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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 can get aboard ... in the coming weeks!- https://nz.linkedin.com/in/aurynn- https://twitter.com/aurynn- https://eiara.nz/------------------------------------------------------New Zealand tech, media, & startup podcast hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others. Hosts of #WellyTechAll our past shows are on our websitehttps://www.accessgranted.nz Follow and Like us on:https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZ https://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZ https://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcast Subsc

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 GORDONMary-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/meginzKAT GREENBROOKKat is the founder of Rogue Penguin, a data visualisation company in Wellington.- https://nz.linkedin.com/in/katgreenbrook- https://twitter.com/katgreenbrook- https://www.roguepenguin.co.nz/who- https://accessgranted.nz/episodes/2017/9/11/kat-greenbrook-visualising-dataAMANDA HUGHESAmanda is a Senior Data Scientist with Nicholson Consulting.- https://nz.linkedin.com/in/amanda-hughes-01a9b06b- https://twitter.com/amandahughes223ERNESTYNNE WALSHErnestynne is an experienced senior data scientist from the East c

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://www.facebook.com/wharehauora/ - https://twitter.com/WhareHauora Access Granted is the leading New Zealand tech, media, & startup podcast hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others. Hosts of #TechweekTV and #WellyTechAll our past shows are on our websitehttps://www.accessgranted.nz Follow and Like us on:https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZ https://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZ https://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcast Subscribe to the show however you want:https://www.accessgranted.nz

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 thanks to past show star Charlotte HInton (https://accessgranted.nz/episodes/2018/11/27/charlotte-hinton-agile-the-ongoing-party) who volunteered to catch-up with Rob and help him on this agile journey - Kiwis are so generous!- https://se.linkedin.com/in/robboyle1-----------------------------------------------------New Zealand tech, media, & startup podcast hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others. Hosts of #WellyTechAll our past shows are on our websitehttps://www.accessgranted.nz Follow an

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 / training2: Taking time off the phones, and how3: 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 #WellyTech discussion forum: https://accessgranted.nz/coming-soon/recording-system-error- Thursday, April 18, 2019- 5:30pm-7pm (Recording happens between 6pm-6:30pm)- Amador- 78 Willis Street Wellington New Zealand------------------------------------------------------New Zealand tech, media, & startup podcast hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others. Hosts of #WellyTechAll our past shows are on our websitehttps://www.accessgranted.nz Follow and Like us on:https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZ https

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 SIGNED COPY by popping your name and email address into the form at: https://accessgranted.nz/episodes/2019/2/12/bob-weir-why-businesses-fail-win-a-copyGood luck- https://www.linkedin.com/in/pinpoint-business- https://www.whybusinessesfail.co.nz/- https://www.facebook.com/WhyBusinessesFailBook/- https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018664175/why-businesses-fail- https://accessgranted.nz/episodes/2018/11/13/rebecca-caroe-it-does-what-it-says-on-the-tin--------------------------------------------------

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/- https://data.sim.vuw.ac.nz/widsw2019/speakers/- https://www.widsconference.org/The 2019 speakers include the following (all of which we will have podcast chats with before and during the conference):- Agate Ponder-Sutton- Amanda Hughes- Dame Diane Robertson- Donna Cormack- Emma Vitz- Ernestynne Walsh- Kari Jones- Kat Greenbrook- Kate Kolich- Kathryn Hempstalk- Liz MacPherson- Louise Barber (Ngapuhi, Ngati Hine)- Nasca Peng- Dr Sally (Ake) Nicholas- Vidette McGregor------------------------------------------------------New

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 going through their first year or so.------------------------------------------------------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 Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others. Hosts of #Te

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 Zealand tech, media, & startup podcast hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others. Hosts of #TechweekTV and #WellyTechAll our past shows are on our websitehttps://www.accessgranted.nz Follow and Like us on:https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZ https://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZ https://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcast Subscribe to the show however you want:https://www.accessgranted.nz/subscribe/Buy the AG merch:https://www.accessgranted.nz/shop/

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 Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others. Hosts of #TechweekTV and #WellyTechAll our past shows are on our websitehttps://www.accessgranted.nz Follow and Like us on:https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZ https://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZ https://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcast Subscribe to the show however you want:https://www.accessgranted.nz/subscribe/Buy the AG merch:https://www.accessgranted.nz/shop/

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=IwAR14tznLQ5myrhC2e2UTB0Jf3jGpr9nZCWZq8kqCSVDV_BfLv-SjGRVM2SU------------------------------------------------------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 Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others. Hosts o

A SEASONAL THANK YOU AND TO ALL OUR LISTENERSAnd 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!

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 Jarmanhttps://accessgranted.nz/episodes/2018/1/29/sam-jarman-no-time-for-messing-around-just-get-into-it February : Dave Knighthttps://accessgranted.nz/episodes/2018/2/15/dave-knight-cultivating-sales-peopleMarch : Kowhai Montgomeryhttps://accessgranted.nz/episodes/2018/3/20/kowhai-montgomery-special-snowflake-startups April : New Zealand WiDS 2018https://accessgranted.nz/episodes/2018/4/10/new-zealand-wids-2018May : Hamish McGregor https://accessgranted.nz/episodes/2018/5/17/hamish-mcgregor-vitamins-vs-painkillers June : Hiria Te Rangihttps://accessgranted.nz/episodes/2018/6/18/hiria-te-

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 you who Jamie is …- https://nz.linkedin.com/in/lizmaguire- https://twitter.com/lizziemaguire- http://women.govt.nz/inspiring-women/liz-maguire------------------------------------------------------New Zealand tech, media, & startup podcast hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others. Hosts of #TechweekTV and #WellyTechAll our past shows are on our websitehttps://www.accessgranted.nz Follow and Like us on:https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZ https://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZ https://linkedin.co

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 hours2: Someone on their side if things go wrong3: Career support, and unbiased information on salary and pay, throughout their entire career4: A voice to government and media that represents their interests without fear of upsetting employersIf you work in a tech job or for a technology company, we’re here for you.Technology is going to be the future of our country. Let’s make sure it’s one we can be proud of."- https://www.atu.org.nz/- https://twitter.com/yourtechunion- https://www.facebook.com/yourtechunion/- https://twitter.com/vivster81------------------------------------------------------New Zealand tech,

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 things financial, women in tech, and the pros and cons of being a startup within an established organisation.- https://twitter.com/KristenLunman- https://nz.linkedin.com/in/kristen-lunman-32b3175- https://www.hatchinvest.nz/- https://nz.linkedin.com/in/natalieferguson- https://twitter.com/natfergster- https://accessgranted.nz/episodes/2015/8/31/ep-10-rough-redps: congrats to both for making the WTAF 2018 Finalists and to Nat for taking out the people's choice: https://wellytech.accessgranted.nz/---------------------------

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.com/wharehauora/ - https://twitter.com/WhareHauora Access Granted is the leading New Zealand tech, media, & startup podcast hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others. Hosts of #TechweekTV and #WellyTechAll our past shows are on our websitehttps://www.accessgranted.nz Follow and Like us on:https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZ https://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZ https://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcast Subscribe to the show however you want:https://www.accessgranted.nz/subscribe/

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.linkedin.com/in/charlottehinton/- https://twitter.com/charlottehinton- https://www.digital.govt.nz/blog/si-lab-keen-to-share-a-great-space/- http://www.wdcnz.com/------------------------------------------------------New Zealand tech, media, & startup podcast hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others. Hosts of #TechweekTV and #WellyTechAll our past shows are on our websitehttps://www.accessgranted.nz Follow and Like us on:https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZ https://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZ htt

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 Top at 5:55 pm.Watch out for our #WellyTech partner podcasts coming over the next few days:- Liz MacPherson (CEO Stats NZ, Government Statistician, and Chief Data Steward)- Colin Brown (Tribe Lead Network Evolution at Spark)- Andreas Spanner (Chief Architect Australia & New Zealand, Red Hat)Our 3 questions for the event partners are:1: How was 2018 for you and your organisation?2: What are you looking forward to in 2019?3: What’s the ‘state of the nation’ when looking at the Wellington / NZ tech scene?-----------------

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 business drivers and value creation. In his former role as Head of Enterprise Architecture Andreas led a team of architects during complex business transformation programmes. Andreas has worked on a wide range of initiatives across different industries in Europe, North America and APAC including full scale ERP migrations, HR, finance and accounting, manufacturing, supply chain logistics and scalable core banking strategies to support regional business growth strategies.Since joining Red Hat, Andreas is focussed on helping or