Industry News

Massive opportunities from accelerating digital growth – NZTech

The release today of a draft digital technologies industry transformation plan (ITP) is the result of a year-long collaboration between Government and the tech sector which has reinforced the massive opportunity available from accelerating growth for digital tech exporters. The process behind th

February 11, 2022

Newsletters, NZTech News

Open borders and tech talent

Just before the summer holidays we were able to announce the Government had agreed to create 600 border exceptions for tech workers. Since then we have been working with IT Professionals, Immigration New Zealand and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) to establish the process

February 8, 2022

Events, NZTech News

NZTech Events Update

With New Zealand currently in the red level of the COVID-19 Protection Framework, there are changes to several upcoming Tech Alliance events. Connect Event: The Australian InsurTech Landscape - opportunities for NZ in 2022This Connect Event on 9 February discussing the factors influencing Au

February 4, 2022

Industry News

Empowering farmers with data

AgriTechNZ member Trev is empowering farmers to have better control of their data with the launch of an application programming interface (API). The new API, puts operational data directly in the hands of the farmer.  “APIs certainly aren’t new to the ag sector however we do believe thi

January 19, 2022

Media Releases

Cyber security professionals in high demand

Cyber security professionals are in high demand globally and New Zealand companies are struggling to find people with the right skills. NZTech wants to reduce the cybersecurity workforce gap through training, upskilling and bringing in overseas experts through new immigration windows. Cyber-a

January 12, 2022

Industry News

Border Class Exception for 600 Specialist Tech Workers

BACKGROUND On Monday 13th December the Government announced it is releasing 600 Border Class Exceptions for Specialist Tech Workers. NZTech has been working with MBIE, NZTE, Callaghan Innovation and IT Professionals as part of the Digital Technology Industry Transformation Plan (DITP) to

December 21, 2021

#Skills and talent

Media Releases

Entrepreneur taking South Auckland storytelling tech to Dubai

An award-winning wahine tech CEO whose new game animates South Auckland historical stories has been chosen as one of just two edutech businesses to represent Aotearoa at January’s World Expo in Dubai. Amber Taylor is CEO of ARA Journeys, which is about to launch Tuwhiri, an augmente

December 17, 2021

Industry News

Metaverse, the next big digital thing

The Metaverse is a bit of a mystery at the moment. But if the internet is two-dimensional, text and images on flat screens, then think of the metaverse as three-dimensional and multi-sensory, including touch.  Most agree the Metaverse represents a shared experience often in a connected

December 17, 2021

Industry News, NZTech News

LocationTech vs. the Metaverse

The Metaverse is a bit of a mystery at the moment. Asking what it is is a bit like asking Tim Berners-Lee what the future of the internet was after he invented the world wide web in 1989. Even so, most can agree that the Metaverse represents a shared experience often in a connected 3D virtual envir

December 16, 2021