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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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