For school-leavers who can demonstrate excellence in esports including leadership experience/ potential and values in relation to health and well being; and have studied NCEA L3 in the year prior to the year of tenure....
Spark Foundation’s new partnerships boost skills needed for a digital future. Spark Foundation today announced three new partnerships with Code Club Aotearoa, Digital Natives Academy and 21C Skills Lab aimed at helping young New Zealanders to successfully navigate their digital futures. Spark Foundation is the charitable arm...
Rotorua animators have been lighting up buildings around town by projecting their stories on to walls - and they have big plans for the future. Rotorua Daily Post Animation company 4CB has not been around long, but has already caused a stir around town with its latest...
Rotorua is gunning to be the ‘Digital Capital of Aotearoa’ with the opening of a new innovation space for creative and digital entrepreneurs. BizEdge Officially launching today, Digital Basecamp, a collaborative co-working space is located at Te Manawa (the heart) of Rotorua’s CBD. Founders Leon Thomas, Nige Ward...
Two Rotorua projects are among those set to benefit from the Unlocking Curious Minds fund, Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce announced today. Rotorua Daily Post Nearly $1 million of additional funding has been awarded to 25 new projects across New Zealand to engage more young Kiwis...
Digital innovation starts with Lego, at least in an Rotorua digital hub. On Friday, the Digital Natives Academy (DNA) held its fifth and final workshop in its Inspiring Curious Minds pilot. Using Lego Mindstorm EV3s around 50 rangitahi (children) aged 13 to 16 have learned how...
Future digital leaders have graduated from a Rotorua pilot programme where they were introduced to the basics of computer coding. Digital Natives Academy ran the seven week course, Coding for Kids 2015. It followed on from The Hour of Code pilot programme where local children connected...