Auckland - NZTech today once again calls out to government for a clear strategy for the massive impact technology is having on New Zealand and the lives of all New Zealanders. New Zealand businesses need more guidance and commitment from the government to indicate where their focus is with regard to critical
Year: 2019
NZ’s international tech reputation growing
Auckland - A constant stream of international business delegations are arriving in New Zealand to learn more about our innovation ecosystem and to look for the next big thing in tech. Last week, the social innovation team from one of the world’s largest companies, South Korea’s SK Group, visited New Zealand prompted
World’s big tech giants’ financial moves could impact on NZ
Auckland - FintechNZ says three of the largest US tech companies Apple, Google and Amazon are encroaching on financial services and threatening incumbents with their size and ability to attract massive, loyal user bases. It’s no surprise the big tech giants are looking at financial services for growth opportunities and it
NZTech backs improvements to R&D tax credits scheme
Auckland - New Zealand tech organisations, through NZTech, are happy to see the government continuing to improve and evolve the recently launched research and development tax credit scheme. NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says they have been supportive of the tax credit scheme but concerned that there were still complex issues such
Most NZ companies do not record being hacked
Auckland - Most Kiwi companies do not record being hacked FintechNZ says, despite Cert NZ’s latest report showing almost 1000 New Zealanders reported hacking issues in the last quarter. The Cert NZ report shows New Zealanders from Invercargill to the Bay of Islands suffered cyber security incidents, with the most common account
Gene editing has a crucial role to play in reducing emissions
Auckland - Gene editing has a crucial role to play in reducing emissions to deal with climate change, BiotechNZ executive director Dr Zahra Champion says. The issues and benefits of gene editing must accelerate discussions by the biotech industry and academic researchers to convince the public that gene editing of crops is
NZ: the worst in the developed world for inactivity
Christchurch - New UK research has found that even people who have been quite inactive much of their life will benefit from exercise when they are middle age or older. A Cambridge University team of researchers examined the relationship between trends in physical activity levels over time and mortality risk among adults
NZ needs to tackle predicted Libra onslaught
Wellington - The national blockchain group has appealed to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her government to adopt a more dynamic attitude or it could prove costly to the New Zealand economy, given blockchain tech’s likely global impact. BlockchainNZ executive director Mark Pascall has written to the PM encouraging the government to