This week Aotearoa celebrates Disability Pride week and for one community it's a perfect opportunity to raise their concerns with Telecommunication Giants. Members of the deaf community say they are offered free calling minutes on their mobile packages that they can't use due to their disability.
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Exploring identity as 'taonga' in the digital space
How can Māori individuals and organisations protect their identity and information in the digital era? These are the issues being explored at the Identity Conference held at Te Papa in Wellington.
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Māori tertiary students creating business in Vietnam
A group of 14 tertiary students are set to fly to Vietnam for the Te Hononga-ā-Kiwa programme to build business relationships. The key focus of this trip will be business development in start-up entrepreneurship and technology.
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NewsVirtual reality to prepare Māori for construction mahi
Construction businesses have announced they will start using virtual reality technology to prepare people for jobs in the industry, in partnership with the Ministry of Social Development.
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Harnessing the future of drones in Aotearoa
'Taking Flight' is the government's new plan to stimulate and regulate the drone industry in Aotearoa. Innovations include air taxis and unmanned drone use in industrial and emergency services. It is hoped the move will open new horizons and opportunities for aviation's smallest aircraft.
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Te reo transcription tool to be released
A new te reo Māori app, Kōrero Māori, that works as a transcription tool is set to be launched later this year. The software is the first of its kind and has been under development for two years.
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NewsNew YouTube regulations aim to tackle hate speech
YouTube has announced they are making a move towards reducing the amount of hateful content it hosts.
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Robotics Plus- Hi Tech Kamupene Māori o Te Tau
Industry-changing companies and the Māori innovators behind them have been recognised at the 2019 New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards.
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US game developer cancels release of 'Maui' character
The company stopped the release to avoid causing offense around cultural appropriation.
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Calls for harsher penalties for using a phone while driving
Harsher penalties for the illegal use of phones while driving in New Zealand could be enforced in a new road safety strategy by the Ministry of Transport.
