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17 November 2025
I’ve just returned from a week in Taiwan and Singapore. The world turned up for the Singapore FinTech Festival, with 600+ exhibitors and 65,000 attendees from 136 countries. Fintech is the fastest-growing tech sector globally and one of New Zealand's too, but where was New Zealand?
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12 November 2025
The BioTechNZ Awards recognise the exceptional individuals and breakthrough technologies that are driving our industry forward and making a real difference to Aotearoa.
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11 November 2025
November already! This is our penultimate newsletter before we break for Christmas. Personally, I am stunned that it’s November. Never has a year been so fast, so long, and such a rollercoaster.
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11 November 2025
It's the last sprint before a well-deserved break. BioTechNZ has had another great month, where I attended pivotal events in the biotech and life sciences calendar: Medicines New Zealand Annual Conference, Bridgewest Impactful Innovation Conference 2025, and AusBiotech 2025.
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10 November 2025
How AI is reshaping what it means to be hands-on and why that might open new doors in software engineering.
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10 November 2025
This week, I’m flying the flag for New Zealand’s tech sector in Taiwan and Singapore. This morning I joined Michelle McCarthy and the New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) team in Taiwan helping to develop a growth plan for Kiwi tech in Taiwan.
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10 November 2025
The iconic Kiwi Access Card (formerly 18+ Card) is going digital. Hospitality New Zealand has partnered with NEC New Zealand, a leader in biometrics and digital identity, to deliver a secure new way for people to prove who they are – straight from their smartphone.
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06 November 2025
As we approach the business end of the year, the hard mahi is ramping up more than anything. The strength of the fabric of our DINZ community can be seen right across the ecosystem from the Reference Architecture working groups expertly facilitated by Christopher Goh, to the heavy lifting being undertaken by so many government and industry practitioners.
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04 November 2025
Applications are now open for the NZIAT Artificial Intelligence Research Platform — a landmark Government investment of up to $70 million over seven years to accelerate world-class AI research and commercialisation in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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03 November 2025
Kia ora koutou, It was a privilege to attend last week’s Best Places to Work Awards as a judge and sponsor of the Innovation & Technology category. This event is always a … Continue reading "NZTech Manifesto 2023"
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30 October 2025
On 23rd October, the Resonate Insurance Innovation Summit brought together over 300 insurers, insurtechs and innovators on Auckland’s North Shore.
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20 October 2025
Kia ora, On Thursday, applications open for the NZIAT Artificial Intelligence Research Platform (and close on 20 November). The platform is a Government investment of up to $70 million over … Continue reading "NZTech Manifesto 2023"
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20 October 2025
New Zealand-based interactive education technology platform Kami expects its products will reach 70 million teachers and students - an increase of 20 million - with the purchase of UK-based Book Creator for an undisclosed price.
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20 October 2025
For educators and edtech developers, this is an exciting opportunity. How might we better support this maker mindset? What if our tools and systems were designed not just for delivering content, but for nurturing capability?
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