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by Tiki East

Many may expect Webstock 2008 to be a massive geekfest of new toys, bells and whistles - catchphrases, techery and geekspeak. They wouldn’t be entirely right .

I won’t recap too much of what actually happened. There will be others who do a good rundown of events. The whole thing has also been captured for easy web access which should be available here soon.

The key messages coming out of conference were far from technical goobledegook. On the contrary, these are all pretty sound principles for anyone communicating with the public. They particularly ring true for cultural sector organisations looking at how to build or renovate their online presence.

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by Tiki East

2007 was a particularly good year for the Arts in New Zealand. Here’s my personal selection of some of the highlights. Let me know what I’ve left out. If you are a cultural organisation, post a comment here and let me know what your successes of 2007 were.

Lloyd Jones‘ Mister Pip gained international fame and acclaim and was a serious runner for the 2008 Booker Prize.

Southern Opera relaunched with Carmen. The New Dowse, Tauranga Art Gallery, Franklin Arts & Cultural Centre and the Riverton Heritage Centre all opened their doors, proving yet again that the regions are not cultural wastelands.

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