Paul Reynolds Has Passed Away

Paul Reynolds Well-known internet developer and media commentator on web-related affairs Paul Reynolds passed away suddenly yesterday, from leukaemia.
I was fortunate to meet him at the NDF which I attended in 2008.
It is a sad day for NZ, Libaraies, NDF, National Library and the digital world.
A huge loss for many, he has contribued so much.
Through his consulting firm, McGovern Online, as a commentator on technology for Radio New Zealand, and as an adjunct director of the National Library of New Zealand, focusing on its Digital Library, and in many other roles, Reynolds was a well-known and well-respected authority on matters digital and online. McGovern Online, the development company he launched with his partner, Helen Smith, built the first proper website for Auckland City Library. Sites for the Waitangi Tribunal, Katherine Mansfield House, the Chartwell Collection,the Colin McCahon House and six years' worth of websites for the Auckland Readers and Writers Festival make up only part of the portfolio. He has been active supporter of the NDF and provides support and energy for the forum. He has be a great advocate for the National Library and the NDH.
He served on the New Zealand Government Digital Strategy Advisory Group, the Capability Panel for the Advanced Network (KAREN), the New Zealand Library and Information Advisory Commission (LIAC), worked with LIANZA and supporter of Libraries. He was also on the board of the Auckland War Memorial Museum.
In March, he completed his term as the adjunct director of the National Digital Library, farewelling the job with a valedictory lecture entitled Living and Learning in the Cloud.