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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AoFrio hires for APAC SaaS growth
NZX-listed smart refrigeration tech company AoFrio has appointed Peg Tsai to the role of commercial and customer success manager to help drive customer growth across the Asia Pacific (APAC) and East Asia region Based in Auckland, …
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RingCentral expands into NZ channel with Digital Island
Cloud communications and IT service provider Digital Island has secured a strategic partnership with RingCentral to introduce the vendor’s agentic voice AI offerings to New Zealand businesses. The collaboration will see Digital Is…
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Private AI cloud, agentic infrastructure dominate VMware Explore
Broadcom announced a new packaged AI infrastructure stack it’s calling the VMware AI Factory today at VMware Explore in Las Vegas. The company also announced a new agent governance platform and an open-source security portfolio. T…
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New Zealand outperforms on CX ROI, but lags on AI adoption
New Zealand businesses with live customer experience (CX) initiatives outperform their Australian counterparts on productivity gains, direct revenue growth and cost efficiency, despite lagging on AI adoption. This is according to …
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Federal judge rules for Anthropic in Pentagon dispute, nullifies government supply chain risk designation
The Trump Administration’s decision to punish Anthropic for its stance forbidding Claude’s use in domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons by identifying it as a supply chain risk to national security was “arbitrary and capric…
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Westcon-Comstor reimagines possibilities with AI
Westcon-Comstor’s recent technology industry event — IMAGINE Series — explored how organisations can harness AI while addressing the growing challenges of cybersecurity, data management, infrastructure modernisation and digital tr…
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Dicker Data’s half-yearly NZ slowdown offset by Australian growth
Dicker Data has seen overall growth in the business during the first half of its 2026 financial year, supported by “particularly strong” growth in the Australian side of its business, more than making up for declines seen in New Z…
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Advantage celebrates 40 years with $10K startup tech prize
IT and cybersecurity provider Advantage is celebrating its 40th anniversary by offering one emerging New Zealand business a year of expert technology and cybersecurity support. The Advantage Head Start prize will provide an eligib…
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‘Huge’ expansion opportunity in A/NZ for Appian and its partners
The Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ) region has the potential to provide process automation platform Appian for a “huge” expansion opportunity. In turn, this provides the vendor’s partners with the chance for their own growth. Acc…
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Retail Cybersecurity in ANZ: Five Decisions That Keep Trading
Protect your Australia- and New Zealand-based retail business from cyber threats. Learn five key decisions to secure identities, manage dependencies and ensure trading continuity against ransomware
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2degrees satellite services in sight as it opens AST SpaceMobile ground station
2degrees has taken a step closer to launching direct-to-device satellite services with the opening a satellite ground station with partner AST SpaceMobile this week. The facility in Marton in the central North Island is one of the…
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Rivals 2degrees and One NZ to cozy up on proposed radio access network joint venture
Telecommunications rivals 2degrees and One New Zealand have revealed a proposed plan to combine their respective radio access networks (RAN) into a joint venture. Under the proposal, the companies will combine their respective RAN…
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Dicker Data brings Huddly AI camera systems to New Zealand
Dicker Data New Zealand has secured a new distribution partnership with Norwegian AI-powered video technology provider Huddly. The agreement will see Dicker Data distribute Huddly’s full range of intelligent camera systems to part…
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Tech NZ urges SMEs to build digital foundations before AI
Industry body Tech New Zealand has urged small and medium-sized businesses to strengthen their digital foundations before pursuing broader AI adoption. Tech NZ’s latest report found New Zealand is well placed to harness the benefi…
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DyFlex continues path of growth with SAP opportunities in NZ
DyFlex is doubling down on growth, expanding its workforce, office footprint and cloud capabilities following increased customer demand for data and cloud transformation in regions like New Zealand. The managed service provider (M…
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Gartner sees market for securing AI reach US$4.8bn by 2027
The securing of AI use is becoming one of the fastest-growing areas of cybersecurity as organisations rush to protect AI systems from new and emerging threats, with the global market projected to reach US$4.8 billion. The securing…
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Perplexity’s on-device AI offering promises data control and lower token costs
Perplexity on Tuesday rolled out an offering that runs the AI entirely on a local machine, and that, it said, will keep “private data local and escalating to the cloud only when a task needs it.” The service, called simply Portabl…
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Google adds AI-powered assessments to Migration Center to speed up cloud migration planning
Building a business case for moving enterprise workloads to the cloud or even switching cloud providers can itself be a lengthy exercise, requiring enterprises to first understand their existing infrastructure, model potential tar…
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Delinea boosts APAC team with A/NZ GM and dedicated channel director
Identity management vendor Delinea has expanded its Asia Pacific leadership team to include a general manager for Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ), plus a dedicated channel director for the region. The company has appointed Shane …
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Akamai appoints Louis Tague as VP and MD for Australia and New Zealand
Akamai has appointed Louis Tague as regional vice president and managing director for Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ). Tague was most recently A/NZ vice president and managing director at CrowdStrike up to November 2025, and has …
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Xero chief Sukhinder Singh Cassidy gets pay bump to match global peers
Xero has boosted the overall pay package of its CEO, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, to align her target remuneration with global technology industry peers. In a statement released to the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX), Xero chair David…
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Nvidia to hike prices by 15%, on top of an even larger increase in July
On top of July’s 30 per cent price hikes across almost all of its product lines, Nvidia is reportedly preparing to raise prices of servers, including those powered by Vera Rubin and Grace Blackwell chips, by 15 per cent, due to sk…
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New Zealand to pursue social media ban for children under 16
The legislation would mandate that high-risk social media platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and Facebook take “reasonable steps” to ensure users are over age 16 by using tools like facial age estimation, digital ID ser…
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Dicker Data adds Sophos to boost cyber security offering
Dicker Data is set to expand its cyber security portfolio and providing partners across Australia and New Zealand with Sophos solutions. The agreement will see Dicker Data distribute the vendor’s cyber security portfolio across en…
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All-fibre focus delivers strong results for Chorus with revenue and profits up
Efforts to becoming a simpler, all-fibre business has paid dividends for Chorus as it reported growth in revenue, earnings before tax and net profit in its annual financial results. In a statement to the NZX, the company said its …
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DyFlex continues path of growth with SAP opportunities
DyFlex is doubling down on growth, expanding its workforce, office footprint and cloud capabilities following increased customer demand for data and cloud transformation. The managed service provider (MSP) has had a busy year sinc…
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SoftwareOne and Crayon: Bringing together two organisation to create the partner eco-system of choice
AI is changing the way businesses operate. As AI commoditises technical capability, the value shifts to judgement about which decisions are worth making and accountability for what the technology delivers. Analyst firm Omdia expec…
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Spark trims headcount ahead of split into two units
Spark has reduced its headcount by over 600 people in the past year as it prepares to split into two divisions. In its annual report, released alongside its 2026 financial year results , Spark reported overall headcount of 3,416 e…
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Apple to OpenAI: Go to your room
Apple’s latest filing in its ongoing fight with OpenAI makes it sound as if Apple legal is so frustrated at the arguments the AI firm is making that it’s begun swatting them away like a parent might dismiss a child. Apple v. OpenA…
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When AI explains its decision, humans may stop thinking independently
AI is known to be confidently wrong, and now it’s influencing humans to be that way, too. In a new study, researchers tested AI’s influence on humans reviewing innovation proposals, and found that AI recommender tools were persuas…
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OpenAI ‘temporarily’ slows scaling efforts, promises zero data retention for select customers
OpenAI this week announced multiple moves designed to counter negative perceptions of its security and privacy, saying it had slowed its pace of scaling, implemented a two-week pause in reinforcement learning, and will be offering…
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Mobile service revenue up, IT services down for Spark in FY26
Spark New Zealand has seen a return to revenue growth for its mobile services in its 2026 financial year, along with a boost to its cash flow and balance sheet following the sale in its data centre business. However, revenues were…
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Inside EDGE 2026: From the modern seller’s playbook to marketplaces, networking fun and dedicated tracks
The third day of EDGE 2026 brought together channel leaders, vendors and MSPs for a packed morning of insights focused on the future of selling, scaling and succeeding in an AI-driven market, before attendees headed out for networ…
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NCSC reports 19% spike in serious cyber security incidents in Q2
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has reported a 19 per cent increase in cyber security incidents with the potential to cause national harm in the second quarter of 2026. This is according to the NCSC’s latest Cyber Securi…
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AI agents aren’t cheap, even with falling model costs: Gartner
While token economics are improving, this alone won’t prevent overall AI costs from rising as organisations move from chatbots to agentic systems. Analyst firm Gartner predicts AI inference costs per agentic workflow will increase…
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Oracle’s partner co-innovation initiative leads to success
Oracle’s focus on collaborating earlier with partners in joint engagements is working in the vendor’s favour as it uses AI to open up more opportunities. In 2025, the vendor’s group vice president and head of alliances and channel…
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Tech NZ calls for urgent action to take local quantum and photonics tech global
Industry body Tech New Zealand has launched a manifesto, along with a local tech community, with the aim to help boost the country’s quantum and photonics sectors. According to the group, New Zealand has deep roots in quantum and …
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Michael Johnson returns to Transaction Network Services as global lead for payments division
New Zealander Michael Johnson has rejoined US-based payment and network solutions vendor Transaction Network Services (TNS), coming into the role of global managing director for its payments market business. Described as a payment…
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Dell CTO John Roese: Partners, culture, and governance are all layers of AI transformation
AI success depends on disciplined execution, governance, culture change, startup innovation, and human relationships, said Dell global chief technology officer (CTO) John Roese. For Dell, this means partners are not an optional ro…
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Cisco makes changes to its channel leadership ranks
Cisco has made several changes to its Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ) leadership team, with long-time channel chief Rodney Hamill moving into the role of managing director, South, covering Victoria, the ACT, and Tasmania in Austr…
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Spark appoints former Mercury boss Vince Hawksworth as chair
Spark New Zealand has appointed non-executive director former Mercury Energy CEO Vince Hawksworth as the new chair of its board. In a statement to the NZX, Spark said Hawksworth will take over the reins from Justine Smyth, who has…
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Works start on Datagrid’s Southland AI data centre campus
Southland-based data centre firm Datagrid New Zealand has announced that horizontal works have started on its AI data centre campus in Makarewa, north of Invercargill. The company selected HEB Construction to undertake the works f…
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Inside EDGE 2026 Day Two: AI, M&A and the Future Channel
AI dominated the conversation at EDGE 2026 Day two, but it wasn’t the only topic keeping channel leaders talking. From the cybersecurity arms race and the growing skills shortage to marketplace disruption, M A strategy and the fut…
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Vista Group clinches six-year deal with Hoyts in A/NZ
NZX and ASX-listed film industry technology provider Vista Group has secured a new six-year contract with Hoyts to move its cinemas in New Zealand and Australia to the vendor’s cloud platform. The agreement marks the next phase in…
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JB Hi-Fi posts record A$11B in total sales during FY26
JB Hi-Fi has seen a bumper crop of a financial year, with it making a record total sales result of just over A$11 billion during the 12-month period to 30 June, a rise of 4.8 per cent year-on-year. This is a jump from its FY25 res…
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Most Kiwi consumers feel telcos don’t keep promises: study
A majority of New Zealand consumers say telecommunications providers are falling short of their promises, and as a result, many are trusting AI more than brands, a new survey has found. Accenture Song’s Brand Experience Gap study …
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OpenAI loses its AI ethics lead
OpenAI has lost its AI ethics lead Chloé Bakalar just a year after she joined the company, the Financial Times reported . Bakalar has maintained a silence and has yet to update her LinkedIn profile, but if her departure is confirm…
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Ingram Micro reports growing uptake of Xvantage Integration Hub
Ingram Micro has found that its global channel partners are increasingly using AI when it can be securely connected to their existing business systems, data sources and workflows. The distributor is seeing growing adoption of its …
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Finalists revealed for Reseller News Innovation Awards 2026
Reseller News is proud to reveal the finalists for the Innovation Awards 2026, recognising excellence across the New Zealand channel, including start-ups, partners, distributors, marketplaces, vendors and personal achievement. Set…
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Industry-led strategy calls for NZ to become trusted, sustainable data centre and AI hub
New Zealand has the opportunity to build the digital infrastructure needed to lift productivity, strengthen national resilience, create thousands of jobs and develop a sustainable new export industry. This is according to a strate…
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