For the people who came to my Azure meetup session this evening
Sources of sensors and development boards
http://www.adafruit.com
http://www.elecrow.com (watering kits)
http://www.ingenuitymicro.com (NZ based dev boards)
http://www.netduino.com (.NetMF development boards)
http://www.makerfabs.com
http://www.seeedstudio.com
http://www.tindie.com
nRF24Shields for RPI devices
http://www.tindie.com/products/ceech/new-raspberry-pi-to-nrf24l01-shield/
nRF24Shields for *duino devices in AU
embeddedcoolness.com
Raspberry PI Source in CHC
http://www.wavetech.co.nz
RFM69 & LoRa Modules
http://www.wisen.com.au
local sensor and device resellers quick turnaround
http://www.mindkits.co.nz
http://www.nicegear.co.nz
http://www.diyelectricskateboard.com
The watch development platform
http://www.hexiwear.com
http://www.gowifi.co.nz (Antennas & other wireless kit based in Rangiora)
my projects
http://www.hackster.io/KiwiBryn
io.adafruit.com/BrynHLewis/dashboards/home-environment