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Bill Bennett
Freelance journalist.
Auckland-based Bill Bennett writes technology and business stories that are directly relevant to New Zealand readers.
His emphasis is on telecommunications, but he also covers other aspects of technology and business. You can find his features in the New Zealand Herald and hear him regularly on RNZ Nine to Noon and the NZ Tech Podcast.
Bennett's The Download Weekly newsletter is published every Friday. You can sign up for it here.
If you want to support his work, you can make a donation to his PressPatron account.
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Wiggs parlays Pacific Fibre experience into Punakaiki Fund
Monday, 26 August 2013, 12:45 pm | Bill Bennett
Lance Wiggs and Chris Humphreys have launched the Punakaiki fund to invest in New Zealand internet, technology and design companies. Speaking at the Punakaiki Fund launch in Auckland earlier today, Lance Wiggs says the frustration he felt when raising ... More >>
Christchurch’s Interpret rides geospatial wave
Wednesday, 21 August 2013, 5:42 pm | Bill Bennett
Steve Abley says GIS (geographic information systems) has taken off in New Zealand to the point where he has set up a new Christchurch-based business to meet growing demand for GIS analysis. The new company was launched at this week’s New Zealand ... More >>
Hawaiki edges closer with Australian deal
Tuesday, 20 August 2013, 3:59 pm | Bill Bennett
Hawaiki’s plan to build a 14,000km trans-Pacific submarine cable linking New Zealand to the USA edges closer, thanks to a multi-million dollar deal signed in Australia. More >>
Tech journo Bill Bennett partners with Geekzone and Scoop
Monday, 15 July 2013, 2:38 pm | Digitl
Creates Digitl, the leading new source of technology news, analysis and comment to inspire New Zealanders More >>
NetHui 2013:Quinn Norton’s chaotic, swirling internet vision
Friday, 12 July 2013, 11:33 am | Bill Bennett
Keynote speaker Quinn Norton connects what is happening in today’s society as a result of the internet revolution and what happened 400 or so years ago when the printing press arrived. More >>
NetHui 2013: GCSB bill too important to rush
Friday, 12 July 2013, 11:13 am | Bill Bennett
Legislation proposing to extend the powers of the Government Communications Security Bureau is too important to rush through Parliament without more debate. That’s the consensus of the panel discussing state surveillance and the GCSB at NetHui 2013. More >>
First steps on New Zealand’s five year net plan
Monday, 8 July 2013, 10:43 am | Bill Bennett
Speaking at the InTAC workshop on planning New Zealand’s online future APNic chief scientist Geoff Huston set the short-term target of getting a couple of basic improvements in place to help build a foundation for more ambitious goal. More >>
Bill Bennett : Charging The Nokia Lumia 920 Without Wires
Friday, 28 December 2012, 12:23 pm | Bill Bennett
There’s a lot to be said for getting wires out of the way of digital devices – for one thing it makes them mobile. A smartphone wouldn’t be much use if you needed to jack it in every time you make a call or check Facebook. And let’s not forget ... More >>
A Windows 8 Office In Your Pocket? - Nokia Lumia 920
Friday, 7 December 2012, 2:52 pm | Bill Bennett
A Windows 8 Office In Your Pocket? - Nokia Lumia 920 A review by Bill Bennett for Scoop Techlab More >>
