Auckland stories
Rockwell Automation has named Shane Riley as New Zealand country manager, succeeding Mike Greig amid a wider reshuffle of its regional leadership.
Aspire Systems acquires New Zealand-founded Assurity, creating a 900-strong quality engineering group to boost AI-driven software testing.
Author-it unveils a refreshed brand and AI-focused roadmap, promising smarter content reuse, stronger security and improved collaboration.
Check Point opens Auckland SASE PoP, giving New Zealand firms local data residency, lower latency and compliance-focused cloud security.
New Zealand design leader Dave Clark dies; agency bearing his name says leadership and ownership stay unchanged under co-founders.
Zenno secures German federal deal to develop AI-driven, fuel-free magnetic control software for close-proximity satellite manoeuvres.
Cowbell and Zurich roll out Prime One cyber cover for Australian SMEs, targeting firms up to AUD $100 million turnover with rapid broker access.
TUANZ has teamed with Recycle A Device to supply refurbished laptops to students, targeting New Zealand's growing digital divide in 2026.
SkillsVR launches EVA, an AI assistant unifying VR, mobile and web training with real-time learner guidance and automatic record tracking.
Optic Security Group and New Zealand partners have been named finalists in three Global OSPA categories, highlighting Kiwi security talent.
Meta promotes parental controls over teen social media bans at NZ Instagram safety camp as debate grows on under-16s' online access.
DLA Piper has promoted Edward Eisdell-Moore to partner in its Auckland technology and data practice, effective 1 January 2026.
One NZ logs 17.4% New Year mobile data spike and 50% holiday satellite user jump as Kiwis head off-grid and demand always-on coverage.
Westcon-Comstor launches a New Zealand data centre Centre of Excellence, led by Rob Purdy, to drive multi-vendor, solutions-first channel sales.
Kordia launches Secure Edge SASE, unifying networking and security to curb tool sprawl and support hybrid work with Fortinet-backed controls.
US firm Bourns launches NZD $356m bid for loss‑making Rakon, offering NZD $1.55 a share and locking up 41% of the chip maker's stock.
Violent retail crime in New Zealand has fallen in 2025, with tech-driven reporting credited as Australia records rising store aggression.
Cisco Systems Capital's New Zealand branch lifted profit in FY2025, supported by lower costs, currency gains and higher assets.
Harvey Norman Limited's New Zealand branch reported a sharp lift in profit, driven by higher domestic property valuations and modest revenue growth.
Finance Now will launch New Zealand's first open loop Visa-powered fleet card in 2026, backed by Brazilian payments platform Pismo.
