Wikipedia:GLAM/New Zealand Wikipedian at Large

Dr Mike Dickison was New Zealand Wikipedian at Large from July 2018 through June 2019, funded by a grant from the Wikimedia Foundation to help New Zealand organisations and the people of New Zealand engage with Wikipedia and open knowledge.

During his term, he was a Wikipedian in Residence for 2–6 weeks in organisations ranging from museums to nature reserves, from Auckland to Dunedin, training staff and helping them use their expertise to improve Wikipedia and make images, text, and video freely usable by the public. He also worked with the volunteer Wikipedia community, organising meetups and running public workshops and edit-a-thons.

Contact him:
 * Email Mike at
 * Leave a message on his Wikipedia talk page
 * Sign up to the mailing list to be kept informed about upcoming events in your area
 * Join the Wikipedia New Zealand Facebook group
 * Coming soon: you can join the Wikimedia User Group of Aotearoa New Zealand

Media
I'm happy to talk to media for a story about Wikipedia. Email above, bio and background information here. Pick any publicity photos you like from the gallery at Category: Mike Dickison. Note that these photos are free to use, provided you credit the photographer by name (i.e.: not "Wikipedia" or "supplied").

Here's a selection of media coverage: see monthly reports for all.


 * Ryan, Kathryn. (25 May 2018). "New Zealand's New Wikipedian-at-Large" (audio). RNZ Nine to Noon. (Radio interview.)
 * Wikimedia GLAM Newsletter (June 2018). "New Zealand Report: A New Zealand Wikipedian at Large".
 * Easther, Elisabeth. (Sept 2018). "Mr Wiki: Mike Dickison is New Zealand’s first Wikipedian-at-Large". North and South, p.18
 * Macdonald, Nikki. (20 Oct 2018). "National Portrait: Mike Dickison, conservationist and Wikipedian". Dominion Post, p.C3
 * Macdonald, Nikki. (10 Nov 2018). "Who is Wiki-worthy?". Dominion Post, p. A8.
 * Graham-McLay, Charlotte. (17 Nov 2018). "From Encyclopedic Collector to ‘Wikipedian-at-Large’ in New Zealand". New York Times, A6
 * Ryan, Kathryn. (20 Dec 2018). "NZ's Wikipedian: is he winning the battle for content?" (audio). RNZ Nine to Noon. (Radio interview.)
 * Hancock, Farah. (10 July 2019). "The travelling Wikipedia salesperson." Newsroom.