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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Boost Mobile to launch in New Zealand
Boost Mobile is set to enter the local mobile market with a promise to deliver more competition and product innovation. The company will operate as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) on the One NZ network. Boost Mobile New Z…
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Zoom appoints Andrew Hindmarch as APAC channel head
Zoom has appointed Andrew Hindmarch as head of channel for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Based in Singapore, Hindmarch will lead the company’s channel strategy across the region, working closely with Zoom’s network of distributo…
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EonFibre launches connectivity solution for future data centre developments
One New Zealand’s dedicated fibre business, EonFibre, has launched a connectivity offering for data centre developers, hyperscalers, neoclouds, and carriers looking to enter or expand in New Zealand. According to EonFibre, the ser…
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Ingram Micro signs distribution deal with homegrown NSPM provider ThreatSabre
A new distribution agreement with New Zealand cyber security specialist ThreatSabre will give Ingram Micro partners access to a homegrown network security posture management (NSPM) platform. Announcing the agreement, Ingram Micro …
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Lancom’s Aimee Lin on why skilled developers matter more than ever
As AI has changed how software is built, so has the role of developers, who have gone from being code writers to technology strategists, translators and quality controllers. This is the view of Lancom Technology CTO Aimee Lin , wh…
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Systems Advisory Services connects with Devoli
Hybrid cloud solution provider Systems Advisory Services has partnered with connectivity platform Devoli to deliver a high-resilience, low-latency network bridge between its Australia and New Zealand data centres. According to Sys…
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Spex turns to Zebra RFID tech to boost warehousing and fulfilment operations
New Zealand-based medical equipment manufacturer Spex has boosted picking efficiency in its warehouse by more than 50 per cent after deploying a suite of radio-frequency identification (RFID) products from Zebra Technologies. Spex…
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Accelerating Asia: Inside Dicker Data’s Sektor deal and growth strategy
Dicker Data’s A$111 million (NZ$138M) acquisition of Sektor Group marks the distributor’s most significant international expansion move to date, providing an immediate operational foothold in South-East Asia. It also opens up new …
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Datacom spends $500k a month on AI coding, but focusses on outcomes not token costs
Datacom has revealed it has close to a thousand people coding with a variety of AI tools every day – and is already spending about half a million dollars a month on tokens. However, the company is looking to count the outcomes fro…
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Spark’s Rana Stephan joins Ingram Micro to boost AWS business
Rana Stephan has joined Ingram Micro in the newly created role as AWS senior business development manager. According to the distributor, Stephan’s new role is focused on supporting Ingram Micro’s AWS business and partner engagemen…
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Local GTIA chapter a chance for NZ tech to connect to the world
The creation of the first Auckland chapter of the Global Technology Industry Association (GTIA) comes at an opportune time for the local channel as AI is set to change the sector and the wider economy. This was the message deliver…
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Cisco finds AI puts network capacity under pressure
Modernising networks early better position businesses to support AI agents, real-time applications and future innovations at scale. Those that fail to upgrade their networks could risk performance bottlenecks, security exposure, h…
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Reaching for the stars – PB Tech searches for singing talent
PB Tech is channelling the likes of America’s Got Talent and New Zealand Idol in its latest promotion, as it searches for top talent in its very own singing competition. The hardware reseller has launched PB Tech Star a contest in…
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SMEs should focus on fundamentals of cyber protection as AI transforms threat landscape: Aon
With AI making cyber attacks more sophisticated, small businesses should reassess some of their assumptions about cyber risk. This is the advice from insurance firm Aon’s New Zealand cyber practice leader Duncan Morrison, who says…
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Microsoft expands incentives as partner responsibilities grow
Microsoft has rolled out a series of channel updates aimed at giving partners a bigger advisory role with customers, including greater responsibility for cost management, billing and growth. At the centre of the software giant’s l…
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Dicker Data acquires Sektor for NZ$138M
Dicker Data has acquired Asia Pacific distributor, Sektor Group for NZ$138 million, marking a significant milestone in its ambitions to break into the South-East Asia market. Sektor was established in 2009 and specialises in point…
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ArgentEdge expands into Auckland, appoints Alan Key as chair
Australian AI consultancy ArgentEdge is accelerating its expansion into New Zealand with the opening of an Auckland office, alongside the appointment of former Dialog Information Technology founder Alan Key as chair and major shar…
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Securecom launches AI-powered managed services platform on Snowflake in New Zealand
Securecom has become the first managed security services provider (MSSP) and cloud provider in New Zealand to deploy on Snowflake’s instance in the AWS Asia Pacific (New Zealand) region, paving the way for a new range of AI-enable…
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Wellington’s SSS partners with Palo Alto Networks for managed security services
Wellington-based managed security service provider Scientific Software and Systems (SSS) has launched a managed security offering based on the Palo Alto Networks platform. According to SSS, the service combines its local security …
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Fujifilm CodeBlue attains ISO 27001 certification for managed IT & security services
Fujifilm CodeBlue has achieved ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification for the information security management system which supports its managed IT, cyber security, backup, hosting and professional IT services. According to the company, …
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Kate Tulp takes on APAC VP role at ServiceNow
After five years of leading ServiceNow in New Zealand, Kate Tulp has been promoted to a regional role for the digital workflow management vendor – based in Singapore. Tulp, who joined ServiceNow as New Zealand country director in …
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SoftwareOne taps channel veteran Zabeen Hussain to drive enterprise growth
SoftwareOne has appointed experienced technology sales leader Zabeen Hussain as enterprise business development and growth manager, adding more than 18 years of ICT, cloud, software and enterprise sales expertise to its ranks. Bas…
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ComCom outlines key competition issues related to 2degrees & One NZ RAN JV
The Commerce Commission has outlined a range of issues related to the proposed merger of 2degrees and One New Zealand’s current radio access network (RAN) assets. The two rivals announced a plan last month to combine their respect…
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HPE’s Rahim: Pace of change in the data centre is ‘extraordinary’
Following its record-setting third quarter , HPE said it expects cumulative AI network orders for fiscal 2026 to top $3 billion, exceeding its previous forecasts. The company also raised its fiscal 2027 networking revenue target, …
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AI intensifies focus cyber security awareness month
AI is lowering the barrier for cybercriminals, making scam detection and cyber awareness a growing priority for organisations of all sizes. That shift is driving renewed emphasis on cyber awareness and scam detection as organisati…
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Bunnings launches Google Cloud-powered AI shopping assistant
Bunnings has become the first New Zealand retailer to launch a shopping agent using Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience platform. The home improvement retailer worked with Google Cloud to develop an AI-powered…
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Deeper expertise, closer to home: What SoftwareOne and Crayon mean for New Zealand partners
For New Zealand channel partners, simply reselling technology is no longer enough. Customers are navigating complex technology environments, spanning cloud, AI, cybersecurity, data, and software. They expect channel partners to pr…
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Why a network digital twin is the missing piece for AI-era operations
Ask a software developer where they test code, and they’ll describe a staging environment, version control, and an automated regression suite. Ask a network engineer the same question, and the honest answer, more often than not, i…
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Leadership Program 2026: Raising the talent bar and forging new paths
Emerging and mid-career professionals across New Zealand’s technology channel are being encouraged to sharpen their leadership skills and prepare for the next wave of transformation at the Reseller News Leadership Program on 15 Oc…
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AMD agrees to buy World Labs to fill out its AI stack
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has agreed to buy World Labs, a developer of AI “world models” that incorporate knowledge of the physical world, to extend the AI ecosystem around its hardware to encompass areas such as robotics, simu…
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Ingram Micro Experience event to focus on customer outcomes
This year’s Ingram Micro Experience event will focus on helping New Zealand channel partners navigate rapid technology change and turn new opportunities into stronger customer outcomes. Themed “Customer Ready”, Ingram Micro Experi…
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NCSC puts focus on identifying scams for Cyber Smart Week
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is placing the focus on educating organisations and people on how to recognise and avoid falling victims to scams during next week’s Cyber Smart Week. As the cyber security environment is …
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DyFlex preparing to help local customers with AI
Following its acquisition of Bluetree last year, Australian-founded DyFlex is continuing to expand its local presence, supported by a growing customer base and ongoing investment in talent. In the year since, Bluetree has fully co…
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Rimini Street and Datacom look to give customers more control over ERP investment
Rimini Street is looking to leverage Datacom’s strong local presence, customer relationships and ERP implementation expertise to expand its reach for SAP, Oracle and other ERP support services. Both organisations announced a resel…
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Is Microsoft truly serious about confronting AI’s dangers?
What’s been hiding for years is now in plain sight: AI poses a danger to humanity in a way no technology has since the atom bomb. That was made clear in July when OpenAI agents broke loose from a containment area blocked from onli…
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Joint sales presentations paving way for big Databricks deals
Customers looking to utilise Databricks-based solutions are responding well to partners working collaboratively with the vendor, leading to multi-year deals with a considerable services component. That is according to Databricks v…
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Guardz grows local team to help MSPs navigate changing security landscape
Cyber security company Guardz is continuing to build up its presence in Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ) with the addition of former Pax8 solutions consultant team lead Jesse Gilles. He will join the vendor’s A/NZ director of chan…
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A/NZ sees strong demand for security and network consolidation: Cloudflare
Partners across Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ) have a big opportunity to meet demand for a consolidated approach to security and networking, with Cloudflare looking to support those that are doubling down on the concept. Speakin…
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OpenAI wants you to use AI — but not to train its AI
Here’s an interesting concept: an AI company that fires people for using AI. It sounds like a strange way to run a company but there’s a real reason behind it. OpenAI has been hiring contractors who have been tasked with reading C…
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Two-tier AI economy is emerging, AWS warns
A growing divide is emerging in AI adoption across New Zealand businesses – with a small group of AI leaders beginning to pull significantly ahead of the rest of the market. This is according to new research from AWS, which found …
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AI tools help hacker break in for $25 per target
It’s cheap to set yourself up as a hacker these days using AI. Someone attacked 105 online retailers over a period of five days, compromising 27 of them — all for an average of US$25 per attack, according to research by Israeli se…
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Frazer Scott steps down as Atturra NZ country manager
Frazer Scott has announced he is leaving his role as New Zealand country manager at Atturra. In a LinkedIn post shared this morning, Scott said that today is his last at the ASX-listed company, but he has not revealed what his nex…
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Extension of govt small businesses AI pilot welcomed
The New Zealand government’s decision to extend its AI Advisory Pilot for small businesses has been welcomed. Small business and manufacturing minister Cameron Brewer announced this week the government was extending the pilot, lau…
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Red Hat flags AI-driven surge in cyber threats as partners urged to strengthen customer defences
While AI is accelerating the pace and scale of cyber security threats, it is also creating new opportunities for partners prepared to help customers navigate an increasingly complex risk landscape. Speaking at Red Hat’s Summit: Co…
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Everpure picks Alison McQuarrie as A/NZ partners lead
Everpure has appointed Alison McQuarie as head of partners for Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ). In the role, McQuarrie’s responsibilities include driving partner success in the region and strengthening the vendor’s channel ecosys…
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NCSC warns leaders need to prepare as AI transforms cyber threats
The cyber threat environment is being transformed by AI and increasingly aggressive cybercriminal activity and New Zealand organisations need to prepare now, according to a warning from National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). The a…
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Smashing Security podcast #486: Vibe-coded shops, and hackable Flock cameras
A store in Auckland vibe-coded itself a new website. Within hours, its inventory had somehow expanded to include a pair of crusty socks, an $850 banana, and all of New Zealand's national parks. What could possibly have gone wrong?…
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Ingram Micro appoints Spark’s Becs Paterson to support partner success
Ingram Micro has appointed Becs Paterson as senior general manager of partner sales for New Zealand to drive partner success and accelerate growth across the region. Paterson joins Ingram Micro from Spark New Zealand where she was…
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2degrees returns to pre-tax profit despite challenging market
2degrees has seen its fourth consecutive year of revenue growth and has returned to pre-tax profit as its integration with Vocus winds up – despite facing challenging market conditions. In its financial results for the year ended …
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Managing AI like a business investment
Artificial intelligence (AI) is forcing organisations to rethink how they measure technology value. Most IT leaders can explain costs such as labour, infrastructure, storage and compute, but they struggle to answer the question ex…
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