When national cyber security agencies including our own NCSC sounded the alarm last week over critical vulnerabilities in PHP, it was not routine advisory noise. It was an urgent call to action. PHP is the invisible workhorse powering nearly four out of five websites across the globe, including content management systems like WordPress. What was also […]
Media Release14 October 206 AUCKLAND — At yesterday’s TUANZ Tech Users Summit 2026, technology leaders warned that New Zealand risks squandering its vast digital and economic potential if political leaders continue to reset the nation’s technological direction every three years. While digital innovation already drives over $17 billion in annual exports and offers an estimated […]
Last night, members gathered to cheer on the finalists and hear who were the winners at the 2026 TUANZ Member Awards, in partnership with our Premier Partner, Nokia. Our Awards recognise outstanding contributions to digital excellence and celebrate individuals, businesses, and grassroots initiatives that embody our mission of a digitally connected and empowered New Zealand. […]
AUCKLAND — Addressing members at yesterday’s Annual General Meeting, Technology Users Association of New Zealand (TUANZ) Board Chair Paul Littlefair highlighted four decades of independent advocacy for tech users across Aotearoa, while outlining a pragmatic policy agenda for the upcoming election year. Reflecting on the organisation’s 40-year milestone since its founding during the telecommunications monopolies […]
AUCKLAND, 24 August 2026 – The Technology Users Association of New Zealand (TUANZ) supports the Government’s commitment to reducing online harm and welcomes the opportunity to work alongside Government, industry, educators and communities to ensure the legislation delivers practical, effective and enduring improvements in online safety. TUANZ, representing New Zealand’s technology users for 40 years, […]
Aotearoa New Zealand has successfully built one of the world’s leading connectivity networks, with 87% of New Zealanders now having access to ultra-fast fibre broadband. However, the benefits of that investment are not being shared equally, and the final barriers to digital inclusion must now be addressed. Today, as the final paper in its six-week […]
The Tech Users Associate of New Zealand (TUANZ) is calling for urgent, coordinated investment in home-grown digital capability to ensure Aotearoa can capture the significant economic opportunity presented by artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. New Zealand’s technology sector is already the country’s second-largest export earner, generating more than $17 billion annually. TUANZ says sustaining and […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 16 June 2026 Building on Strong Foundations: TUANZ calls for cross-party tech strategy to unlock Aotearoa’s digital future Aotearoa New Zealand has the talent, capability and infrastructure to be a leading digital nation. But realising this potential will require a clear, long-term technology strategy that endures beyond electoral cycles, says the Tech […]
This is an opinion post from Craig Young, TUANZ CEO, published in The Sunday Star Times on 3 May 2026. We all know that technology has the power to make Aotearoa New Zealand a better place. When we get it right, digital innovation boosts our local businesses, connects our communities, and makes our everyday lives […]
The Technology Users Association of New Zealand (TUANZ) today released its 2026 Digital Priorities Report, highlighting that New Zealand is at a pivotal technological crossroads, with strong digital foundations at risk of being undermined by slowing adoption and widening global competition. (You can read the full report here) The sixth annual report, delivered in partnership […]
