Gratitude, anxiety, habits, artificial intelligence—and a practical framework for strengthening the mind Sometimes a new idea does not really introduce something completely new. Instead, it suddenly reveals the connections between things we have already been learning. That happened to me recently when I read Ruth Brown’s Listener article, “Mastering the mind”, featuring the New Zealand […]
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What a cutting-edge distributed AI proposal might tell us about renewable energy, regional prosperity and the next frontier of digital inclusion What if some of the most valuable infrastructure of the artificial intelligence age did not sit only inside enormous overseas data centres, but was also distributed through ordinary homes, businesses and community buildings? And
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What The Odyssey can still teach us about life in Whanganui—and anywhere else This Thursday morning, I am going to see Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey at the Embassy 3 Theatre in Whanganui with a friend. We have both seen The Return, the earlier film starring Ralph Fiennes as Odysseus and Juliette Binoche as Penelope. That
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There is a quiet kind of exclusion that happens when the world moves online faster than people can keep up. It does not always look dramatic from the outside. It might be someone sitting at the kitchen table, staring at a phone, unsure whether a message is real or a scam. It might be an
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The other evening I found myself looking around my house. Not just looking, but noticing. Over the years I have accumulated all sorts of objects, pictures, paintings, reminders, notes, and small treasures. Some were gifts. Some were made by family. Some were picked up during travels. Others appeared almost by accident and simply stayed. Most
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Why digital inclusion belongs in Whanganui’s energy future Something significant is beginning to gather momentum across our region. Energy. Infrastructure. Investment. Regional reform. Technology. Skills. Population movement. Economic development. Digital Inclusion Whanganui sits within this wider conversation about participation, infrastructure and regional opportunity. Across Whanganui and the wider lower-west North Island, discussions are accelerating around
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In the past five months, 93 outward-facing engagements have been delivered across Whanganui. Not projected.Not estimated.Recorded, one by one. That includes: 21 structured SENSE drop-in sessions 47 community events, talks, and workshops 25 sector and network meetings Alongside this, more than 2,000 people have been reached in person. Online engagement has extended that reach further,
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Cyber resilience systems and people are closely connected in New Zealand. Across the country, serious effort is going into strengthening the cyber security of critical infrastructure — communications, energy, health systems, finance, and transport. That work matters. Ultimately, resilience depends on how well people and systems work together. And it’s clear that across the country,
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This reflection was prompted in part by a recent LinkedIn post from James Fierro on scarcity, abundance, and the changing economic question. Click here to view It is an odd time to talk about possibility. Perhaps we are asking the wrong economic question for the times we are now living in. The world does not
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Over the past year, Digital Inclusion Whanganui has quietly moved from idea to action. What began as a concern about digital exclusion in our community has gradually taken shape as a locally grounded initiative focused on improving digital access, confidence, safety, and capability across the district. During this first phase we have concentrated on three
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