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Why it's time to ensure your business is ready for the e-invoicing adoption wave

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As e-invoicing mandates loom across Australia and New Zealand, businesses must upgrade now or risk losing lucrative government contracts.
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Dear Santa - A Christmas wishlist for crypto owners (2025 edition)

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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Crypto fans pen a festive wishlist to Santa, hoping 2026 brings calmer markets, clearer rules and fewer awkward family debates.
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Oracle expands AI, multi-cloud & local partnerships in ANZ

Thu, 13th Nov 2025
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Oracle is broadening its AI and multi-cloud partnerships in Australia and New Zealand, focusing on data sovereignty and sector-specific cloud solutions.
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AC3 achieves PROTECTED IRAP status for Managed Cloud platform

Fri, 24th Oct 2025
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AC3's Managed Cloud platform has achieved PROTECTED IRAP status, enhancing secure, compliant cloud services for Australian and New Zealand government and regulated sectors.
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SAP expands sovereign cloud services for public sector in ANZ

Wed, 3rd Sep 2025
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supply chain
SAP expands its Sovereign Cloud services in Australia and New Zealand, enhancing data control and security for public sector and regulated industries.
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ANZ firms face rising repeat ransomware attacks & executive threats

Mon, 11th Aug 2025
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Ransomware attacks in Australia and New Zealand have surged, with one in three incidents repeated and executives facing rising physical threats, warns new report.
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Government ministry blocks AI technology from staff use

Fri, 9th Jun 2023
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New Zealand's Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has banned staff from using AI technology due to data and privacy risks.
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Pandemic accelerates adoption but widens digital divide

Fri, 1st Apr 2022
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1 in 10 Australians are digitally excluded, and it's estimated 1 in 5 New Zealanders struggle to engage in the digital world, an industry panel hears.
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Southern Cross NEXT submarine cable touches down at Auckland's Takapuna Beach

Tue, 29th Jun 2021
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Auckland's Takapuna Beach is the landing point for a submarine cable that boosts New Zealand's international connectivity by almost 100%.
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Q&A: SMX director talks TaaS, compliance and NZX attacks

Wed, 2nd Sep 2020
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Telecommunications-as-a-Service providers face pressure to enhance security measures following NZX attack. SMX co-founder shares insights.
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Govt widens 'essential products' to include tech goods

Wed, 1st Apr 2020
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New Zealand allows tech goods to be sold as 'essential' during Alert Level 4 lockdown, with firms like Noel Leeming and PB Tech offering items online.
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Govt opens up short-term access to 5G spectrum

Mon, 16th Dec 2019
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The government has announced plans to auction short-term rights to the 3.5GHz 5G spectrum from mid-2020 to October 2022, fostering innovation and competition.
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Growing cities need smart tech investment to meet goals

Mon, 14th Oct 2019
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The NZ IoT Alliance chair says that as cities grow up and out, it's time to invest in smart city tech to keep them functioning.
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InternetNZ welcomes Govt's 99.8% broadband coverage plan

Tue, 18th Dec 2018
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InternetNZ applauds the government's plan to extend broadband coverage to 99.8% of New Zealand's population, promising significant rural and mobile expansion.
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Huawei seeks urgent meeting with Govt about Spark 5G ban saga

Thu, 29th Nov 2018
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Huawei requests urgent meeting with New Zealand government to discuss the reasons behind its ban from working with Spark on 5G network upgrade.
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Interview: State-sponsored cyber attacks - it's not about the 'who', but the 'how'

Mon, 11th Jun 2018
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new zealand government
With every major cyber attack comes the question of who exactly was behind it - and if that attack was condoned or even sponsored by nation-states.
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NZ Government clamps down on GST for overseas goods retailers

Tue, 1st May 2018
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From October 1, 2019, overseas websites selling into the New Zealand market will have to register for GST, just like any Kiwi company.
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ComCom requesting telco feedback on funding for future fibre regulation

Mon, 30th Apr 2018
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The Commerce Commission has calculated that it would cost $12 million to implement the proposed regulation over a three-year period.
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NZ central and local Govt partnership deploy Promapp for quality management

Thu, 25th Jan 2018
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Promapp will support the provision of GoShift's centrally held QMS by providing the capability to standardise policy and procedures.
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Exclusive: AWS on Govt cloud migration in the ANZ public sector

Wed, 13th Dec 2017
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Recently at AWS's re:Invent event, TechDay had the opportunity to sit down with Peter Moore, AWS APAC and Japan regional managing director.