Media Release

NZ facing rampant cybercrime threats in 2021

New Zealand organisations and businesses are facing increasing and rampant cybercrime threats and the situation is getting worse, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. Almost a million New Zealanders are falling victim to cybercrime every year, he says. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand ju

January 25, 2021

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Media Release

Game developers’ growth just part of rampant Kiwi tech sector

New Zealand game developers’ $323.9 million earnings in the last financial year is a perfect example of just what is happening across the rampant tech sector, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. It is fantastic to see the continued growth of New Zealand’s interactive media and game de

December 16, 2020

Industry News

Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (33)

Over the past few weeks we’ve been building our own website and experiencing what it takes to embed equity and meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1. We’ve had to dig code deep to get it right. As a small, information based website, we don’t have the complexities of larg

December 16, 2020

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NZTech Inform - Meri Kirihimete

Here we are, a week away from Christmas and this is the last NZTech update for 2020.   During the past year NZTech and our Tech Alliance have been super busy.  If I wrote down everything, it would be a very long read, but I am incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved in such a

December 14, 2020

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Industry News

Help shape New Zealand’s Tech and Innovation Story - take the survey

New Zealand’s response to the global pandemic has positioned us as nimble and decisive - a country that thinks differently. Now is the perfect time to share our New Zealand Tech and Innovation Story with the world, support our ambitious tech businesses and help accelerate New Zealand’s economic

December 14, 2020

Media Release

NZ Interactive Games Grew $120m during Covid-19

New Zealand’s video game developers have proven themselves resilient through Covid-19. Our interactive media sector earned $323.9 million in the year to 1 April 2020, an increase of $121 million in one year alone. The industry benefited both from being able to continue production during lockdo

December 11, 2020

Newsletter

NZTech Inform - Showcasing tech careers to teachers

You may be familiar with our award winning ShadowTech programme, inspiring girls to consider the tech industry and career paths.   For 2021, we have expanded this programme and now introduce ShadowTech Teachers!   Teachers and career advisors play an influential role by guidi

December 7, 2020

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Media Release

Border exemptions needed for skilled tech people

A review of New Zealand’s immigration settings is imperative, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. There is a major covid bottleneck within Immigration NZ and he wants an immediate border exemption for key tech people, he says. “We have asked cabinet ministers to urgently consider a

December 7, 2020

Industry News

Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (32)

As the Digital Council, you would probably expect us to be promoting the rapid uptake of new innovations and inventions that help make things easier, quicker and, for some, possible. So you might be surprised to hear us endorsing some old fashioned phone calling, emailing and direct website booking

December 3, 2020

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