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NZTech Update - Techweek Is Here!

We’ve made it!  Techweek’18 is on now and all this week.  The official count is 538 tech and innovation events throughout New Zealand, so please connect, learn and enjoy. A special thanks to the Prime Minister for joining us in the spirit of Techweek and allowing us to turn her into a hologra

May 21, 2018

Industry News

Challenges and urgent solutions needed for NZ agritech

New Zealand’s agri sector is facing challenges that require urgent solutions, the inaugural executive director of the new Agritech New Zealand organisation Peter Wren-Hilton says. AgritechNZ, as a major part of the NZTech alliance, will launch during Techweek this week. Wren-Hilton is founder of

May 20, 2018

#Agritech

Media Releases

Launch of NZ tech and innovation story UpStarters

The New Zealand Tech and Innovation Story, the UpStarters, launched this morning by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at Techweek ’18, is a key milestone in supporting our tech and innovation companies to promote themselves on the world stage. See a video of the PM attending the Techweek opening as

May 20, 2018

Media Releases

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will be world’s first female PM to appear as hologram at Techweek opening

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will set a world first opening Techweek on Monday as she will attend as a hologram. The prime minister will be the world’s first national leader to undertake an official engagement as a hologram, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller said today. Techweek is a major

May 17, 2018

NZTech News

CIO Awards Recognises ShadowTech: Engaging Girls beyond Coding

The ShadowTech youth development programme has been selected as a finalist for the Engaging Youth in ICT award; part of the 2018 CIO Awards for New Zealand. ShadowTech is an annual technology career experience day for girls in years 9-11, who meet in their regional centres to hear from local tech l

May 17, 2018

#Women in Technology

Industry News

NZ can do better in the world of agritech

New Zealand can do better in the world of agritech because it has such great potential for its agriculture industry and monetising big tech investment offshore, a San Diego-based Kiwi from Wellington says. Arama Kukutai is a partner in American investment company Finistere which has built and backe

May 16, 2018

#Agritech

Media Releases, NZTech News

Technology will make NZ rivers cleaner

Technology will soon help make New Zealand’s farms more productive while also making lakes and rivers cleaner, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. "As a nation Kiwis keep talking about how important clean rivers and lakes are and the damage being done by the primary industries," Muller say

May 15, 2018

Industry News

Beyond the Hype - A Practical Use Case of Blockchain Technology

Mitchell Pham shares his perspective on the applications of Blockchain beyond cryptocurrencies: Many Blockchain conversations seem to focus on crypto finance - the issuance of currency or tokens to raise capital for projects or businesses. Very quickly, these conversations move into listing the tok

May 15, 2018

#Fintech

Industry News

NZ fintech businesses helping the wider Kiwi public

New Zealand fintech businesses are working toward an inclusive society despite some experts saying the gap between the have and have nots is getting wider, FintechNZ general manager James Brown says. Smart new tech innovation companies such as Sharesies is seeking greater support and involvement fr

May 15, 2018

#Fintech