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Thursday, 29 April 2021, 2:16 pm New research from the University of California San Francisco has found people need to exercise much more than first thought. The study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine examined physical activity and cardiovascular health. ExerciseNZ recommends adults engage in around 150 minutes of moderate exercise — a brisk walk falls under this term — each week for optimal cardiovascular health, which equates to around 500 metabolic equivalent for a task (METs) per week. MET estimates the amount of energy used by the body during physical activi...

Thursday, 29 April 2021, 1:54 pm Over the past few years, a strong financial technology ecosystem has evolved in New Zealand with hundreds of new fintech companies. Fintech has also emerged as a high-tech sector where women are taking management positions, FintechNZ general manager James Brown says. “There are some awesome fintech women coming through to led big companies. Being woman is an advantage because finance used to be a male-dominated world and females bring a different point of view that they can leverage. “We have chief executives such as Carmen Vicelich from Valocity and Fran...

Thursday, 29 April 2021, 6:12 am The covid pandemic has shown all New Zealanders just how important AI is to health, wellbeing and the economy but there is a long way to go, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller This will be central to discussions at the Aotearoa AI summit in Auckland on May 12, he says. “Aotearoa should be embracing digital health. We’re already seeing many healthcare providers dropping back into pre-covid business as usual practices. “Health consumers have had a brief experience of just how powerful and convenient virtual hea...

Otautahi - A leading young New Zealand tech businesswoman has been named in the Forbes magazine 30 under 30 Asia list. Forbes released the list yesterday and GirlBoss New Zealand chief executive Alexia Hilbertidou 30 is on the list which started with ...

Monday, 19 April 2021, 5:40 am NZTech is launching Tech21, a programme of activity and events in collaboration with the Ministry of Education to help inspire young ākonga (learners) into tech careers. Graeme Muller, chief executive of NZTech, says recent research published in the digital skills report found a decreasing number of students taking courses that will prepare them for an opportunity to work in the many new and exciting tech careers within the burgeoning tech sector. “The Tech21 initiative will help expose some of the many exciting opportunities available for the next generatio...