Kia ora,
Welcome to the first edition of our newsletter as Tech New Zealand!
Hopefully you will have seen last week’s announcement about our refreshed identity — with NZTech and the Tech Alliance coming together as one unified voice. The move to Tech New Zealand gives us a clearer way to talk about who we are and what we do. We’re a connected network of 16 Communities working together as Aotearoa’s united voice for technology.
Nothing has changed in terms of how our Communities operate day-to-day. What has changed is our ability to show how individual strengths become collective progress. Tech New Zealand gives us the clarity and confidence to express our shared purpose more effectively, and to highlight the incredible mahi happening across our ecosystem.
Thank you for being part of this journey. I’m genuinely excited for what this next chapter enables for our communities, our tech ecosystem and for Aotearoa’s future.
A milestone for digital public infrastructure in time for Christmas — the Govt.nz app goes live!
Last week saw the launch of the new Govt.nz mobile app, an early milestone in Aotearoa’s digital public infrastructure journey.
The first release includes secure access to information and services, personalised dashboards, and emergency alerts, with additional features such as secure messaging, notifications and a
digital wallet planned for future updates.
Delivering an initiative of this scale in a short time frame required strong coordination across agencies, and it’s encouraging to see the early foundations take shape. I look forward to seeing how the app evolves, and how it may help improve access to services for more New Zealanders over time.
Strengthening Aotearoa’s quantum technology capability
There’s also been positive news for quantum technology, with the announcement of a $1.35m discovery phase focused on developing a quantum platform for Aotearoa.
This work builds on several years of steady investment in the sector, including the programme supporting Te Whai Ao – Dodd-Walls Centre and recent international collaborations. The discovery phase will help identify our national strengths, commercialisation opportunities, and areas where research and industry can work together to build capability.
Quantum technology has the potential to contribute to areas such as secure communications, advanced sensing and high-value innovation. It’s encouraging to see a structured, long-term approach emerging. Tech New Zealand will continue to support the quantum community as this work progresses.
On a final note, I would like to wish all of our members a wonderful summer break, thank you for your support and engagement this year. We’ve seen some positive progress, and I look forward to more in 2026.
Ngā mihi o te Kirihimete me te Tau Hou.
Ngā mihi nui,
Graeme Muller
CEO, Tech New Zealand
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