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How Britain got its first internet connection – by the late pioneer who created the first password on the internet

British computer scientist and Internet Hall of Fame inductee Peter Kirstein died in January 2020 at the age of 86, after a nearly 50-year career at UCL. A few years before he died, he was commissioned by then Conversation technology editor Michael Parker (now director of operations) to write an…

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How do you describe the view to someone who can’t see? I couldn’t even do justice to a canal towpath

A day with some blind and partially sighted walkers has shown me how much I barely notice – and how hard it is to find the right words, writes Adrian Chiles

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Ruapehu has had a great ski season – but we need to reimagine the future of NZ’s iconic volcano

As a former competitive snowboarder and instructor, and later a researcher of snow sports, I’ve been lucky to enjoy ski resorts around the world. But nothing compares to Mount Ruapehu on a good day.

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Life under the shadow of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts

A government bail-out will keep the skifields open this winter, but businesses have been living with a question mark over Ruapehu's long-term future for months.

Newsroom.co.nz

Iwi joins bidding war for Ruapehu

Central Government has given the ski field liquidators a $5m lifeline.

Newsroom.co.nz

Ruapehu sale: Conservation concessions sign-off is the great unknown

Despite liquidation proceedings, Ruapehu Alpine Lifts will probably be sold as planned.

Newsroom.co.nz

Ruapehu creditors fail to approve sale options

The company will be liquidated in court tomorrow, with sales to the preferred bidders still a possibility.

Newsroom.co.nz

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Ruapehu bidder backs out before big vote

Turoa Alpine is supporting the Ruapehu Stakeholders Association bid in lieu of making its own.

Newsroom.co.nz

Ruapehu skiers to decide fate of mountain

The value assigned to each life pass holder means they are kingmakers in upcoming vote.

Newsroom.co.nz

Govt offers ultimatum to Ruapehu life pass holders: pay up or shut down

Ruapehu Alpine Lifts' biggest creditors have agreed to write off their debts – if life pass holders pay $2500 each.

Newsroom.co.nz

Slippery slope? The future of skiing on Ruapehu

Will Ruapehu Alpine Lifts survive after being placed into voluntary administration, or is this the death knell for North Island skiing?

Newsroom.co.nz

Ruapehu's slippery slopes: the uncertain future of snow sports in a climate emergency

With New Zealand’s two major North Island ski fields in financial trouble, the combined impact of COVID-19 on national and international tourism and this year’s very poor snow season has hit hard. But this may be only a sign of things to come as climate change affects snow sports globally.

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