I never thought I’d be criticising a telecommunications company for reducing its prices, but Spark’s and others’ decision to lead the industry into removing data caps yesterday feels like an opportunistic public relations stunt that will bite in the backside the very p...
A great night tonight for the second time in a week. Crown Infrastructure Partners invited me to a fun party to celebrate completion of phase one of the Ultrafast Broadband project. There were lots of people there with plenty of grey hair - I felt quite at home.
Had a good chat last night at the Spark Wholesale Christmas bash with my friend Craig Young, CEO of TUANZ the past several years. I told him very sincerely that I think he is doing a stunning job with TUANZ, which he has reinvented to fit a very different environment t...
Today’s announcement that Andrew Button has resigned suddenly as CEO of the Rural Connectivity Group is bad news on two fronts. First, because Andrew is a thoroughly nice guy who has been well respected by people he’s worked with. Second, because it highlights that thi...
My mission of writing company profiles promoting the members of WISPA.NZ continues, and a few days ago took me into the Tasman region writing about Kiwi WiFi. Writing these involves talking with the owner, visiting a handful of hilltop wireless sites, and interviewing...
Chris O'Connell, my friend and one-time business partner - passed away in Wellington this past weekend. Chris had endured a series of debilitating health issues for several years. Nonetheless he was at the WISPA 2-day meeting in Wellington just 2 weeks ago, but his hea...
An excellent article here in e-Health News where Dr Will Reedy of Spark argues that if the health sector or Government doesn't make headway on personal electronic health records in a form that meets consumer expectations, the health IT vendors will.
HEALTH - A DIGITAL LAGGARD. DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT PLAN
Presentation to the ITX Conference, Wellington, Wednesday 11 July 2018
Ernie Newman
Our health s...
Health - a Digital Laggard
July 10, 2018
Its been another really interesting day in Melbourne. Rather than write up each session in turn, I’ll focus on my three key takeaway messages which I...
Australian Telehealth Conference - Day 2
March 20, 2014
After a month's apprenticeship on the Management Committee of the Whakatane Radio Telephone Users Association, I accepted the role of Chairman at the...
