Paul Reynolds

Who was Paul Reynolds?

Paul Reynolds was a New Zealand internet advocate in the cultural sector. He was notable as an early advocate of IT systems and the Internet in the cultural sector in New Zealand.

Of Scottish extraction, Reynolds spent much of his life in Auckland working for his company, McGovern Online, which he founded with his partner Helen Smith in 1995. For many years a commentator for Radio New Zealand on information technology, he was also an active advocate for the use of public-facing information technology by cultural institutions. He worked with libraries, museums and similar institutions to develop websites that informed, educated and engaged with the general public.

He held a number of roles including as a member of the Governance Group of Aotearoa People's Network Kaharoa, board member of the National Digital Forum, Adjunct Director to the National Library of New Zealand, board member of the Auckland War Memorial Museum and member of Government’s Digital Strategy Advisory group.