Returned Kiwi, passionate about NZ and our unique place in the world. Supporter of Innovation and businesses helping to solve challenges of #sustainability
Auckland, New Zealand
Joined February 2014
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Great event today at @Oracle Sydney, meeting new Australia and NZ MD Stephen Bovis, hearing from customers of Oracle and visiting their brilliant #innovation labs.
Thanks so much to @sancharini for the kind invitation!
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Important data (and great charts) from @climatetech_vc on quarterly venture investment. Key points:
*1H 2022 funding is down from 2H 2021, but up on 1H 2021
*Total number of investment rounds is up and up
*Decline in $ entirely from giant growth rounds ctvc.co/19b-2022-midyear-upd…
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Hunger wars: an extraordinary thread by @TimothyDSnyder
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RT if you're NOT going to the anti-vax protest in Wellington. Oops I mean anti-mandate.
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Here’s to the real heroes of the weekend - those braving the elements to staff vaccination centres up and down the country. RT if you’d like to salute them rather than the vocal minority. #getboosted
Fantastic article @VeronikaMeduna - so much time wasted, time to see action/results.
The #COP26Glasgow summit marks the deadline for the 2nd round of national climate pledges. @ClimateCommNZ says NZ's current pledge is inconsistent with the 1.5°C goal and the govt has committed to increasing it; my @NorthSouthNZ story on why it matters northandsouth.co.nz/2021/10/…
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Some thoughts on Covid, “tyranny”, vaccinations and the idea that we’re living under some kind of dictatorship:
This is a very good article about the housing affordability crisis in Aotearoa, New Zealand. The moral, social and economic consequences of this will be enormous, action is urgently required.
This is the ugliest and most despairing column I have ever written.
thespinoff.co.nz/business/25…
Nice 3 days from Marahau to Awaroa on the #abeltasmancoasttrack
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#atatu_nz @ Awaroa Lodge instagram.com/p/CJ61oUhg9nSD…
What I really love about the #TheQueensGambit is that it has a female protagonist, set in the 60s and all (apart from one, that i can think of) of the male characters are actually really lovely and supportive of Beth. Unusual.
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"If you did not know that Joe Biden was getting close to 270, Donald Trump just provided all the proof you will ever need."
Appreciating my commute this morning. @ Auckland, New Zealand instagram.com/p/CGSwjWbpkY_A…
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Actual footage of a Fintech trying to get through a bank’s procurement process. xitter.cf/jeremyburge/status/129… – at Melbourne, Victoria
Forced ourselves to climb our local volcano to lookout for marauding Covid-zombies, #socialservice #NZHellhole
I love our prime minister! @jacindaardern
Moved back to New Zealand just in time for lockdown.. interesting to see the contrast between local reactions to COVID and what is happening in the USA. Proud to be a Kiwi.
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Great article. Please NZ, don’t fall into this trap!
Democrats are ‘human scum’, farmers are ‘rednecks’, and journalists are ‘psycho’. Welcome to modern politics, says lawyer and former TVNZ political editor Linda Clark: newsroom.co.nz/2019/11/27/92…
Proud to be a NZer when we see principles based leadership like this. @jacindaardern #Rockstar
Good to see my old friend again... #singaporebotanicgardens @ Singapore Botanic Gardens instagram.com/p/B3yQcpSA1d4j…