Monday, 19 July 2021, 12:30 pm
TikTok, NZ On Air and Screen Australia
have today announced the launch of Every Voice, a new
initiative to support diverse and distinct creators in the
creation of innovative content exclusively for
TikTok.
Every Voice, the first joint initiative
between NZ On Air, Screen Australia and TikTok, aims to help
a new generation of online storytellers expand their vision
and ambition, and will cultivate original New Zealand and
Australian content that resonates with global online
audiences. The initiative is for TikTok creators or creators
who want to expand to working on TikTok.
New Zealand
and Australian applicants will be eligible to apply for up
Phil Coughlin,
On June 8, an internet
blackout was precipitated by one customer updating their
settings through a “valid
configuration change”. With speed, 85% of the network
of the tech infrastructure company Fastly began returning
errors. A global outage ensued. “The downed sites,” according
to Brian Barrett of
Wired, “shared no obvious theme
or geography; the outages were global, and they hit
everything from Reddit to Spotify to
The New York
Times.”
Nick Rockwell, the Senior Vice President
of engineering and infrastructure at the company, outlined
the incident in a blog post. “We experienced a global
outage due to an undiscovered software bug that surfaced on
Monday, 19 July 2021, 2:08 pm
Wellington Police and NZ Customs have disrupted further
significant importations of the Class B controlled drug
Gamma Butyrolactone (GBL), and class C controlled drug
Eutylone, during ‘Phase Two’ of Operation
Skipjack.
November last year saw the termination of
Skipjack ‘Phase One’- an investigation into alleged
offending by a local drug dealing syndicate importing and
distributing controlled drugs known by the street names of
G, liquid ecstasy, and rinse.
“As the Operation
moved into ‘Phase Two’ this year, Police, along with our
Customs partners, identified further alleged importations by
the syndicate which had changed its methods and was now
Monday, 19 July 2021, 2:58 pm
In recent years the advancement of electric-mountain
bikes and trikes has made it possible for those with a
physical disability to return to mountain biking or to try
it for the first time, a recreational activity they can
enjoy with friends and family.
James Littlejohn of
#AdaptMTB, rides an e-mountain bike, which gives him the
ability to ride any of the trails his non-disabled friends
ride.
James says
“Mountain biking has
many benefits for a disabled person like myself, exercise of
course, but mainly it s given me the chance to get outdoors
with family and friends just like before my
Monday, 19 July 2021, 4:08 pm
A new project in the Hawke’s Bay is investigating the
impacts of tile drains on horticultural land, to provide
valuable information about their effect on freshwater
quality.
Horticultural tile drains are used to divert
excess moisture from the soil. This can help waterlogged
land become more productive. This project seeks to
understand whether this diversion of water contributes
additional nutrients to our waterways that may impact water
quality.
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI),
several key players in the horticulture industry, and
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council have kicked off a project to
investigate this further. MPI is contributing $1.34 million