Four councillors elected to InternetNZ
PLUS: Non-profit back in surplus.
InternetNZ has released provisional election results for its council.
Four of the 12 spots were up for grabs for three-year terms.
They were taken by:
- Sara Lee, marketing executive, digital learning advocate and InternetNZ Māori Engagement Committee (re-elected);
- Dave Moskovitz, startup investor, recently involved in the multi-million Publons sale (re-elected);
- Don Stokes, a pioneer involved in some of the first ISP services to set up in NZ and a founding InternetNZ councillor who returns to the fold with this election; and
- Kate Pearce, a security consultant (newcomer).
Two incumbents have exited stage left: lawyer Rochelle Furneaux, who did not stand for re-election, and research consultant and ex Vodafone NZ policy lead Hayden Glass (a rare Auckland voice on the Wellington-heavy council), who failed in his re-election bid.
The other unsuccessful candidates were Global Mode co-founder (and receiver of one of NBR’s four votes) Matthew Jackson; Medical Drones Aotearoa cofounder and Institute of IT professionals board member Robyn Kamira; and GovHack organisor Kay Jones.
InternetNZ administers the .nz domain, advocates on issues like copyright, net neutrality and the digital divide, and allocates community and research grants.
The non-profit which makes most of its money from wholesaling .nz domain names has also released its 2017 accounts. Its total revenue in the year to March 31 was $10.22 million, slightly down from last year’s $10.56 million.
It recorded a surplus of $173,299, against last year’s deficit of $200,277.
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Four councillors elected to InternetNZ
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