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NZ Tech Podcast

689 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings

Each episode, Paul Spain and guests discuss what's happening in the world of technology, gadgets and telecommunications around the world and in New Zealand.

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Episodes

2degrees: Past, Present, Future – with CEO Mark Callander

July 05, 2022 06:56 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MB

With the merger of Vocus NZ and 2degrees finalised, Paul Spain talks with Mark Callander (CEO, 2degrees) to discuss the past, present and future of the newly combined entity as they chart their future course.

Tech and innovation chat with Shona Grundy - COO at Exocule and Winely and NZ Hi-Tech Awards Judge

June 28, 2022 23:05 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MB

Paul Spain is joined by Shona Grundy - COO of Winely and Exocule, and judge for NZ Hi Tech Awards, to discuss technology news and insights, and how bio tech industries like Exocule and Winely are using machine learning to help fast track alternative protein manufacturing, plus: NZ Spotify users can create video podcasts Keanu Reeves change towards NFT's Robotic finger with living skin Polestar now supports Apple Car Play Engineer claims ChatBot is sentient AI helping Type 2 Diabetes pa...

NZ Tech Podcast with Mark Duncan (Cyclone computers) and Andrew Fox (Aruba)

June 21, 2022 21:15 - 1 hour - 56.3 MB

Mark Duncan (Cyclone computers) and Andrew Fox (Aruba) join Paul Spain to discuss policing Social Media, RIP Internet Explorer, Firefox's Cookie protection, Sony/Honda’s in new EV company, Ford's push for 100% online EV sales, SnapChat+, Cloudflare blocks DDoS Attack, and how Cyclone Computers and Aruba are working together to provide solutions.

Smart Home Technology discussion with Nanoleaf CEO Gimmy Chu

June 15, 2022 01:00 - 56 minutes - 77.3 MB

Paul Spain is joined by CEO and Co-Founder of Nanoleaf - Gimmy Chu, to discuss how Smart Home technology has progressed over the years, and why the future of Smart Homes and Nanoleaf are looking brighter than ever.

HP turns down $1B in exiting Russia, Musk’s email, & China’s space plans

June 08, 2022 00:15 - 1 hour - 56.4 MB

Paul Spain and Brett Roberts discuss bee inspired bioplastics, HP exits Russia and foregoes $1B, SailGP's local facilities, Musk’s email to employees, Apple Innovations, China’s big space plans and more.

Logan Ransley co-founder of Landlord Studio + Technology’s advancements in robots, drones, data centers and more

June 01, 2022 01:30 - 45 minutes - 42.2 MB

Paul Spain talks with Logan Ransley (Co-Founder of property management app Landlord Studio) to discuss Cloudflare’s choice to continue in Russia, Walmart & DroneUp’s partnership for convenient delivery, the PM's speech and the call for Social media companies to do a better job, Lonestar’s plan for a lunar data center and the world’s smallest remote-control robots.

NZ's growing tech sector and Budget 2022 + Tech's Bad Side

May 26, 2022 06:45 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MB

Paul Spain and Bill Bennett discuss NZ’s $20M Budget boost for Tech sector, tech to supersede liquids ban when flying, AMD's near 30% share of x86 CPU market and historical Vodafone FibreX drama is back. We also delve into the negative use of technology, including NZ businesses response to Ransomware, Canada’s blocking of China’s Huawei and ZTE and social media disinformation in Philippine’s election.

NZ Tech Podcast: Tech Insights of the Week + How ASM are Altering the State of NFT’s through AI learning

May 10, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MB

Paul Spain is joined by David McDonald to discuss Altered State Machine which David founded. Also on the agenda - Russian TV hack, NZ web3 focused VC fund, THEIA Diabetes discovery, a passwordless future, DJI drones not so secure, and more internet in Australia and USA.

Can we trust Elon with Twitter? Have Netflix and CNN got it wrong with streaming? Can volcanic eruptions finally be predicted thanks to NZ tech?

April 26, 2022 11:00 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MB

Paul Spain is joined by Craig Young (TUANZ), to discuss this weeks Tech news including Elon Musk's successful bid to buy Twitter, NZ scientists research into volcanic predictions, subscription streaming failures for CNN and Netflix, Mobile usage in the Russia-Ukraine war and more.

NZ Tech Podcast - Vincent Heeringa and Paul Spain discuss the big topics you need to hear about

April 19, 2022 23:15 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MB

Paul is joined by Vincent Heeringa to discuss the latest in Tech news including Elon Musk's bid to buy Twitter, NZ's new energy developer Helios Energy, Calls to review New Zealand's GM regulations, Meatless meat, Russia/Ukraine drone wars, safety risks of E-Bikes, and more.

NZ Tech Podcast with CG artist and Podcast Producer Jo-Ellen Bowen

April 16, 2022 06:00 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MB

Paul Spain and Podcast Producer Jo-Ellen Bowen discuss this week's Tech news including, Elon Musk's latest happenings, WetaFX new Vancouver Studio, wearable's Heart monitoring reliability, Atlassian's outage, The Ax-1 mission, FIFA+ and more.

The Very Latest in Tech - with Bill Bennett and Paul Spain

April 05, 2022 11:35 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MB

Paul Spain and Bill Bennett delve into the very latest in tech from around the world - including an NZ startup that's clearing fog, fruit packing robots, Tesla's Berlin factory flythrough, Google/Apple/Twitter return to the office, Elon Musk buys into Twitter, Russian delivery app data leak and UK's Royal Mint of the NFT kind.

NZ Tech Podcast with Shaun Edlin - CEO and Co-Founder of Dotterel Technologies

March 29, 2022 11:30 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MB

Paul Spain is joined by Shaun Edlin - CEO and Co-Founder of Dotterel Technologies to discuss the latest in audio capture technology - plus coverage of EU's Digital Markets Act and its possible effect on leading Tech companies, NZ's #5 spot for OECD Broadband speed, Microsoft bribe allegations, and more.

NZ Tech Podcast with James Fuller Co-founder & CEO of Hnry

March 22, 2022 11:15 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MB

Host Paul Spain and James Fuller (Founder/CEO, Hnry) discuss Hnry’s recent NZ$16m funding from Left Lane Capital and how Hnry are helping sole traders in Australia and NZ - along with NZ’s need for more digital skills, China’s tech hub getting back to work, a new government cyber incident, the importance of strategic technology selection (sparked by recent new costs for Vimeo customers), COBOL’s continuing legacy and James Webb Space Telescope’s alignment success.

Frances Valintine ‘Future You’

March 14, 2022 11:05 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MB

Paul Spain and Frances Valintine (Tech Futures Lab, The Mind Lab) discuss shaping the metaverse, the changing state of vehicles, new Apple innovations, Frances’ new book ‘Future You’, and more.

Paul Spain and HeartLab's Will Hewitt discuss the latest Tech News, Electric Cars, and how HeartLab is helping doctors save lives

March 08, 2022 19:30 - 53 minutes - 49.5 MB

Paul Spain is Joined by HeartLab's CEO Will Hewitt, to discuss how technology is affecting Russia and Ukraine's civil society, Electric Vehicles, HeartLab's innovation in Cardiology and more. 

Russia-Ukraine war and the impact on tech and cyber security + more

March 01, 2022 11:00 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MB

Paul Spain is joined by Paul Brislen to discuss NZ Telecommunications Forum, Russia-Ukraine conflict’s effect on chip production, newest tech devices and more.

NZ Tech Story - Hon Dr David Clark and Julie Gill

February 23, 2022 11:45 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MB

We delve into the NZ Tech Story and how this initiative hopes to raise the profile of New Zealand’s tech sector globally to increase our export earnings, attract talent and investment. Paul Spain talks with Julie Gill (NZ Tech) and the Hon. Dr David Clark (Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications).

Soul Machines attracts $105m in new funds, Gartner's 2026 Metaverse prediction and planning NZ's 10-year Digital Transformation

February 15, 2022 23:30 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MB

Paul Spain and Bill Bennett discuss the key tech happenings and predictions, including Soul Machine's $105m investments , NZ Government's draft 'Industry Transformation Plan' for next 10 years, Gartner's Metaverse prediction for 2026, Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Note and more.

Starlink for Business, More pain for Facebook plus Spotify and Joe Rogan in the Spotlight

February 08, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 64.1 MB

Brett Roberts joins Paul Spain to discuss the latest tech happenings including Starlink for Business, More pain for Facebook, Spotify and Joe Rogan and a lot more.

Hnry raises $16m on $100m valuation, Defining crime in the Metaverse, UAE Driverless Taxi Trial - NZ Tech Podcast

February 01, 2022 11:00 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MB

Discussing the big tech stories in NZ and around the world – including NZ datacentre investment confirmed for Invercargill, defining crime in the Metaverse, UAE Driverless Taxi Trial concludes, flying car racing + more. This week Paul Spain is joined by guest Ben Moore.

Tech Opinions - 2022 Cybersecurity landscape, 5G vs Flights, Fluf World’s $1m charity auction

January 25, 2022 11:00 - 43 minutes - 20 MB

Paul Spain (Gorilla Technology) and Stephen Phillips (Snyk) discuss the latest tech happenings – including the 2022 Cybersecurity landscape, 5G vs Flights, FLUF World’s $1m charity auction, Google’s end to free Google Workspace and more.

NZ Tech Podcast – 2022 Kick Off Episode

January 11, 2022 11:00 - 59 minutes - 27.2 MB

Paul Spain (Gorilla Technology) and Henry Burrell (BusinessDesk) discuss the tech news kicking off 2022. NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast: Vodafone NZ HP Spark NZ Vocus Gorilla Technology

Latest NZ & Global Tech news from Paul Spain and Bill Bennett

December 14, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MB

Paul Spain and Bill Bennett delve behind the news - Rocket Labs (Neutron update and SolAero acquisition), NZ Border exemptions for tech workers, Chatham Islands 4G, a costly NFT typo, Windows 11, and more. Bill Bennett NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast: Vodafone NZ HP Spark NZ Vocus Gorilla Technology

Will 'Streamer' or 'YouTuber' be a future job title for your child?

December 06, 2021 19:00 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MB

Paul Spain is joined by Logitech’s Estelle Fry to discuss the role of streaming and technology in the future careers of New Zealand children. Also discussed is online safety and helping lay foundations for future career success in a world where automation and robotics play an increasing role.

Title: Will 'Streamer' or 'YouTuber' be a future job title for your child?

December 06, 2021 18:00 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MB

Paul Spain is joined by Logitech’s Estelle Fry to discuss the role of streaming and technology in the future careers of New Zealand children. Also discussed is online safety and helping lay foundations for future career success in a world where automation and robotics play an increasing role.

Nation without internet for 3-weeks, NZ’s free Ultra-Fast Broadband upgrade + more

November 23, 2021 06:00 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MB

Paul Spain and Craig Young discuss this week’s tech news; including electric ferries, broadband upgrades, Digital Boost, NZ Cybercrime update, Lobbing Satellites into space and much more.

Broadband: NZ vs Australia vs Singapore - Vaughan Baker, MyRepublic

November 16, 2021 07:00 - 50 minutes - 45.8 MB

Paul Spain talks with Singapore based Vaughan Baker (My Republic) about matters affecting Telecommunications in New Zealand and around the region -with not only NZ insights - but discussion about Australia's National Broadband Network and Singapore's Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network.

Artificial Intelligence vs NZ students, Weta Digital $2.3B sale to Unity + NZ Police play crims on Facebook

November 11, 2021 11:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MB

Paul Spain and Nathan Mercer discuss the big tech topics – including Unity’s buyout of Weta Digital for $2.3B, Autonomous Truck and Farm Vehicles, Surface Laptop SE + Windows 11 SE, Artificial Intelligence vs NZ students and how NZ Police play crims online.

NZ Tech Podcast - Paul Spain and Stephen Phillips

November 02, 2021 21:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MB

Squid Game cryptocurrency, US Treasury tracks $7.3B ransomware, guns on robot dogs, Surface Pro 8 hands-on, plus highlights from Microsoft Ignite 2021, and more. 

Bill Bennett & Paul Spain – Rocket Lab, Vista, 2degrees/Orcon

October 13, 2021 11:00 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MB

Bill Bennett & Paul Spain discuss the big tech news topics of the week – including Rocket Lab, Vista, 2degrees/Orcon merger, upcoming Apple announcements + more. Watch the livestream here NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast: Umbrellar Connect Vodafone NZ HP Spark NZ Vocus Gorilla Technology

Facebook’s outage, Tesla vs the Rest, Vaccine Passport, Broadband futures – Fibre vs 5G vs Starlink

October 05, 2021 19:00 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MB

Paul Brislen and Paul Spain discuss Facebook’s long facepalm, Tesla sales through the roof, Ultra-Fast Broadband vs 5G vs Starlink and more.  Watch the livestream here NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast: Umbrellar Connect Sumo Logic Vodafone NZ HP Spark NZ Vocus Gorilla Technology

AWS coming to NZ, New Surfaces, Flying Microchips, China vs Crypto + more

September 28, 2021 12:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MB

Brett Roberts and Paul Spain discuss AWS coming to NZ, new Surfaces, Microchips that fly and much more on the latest NZ Tech Podcast. Watch the livestream here NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast: Umbrellar Connect Sumo Logic Vodafone NZ HP Spark NZ Vocus Gorilla Technology

News of the week with Sarah Putt and Paul Spain

September 21, 2021 12:00 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MB

Listen in as Sarah Putt and Paul Spain discuss the tech news of the week. Watch the live stream NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast: Umbrellar Connect Sumo Logic Vodafone NZ HP Spark NZ Vocus Gorilla Technology

Dai Henwood (Comedian) & Paul Spain on NZ Tech Podcast

September 15, 2021 15:28 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MB

Dai Henwood (Comedian) joins Paul Spain (Gorilla) to discuss the key technology topics in tech this week.

The Big Tech Topics for Kiwis this week

September 07, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MB

Henry Burrell (Business Desk) joins Paul Spain (Gorilla Technology) to discuss the key topics in tech this week.   NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast: Umbrellar Connect Sumo Logic Vodafone NZ HP Spark NZ Vocus Gorilla Technology

NFTs and the NZ$45m Fluf World success with Brooke Howard-Smith, Janine Grainger, Aaron McDonald

August 29, 2021 20:00 - 56 minutes - 51.3 MB

Paul Spain, Brooke Howard-Smith (Non Fungible Labs), Janine Grainger (EasyCrypto), Aaron McDonald (Non Fungible Labs) discuss the current state of NFTs including NZ based Fluf World's NZ$45m in sales.

NZ Tech Podcast Live from Lockdown

August 18, 2021 18:00 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MB

Discussing latest in NZ and global tech news from lockdown with Craig Young (TUANZ) and Paul Spain.

NZ and Global Tech News with Paul Spain and Stephen Phillips

August 03, 2021 13:01 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MB

Discussing latest in NZ and global tech news – Stephen Phillips joins Paul Spain to discuss the NZ$41B sale of Afterpay, Windows 365 NZ pricing, TikTok NZ establishment plus local firm Unimarket sells majority stake and more. Windows 365 Plans and Pricing | Microsoft NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast: Umbrellar Connect Sumo Logic Vodafone NZ HP Spark NZ Vocus Gorilla Tech...

Tech News of the Week with Bill Bennett + Paul Spain

July 26, 2021 13:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MB

Discussing the current state of tech - Bill Bennett joins Paul Spain to discuss MIQ bots, supply chain issues, Tesla finally makes a 'real' profit, Kaseya decryptor, autonomous cars, NZ global fibre cable to world sold offshore and more.

NZ Tech News with Bill Bennett + Paul Spain

July 26, 2021 01:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MB

Discussing the current state of tech - Bill Bennett joins Paul Spain to discuss MIQ bots, supply chain issues, Tesla finally makes a 'real' profit, Kaseya decryptor, autonomous cars, NZ global fibre cable to world sold offshore and more.

The Future of Financial Services, Cryptocurrency; NZD Stablecoin

July 14, 2021 17:19 - 39 minutes - 17.9 MB

In this discussion Paul Spain, Darcy Ungaro (NZ Everyday Investor Podcast), Adam Dodds and Paul Quickenden are talking about the future of financial services, the crypto world and the NZD Stablecoin. NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast: Datacom Palo Alto Networks Umbrellar Connect Vodafone NZ HP Spark NZ Vocus Gorilla Cyber Security

Hadleigh Ford, SwipedOn Founder & CEO

July 06, 2021 00:05 - 50 minutes - 45.8 MB

Listen in on a discussion between Paul Spain and special guest Hadleigh Ford - founder and CEO of NZ Tech Startup SwipedOn; who were reported as having been acquired by UK based Smartspace Software for $11 million. NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast: Umbrellar Connect Vodafone NZ HP Spark NZ Vocus Gorilla Cyber Security Datacom Palo Alto Networks

NZ Tech News, Opinions and Reviews with guest Sarah Putt

June 30, 2021 01:33 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MB

Paul Spain and Sarah Putt discuss R&D Tax Credits, Autonomous Weapons, Southern Cross Next, CIO 50 plus hands on with Dyson V15, HomePod Mini, M1 MacBook, iPad Pro, Oppo A74 5G, Oppos A54 5G, Mi 11, Mi11 Ultra NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast: Umbrellar Connect Vodafone NZ HP Spark NZ Vocus Gorilla Cyber Security Datacom Palo Alto Networks

Stefan Powell - Dawn Aerospace

June 22, 2021 13:00 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MB

Paul Spain sits down with Stefan Powell of Dawn Aerospace to learn a little of what it takes to establish a new space startup in New Zealand. Stefan delves into a wide range of topics including the Aurora Spaceplane.  NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast: Umbrellar Connect Vodafone NZ HP Spark NZ Vocus Gorilla Cyber Security Datacom Palo Alto Networks

Women in Tech Panel

June 14, 2021 00:56 - 1 hour - 59.9 MB

In this episode Paul Spain is joined by three outstanding leaders – Sarah Webb: COO at LawVu, Amelia Gain: CEO & Co-Founder at Preno and Alliv Samson: Co-Founder at Kami. Each has a natural affiliation to tech and have garnered years of experience in tech and leadership. Discussed is their challenges in leading and establishing a startup, hiring and diversity, business confidence and inspiring more representation for women to be encouraged to enter and to lead in business and tech. Sarah We...

Cyber Security: Sean Duca (Palo Alto Networks), Matthew Evetts (Datacom)

June 01, 2021 11:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MB

Paul Spain is joined by Sean Duca (Vice President and Regional Chief Security Officer for Asia Pacific - Palo Alto Networks) and Matthew Evetts (Director Cybersecurity, Datacom) to discuss the current and future of Cyber Security leadership in NZ and across the region. NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast: Datacom Palo Alto Networks Umbrellar Connect Vodafone NZ HP Spark NZ V...

Be Cyber Confident and Cyber Secure with Sean Duca (Palo Alto Networks), Matthew Evetts (Datacom)

June 01, 2021 11:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MB

Paul Spain is joined by Sean Duca (Vice President and Regional Chief Security Officer for Asia Pacific - Palo Alto Networks) and Matthew Evetts (Director Cybersecurity, Datacom) to discuss the current and future of Cyber Security leadership in NZ and across the region. NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast: Datacom Palo Alto Networks Umbrellar Connect Vodafone NZ HP Spark NZ V...

Be Cyber Confident. Be Cyber Secure with Sean Duca (Palo Alto Networks), Matthew Evetts (Datacom)

May 31, 2021 23:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MB

Paul Spain is joined by Sean Duca (Vice President and Regional Chief Security Officer for Asia Pacific - Palo Alto Networks) and Matthew Evetts (Director Cybersecurity, Datacom) to discuss the current and future of Cyber Security leadership in NZ and across the region. NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast: Datacom Palo Alto Networks Umbrellar Connect Vodafone NZ HP Spark NZ V...

Designing Tech with Nicola Chamberlain (Zound Industries, Sweden)

May 20, 2021 23:55 - 1 hour - 70.7 MB

Paul Spain chats with Nicola Chamberlain, a Kiwi  designer who studied at Victoria University before building a global career in product design. Based in Sweden and working with audio company Zound Industries (Urbanears, Marshall, Adidas), Nicola shares about her fascinating career and the role of the designer in both tech and non-tech products (industrial design and product design). NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in Ne...

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