Our Team

The Ā-Tihi o Aotearoa DigitalNZ team is based (mostly) in Wellington at the National Library of New Zealand. The team runs this website, and its supporting systems, and is part of a larger Digital Experience group within New Zealand's Department of Internal Affairs.

The DigitalNZ team

In addition to having a love of all things digital, the DigitalNZ team is a fan of sweet treats. Special favourites include raspberry liquorice and party mix.

  • Dan Charles, Data Systems Specialist — keeps the site bug free and works closely with developers to make DigitalNZ an easy-to-use delight.

  • Kelly Dix, Community Manager — connects with our audiences through public presentations and social media and helps people find out about our partners' rich collections.

  • Rowan Payne, Manager, DigitalNZ Services — is responsible for overseeing the team's work, and ensuring the range of services that DigitalNZ offers are the best they can be.

  • Tim Hannah, Content Analyst — initiates, builds, runs, and trouble-shoots the harvests of our content partners' collections. He is the first point of contact for DigitalNZ's content partners.

  • Tim Kong, Director, Digital Experience — sets the strategic direction for DigitalNZ and the National Library Online team and leads the ongoing development of the National Library's digital services.

  • Ting Sun, Data Analyst — ensures harvesting of our content partners' information runs smoothly and the site's back of house is neat and tidy.

Former Advisory Board

Between 2011 and 2018, DigitalNZ's work was guided by the advice of an advisory board. Ngā mihi maioha to these people who assisted the development of DigitalNZ.

  • Bill Macnaught (National Library of New Zealand)

  • Keitha Booth (Government Data and Information Re-use Programme)

  • Brian Flaherty (University of Auckland)

  • Mark Horgan (Department of Internal Affairs)

  • Adrian Kingston (Te Papa Tongarewa)

  • Glen Barnes (My Tours and Company Box)

  • Claire Amos (Albany Senior High School)

  • Helen Baxter (Mohawk Media)

  • John Truesdale (Auckland Libraries)

DigitalNZ alumni

A number of incredible people have worked in the DigitalNZ team over its history, and we count ourselves lucky to have such illustrious alumni.

  • Adrian Kingston

  • Andy Neale

  • Chelsea Hughes

  • Chris McDowall

  • Courtney Johnston

  • Daz Martin

  • Elliot Young

  • Fiona Fieldsend

  • Gordon Paynter

  • Greta Larmer

  • James Robertson

  • Jane Hornibrook

  • Jo Eaton

  • Karen Rollitt

  • Lewis Brown

  • Lisa Meehan

  • Lucy Orbell

  • Petra Edmunds

  • Sarah Powell

  • Thomasin Sleigh

  • Tonya Cooper-Tidey

  • Virginia Gow