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Introducing a transparency report for New Zealand’s political ads

Thursday, June 25, 2020

Political Advertising on Googletransparencyset out our support ofPolitical Advertising on Google and Political Ad Library

Google Cloud’s BigQueryProtect Your Electionintroduced new toolsPosted by Ross Young, Government Relations and Public Policy Google New Zealand

Google Nest Mini is here, New Zealand

Thursday, June 11, 2020

A Speaker with Powerful SoundWhole home audiostream transfer
Your Assistant will keep getting betterSustainably designed for your homeall Nest productsprivacy commitmentsMy ActivityPosted by Caroline Rainsford, Country Director Google New Zealand

Supporting the 2020 New Zealand General Election

Tuesday, June 9, 2020

products and programsGetting voters the information they need CommissionHelping voters better understand the political advertising they seePolitical Ads Transparency ReportGoogle's ads policiesProtecting election information onlineAdvanced Protection ProgramProject ShieldGoogle News LabPosted by Ross Young, Government Relations and Public Policy for Google New Zealand

YouTube Music is Making it Simple to Transfer Over Your Google Play Music Library

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Easy Transfer and Transition

Download the YouTube Music app (iOS/Android).

Click on the transfer button in YouTube Music, and your uploads, purchases, added songs and albums, personal and subscribed playlists, likes and dislikes, curated stations and personal taste preferences will move right over.

Your updated recommendations will appear immediately on the YouTube Music home screen, and we’ll notify you via email and notifications when your music library transfer is complete and your music is in the “Library” tab.

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Catalog: YouTube Music offers over 50 million official tracks, albums and high quality audio, as well as deep cuts, B-sides, live performances, and remixes you can’t find anywhere else.

Listen everywhere: Explore YouTube Music’s audio-first music app, desktop and smart speaker experience.

Recommendations: Discover new music through YouTube Music’s home screen recommendations and personalised mixes - My Mix, Discovery Mix, and New Release Mix - based on taste, location, time of day and Play Music preferences after transferring.

Official Playlists: Listen to thousands of official playlists from both YouTube Music and Google Play Music.

Playlist Creation: We’ve increased playlist length from 1,000 to 5,000 songs to make room for even more of your favorites songs.

Uploads: You can listen to your uploaded and purchased music from Google Play Music after your transfer, or add up to 100,000 personal tracks to your library in YouTube Music (an increase of more than 50,000 compared to Google Play Music).

Offline listening: Paying members can download any song, playlist, music video or let smart downloads (Android only for now) do it for you so you always have something to listen to, even when you don’t have service.

Lyrics: Lyrics offer highly visible access to follow along to tracks.

Explore Tab: An all-new Explore tab offering one go-to place to discover new music and YouTube Music’s vast catalog of playlists through New Releases and Moods & Genres sections.

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Enabling Digital Transformation of SeniorNet New Zealand

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

SeniorNet New ZealandPosted by Ross Young, Government Relations and Public Policy, Google New Zealand.

Computer Science Grants Awarded to New Zealand Educators

Friday, May 1, 2020

Google’s Educator PD Grants programGoogle’s global diversity commitment
The impact of PD Grants for Educators

2020 CS Educator Grants Funding Recipients in New Zealand

Auckland University of Technology

CORE Education Ltd

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

University of Canterbury

Posted by Marie Efstathiou, Program Manager, Computer Science Outreach and University Relations

An 85 Kilometre Museum Launches on Google Earth

Thursday, April 23, 2020

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Behind the scenes imagery of the Trekker capturing the trail.

A view of Lyell Saddle hut.herePosted by Cynthia Wei, Program Manager for Google Street View

How We’re Responding to COVID-19

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

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Supporting education and learning;

Contributing to business continuity and economic recovery; and

Promoting authoritative and reliable information.

Supporting education and learning
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Resources to help Kiwi businesses manage through uncertainty caused by COVID-19

Friday, April 3, 2020

g.co/smallbiz-covid19announcementsteps already takenKeep your customers informed

If your business or one of your locations has temporarily closed, mark the location as temporarily closed on Google Maps and Search.

If you have moved business operations to online, takeaway or delivery, edit your Business Profile on Google so customers know how to buy from you

Use Posts to tell customers on your Business Profile what is happening and if there are changes to how you are operating - for example, if you are now offering online sales or delivery or special offers.

If you have a shopfront which is closed but you’re still taking phone calls, update your business phone number to your mobile phone, so you can answer business calls remotely.

Set an email auto-reply to share your latest updates with customers - for example, if you are temporarily closed, or taking phone, online or delivery orders.

Continue to adapt to new customer behaviour

Ask what customers need from a business like yours right now - consider reaching out directly via your social media channels, or using tools like Google Trends and Google Alerts for insight into your local market or industry.

If you do not have a website for your business, start by getting a domain and exploring options for building a website. Your website can be simple – just make sure you include key information about your business and how potential customers can contact you.

Consider starting a free YouTube channel for your business. You can create videos to introduce your business, showcase what’s great about your products or services or teach customers how to do something new.

Run your business remotely

Help you and your team to effectively work from home with these tools and resources

Make a business continuity plan, and share it with employees via an email address they can access it outside of the office.

Collaborate with your co-workers using online tools and platforms - for example using a shared document, a quick conference call, or by creating an email list or a chat room.

Make sure you’re able to access important documents from anywhere by uploading them to the Cloud through tools like Google Drive or downloading to your mobile phone or computer for offline access.

If you’re using Chromebooks, ensure they have the right policies in place to access company resources from home and to keep devices and data secure.

Adjust your advertising (if necessary)

Edit your ads as needed to let customers know whether you're open for business and if you offer helpful services like expedited shipping.

Pause campaigns if your product availability is impacted by supply chain issues, increased demand, or other restrictions.

If your business relies on customers from countries most affected by the virus, consider prioritising your ad budget to other locations.

Posted by Caroline Rainsford, Country Director, Google New Zealand

How we’re supporting Research in Kiwi Universities

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

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Kelly Blincoe, from the University of Auckland. Kelly aims to investigate the impact of non-inclusive behaviour that happens during software code review. Her study will enable a better understanding of the impacts of a toxic code review culture, enabling better code review guidelines and tools and paving the way for future research on interventions.

research philosophyPosted by Marie Efstathiou, Program Manager, Computer Science Outreach and University Relations, Google Australia and New Zealand.

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