New Zealand
NZ-specific security, tech and AI news — 223 items so far, from NZ-based outlets plus anything from the main feed that's specifically about NZ (not just a passing mention).
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- Westcon-Comstor posts record US$3.37B first-half sales as APAC demand for AI, cloud and cyber accelerates — Reseller News (NZ), 2d ago
- Oracle pledges US$1B investment for partner growth — Reseller News (NZ), 6d ago
- Salesforce to buy Braze for US$5.7 billion to boost real-time customer engagement — Reseller News (NZ), 10d ago
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Manage My Health inquiry exposes breach response and vendor accountability gaps
Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster has warned organisations against building their crisis response plans during an active cyberattack, using the fallout from the Manage My Health breach to highlight broader failings in incident …
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In Pictures: Celebrating the winners of the Reseller News Innovation Awards 2026
More than 400 channel leaders, technology innovators and business executives gathered at the Cordis in Auckland on 15 October to celebrate the standout achievements shaping New Zealand’s technology ecosystem at the Reseller News I…
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Westcon-Comstor posts record US$3.37B first-half sales as APAC demand for AI, cloud and cyber accelerates
Westcon-Comstor has reported record first-half gross sales of US$3.37 billion, citing strong demand for cybersecurity, hybrid cloud and AI-enabling infrastructure across global markets, including Asia Pacific. The global technolog…
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Fake Anthropic AI previews lure in overeager employees
Everyone wants to know what Anthropic is up to, and hackers are gleefully exploiting the fact. New research from cyber security company Cofense describes a phishing campaign that hooks overeager enterprise users by making them thi…
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Fake ChatGPT, Claude apps spread malware via signed AI binaries
Attackers are distributing malware through fake ChatGPT and Claude desktop applications, using legitimate, digitally signed executables from OpenAI and Anthropic to load malicious code onto victims’ Windows systems, according to C…
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Lancom Technology snaps up former Evolve and Powernet head Bernard Moran to lead Australian expansion
Lancom Technology has appointed Bernard Moran as its Australia country executive to head up its expansion efforts in this market. Moran joins the company from Virtual IT Group (VITG), where he was most recently chief experience of…
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Cisco adapting its business for the AI era
Over the past 12 months, Cisco has been reshaping its own business to help partners grow in the artificial intelligence (AI) era, with changes spanning its go-to-market model, incentives, platforms and partner experience. This has…
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Microsoft offers exits to thousands of employees, including staff on AI and Copilot teams
Microsoft is offering voluntary exit packages to about 60,000 employees, roughly 27 per cent of its workforce, including staff on teams building Copilot and other AI products, as the company looks for ways to fund its AI investmen…
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In Pictures: Reseller News Innovation Awards 2026 Welcome Reception
More than 400 members of New Zealand’s technology channel ecosystem gathered at the Cordis in Auckland on 15 October for the black-tie Reseller News Innovation Awards 2026, celebrating excellence across partners, vendors, distribu…
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Cisco 360 links partner profitability to secure AI and infrastructure services
As Cisco’s 360 partner program moves from strategy to execution, the vendor used Partner Summit 2026 to outline how it will support its channel in capturing opportunities created by AI-driven changes across security, infrastructur…
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Commerce Commission recommends scrapping mobile tower-sharing rules
The Commerce Commission has recommended removing New Zealand’s long-standing mobile co-location regulations, stating the rules have become redundant following the sale of mobile tower assets by Spark , One NZ and 2degrees to speci…
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Microsoft Teams to get AI protection against phishing and fraud
Microsoft is adding a new AI-powered security feature to Teams aimed at detecting phishing, scams, and identity theft by analysing conversations, Bleeping Computer reports. Instead of primarily checking for malicious links and fil…
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NetSuite launches SuiteExpress to expedite implementation and optimisation of ERP
Agentic AI is the main topic at most industry events this year, with vendors adding agents to their products with gleeful abandon. NetSuite is no different; at its SuiteWorld conference this week, it is unveiling agents and AI wor…
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In Pictures: Inside the Reseller News Leadership Program 2026
The Reseller News Leadership Program brought together emerging and mid-career professionals from across New Zealand’s technology channel at the Cordis in Auckland for an inspiring morning focused on leadership, personal growth and…
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Pax8 takes next steps to guide MSPs into MIPs with AI offerings
In the next step to help managed services providers (MSP) evolve into the managed intelligence providers (MIP), cloud marketplace provider Pax8 has launched AI offerings 8os and 8bot. Labelled as one of the first operating systems…
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GTIA to advance MSPs’ AI service capabilities with Managed Intelligence Alliance
The Global Technology Industry Association (GTIA) has created the vendor-neutral Managed Intelligence Alliance programme to help IT service providers deliver artificial intelligence SMBs securely, responsibly and at scale through …
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SUSE strengthens NVIDIA AI Factory ecosystem
Enterprise open-source vendor SUSE is making a play around sovereign AI through a partnership with NVIDIA to help organisations run private enterprise AI in their own environments. The integration of NVIDIA OpenShell Reference Arc…
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Oracle pledges US$1B investment for partner growth
Oracle has committed to spend US$1 billion over the next four years to help partners meet customer demand for AI solutions and services. Announced during the vendor’s AI World 2026 conference in Las Vegas, the investment is focuse…
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Google will pay people to use less electricity so its data centres can use more
Google has an answer to some of the electricity supply problems that data center construction is causing : It has signed an agreement with energy supplier Voltus in the US to build what it’s calling a 1-gigawatt virtual power plan…
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NCSC urges businesses to check websites and online services following PHP vulnerability
After issuing an alert about the recently disclosed PHP vulnerabilities , the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is encouraging businesses to take immediate steps to determine whether their websites or online services could be …
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Reflecting on Axon’s legacy on what would have been its 40th anniversary
Over 70 former Axon staff, customers and vendor partners gathered in Auckland this week to celebrate what would have been its 40 th anniversary. By the time it was acquired by Integral in 2010, Axon was one of the largest independ…
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Zoom updates Up Partner programme with simplicity, incentives, MSP specialisation
Zoom is updating its partner programme over the next several months with a streamlined structure and new incentives for improved partner enablement and a deeper focus on AI-powered offerings. Announced at Zoomtopia Partner Connect…
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Salesforce to buy Braze for US$5.7 billion to boost real-time customer engagement
Salesforce is set to acquire US-headquartered customer engagement software provider, Braze, for US$5.66 billion in an effort to help enterprises personalise customer interactions in real time. Founded in 2011 as Appboy and renamed…
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OpenAI’s models are deliberately breaking their misalignment monitoring systems
AI agents are getting more inventive in finding ways to circumvent safeguards to prevent bad behavior, OpenAI has revealed. On Tuesday, it reported two incidents, both involving the agent disabling or interfering with its alignmen…
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NCSC issues alert over two critical PHP flaws
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued an alert about two critical vulnerabilities in the PHP scripting language, which is commonly used on websites and in web applications, saying it is aware of reports of active ex…
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Two critical PHP flaws put the web on alert as emergency patches arrive
Organisations are scrambling to protect themselves following the disclosure of two critical vulnerabilities in commonly used code that powers much of the internet. The flaws discovered in the PHP scripting language could allow att…
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Local tech leaders willing to ‘lean into’ change as AI dominates discourse, says Ingram’s De Suza
Technology industry leaders gathered at Ingram Micro’s Executive Connect event last week displayed optimism and a willingness to lean into change rather than shy away from it, while AI remained a major topic of discussion. This is…
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Cohesity appoints Matthew Johnston as APJ senior partner sales director
Security vendor Cohesity has appointed Matthew Johnston as senior director of partner sales for Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) to lead its partner and channel go-to-market strategy across the region. According to Cohesity, Johnston’…
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How bounties can help nab cyber criminals
A novel approach to tackling the ransomware groups behind some prominent cyber attacks, including against New Zealand organisations, is underway. Crime Stoppers International has launched a global programme in partnership with For…
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SoftwareOne sharpens NZ focus following Crayon channel integration
As SoftwareOne integrates Crayon’s channel business under a single brand, New Zealand partners are openly receptive to the rebranded distributor’s partnership-led approach. Locally based partners have come to understanding the val…
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DataMasque makes Asia Pacific inroads with ‘synthetically identical’ data copies
New Zealand-founded DataMasque is making inroads in the Asia Pacific (APAC) market with technology which swaps real data for ‘synthetically identical’ copies to train AI tools. The sensitive data discovery and masking platform has…
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Meta’s new commercial terms say if its AI makes a mistake, it will legally be the customer’s fault
In Meta commercial terms changes slated to kick in on 30 October, the company will shift the liability for any mistakes made by its AI models to its enterprise customers. The new language also makes those IT executives responsible…
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Gentrack secures billing software contract with Australia’s Momentum Energy
Listed utility software developer Gentrack Group has secured a contract with Australian gas and electricity retailer Momentum Energy for its cloud-based g2 billing offering. In a statement released to both New Zealand’s Stock Exch…
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Hitachi Vantara hires Yasser Elgammal to lead A/NZ channel
Hitachi Vantara has appointed former Dicker Data sales and vendor alliances head Yasser Elgammal as its channel partner and alliances director for Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ). In the new position, Elgammal will be responsible…
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Tait Communications partners with Zetron on voice consoles for PSN land mobile radio network
Tait Communications has partnered with global command and control technology provider Zetron to implement voice consoles for New Zealand’s emergency services. Under the contract, Zetron is supplying voice consoles to be integrated…
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SnapperNet welcomes launch of Sophos ‘shadow AI’ detection tool
A newly introduced security tool from Sophos which uncovers shadow AI use offers IT partners a practical opportunity to help their customers adopt AI with greater confidence, says local distributor SnapperNet. Sophos AI Defense wa…
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Data Vault to build North Shore data centre with 11 launch partners onboard
New Zealand-owned data centre operator Data Vault plans to build a 3MW data centre on Auckland’s North Shore with 11 connectivity and service partners confirmed to come onboard at launch. According to the company, the development …
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Sysdoc’s Serendata lands global partnership with SAP to address ‘transformation spaghetti’
Serendata, the technology platform arm of New Zealand-founded Sysdoc, has secured a global strategic partnership with SAP to integrate the vendor’s Signavio suite into its transformation platform. Combining SAP Signavio’s suite of…
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Everpure A/NZ doubles down on MSPs amid sovereign opportunity
Less than three months into her new role, Everpure Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ) partner leader, Alison McQuarrie is setting her sights on managed service providers (MSP) and data sovereignty. Speaking to Reseller News during E…
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Lyra A/NZ CEO Waruna Kirimetiyawa’s vision for MSP growth
When it comes to running a business today, technology is rarely the constraint for managed service providers (MSP), with sustainable growth coming from operational maturity, repeatable sales, onboarding, customer experience, and t…
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AI data centre capex will far exceed forecast revenue through 2030
Investors are pouring more into AI data centre infrastructure than they can hope to recoup by 2030, according to Gartner. “Enterprise and consumer AI revenue will be insufficient to support profitable returns on all planned AI cap…
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Spark hangs up on public phones
It’s the end of the line for public pay phones in New Zealand, as Spark has been unable to secure the agreements it needed to proceed with a plan to modernise the country’s phone booth network. Spark has confirmed it will not proc…
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A distributor’s real value doesn’t show up on the price tag
When channel partners weigh up distributors, the conversation often starts with price. This is because price is straightforward and tangible, and is immediately reflected in the bottom line. But price alone says little about what …
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Winners revealed for Reseller News Innovation Awards 2026
Reseller News is proud to reveal the winners for the Innovation Awards 2026 , recognising excellence across the New Zealand channel, including start-ups, partners, distributors, marketplaces, vendors and personal achievement. More…
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What a cockatoo can teach us about the evidence AI wasn’t built to hear
AI systems do not make decisions from reality. They make decisions from representations of reality: records, observations, measurements, histories, labels, documents, and whatever else an organisation has decided belongs in the da…
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TUANZ calls out political short-termism ahead of election
New Zealand risks squandering its vast digital and economic potential if political leaders continue to reset the nation’s technological direction every three years. This was the warning from technology leaders at the Tech Users As…
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One NZ signs 10-year deal with Prvidr to support MNVOs on its network
One New Zealand has selected Prvidr NZ to support the launch and operation of mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) on its network for the next decade. Under the exclusive enablement agreement, Prvidr NZ, which is part of Austra…
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Lenovo’s Angela Roberts on helping partners navigate challenges and opportunities
AI, the rising cost of components, an election year and global factors affecting the economy are all impacting the local channel, but for Lenovo New Zealand channel manager Angela Roberts, the focus remains clear: helping partners…
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Slideshow: Ingram Micro Experience highlights value of bringing tech community together
Ingram Micro Experience, held in Auckland yesterday, attracted over 1,000 attendees from channel partners, vendors, customers and industry leaders. The event highlighted the value of bringing New Zealand’s technology community tog…
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Epson celebrates 40 years in NZ with new office and experience centre
Epson New Zealand has marked 40 years of operating in the country with the opening of a new office and experience centre in Auckland. The company was established in New Zealand in 1986 with a product portfolio that included comput…
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