Annie Taunga – Behind the scenes at Weta Digital
The Lord of the Rings holds a special place in Annie Taunga’s heart; it was her first visual effects project and the first time she saw her name in credits.
The series...
Meet Pavan Vyas – the man behind the NZ Covid Tracer app
Pavan Vyas is our quiet tech superstar. He arrived in New Zealand as an immigrant in the mid-90s, found he had a knack for coding and took computing at Auckland University....
Interview with IGEA CEO Ron Curry – on gaming’s gains during the pandemic
The gaming industry in New Zealand is worth an estimated half-a-billion dollars and is one of our fastest growing tech success stories. Indeed, 96 percent of local creators’ income comes from...
Exclusive: Norton explains how it’s combating AI cybercrime with Norton Genie
We talk with Managing Director of Gen Mark Gorrie about Norton Genie fighting the surge in AI-supported cybercrime with a free AI-scam detection tool.
Enlighten Designs’ Damon Kelly – on creating technology that has a positive impact on...
Software and design companies come and go - few have been around as long as Hamilton-based Enlighten Designs which was formed in founder and CEO Damon Kelly’s caravan in 1998; today...
Intel’s Dino Strkljevic – giving gamers “more performance for their money”
Dino Strkljevic is Intel's Business Development Manager, for Australia and New Zealand. He’s also an avid and very successful gamer, and a self-described “OG extreme overclocker”.
He has held world records in...
Q&A with Pav Hundal – Love it or hate it, Swyftx makes it easy...
There’s no more divisive word in tech at the moment than “cryptocurrency”.
Either you see crypto as a giant Ponzi scheme or the future of money - or perhaps a bit of...
Interview with National Crime Check CEO Martin Lazarevic
No, you don’t need to go to a police station to get a police check.
Australian company National Crime Check is now providing their services in New Zealand, these include expedited Ministry...
Exclusive: Lenovo’s new ‘Tiny-in-One’ is all for ‘future-proofing’
Lenovo's VP and GM of Visuals Business Stefan Engel breaks down the current state of the workplace environment, understanding the need of "elegance" in a device and the benefits of the company's latest ThinkCentre Tiny-in-One Gen 5.
Kiwi Youtuber remakes The Simpsons – Hit and Run in a week
A remake of the popular 2003 action/adventure game The Simpsons Hit & Run game has rocked the world of video game enthusiasts and it only took a week to achieve. Kiwi...