http://www.creativecommons.org.nz News and events from Creative Commons http://www.creativecommons.org.nz/news_and_events/events/wikieducator_workshop It's time to register for the OER Foundation's free online workshop for new teachers. You will learn the basics of how to work collaboratively in WikiEducator and join other Kiwi teachers committed to developing teaching materials we can reuse, redistribute, revise and remix. http://www.creativecommons.org.nz/news_and_events/news/open_education_resource_news Check out the Issue 2 of the OERNZ newsletter for useful interviews, updates on OER for teachers, a glossary project and how to become a WikiAmbassador. http://www.creativecommons.org.nz/news_and_events/events/webstock_2010 There's still time to get your place at Webstock.... http://www.creativecommons.org.nz/news_and_events/news/open_education_resource_new_zealand_inaugural_newsletter The Open Education Resource Portal for New Zealand Schools aims to create an online community for foster the collaborative development and sharing of online resources in support of the national NZ curriculum. http://www.creativecommons.org.nz/news_and_events/news/launch_of_the_cc_asia_pacific_newsletter View the first issue of the new CC Asia-Pacific region newsletter, detailing CC developments and news from our corner of the world. http://www.creativecommons.org.nz/news_and_events/events/the_digitalnz_api_hackfest Come along and play around with new ideas for apps in the spirit of innovation and Open Government. http://www.creativecommons.org.nz/news_and_events/events/open_access_week_2009_comes_to_wellington Come along to OA events at Victoria University from 19-23 October, with a Creative Commons seminar on Monday. http://www.creativecommons.org.nz/news_and_events/news/survey_of_how_people_define_noncommercial_use Creative Commons has published a new study called 'Defining "Noncommercial:" A Survey of How the Online Population Defines "Noncommercial" Use.' http://www.creativecommons.org.nz/news_and_events/news/northland_regional_council_releases_data_with_creative_commons The public have been granted access to significant Northland Regional Council's geographic information system (GIS) data under Creative Commons licences. http://www.creativecommons.org.nz/news_and_events/news/new_zealand_classics_released_as_cc_epub_books The New Zealand Electronic Text Centre have announced the release of more than 1000 New Zealand eBooks, many of which carry a CC BY-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. http://www.creativecommons.org.nz/news_and_events/news/nzgoal_framework The draft version of the New Zealand Government Open Access and Licensing framework (NZGOAL) has been released for public feedback. http://www.creativecommons.org.nz/news_and_events/news/koordinates_showcases_govt_cc_datasets Koordinates makes CC datasets by Ministry for the Environment available online. http://www.creativecommons.org.nz/news_and_events/news/nz_on_screen_gives_us_valuable_screentalk The NZ On Screen online resource continues to publish rich interview material with the people behind our national screen heritage, and all licensed under Creative Commons. http://www.creativecommons.org.nz/news_and_events/news/nz_music_month_kicks_off_with_mukuna CC licensed Mukuna is the offical NZ Music Month 2009 gig guide http://www.creativecommons.org.nz/news_and_events/news/the_australian_gilf_website_is_up_and_running This story from CC Australia details the use of Creative Commons by the Government Information Licensing Framework, and links to recent developments for open access to Australian Government information. http://www.creativecommons.org.nz/news_and_events/events/govis_2009_user_centred_government Join the 2009 Conference to collectively discuss challenges within State Services system and find new ways to work flexibly and effectively in networked ways across organisational boundaries while working innovatively with communities of interest. http://www.creativecommons.org.nz/news_and_events/news/stout_research_centre_for_new_zealand_studies_25th_anniversary_conference To mark its 25th anniversary the Stout Research Centre is holding a conference on new directions in the study of New Zealand culture and history. There is currently a call for papers for the conference to be held in September. http://www.creativecommons.org.nz/news_and_events/events/lianza_conference_2009 The LIANZA Conference 2009 aims to recognise those who have gone before us, those who surround us at the moment and those who will lead us into the future. http://www.creativecommons.org.nz/news_and_events/news/the_cyclopedia_of_new_zealand_is_now_online_for_sharing The New Zealand Electronic Text Centre has just published the final volume of The Cyclopedia of New Zealand, making the full six-volume work available under a BY-SA NZ licence. http://www.creativecommons.org.nz/news_and_events/news/radio_new_zealand_introduces_creative_commons_licences_to_online_scheduling State-funded public radio broadcaster, Radio New Zealand now offers their daily online programme schedules under a Creative Commons BY-ND 3.0 New Zealand Licence.