For every dazzling image beamed home from Mars rovers or navigation satellite keeping ships on course, there are missions that go astray, technology that fails, and millions, sometimes billions, of taxpayer dollars lost to the void. 

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Starlink’s military approval in NZ raises alarms: is relying on Elon Musk’s satellite network, with its Palantir and DOGE connections, worth the cybersecurity and privacy risks?

Despite significant advancements, including the Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) programme and the Rural Broadband Initiative, many rural communities still grapple with unreliable, expensive, or altogether absent internet access.

Does the digital technology industry need governing regulation? or is the flexibility of the current system working to keep us all safe?

The government’s AI strategy prioritises adoption, innovation and a light-touch approach over these creative and cultural implications. But there is growing consensus internationally that regulatory intervention is warranted.