Keen to have your say on the future of New Zealand’s public service? Submissions on the Public Service Legislation Bill close this Friday. You can read more and make your submission at bit.ly/2uBq11K. Read more about public service change at bit.ly/36wphYX.

Hoy visité el laboratorio de innovación pública del gobierno de NZ (Aura Cifuentes te hubiera encantado). 100% enfocados en el ciudadano. Amazing session today with the NZ Life Events and Integrated Services team in NZ! What an amazing job they do, feels totally citizen driven!

#WATCH The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was asked to demonstrate the East Coast wave. The PM, while announcing tough new border restrictions on Saturday asked people to, “Stop handshakes, hugs, and hongi ... the best thing we can do ... is to switch to the East Coast wave."

Govt has now launched their COVID-19 website. Visit covid19.govt.nz for everything you need to know about COVID-19 in one place. Learn the simple steps you can take to unite against the virus and slow its spread. Find out what help is available and get the latest updates.

We're not crying, you are 😭

He Pitopito Kōrero | Ministry Bulletin for Schools – 11 May: bit.ly/2WjTzMA • Alert Level 2 • Answers to common questions • Wellbeing information and tips, including upcoming webinars

And just like that, it's empty - RIP Lab space, I hope the ghosties aren't too loud

The fabulous Service Innovation Lab closes today after delivering plenty of work we're all super proud of AND leaving a lot of goodness behind for others to pick up (the beauty of working in the open!) serviceinnovationlab.github.io

serviceinnovationlab.github.io the new toolkit is live and static...

It wasn’t all just fun and games with Te Kaahui o Rauru today (despite the grins). Plenty of insights too - a big shout out to Leonie Matoe & the team for having us (& to UX researcher Deshan Gamage for nailing his pepeha (front row, far right). #GreatWorkDay #DigitalInclusionNZ

“Last week, we met with the telecommunications sector ... We heard that the biggest priorities for the sector are: addressing the digital divide; affordable connectivity; improved digital skills.” — latest from DigitalCouncilNZ #DigitalInclusionNZ

“So despite the fact that we’ve got this infrastructure, there is a group of people who are excluded from being online simply due to the fact that they can’t afford that connectivity. And then that upsets me, in a way, that’s such a shame.” — Andrew Cushen, InternetNZ

A quick session with some of the new crew

Great message: “Leave no one behind” in this latest video from the DigitalCouncilNZ #DigitalInclusionNZ #DigitalLeadership

Stephen Clarke has been appointed as our new permanent Chief Archivist - Kaipupuri Matua. Stephen joins us from Waka Kotahi NZTA where he is currently the Chief Data Officer. Haere Rā to Richard Foy, whose term seconded into the role ends 30 October bit.ly/33J6Dix

We're on a journey..! We have started translating our content pages into te reo. It will eventually be fully bilingual, with the long-term aim being multilingual capabilities. smartstart.services.govt.nz We hope to make all upcoming Life Events products fully bilingual from launch.

The Life Events team has partnered with Ministry of Education to develop a web-based digital tool earlylearning.services.govt.nz The tool helps identify and select the right service for them, within their locale, as well as advice on financial childcare support.

A wonderful privilege to laugh & talanoa w/ Dr Tarisi & my father via her Facebook Live page. On connections to #Yawe, multi-cultural heritage, honouring family, claiming home and how this project makes a space for enabling #Pacific voices. youtu.be/gpvQcH7enPc #TeamFiji 🇫🇯

Taputukura Raea shares her journey of learning more about her Cook Islands culture and connecting her community with records within National Library of New Zealand and from them to their ancestors. #cookislandslangaugeweek 🇨🇰 digitalpasifik.org/blog/reflectio… Australian High Commission in the Cook Islands Ministry for Pacific Peoples

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