Find a digital inclusion resource

The 20/20 Trust works across New Zealand to foster digital inclusion, digital literacy and digital skills, and over 20 years has helped tens of thousands of New Zealanders. Programmes include Computers in Homes, KiwiSkills, ICDL, Stepping UP, Family Connect and this Digital Inclusion map. Past programmes includeNetDay, eDay and Living Heritage. 20/20 partners with InternetNZ (developing a Digital Exclusion HEAT), Spark Foundation (Spark Jump: affordable pre-pay broadband), REAPs and libraries (digital skills training) and many others.

A ‘school’ where students from different schools meet on a Friday to explore their passions, one of which is computer coding.  Led by teachers and held at River of Life Centre, Lower Hutt

APNK provides free computing and Internet at 149 public libraries and 2 marae. Total of 750 PCs, 135 Wi-Fi, 152 printers, 20 scanners, recorders and 20 local heritage Kete. Some support and digital skills training. Government funded.

Cafe Scientifique is a discussion based forum where, for the price of a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology.  Auckland event details are here.

Cafe Scientifique is a discussion based forum where, for the price of a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology.  Lower Hutt event details are here.

Café Scientifique is a discussion based forum where, for the price of a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology.  Tauranga event details are here.

Using the latest technology and software young people produce their own TV shows, music, soundtracks, computer games and animation in our multimedia production suite & TV studio.

Carisbrook Design Studio after school works on projects in IT design, movie making, robotics and other creative applications. Part of the High Tech Youth Network.

Offers Basic Computing course for adults and the internationally recognised ICDL certification. CP REAP was a Computers in Homes (Taranaki/Central North Island) Training Centre 2015/16 and 2016/17. Also provides low-cost website design (using Joomla) and web hosting including domain registration and email.

Clubhouse Whanganui (formerly Awa City Clubhouse) is a creative, safe, out-of-school learning place where young people from our community work with adult mentors to explore their ideas, develop new skills, and build confidence through using technology and music. Open Mon – Fri 3pm – 7pm term time and 1pm – 5pm school holidays. Free for 10 – 18 year-olds! Run by Nga Tai O te Awa (NTOTA).

Computers in Homes works with low-decile schools and Trusts to provide computer training, technical support, refurbished computers and subsidised Internet to families across New Zealand. A 20/20 Trust digital inclusion initiative it has reached 19,000 students’ homes. Funding is being restored by the coalition government; meanwhile some local partners continue with their reserves.

The Trust’s Digital Journey tool helps everyone use, understand and benefit from digital services. We offer tablet and smartphone training, digital education for schools and preschools, community digital strategy development, and business digital enablement training and mentoring. A 2020 partner.

Check your computer skills! This neat little quiz lets you find out how internet savvy you are. Extra neat thing – it gives you the correct answers and any missing info afterwards. Takes 5 minutes and is recommended! From Palmerston North City Council and Manawatu Chamber of Commerce.

The Digital Seniors computer literacy programme from the Positive Ageing Trust gives older people in Hawke’s Bay an opportunity to learn computer skills that enable them to stay connected to their family members and their friends.  Courses are elderly friendly, and tailored and paced for each small group of participants.

Courses are running at present (2017) at Heretaunga Seniors Hastings, Age Concern Waipukurau and Age Concern Wairoa.

DIGITS Charitable Trust offers supported access to the internet and laptop devices in the home for qualifying school aged families. DIGITS is a Spark Jump partner.

Fab Lab Wgtn is a Massey digital fabrication laboratory, a creative ecosystem. Maker Monday is a free/low cost project-based open evening for community learning & engagement.

Fab Lab Chch provides access to the modern tools of invention, in a creative innovation space for Christchurch citizens to prototype new solutions to local problems.

Fre3FormD’s founder Gordon Dykes is passionate about equipping NZ students with 3-d design and printing skills. He offers free introductory sessions, and designs and makes 3-D printers suitable for schools.

The school is in the Manaiakalani programme, that improves student achievement significantly in low decile schools, 95% Māori and Pasifika. To make digital citizens of learners and whānau, the programme enables learning anywhere, anytime and at any pace; supports parents buying a personal digital device for each learner; provides wireless internet at home and school; and supports teachers in pedagogical innovation.

The school is in the Manaiakalani programme, that improves student achievement significantly in low decile schools, 95% Māori and Pasifika. To make digital citizens of learners and whānau, the programme enables learning anywhere, anytime and at any pace; supports parents buying a personal digital device for each learner; provides wireless internet at home and school; and supports teachers in pedagogical innovation.

The school is in the Manaiakalani programme, that improves student achievement significantly in low decile schools, 95% Māori and Pasifika. To make digital citizens of learners and whānau, the programme enables learning anywhere, anytime and at any pace; supports parents buying a personal digital device for each learner; provides wireless internet at home and school; and supports teachers in pedagogical innovation.

GCSN is creating a community of connected schools, teaching professionals and educational resources in the greater Christchurch region utilising the high speed fibre optic network infrastructure being installed by Enable Networks.

Hive Dunedin creates opportunities for youth that enable learning through hands-on making and exploration with peers and mentors and that develop digital and web literacy skills for future success. @HiveDunedin is a open network of youth-serving organizations, educators, teachers, schools, museums, and cultural institutions across the city.

The Hour of Code is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries with 253 events in NZ in 2016. Anyone, anywhere can organize an Hour of Code event, using free resources, during Computer Science Education Week in early December. One-hour tutorials are available in over 45 languages. No experience needed. Ages 4 to 104.

ICT-Connect is IT Professionals NZ (ITP) national in-school programme which inspires and educates young people about their future in the ICT industry. It puts software and Information Technology (IT) professionals face-to-face with students in class, where they introduce diverse opportunities and pathways in their industry.

impactNPO get IT volunteers (you) with a wide range of skills to come in and help local charities and not for profit organisations (NPOs) with their IT challenges.

We do this through running fun, high-energy and impact weekend Charity Hackathons events. On Friday evening, NPOs do a pitch about what they do and what their issues are, then volunteers form self-organising teams around an NPO of their choice. The teams then have a goal for the weekend to produce something useful.

impactNPO get IT volunteers (you) with a wide range of skills to come in and help local charities and not for profit organisations (NPOs) with their IT challenges.

We do this through running fun, high-energy and impact weekend Charity Hackathons events. On Friday evening, NPOs do a pitch about what they do and what their issues are, then volunteers form self-organising teams around an NPO of their choice. The teams then have a goal for the weekend to produce something useful.

Manukau City Baptist Church offers plenty of opportunities to be involved, where you can meet others, grow, get needs met and serve others as well. Offers budgetting, job seeking, parenting, marriage courses etc. Is a 20/20 partner for Spark Jump – prepay broadband with no contract, no credit checks, no set-up charges, for families with children. Check out upcoming Spark Jump setup sessions.

The Mind Lab by Unitec is an education collaboration dedicated to enhancing digital literacy capability and the implementation of contemporary practice in the teaching profession. Business children & school groups courses planned.

The Mind Lab by Unitec is an education collaboration dedicated to enhancing digital literacy capability and the implementation of contemporary practice in the teaching profession. Business children & school groups courses planned.

One of two Hutt City Library clubhouses, creative technology spaces for people aged 10-18, and totally free! Have fun with robotics, animation, 3D design, arts & crafts, sound recording, video production, graphic design, game creation and more. Helpful mentors include musicians, librarians, artists… Open during school term 3pm-7pm.

NZ’s premiere hands-on science education programme. Live shows, hands-on exhibits and teacher resources that broaden student knowledge and experience; connecting with science and technology and the world around them.  Every year the Science Roadshow is experienced by around 47,000 students, 6000 teachers and accompanying adults from over 600 schools nationwide!

Neighbourly lets you connect with neighbours and community using a private local website. It’s a free service to make your neighbourhood a safer, better place to live. Share news on events, issues, lost pets…

NetHui brings everybody and anybody that wants to talk about the Internet together. NetHui is made for the community, by the community. The programme isn’t decided by InternetNZ – it’s designed by the people who want to go. There are usually education/technical/inclusion sessions.

Save the date: Nethui 2017 – 9th to 10th November, Auckland’s Aotea Centre.

Read about or watch interesting videos from previous NetHuis.

The Government created Network 4 Learning (N4L) builds and manages a network for New Zealand’s 2500+ schools and creates an environment that encourages the uptake of digital learning in a seamless way.

The Government created Network 4 Learning (N4L) builds and manages a network for New Zealand’s 2500+ schools and creates an environment that encourages the uptake of digital learning in a seamless way.

We are about whānau transformation, with whānau setting their own goals and direction to self manage. We strive to educate and improve lives and lifestyles through Whānau Ora, clinical Services and workforce development. A 20/20 Trust Computers in Homes partner.

NgāTai O Te Awa (NTOTA) is a Maori Development Organisation committed to the pursuit of excellence and successful futures for Maori whānau, hapū and iwi. NTOTA provides health, innovation and development services, runs Clubhouse Whanganui and is co-located with Clubhouse Whanganui.   Is a 20/20 partner offering Stepping UP (free computer & internet training in easy steps, relevant to your life and interests, in informal friendly classes) and Spark Jump (prepay broadband with no contract, no credit checks, no set-up charges for families with children). Check out upcoming Stepping UP and Spark Jump classes in the region.

OMG Tech! plans to open up the world of future tech to every Kiwi kid. Over 3 years OMGTech aims to give every primary & intermediate school in NZ the chance to take part in its award winning workshops, connecting over 4,000 industry volunteers as role models and inspirers.

Listed under Online or Nationwide you will find digital inclusion resources that have no one geographical location.

The school is in the Manaiakalani programme, that improves student achievement significantly in low decile schools, 95% Māori and Pasifika. To make digital citizens of learners and whānau, the programme enables learning anywhere, anytime and at any pace; supports parents buying a personal digital device for each learner; provides wireless internet at home and school; and supports teachers in pedagogical innovation.

The best place of its kind for New Zealand educators and learners to discover, share and grow. It is a great resource sharing site for teachers, and for providers of content or services to New Zealand schools.

The school is in the Manaiakalani programme, that improves student achievement significantly in low decile schools, 95% Māori and Pasifika. To make digital citizens of learners and whānau, the programme enables learning anywhere, anytime and at any pace; supports parents buying a personal digital device for each learner; provides wireless internet at home and school; and supports teachers in pedagogical innovation.

Remark-it commission, decommission and remarket IT equipment, with significant projects with New Zealand’s and Australia’s biggest companies and government agencies. We refurbish computers for 2020’s Computers in Homes.

Remark-it commission, decommission and remarket IT equipment, with significant projects with New Zealand’s and Australia’s biggest companies and government agencies. We refurbish computers for 2020’s Computers in Homes.

RCJNZ is a unique event that excites and motivates students. Students participating in RoboCup Junior New Zealand events may choose Robot Theatre, Rescue or Soccer.

The school is in the Manaiakalani programme, that improves student achievement significantly in low decile schools, 95% Māori and Pasifika. To make digital citizens of learners and whānau, the programme enables learning anywhere, anytime and at any pace; supports parents buying a personal digital device for each learner; provides wireless internet at home and school; and supports teachers in pedagogical innovation.

The school is in the Manaiakalani programme, that improves student achievement significantly in low decile schools, 95% Māori and Pasifika. To make digital citizens of learners and whānau, the programme enables learning anywhere, anytime and at any pace; supports parents buying a personal digital device for each learner; provides wireless internet at home and school; and supports teachers in pedagogical innovation.

The school is in the Manaiakalani programme, that improves student achievement significantly in low decile schools, 95% Māori and Pasifika. To make digital citizens of learners and whānau, the programme enables learning anywhere, anytime and at any pace; supports parents buying a personal digital device for each learner; provides wireless internet at home and school; and supports teachers in pedagogical innovation.

The school is in the Manaiakalani programme, that improves student achievement significantly in low decile schools, 95% Māori and Pasifika. To make digital citizens of learners and whānau, the programme enables learning anywhere, anytime and at any pace; supports parents buying a personal digital device for each learner; provides wireless internet at home and school; and supports teachers in pedagogical innovation.

STEAM ahead is a series of events that help mums and their teenage daughters meet women who work in Science, Engineering and Technology fields. We want to see more women choose careers that are both fulfilling and future-proof.

The school is in the Manaiakalani programme, that improves student achievement significantly in low decile schools, 95% Māori and Pasifika. To make digital citizens of learners and whānau, the programme enables learning anywhere, anytime and at any pace; supports parents buying a personal digital device for each learner; provides wireless internet at home and school; and supports teachers in pedagogical innovation.

Studio 274 is an after-school community centre that helps young people design their future by providing access to high-tech skills, advanced technology, positive and creative mentors and career pathways.

One of two Hutt City Library clubhouses, creative technology spaces for people aged 10-18, and totally free! Have fun with robotics, animation, 3D design, arts & crafts, sound recording, video production, graphic design, game creation and more. Helpful mentors include musicians, librarians, artists… Open during school term 3pm-7pm.

The school is in the Manaiakalani programme, that improves student achievement significantly in low decile schools, 95% Māori and Pasifika. To make digital citizens of learners and whānau, the programme enables learning anywhere, anytime and at any pace; supports parents buying a personal digital device for each learner; provides wireless internet at home and school; and supports teachers in pedagogical innovation.

The school is in the Manaiakalani programme, that improves student achievement significantly in low decile schools, 95% Māori and Pasifika. To make digital citizens of learners and whānau, the programme enables learning anywhere, anytime and at any pace; supports parents buying a personal digital device for each learner; provides wireless internet at home and school; and supports teachers in pedagogical innovation.

Online learning at home and strong whanau engagement is crucial for our young people to succeed, but many school-age children in low-income communities don’t have broadband. Spark Jump is bringing heavily subsidised home broadband to these New Zealand children. Tamatea High School is a 20/20 partner for Spark Jump – prepay broadband with no contract, no credit checks, no set-up charges, for families with children. Check out upcoming Spark Jump setup sessions.

Wairarapa REAP (Rural Education Activities Programmes) provides a wide variety of digital learning, including… Computers In Homes, Computers for Nannas and Poppas, iPad, iPhone, Android Phone, Android Tablets, PC Training, Macintosh Training etc. and is a 20/20 partner for Spark Jump – prepay broadband with no contract, no credit checks, no set-up charges, for families with children. Check out upcoming Spark Jump setup sessions.

WestREAP offers a range of computer and digital communication courses from beginner to advanced. Programmes include Stepping UP, Computers in Homes, KiwiSkills, Digital Literacy and ICDL.

Offers Internet (10 computers, user pays), E-Resource (6 computers, MS and selected websites, for research, homework, CVs, training), Genealogy (3 computers for family history/whakapapa research), 3CS Computer Club (weekly, not holidays), Free Wi-Fi (30 min – CBDs). Stepping UP – free computer & internet training for adults, in easy steps, in informal, friendly classes; and Spark Jump – prepay broadband with no contract, no credit checks, no set-up charges; for families with children. Check out upcoming courses in the region!

Online learning at home and strong whanau engagement is crucial for our young people to succeed, but many school-age children in low-income communities don’t have broadband. Spark Jump is bringing heavily subsidised home broadband to these New Zealand children. William Colenso College is a Spark Jump partner – prepay broadband with no contract, no credit checks, no set-up charges. Check out upcoming Spark Jump classes.