Cloud computing is rapidly transforming New Zealand’s digital landscape, with public cloud spending set to nearly double by 2028 and the technology now underpinning almost 6% of the nation’s GDP. 

Well, it finally happened. The bromance that launched a thousand memes, inspired a thousand think pieces, and forced thousands of US government employees to update their résumés is over. 

In a Budget literally saved by the rollback of pay equity provisions that cut over $12 billion in future costs for the Government, there was little in the kitty for new digital and tech-related initiatives.

New Zealand’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) must embrace digital transformation or risk falling behind in an increasingly competitive global economy, says accounting software giant Xero. 

AI efficiencies and investment priorities features strongly in the latest wave of job layoffs at Microsoft, but a revamp of vocational training locally sees a glaring gap when it comes to all things tech.

New Zealand angel investors committed over $15 million to young companies in the year to March 2025, up 8% on the previous year but with the number of businesses funded dropping 23% to 74.