About Digital Wings

At Digital Wings we are committed to a clean and thriving Aotearoa New Zealand.

The Digital Wings Trust was established by Remarkit in 2017 as an independent Charity following consultations with business, government, and community sectors. In early 2024, Greenbox Group Ltd, an Australian specialist in e-waste and recycling, acquired Remarkit Solutions Ltd. Both the Digital Wings programme and Greenbox Group Ltd are dedicated to community development and environmental sustainability.

Our Purpose

The charitable purpose of the Digital Wings programme is to:

  • Enhance digital opportunities to advance education, employment, health and wellbeing of people living in underserved communities.
  • Ensure those who are digitally disadvantaged have access to necessary technologies.
  • Grow and develop the digital capability of people living in underserved communities, in collaboration with other organisations.
  • Encourage donations for corporations and organisations to donate surplus Digital equipment to be used by communities, whānau and hapū organisations.
  • Consider applications from community, whānau and hapū organisations for digital equipment, and make recommendations to Greenbox.
  • Research and evaluate the effects of the Digital Wings programme.
  • Prevent e-waste from going to landfill by repairing and reusing, or recycling it to meet international standards.
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What We Do

Responsibly dispose of viable electronic equipment, while helping young New Zealanders flourish and digitally enabling charities nationwide.

The Digital Wings programme works with socially and environmentally responsible businesses and public sector organisations to donate quality IT equipment to charities and community organisations. Preference is given to those working in youth education to employment, but all charities are welcome and donors can nominate charities of their choice.

Donors receive:
  • A safe and professional way to recycle computer equipment and realise their sustainability and social impact goals.
  • Feedback on the way their gifts have enriched the lives of people in recipient communities. What devices, what Charity, what outcomes.
  • ISO:14001 compliant decommissioning with Blancco certificates and disposals reported back as proof of erasure compliance.
  • An easy, asset management solution.
  • Your brand logo appearing on our Digital Wings website
Community organisations receive:
  • Quality hardware and up-to-date software so that they can participate fully in the modern digital economy.
  • Your Charities success story shared on our Digital Wings website
All donated computers are:
  • Refurbished to fit-for-purpose minimum spec.
  • 12-month hardware support.
  • Delivered free of charge to community organisations nationwide.

Operational Team

Nathan Bell - Group Strategic Alliances Manager

Nathan heads the Digital Wings operations team.

Nathan Bell is a senior executive with extensive experience working in large diverse multinational organisations, representing enterprise ICT services sales, infrastructure and supply chain solutions.

Nathan has networked and negotiated at the highest levels in business and is currently Group Strategic Alliances Manager at Greenbox. He has a background in procurement and business development in the private and public sectors, with over 20 years’ experience with companies such as Spark Digital, Gen-i and Revera.
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Nicola Canning – Digital Wings Charity Manager

We’re excited to welcome our newest team member, Nicola Canning. Nicola works with Nathan Bell on the Digital Wings gifting programme to ensure the administrative side of the programme runs smoothly, from collaborating with recipients for donated laptops, to coordinating and supporting the technical team responsible for building, imaging, and distributing the gifted Digital Wings equipment.

With over a decade of administrative experience at a prominent professional services firm in London, UK, Nicola has a strong background in Asset Management and Event Management Services. Since returning to New Zealand, she has volunteered with Playcentre NZ and has also taken on roles in the health sector, further expanding her skills and community involvement.
Photo of Nicola Canning - Charity Liaison Coordinator