Jessie Street National Women's Library: Honouring Australian stories
07 Mar 2025, 4:47 PMLearn how Jessie Street National Women's Library preserves Australian history in Koha library software, honouring the stories of women and Aboriginal people.
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Meet the 2025 Catalyst Open Source Scholarship recipients
25 Feb 2025, 11:31 AMCatalyst offers two scholarships to students in tech-related fields every year. In 2025, the recipients also had a four-week internship at our Wellington offices.
Exploring RiskScape: Modelling multi-hazards and risks
09 Aug 2024, 2:49 PMLearn how RiskScape empowers you to navigate risks by transforming your data into insights.
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Koha support during COVID-19
Mar 25, 2020, 9:00 AM
Catalyst gets more kiwi classrooms online with BigBlueButton
Mar 19, 2020, 9:00 AMCatalyst partners with Blindside Networks - founders and managers of the BigBlueButton project, to extend online classrooms to more learners across New Zealand.
Women in tech; past, present and future
Mar 12, 2020, 9:00 AMWith the recent International Women’s Day, I wanted to take some time to appreciate and think about women in the tech industry. So, ‘Ghost of Christmas Past’ style, let us take a journey through the past, present and future of women in tech.
Catalyst awards its 2020 Scholarships
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The Future of New Zealand's Technology
Jan 31, 2020, 8:00 PMPreservation and protection of Christchurch's' taonga and kōrero
Dec 17, 2019, 9:00 AMCatalyst’s South Island branch fought hard to preserve Christchurch's history with two expert open source solutions.
Catalyst hosts sustainability market for Women's Refuge
Nov 28, 2019, 9:00 AM
OCLC upload tips and tricks
Aug 28, 2019, 9:00 AMHow to use OCLC in Koha
Malaysian Govt in NZ to See Digital Innovation
Aug 23, 2019, 9:09 AMIn 2019, Catalyst welcomed Ms. Azlina Azaman, and five colleagues from the Planning and Policy Division Public Service Department of Malaysia, to learn about Digital Government with a demonstration of the innovative and advanced SmartStart platform.
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Aug 8, 2019, 9:00 AMCatalyst to Donate Over $6,000 a Year Through the Good Registry
Aug 5, 2019, 9:00 AMCatalyst is giving each New Zealand based employee, currently 240 and growing, a $25 Good Gift Card on their birthday to use at The Good Registry; a social enterprise that ensures easy giving that does good.
Catalyst Halves Landfill Waste in Four Months
Jun 6, 2019, 8:00 AMImportant Notice: Fraudulent Communications
May 15, 2019, 9:00 AMThere have been reports of fraudulent phone calls targeting individuals and companies, claiming to be from Catalyst, in an attempt to extract confidential information.
State of the (Blockchain) Nation: Part 1
May 3, 2019, 9:00 AMJoin Russell Michell in this two-part edition discussing the current state of the Blockchain Nation.
State of the (Blockchain) Nation: Part 2
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Apr 26, 2019, 10:43 AMWomen Getting IT Done: An Interview with Sara Brownlie, Catalyst Director
Mar 12, 2019, 2:00 PMI sat down with Sara Brownlie to talk IT past, present and future and discuss advice for women considering joining the IT industry. We also talk about Catalyst and the impact of open source technology.