NZ Tech Podcast

Paul Spain is Joined by Josh Purcell , Founder at NZA Simulations to discuss how they are bringing New Zealand Airports to life in the latest Microsoft Flight Simulator updates, as well as tech news of the week including: Zero Latency VR game experience, launches in New Zealand Bullitt's fob allows bluetooth satellite connectivity Silicon Valley Bank Collapse

Paul Spain is joined by Campbell Brown , CEO and Co-Founder of PredictHQ to discuss how PredictHQ utilises data to help businesses anticipate and prepare for the impact of events on their operations.

Martin Sharrock (CTO, 2degrees ) joins Paul Spain to discuss cyclone recovery efforts in keeping New Zealanders connected, and the latest insights from 2degrees and the world of telecommunications.

Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence, Cyclone Gabrielle lessons on Telecommunications Robustness, Meta Verified and more with Tim Warren ( Ambit ) and host Paul Spain ( Gorilla Technology ).

Paul Spain joins Ian McCrae , founder and former CEO of Orion Health , as he shares his journey to creating one of the leading providers of health care software. Ian reflects on the challenges and success of Orion Health over the last 30 years.

Paul Spain is joined by Dave Rouse (CEO, CarbonClick ) - discussing learnings in the tech and startup worlds + how CarbonClick is helping people and businesses to take action in reducing carbon emissions.

Paul Spain is joined by Bruce Jackson Founder of Kai's Education , as they discuss how the award winning KaiBot is helping Children to learn coding, as well as looking into self-driving and the 3d printing industry.

Paul Spain is joined by Bill Bennett as they discuss the darker side of ChatGPT, and new Prime minister Chris Hipkins' potential impact on New Zealand's tech sector and other tech news from the week, including: Spark's contract with parliamentary services Vodafone rebrand tussle with TVNZ More job cuts from Microsoft, Amazon and Google Ransomware attack affects 1000 Ships Apple's latest Mac models...

Paul Spain is joined by Finn Hogan , Digital Editor/Reporter at Newshub , as they discuss the future of New Zealand's gaming industry, Microsofts AI voice generator VALL-E and other tech news including: Tesla's price drop Drone delivery in NZ Economic downturn of global tech companies Computer outage grounds US flights Power bank ignites on board passenger plane China's SpaceX look alike rocket de...

Paul Spain is joined by Phil Howie , CEO and founder at Onwardly , to discuss how Onwardly is helping businesses build, manage and scale their security and privacy programs, Road trip around NZ reveals how good are our EV charging and mobile phone coverage, and tech news including: Tesla's new Kiwi leader Should NZ ban Tiktok Reviewing DJI mini 3 pro Afeela - Sony and Honda's new EV Highlights of...

Paul Spain is joined by Glenn Morgan former CTO of British Airways / International Airlines Group and Director of Hangar 51. Glenn is an authority in the aviation and aerospace industry.

Paul Spain is joined by Josh Robb - Co-Founder and CPTO of Tend , to discuss disruptive healthcare services - along with the highs and lows of startup life.

Tony Baird - CTO of Vodafone NZ , shares behind the scenes tech insights plus what's happening within New Zealand's mobile and broadband networks - especially what Vodafone NZ (soon to be One NZ) have planned.

JB Rousselot , CEO of Chorus NZ , joins Paul Spain to discuss New Zealand’s largest telecommunications infrastructure company. The successes, challenges - and more importantly - what comes next.

Paul Spain is joined by Ben Rose - Binance NZ, and Darcy Ungaro - Ungaro and Co. to discuss the current state of crypto and well as tech news of the week, including: Apple's plan to move production out of China Companies like Meta and Google, to pay for NZ news Blackpearl Group on NZ Hands on review of OpenAI’s ChatGPT - chat.openai.com San Francisco to vote on Lethal Police Robots

Paul Spain is joined by Nick Lissette - CEO of Blackpearl Group to discuss Blackpearl Group's launch on NZX and well as Tech news from the week including: US/UK China tech ban HP staff cuts WhatsApp user details leaked Biometrics in NZ supermarkets Mecedes-Benz speed subscription US army uses Russian software disguised as American

Paul Spain is joined by Justin Soong , Founder of Authsignal , to discuss how NZ startup Authsignal are helping developers, plus: NZ rural broadband Vodafone TV switch-off pushed back, as Sky box delay drags on Air NZ plans to replace boarding passes with biometrics iPhone's satellite Emergency service U.S. Banks including New York Fed start 12-week digital dollar pilot Google $600m fine Twitter,...

Paul Spain is joined by Paul Woodfield ( AUT ) to discuss the latest tech news from the week, Including: NZ’s Public Safety Network Twitter Blue suspended due to impersonations Amazon’s Sparrow robot In car Zoom calls DoorDash drone delivery FTX bankruptcy

Paul Spain is joined by Dosh Co-Founders James McEniery and Shane Marsh, to discuss Dosh New Zealand's first digital wallet, as well as tech news of the week, including: Air New Zealand bans Air Tag baggage trackers California legalizes Digital License plates Mondelez, Zurich settle $100m+ NotPetya insurance lawsuit Coles partner with Wing to offer grocery drone delivery Will the European Union ba...

Paul Spain is joined by Vincent Heeringa, host of This Climate business, to discuss the latest in Tech news, including: Intel cutbacks Samsung’s ex-con leader Ford dumps driverless for driver-assist Does NZ need a cyber minister Apple update tax on App Store Rova podcast app privacy Elon and Twitter

Paul Spain is joined by motoring editor Damien O'Carroll to discuss technological advances in the Automotive sector, hands-on 2022 MG ZS EV and iPad price hikes, as well as: Government clean car rebate General Motors tech Ford technology advances Car Integration: Apple Car Play and Android Auto vs Tesla Autonomous Vehicles and Autopilot

Paul Spain is joined by Community Director of Kiwi Saas Brett Roberts to discuss how Kiwi SaaS is helping to accelerate the SaaS sector in New Zealand as well Tech news of the week including: US citizens at Chinese chip firms caught in the middle of US/China chip manufacturing clash Indian Village going offline daily to help stop screen addiction Elon musk's tweets and turnaround on Starlink and U...

Jason Hosking joins Paul Spain in Queenstown to discuss cyber security and data privacy, along with the following: Cyber Smart Week 2022 for info on cyber security Pinnacle Midlands Health Network cyber attack How NZ telco companies are guarding against cyber threats Sky TV to stream Rugby through to 2029 Alternatives to streaming services YouTube test 4k restrictions to premium accounts

Paul Spain is joined by Tim Warren, CEO and Co-Founder of Ambit, to discuss Ambit’s virtual agents and AI, as well as tech news from the week, including: Deepfake in media    Vodafone NZ will change to One New Zealand        China tech firms desist in Russia and Ukraine      Tesla's humanoid robot      G...

Paul Spain is joined by Bill Bennett as they look into the latest tech news from around the world, including: Goodbye Vodafone TV Box, hello Sky Pod Optus data breach Meta and Google staff layoffs AI filling in for James Earl Jones The future of Air Taxis Alcohol detection in new cars “Angry developer” leaks ransomware builder