http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.edgeconsulting.nz en-us Sat, 19 Sep 2026 08:34:27 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/post/169903/canterbury-icare-faster-team-wins-international-healthcare-award/ Congratulations to one of our clients for their recent global recognition and award win. The Canterbury ICare Faster team, and Emergency Medicine Specialist Martin Than who led the project, have recently won a Teams of Achievement award at the 2026 global UNIVANTS of Healthcare Excellence Awards.    These awards recognise interdisciplinary care teams around the world who have achieved measurable, innovative impact wi... Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:00:48 +1200 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/#post169903 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/post/168473/welcome-mike-wiehahn-and-david-ferkatovich/ We’re excited to welcome two new team members to the Edge team.Mike Wiehahn is joining us as a Project Manager.Mike brings experience across marketing, web development, software development, business improvement, and project management. After starting his career in marketing, he moved into web development and later became a systems manager focused on improving business processes. He went on to establish and run his own digital agency, leading teams that delivered web design, marketing, and sof... Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:00:15 +1200 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/#post168473 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/post/165579/whats-actually-changed-for-ratepayers-this-quarter/ Many New Zealand councils are running digital transformation programmes, with budgets allocated, projects underway and teams that are busy.  But when leaders step back and ask what has actually changed for ratepayers, the answer is not always clear.  This article explores why digital transformation can produce activity without meaningful outcomes, and what the councils making progress are doing differently.  We bring direct experie... Fri, 29 May 2026 10:40:07 +1200 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/#post165579 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/post/164482/motu-move-reaches-1-million-taps/ Congratulations to ECAN (Christchurch Regional Council) and the milestone of 1 million contactless payment ‘taps’ across the Greater Christchurch Region, and 200,000 unique cards and devices in use across the network. Arina from our team took these beautiful cupcakes into the team to celebrate this big user milestone. It’s nice to see the results after the behind-the-scenes hard work.  Motu Move is the new contactless ticketing and pay... Tue, 12 May 2026 13:48:48 +1200 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/#post164482 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/post/164052/hiring-it-consultants-examples-of-poor-use-or-poor-performance/ #4 in a series of posts on When to Use an IT Consultant And How to Get the Best Results... Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:57:06 +1200 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/#post164052 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/post/164039/how-would-i-choose-a-consultant/ #3 in a series of posts on When to Use an IT Consultant And How to Get the Best Results... Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:56:30 +1200 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/#post164039 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/post/164037/what-should-you-expect-from-an-it-consultant/ #2 in a series of posts on When to Use an IT Consultant And How to Get the Best Results  ... Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:39:14 +1200 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/#post164037 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/post/163879/when-to-use-an-it-consultant-and-how-to-get-the-best-results/ #1 in a series of posts on When to Use an IT Consultant and How to Get the Best Results ... Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:54:37 +1200 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/#post163879 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/post/162939/welcome-isabell-maier/ We are pleased to welcome Isabell Maier to the team as Office Administrator.Isabell brings over 20 years of administrative experience, along with a creative edge shaped by her background in graphic design.Originally from Austria, she has recently relocated to New Zealand.She joins Edge Consulting as our Office Administrator, where she’s focused on creating a well-organised, efficient environment that supports the team to do their best work. She enjoys bringing clarity to busy environments, sol... Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:35:04 +1300 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/#post162939 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/post/162937/welcome-justin-farr/ We are excited to announce Justin Farr as a new Project Manager in our team.Justin is a Prince2-qualified Project Manager with extensive experience delivering IT infrastructure projects across a wide range of industries, including retail, energy, government, health, and financial services. Having worked both in New Zealand and internationally, he brings a pragmatic understanding that no two organisations or projects are the same, but they all need strong levels of technical understanding, commun... Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:24:53 +1300 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/#post162937