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Ingram Micro

Bumble Bee alert for Queenstown-bound Ingram Micro NZ team

If you happen upon two bumble bees wandering New Zealand roads heading to Queenstown, open the doors and let them in...

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 30th Mar 2017

Gaming

Leaping Tiger is streaming games for charity this Sunday

Wellington based gamers Leaping Tiger is hosting a special stream this Sunday on Twitch to raise money for Starship Hospital.

By Damian Seeto • 1 min read • Wed, 29th Mar 2017

IntegrationWorks

IT industry heavy hitters heading to the ring for charity fight

More than 180 IT staff from Auckland and Wellington are taking to the boxing ring as part of this year's IT Heavy Hitters boxing event.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Feb 2017

Dicker Data

Dicker Data NZ digs deep for Auckland City Mission

The Christmas spirit is strong at Dicker Data NZ, with the distie providing a bumper donation of food and gifts for the Auckland City Mission.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 15th Dec 2016

The Silent Leadership Challenge

The Silent Leadership Challenge - raising money for innovative technologies

The CEO of the National Foundation for the Deaf, Louise Caroll, has posed a challenge to all CEOs to raise funds for innovative technologies.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 25th Jul 2016

Cloud Services

Wantad: a Kiwi developed app

Kiwi innovation Wantad reimagines your phone's wallpaper as a dynamic hub for personalized updates from friends, family, and brands.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Thu, 30th Jun 2016

Social Media

Junk Free June as much a tech campaign as a charity pledge

The creators of Junk Free June have shared insight into their business model, which has attracted more than 16,000 participants.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 16th Jun 2016

EduTech

Microsoft donates $625,000 to give Kiwi youth a head start

NZ's High Tech Youth and OMGTech! groups have received $625k in grants from Microsoft to support technology education for young people.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Apr 2016

Northern Atlantic Treaty Organisation

Good Bitches Baking: Baking the world a better place

Good Bitches Baking, a New Zealand organization, spreads happiness by baking cakes for those in need. Their idea is catching on and growing rapidly.

By Dave Moskovitz • 5 min read • Mon, 4th Apr 2016

Fitness

CSC's Adrian McKenzie hits the road for Halberg foundation

Kiwis are being asked to dig deep as CSC's Adrian McKenzie takes to the road to raise funds for a cause close to his heart.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 29th Feb 2016

EduTech

More fees further undermine 'free' education, Labour says

Charging parents for school enrolment ballots is unfair, says New Zealand's Labour Party, as it criticises fees for out-of-zone students.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 29th Feb 2016

Global Stories

Donations stories

Facebook

Facebook inspired to do more with social platform

While it's still very early in this journey, we're inspired by the good our community already does and we are committed to doing more to help people.

By Naomi Gleit • 3 min read • Fri, 18th Nov 2016

Facebook

Facebook: The Top 10 moments of the US election

As the polls close across the US, Facebook has released data showing some interesting moments from the election that have taken place in recent weeks.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 9th Nov 2016

Marketing Technologies

Could Mastercard's innovation pipeline be the answer to cyber security?

Kiwis urged to think about online security as Connect Smart Week begins, with 66% of New Zealanders regularly shopping online.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 12th Oct 2016

Customer Relationship Management

AU Red Cross Blood Service chooses new CX cloud platform

In addition to offering a personalised approach for blood donors, it is hoped that the system will lead to more blood being collected as demand grows.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 21st Jul 2016