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The subjects shaping NZ tech leadership
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TalentKēhua wants to end ghosting in recruitment, and it is very NZ that it exists
A New Zealand built platform named after the Māori word for ghost is taking on recruitment's worst habit: leaving candidates in silence.
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AIThe applause for AI pilots has stopped. Now boards want the money
AI pilots are stalling worldwide while boards demand hard returns. What the shift to proof means for NZ tech leaders.
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StrategyThe CIO job has quietly become a different job
The CIO role is shifting from IT operator to enterprise leader: bigger remits, CEO ambitions, new rival titles and real burnout pressure.
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CloudThe cloud bill just became a board conversation
AI workloads are pushing cloud costs up and FinOps into the C-suite. What the 2026 numbers mean for NZ tech leaders.
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SecurityWhen the voice on the call is not your CFO
AI has made phishing fluent and faces fakeable. What NZ's latest threat data says, and how the board conversation on cyber resilience is shifting.
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CloudThe cloud has come home. Sovereignty is still deciding where it lives.
AWS and Microsoft now run full cloud regions in Auckland. What onshore hyperscale changes for government, regulated sectors and Māori data sovereignty.
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SecurityWhen one vendor sneezes: two years of big outages and the new resilience conversation
Two years on from CrowdStrike, major outages keep proving the point: concentration risk is systemic, and boards now want resilience, not uptime.
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StrategyThe tech debt reckoning: why legacy modernisation stopped being optional
AI ambitions, security exposure and retiring skills are forcing the legacy question. What the numbers say, and what NZ can learn from its own wins.
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StrategyLight touch, heavy calendar: the new privacy and AI rules facing NZ tech leaders
New privacy and AI rules are landing at home and abroad. What IPP3A, the Biometric Code and the EU AI Act mean for NZ tech leaders.
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StrategyProving tech ROI when every dollar gets a second look
NZ's recovery is fragile, global IT spend is booming elsewhere, and Kiwi tech leaders are being asked to prove every dollar. What the numbers say.
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TalentThe talent squeeze has changed shape, not gone away
NZ tech talent in 2026: fewer people leaving, a two-speed salary market, scarce AI and security skills, and a squeezed graduate pipeline.
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