Auckland - It's time New Zealand seriously started to invest in promoting technology, the country’s third largest export industry and fastest growing sector of our economy, a leading New Zealand tech businessman says. NZTech and FinTechNZ chair and Augen Software Group director Mitchell Pham says when Kiwis are in Asia and
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New technologies helping clean up NZ’s waterways
Auckland - New Zealand farmers and companies are starting to use Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, data analytics and automation to decrease impact on New Zealand rivers, a leading national tech expert says. In countries, right across the world the IoT devices are being used to help clean up water, New Zealand
Police, NZ Cricket win annual RiskNZ awards
Wellington - New Zealand Police and New Zealand Cricket have been honoured at RiskNZ’s annual awards in Wellington last night for their exemplary efforts in managing and mitigating risk management. Grant Avery, a highly qualified risk advisor who is currently helping the Treasury, won the Risk Management Professional of the Year. He
Baby boomers providing demand in Kiwi fitness market
Christchurch - New Zealand is seeing a substantial increase in demand from the older ageing population for fitness, exercise and personal trainers, according to ExerciseNZ chief executive Richard Beddie. He says they now know not only that exercise is needed as people we age, but also why this is the case.
South Island gets its first liability underwriter
Christchurch - The technology sector is booming in the South Island, especially Christchurch, Dunedin, Nelson and Queenstown, Delta Insurance’s Karl Samson, the only liability underwriter on the ground in the South Island, says. “Delta offers much more than insurance for technology risks, they are recognised as market leaders in the broad
Golden business egg in Vietnam for Kiwi companies
Ho Chi Minh City - Kiwi companies are queueing up to do business with Vietnam and other similar sized Asian countries, a leading New Zealand tech businessman says. Mitchell, chair of NZTech, FinTechNZ and a New Zealand Trade & Enterprise (NZTE) beachheads advisor in technology business for the ASEAN region, has just
CERT report captures just the tip of the iceberg
Auckland - Kiwis need to keep talking about cyber security as criminals are using technologies to find new ways to undertake crime, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. Criminals are using advanced technology but so are the good guys, he says. Biometrics, the use of thumbprints or retinal scans, are increasing. Muller made
