Mix and Mash is trying something a little different this year. We won't be running a big competition. Instead, we want to help organisations and communities run their own open data and content challenges.

If you have some content or data that you want to see mixed and mashed, and an idea of how you want to make that happen, then get in touch. We may just be able to help you.

DigitalNZ (the team behind Mix and Mash) can support up to four initiatives that aim to encourage the use and reuse of open content and data. We are particularly interested in working with organisations and communities with open content and data challenges that aim to come up with useful and sustainable solutions for New Zealanders.

Our support could consist of some (or all) of:

• Using the Mix and Mash brand, profile and existing resources,
• Using our communication channels,
• Help with hosting content and data,
• Using our expertise to support your initiatives (for example, advice on how to administer entries, providing mentors for hackdays, helping judge entries).

If you've got something up your sleeve that you'd like to talk to us about drop us a line by emailing us. It would be great if you could provide answers to the following questions in your email:

• Who will be organising it?
• What would you like to do?
• When would you like to do it?
• Who can we contact about it?

Go check out the 2011 winners!

We had such an amazing range of entries. Thank you to everyone who entered. You blew us away with your creativity and talent!

Special thanks to Ministry of Science and Innovation, New Zealand Post, Stuff, Creative Commons Aotearoa NZ, and all our fabulous sponsors for their support.

Big thank you to our fantastic judges who had the hard (but fun!) job of choosing the winners.

Now, go check out the 2011 winners!