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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AWS launches business certification to help boost local AI skills
AWS has announced two initiatives which aim to address the AI skills shortage in New Zealand. At its Cloud and AI Day in event in Auckland on Monday, the company said it was introducing its first AI certification for business lead…
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Nutanix VP of partner sales APJ Mike Magura departs
After over a decade at Nutanix its vice president partner sales Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ), it has been confirmed that Michael Magura is no longer with the company. In a statement, Nutanix said its strategy across APJ remains un…
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76% of NZ businesses attacked by cyber criminals in past six months
Cybercrime is increasingly impacting New Zealand businesses – with 76 per cent targeted by a cyber threat or attack in the past six months with damaging consequences, according to research from the National Cyber Security Centre (…
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Securecom bolsters leadership team
New Zealand managed services provider (MSP) Securecom has expanded its senior leadership team, hiring Paul Grapendaal as its new head of cyber security and promoting Larrisa Kolver to head of product marketing and commercialisatio…
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Treating New Zealand as a market in its own right
The New Zealand technology industry should not be treated as an extension of Australia, as it is a separate strategic market with its own identity. That means the channel ecosystem needs a dedicated New Zealand strategy, with its …
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Engage Squared locks in Alceon investment for APAC expansion
Microsoft partner Engage Squared has received a growth investment from Australian investment manager Alceon to expand throughout the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. While investment terms were not disclosed, funds will go towards deep…
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Lenovo crowns 2026 partner award winners
Lenovo recognised its top-performing channel partners at the 2026 Lenovo NZ Partner Awards in Auckland last week. The awards brought together over 40 individuals to celebrate the organisations and individuals delivering outstandin…
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NZ health system leans on digital and AI to manage growing pressure
Digital health services and artificial intelligence are emerging as critical tools in New Zealand’s efforts to manage growing pressure on the health system, according to the Health and Independence Report 2025 published by the Min…
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REANNZ launches enterprise cyber security offering with Palo Alto Networks
REANNZ has partnered with Palo Alto Network to launch a managed offering for tertiary education institutions. This is the first time the organisation, which operates the country’s national research and education network, has enter…
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Cambium Networks administration to impact local MSPs
Cambium Networks’ placement into administration is expected to affect managed service providers (MSP) within Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ), as questions surround the future of the vendor’s technology. On 11 September, Cambium t…
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Design it right. Deliver it fast. Win with Lenovo TCE
Design It Right. Deliver It Fast: How Ingram Micro NZ and Lenovo TCE Win Business In today’s technology market, customers want solutions that are built around their specific business requirements, but they also want those solution…
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Infratil boosts growth and guidance as AI drives data centre demand
Publicly listed infrastructure investor Infratil has boosted its earnings guidance for its next financial year off the back of an increase in data centre demand globally. In a statement released to the NZX ahead of the company’s a…
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Chillisoft adds DataBahn to A/NZ distribution
Chillisoft has signed a distribution agreement with agentic data control plane vendor DataBahn for Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ). Based in Texas, the DataBahn platform can ingest, normalise, enrich, govern, and route telemetry …
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Microsoft’s AI Code of Conduct aims to curb AI behavior but lacks specifics
Microsoft added itself to a growing list of AI vendors pledging to try to control the behavior of its AI models. “AI should not exceed human control. Models should remain subordinate to humanity, subject to meaningful human oversi…
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Second Auckland Fortinet SASE PoP to meet growing demand for secure access
Fortinet has opened a second secure access service edge (SASE) point of presence (PoP) in Auckland to meet growing demand from New Zealand customers for locally delivered secure access. The security vendor opened its first Aucklan…
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‘Iconic’ New Zealand brands share AI success stories at Snowflake World Tour
Over 1,000 partners and customers attended the Snowflake World Tour event in Auckland earlier this month at which local customers shared their AI implementation success stories and lessons. This included ACC, Air New Zealand, Auck…
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Trust, accuracy and solid data foundations key to Tower’s and Sharesies’ AI journeys
As two very different companies, 150-year-old insurance firm Tower and nine-year old digital-native investment app provider Sharesies do not have much in common, but their AI journey started on similar foundations. Both firms focu…
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AI coming to comms systems as focus shifts to productivity outcomes: Digital Island
The next phase of AI adoption in New Zealand will centre on embedding AI directly into communications, customer engagement and operational workflows where productivity gains can be realised at scale. This is according to Digital I…
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First New Zealand GTIA chapter launches in Auckland
The first local chapter of the Global Technology Industry Association (GTIA) has launched in Auckland with its inaugural meeting set to happen next week. In attendance will be GTIA CEO Dan Wensley, who told Reseller News local cha…
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Ingram Micro to bring AirBridge solutions to NZ and Pacific
Ingram Micro New Zealand has expanded its network resilience and secure connectivity portfolio through a distribution agreement with AirBridge Networks. The arrangement will provide Ingram Micro partners in New Zealand, the Pacifi…
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Demand for self-service AI fuelling growth for Snowflake
Snowflake has enjoyed another bumper year in New Zealand with demand “skyrocketing” and a boost in headcount. “The past year has been unbelievable,” Snowflake NZ country manager Tony Shaw told Reseller News at the vendor’s Snowfla…
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TSP Advisory expands fractional leadership capability with Nathan Hutchison
The TSP Advisory has expanded its presence in New Zealand with the appointment of Tesseract founder Nathan Hutchison, as it looks to help channel partners scale, mature their operations and improve business performance. Hutchison …
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Channel Choice voting now open for Reseller News Innovation Awards 2026
Channel Choice voting is now open for the Reseller News Innovation Awards 2026. Channel Choice gives readers the opportunity to recognise a vendor, distributor or partner that has made an outstanding contribution to the New Zealan…
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Recorded Future undergoing channel ‘recentering’ with A/NZ push
Cyber threat intelligence platform Recorded Future is looking to reinvigorate its approach to the channel, including in Australia and New Zealand, with plans to introduce a newly developed partner programme soon. Servicing around …
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Okta appoints Sunil Kedaraji to head up APJ channel
Okta has hired Sunil Kedaraji as vice president of channel and strategic alliances for the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region. Based in Singapore, Kedaraji’s focus will be Okta’s APJ partner business and will work closely with sa…
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DyFlex Solutions Opens New Zealand Doors With New Auckland Office
DyFlex’s new Auckland office is less about an address than about permanence. It gives an established local team a home base, backed by a business that has grown to more than 300 people across Australia and New Zealand, with capabi…
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Most NZ organisations using AI for cyber security still rely on manual responses
While New Zealand is ahead of countries like Australia when it comes to adopting AI for cyber security, there remains an alarming disconnect between adoption and outcomes. This is according to new research from AI search vendor El…
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At least one in three roles eliminated by AI will be restored by 2029 at a higher cost: Gartner
Gartner on Wednesday said that it expects 30 per cent of the positions eliminated by AI-related layoffs to be refilled by 2029, suggesting that the initial terminations were ill-advised and excessive. “When business and IT executi…
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First Focus boosts NZ presence through Resolve Technology buy
Australian-founded First Focus has further boosted its New Zealand presence by acquiring Wellington-based managed IT services provider Resolve Technology. This is First Focus’ fourth New Zealand acquisition this year, bringing its…
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Spark launches dedicated data centre interconnect service with Ciena
Spark Wholesale has launched a dedicated data centre interconnect (DCI) service between regional data centres in Auckland to meet growing demand for secure, high-capacity data transmission. The company is using NYSE-listed high-sp…
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Smartsheet promotes Jarrod Kinchington to head up APAC
Enterprise work management platform Smartsheet has promoted its Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ) vice president Jarrod Kinchington to lead the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. As vice president and general manager of APAC, Kinchington’…
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Debtfix and Digital Future Aotearoa receive US$75k in GTIA grants
Two New Zealand charities have received US$75,000 in grants from the Global Technology Industry Association (GTIA) in its latest round of charitable giving. Auckland-based Debtfix Foundation received US$50,000 in a GTIA member-ref…
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Cisco bundles fixes for multiple vulnerabilities, some critical, into one patch
Cisco is looking to get ahead of attackers with a new set of more than a half-dozen fixes, some of them critical, for its IOS XR Linux-based network operating system (OS). As part of its regular testing, Cisco’s software engineeri…
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Looking back at 40 years of Advantage
Advantage celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. In that time, it has evolved from a PC manufacturer based in Palmerston North to a fully-fledged managed services provider with a team of 70, as well as support for customers in…
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ServiceNow promotes Carol Bowman to leading channel role
ServiceNow has promoted its Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ) channel and alliances lead, Carol Bowman, to the position of senior director global partners and channel for the region. Having worked at ServiceNow since 2023, she come…
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Atturra focuses on packaging a decade of integration expertise for the AI era
Atturra is looking to turn a decade of Boomi integration experience into its next growth engine by embedding years of delivery knowledge, governance frameworks and intellectual property into AI-powered tools designed to accelerate…
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Evergreen doubles down on A/NZ MSP market, eyes AI-led future as acquisitions accelerate
Evergreen is ramping up its Australian and New Zealand expansion plans, with the US-based holding company expecting to add several more MSPs to its portfolio before the end of the year while positioning AI advisory services as the…
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Dell’s $95B AI backlog shows the infrastructure crunch is far from over
Dell Technologies is acknowledging that infrastructure and storage supply still can’t keep up with agentic AI’s insatiable appetite for resources. The company this week reported a “record” AI backlog, with $95 billion in orders wa…
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HPE’s record Q3: AI infrastructure, networking demands drive growth, but supply constraints tap the brakes
Demand for AI, networking, and servers drove HPE to a record quarter, the company reported during its third-quarter earnings call with financial analysts. “AI has become a multi-year growth driver, expanding demand across our HPE …
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Lack of dedicated AI leadership roles holding back transformation: Datacom
A leadership vacuum threatens New Zealand’s AI transformation, with only of 4 per cent of local business leaders saying AI has transformed their core operations – down from 8 per cent in 2025. This is according to research from Da…
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Sam Altman calls GPT-6 Astra rollout ‘messy’ as enterprise users wait for access
OpenAI’s rollout of its GPT-6 Astra model ran into early access issues after paying ChatGPT users were unable to use the system shortly after launch, prompting CEO Sam Altman to apologise and say the release had been “messy.” “Fir…
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2degrees steps in as Mercury winds down Now NZ
2degrees will be taking on business customers from Mercury Energy’s regional telco subsidiary Now New Zealand, as it prepares to shut up shop. Mercury announced in July it would close Now New Zealand later this year – less than fo…
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VITG accelerates AI and cyber strategy with new managed services offerings
Virtual IT Group (VITG) has launched new managed services and managed security offerings designed to help Australian and New Zealand organisations tackle growing AI-driven cyber risks. The move is part of a broader transformation …
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Victoria MacLennan joins Equinox IT as independent director
Equinox IT has appointed industry veteran Victoria MacLennan to its board as the company expands its artificial intelligence, cloud and digital services capabilities. As one of the country’s most influential figures in digital tec…
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Lenovo A/NZ’s Pam Caldwell closes chapter with vendor
Lenovo Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ) head of sales operations Pam Caldwell has announced that she is “closing an incredible chapter” with the global technology vendor. In a post on LinkedIn, Caldwell wrote that “coming back to …
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REANNZ appoints Jane McGale as first CTO and Dougal Macdiarmid as partnerships director
REANNZ has filled two newly created executive roles with appointments from the private sector as it seeks to boost access to its services and build a more scalable model for growth. The organisation, which operates the country’s n…
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Lumify bolsters leadership team with new CEO, COOs
Corporate IT and process training organisation Lumify Group has shaken up its executive team with a new CEO in the form of Darren Cook as well as two chief operating officers (COO). Joining Cook’s appointment is Ayisha Tufail, who…
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ConnectWise rebuilds trust to ready A/NZ partners for the future
ConnectWise has worked towards building trust after it was attacked by what it believed to be a nation state actor, with CEO Manny Rivelo noting transparency was vital after the fact. Last year, ConnectWise flagged that it noticed…
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What Nvidia’s US$13B acquisition of Hugging Face means for AI model choice
When Nvidia said last week that it plans to pay $13 billion to acquire Hugging Face, the question arose of whether the open AI platform would remain open when it becomes a unit of Nvidia. And the current lack of a single viable op…
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TrendAI’s Richard Harrison brings a practitioner’s perspective to a global vendor
For Richard Harrison, making the move from working on the frontlines of cyber security as a chief information security officer (CISO) to working for a global vendor happened organically, rather than by design. Harrison joined Tren…
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