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The 2026 NZ Hi-Tech Awards showcase a sector reaching new heights, with innovation, global expansion, and record participation on display. In this special episode Host Paul Spain interviews some of this year's major winners, including Tait Communications as Company of the Year, and Hectre, winner of two categories. Plus, we highlight Vaughan Fergusson’s impact as Flying Kiwi recipient and connect with winning teams from TCS and Kara Technologies. With tech now contributing $24 billion to New Zealand’s economy, this episode unpacks what’s driving growth and where the industry is heading next. Thanks to our Partners One NZ, Wo...
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I mean, obviously innovation is a key fuel to the engine of the economy. And it's something that, you know, that's just Kiwi's have always been good at, you know, taking a couple of things and smashing them together and figuring out new solutions.
In particular, in the hard tech stuff, you know, it kind of feels like we've been through the software area and we're going back to our roots of like number eight wire and building building things, which is really exciting to see.
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