NZ Tech News

Rockwell Automation has named Shane Riley as New Zealand country manager, succeeding Mike Greig amid a wider reshuffle of its regional leadership.

Meadow Fresh has launched Fantasy Herd, a Kiwi cow-based fantasy league using live farm data, with players chasing a NZD $20,000 prize.

New Zealand start-up mA.I Health has launched an AI-powered app giving patients lifetime control of secure, shareable medical records.

Motorola opens a Cork R&D hub to develop mission-critical radio software, hiring nearly 200 staff to bolster global public safety systems.

As analogue-era banking creaks under digital demand, DeFi is quietly rewiring the rails of global finance, not blowing them up.

Agentic AI is shredding seat-based SaaS models, sparking a wave of ‘zombie’ vendors, valuation shocks and leaner, AI-native rivals.

Expereo and Cato Networks join forces to offer multinational firms unified managed connectivity and cloud security via a single provider.

Kiwi studio Outside In is among the world’s leading practitioners in biophilic design, which connects occupants of a space to nature.

AI is reshaping PR, but leaders warn the winners in 2026 will be those who keep strategic communications firmly human-led.

QDX opens EXESS quantum chemistry engine for free academic use, bundling access with complimentary GPU compute credits via approval.

Constructive launches secure-by-default Postgres platform to hardwire Row-Level Security and permissions into databases from creation.

BigHammer.ai debuts AI agents to replace complex data stacks, promising up to 70% cost cuts and faster delivery for analytics teams.