te-...
Some really interesting findings in the latest Social Cohesion in New Zealand report. The Internet has in increasing influence on it, so we were pleased to support this important research through our community impact funding. Well worth a read: www.helenclark.foundation/social-cohes...
Social Cohesion in New Zealand 2026
Our second annual Social Cohesion Survey finds that cohesion in New Zealand has slipped across every dimension measured — but there is also reason for hope.
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Six new speakers, six fresh takes on tech ✨ This time it's Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington's turn to do NetTalks. May 12. The line-up and ticket link: internetnz.nz/events/netta... Members have a 50% discount link in their emails. See you there 💥
NetTalks is coming to Te Whanganui-a-Tara ✨ Six speakers with six minutes each to give their unique take on tech⚡MC Michele A’Court with Aleshia Amohia, Craig Young, Jodi Anderson, Katie Brown, Chris Cormack & Lani Evans🔥12 May, 2/57 Willis St, $10 for members, $20 for their friends.
NetTalks Te Whanganui-a-Tara
NetTalks is quickfire kōrero on digital & tech that sheds light on diverse aspects of our online lives. Six speakers, six minutes each, six unique takes on tech
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Our new five-year strategy starts today ✨ The environment we operate in is becoming increasingly complex, so this strategy is a marker on the horizon. It’ll keep us steady even when the waters are choppy. Find out more here: internetnz.nz/news-and-art...
📢 Our Membership renewal period has begun! If you are an InternetNZ member due to renew, you should now have an email with instructions on how to do so.
✨ Free digital accessibility training ✨ Proud to be co-funding this initiative, run by Access Advisors, to give people hands-on tools to make their content accessible for people with disabilities. Five trainings across NZ, free for community orgs and non-profits: accessadvisors.nz/events/freec...
Free Community Digital Accessibility Workshops - Access Advisors
We are an inclusive digital accessibility consultancy. Our mission is to help Aotearoa New Zealand become more digitally inclusive.
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The .nz-sponsored IAASysters NZ programme is underway in Ōtautahi Christchurch today 💃 We work for an Internet that benefits all of Aotearoa, so a kaupapa that supports women — currently under-represented in the industry — to thrive in their tech-related roles is one we wholeheartedly support.
Systems Administrator Pooja Narang is the only woman in the .nz ops team👋 Ahead of attending the IAASysters NZ programme, which supports women and gender diverse people in their tech careers, Pooja reflects on her experiences: internetnz.nz/news-and-art...
We've read through Parliament's recommendations following the Inquiry into youth online harm, and while we support some of the recommendations whole-heartedly, others we would caution against. Read more on our website > internetnz.nz/new.../inqui...
'Ens...ification' blamed as Kiwis feel down about internet
'Ens...ification' blamed as Kiwis feel down about internet
The number of New Zealanders feeling positive about the internet has been slowly declining since 2019.
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New Internet Insights report now out: People online as much as ever - nearly half four hours a day or more - but not feeling positive about it 🤖 AI use up, but concern about AI is also up ➕ Social media use stats, varied concerns, and experiences of online harm > internetnz.nz/new-zealands...
Aotearoa Internet Insights 2025
New Zealand's 2025 Internet Insights
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An InternetNZ-backed, community-led project is opening doors to STEMM for rangatahi in Wairarapa 🤩 👉 internetnz.nz/news-and-art...
“We’re sick of struggling. Technology gives us a pathway out of those statistics — the negative ones. It gives us access to better-paid jobs and real opportunities.” Read more about how the Tolaga Bay Inn went from pub to digital innovation hub: internetnz.nz/news-and-art...
The people of Aotearoa are rethinking their relationship with the Internet: ⬇️ Daily use down, 83% → 72% 😵💫 62% online < 4 hrs/day 🥕 60% support stronger platform regulation 🤖 60% familiar with AI, 70% not worried about jobs See the InternetNZ-funded #WIPNZ report > nzpri.aut.ac.nz/research/pri...
We go way back with @micheleacourt.bsky.social. She's MCd NetHui at least three times and voiced videos for us – so she was our first choice to help us host NetTalks, and we're so pleased she said yes! Christchurch, we'd love you to join us this Friday at 5.30pm.
Ōtautahi, we are bringing NetTalks to you! Quickfire kōrero on tech. Oct 31 🎃 5.30pm, The Piano, $20 tickets. Izzi Lithgow on cybersecurity, Bron Scott on digital equity, Sam Sehnert on AI, Mike Grimshaw on crumbling society, Cara Swit on social media bans & Elle Archer on Māori innovation.
