Articles

  • 1 week ago | techpartner.news | Angela Walker

    This year marks a remarkable milestone for Dynabook. 40 years at the forefront of mobile computing innovation. It’s a legacy that began in 1985, when we introduced the world’s first commercial laptop, the Toshiba T1100. That groundbreaking moment didn't just launch a product, it created a product category and ignited a movement that has shaped how the world works, learns and connects.

  • 1 month ago | newsroom.co.nz | Angela Walker

    It runs in the family. Running that is. In Sam Ruthe’s whānau, running and winning go back generations. Long before Ruthe became the youngest person in the world to break four minutes in the mile, at the age of 15, back in March, his grandmother, grandfather, mother and father all had athletics successes of their own. Grandmother Rosemary Wright, née Stirling, even won a 1970 Commonwealth Games gold medal in jaw-dropping style (more on that soon).

  • 1 month ago | wispainsighthub.org | Emma Evans |Canadian Women |Angela Walker |Ali Pottinger

    Dame Noeline Taurua (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Whātua) is a legend of New Zealand netball. She played 34 test matches for the Silver Ferns before a serious knee injury ended her playing career. The affable and successful Ferns coach is a key voice in supporting the revised NetballSmart warm-up. The NetballSmart team have conducted research, gathered evidence, listened to community feedback, and enhanced the pre-game warm-up. I fell into coaching.

  • 2 months ago | wispainsighthub.org | Emma Evans |Canadian Women |Angela Walker |Ali Pottinger

    In just two years, almost 5000 women and girls have started playing the beautiful game. The Post reporter Hanna McCallum, also a player for Seatoun AFC’s women’s first team, explores the lasting changes football is having on girls, women and their communities. When Scarlett Maddock was asked if she wanted to start a women’s team, there hadn’t been one at Eastbourne Football Club for at least 10 years.

  • Mar 27, 2025 | nzherald.co.nz | Angela Walker

    Alice Robinson leads the 2025 giant slalom standings ahead of the final showdown at Sun Valley, Idaho this week. Photo / Getty ImagesAngela Walker for LockerRoomAlice Robinson is dominating the giant slalom circuit in Europe, where she’s now recognised on the streets. This week, the Queenstown skier will stake her claim as world No.1, Angela Walker writes. Alice Robinson is slightly disoriented. It can’t be blamed on altitude, or the weight of the World Cup medals she’s hauled in this season.