NZTech News

Offshore sellers will need to return GST on sale of digital products and services

As expected, the New Zealand Government recently introduced draft legislation that will require offshore sellers to return GST at 15% on sales of digital products and services sold to New Zealand private consumers (ie. B2C supplies). Thanks to the support of NZTech member PWC, NZTech's submission co

November 30, 2015

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Please share your stories with us

NZTech is currently conducting significant research on the impact of technology on New Zealand. Technology is complex, and explaining what it is and how it impacts on the economy is a lot easier with case studies to illustrate the concept and show the positive effects. We’re looking for case s

November 16, 2015

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Most NZ companies unaware of cost of cyber security breaches

Most New Zealand companies and organisations are not aware of the probability of and real cost of cyber security breaches, a New Zealand tech expert says. The average global cost of a breach is now $US154 per record and the likelihood is now 22 percent of a breach over a two year period New Zeala

November 15, 2015

Industry News

Bringing Knives to a Gunfight?

Improving the sales efficiency of New Zealand Technology companies. New Zealand’s technology landscape is a remarkable picture of innovation and entrepreneurial courage, producing world leading technology solutions across a range of industries and applications. To maximise this we need to arm our

October 28, 2015

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Industry provides their view on the education challenge faced by NZ schools - Frances Valintine

Today I received an in-depth thought-leadership piece from David Eaton, the Chief Technology Officer at HP Enterprises, New Zealand. David is someone you want to be in your group of friends as he is insightful and smart, and he is also prepared to mobilise people to drive progress. His paper, ti

October 21, 2015

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Can Technology Transform a Community? Yes!

Good things happen when a community comes together with the right opportunities. Can a technology implementation transform an entire community? I believe it’s possible, because I am starting to see it happen. Good things happen when a community comes together to support students and students bui

October 15, 2015

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Spotlight on Hamilton; Meet Brad Vines, Wintec IT Director

With a prospering tech sector, affordable housing market and mountains, trails and beaches within easy reach, it’s no wonder we think Waikato is an awesome place to live. Innovation, growth and a great work/life balance is exactly what you’ll find in Hamilton, just a short drive south of New Zea

October 11, 2015

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N4L helps OMGTech! support teachers through Pond

N4L is excited to announce that OMGTech!, a charitable education initiative getting more Kiwi kids interested in STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering & maths), will be using online learning hub Pond to make its educational resources accessible to all New Zealand schools. Pond will

October 2, 2015

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The Instillery goes Purple with smarter WiFi for Kiwi businesses

The Instillery Group has today confirmed an exciting new partnership with Purple WiFi to become New Zealand’s first Cloud Managed Service Provider for the global social WiFi company. The partnership with Purple WiFi enables the Instillery to better assist businesses across New Zealand and Austr

October 2, 2015