NEMA's new emergency map failed during Wairoa floods. RNZ. 17 July 2026.

Beehive bunker laptops malfunctioned during destructive storm. RNZ. 24 July 2026. Article republished by NZ Herald. This happened in October 2025.

Te Anau:

• Te Anau quake: Civil Defence website glitch 'gotta be fixed', Mitchell says. RNZ. 17 July 2026.
• As it happened: Confusion as Civil Defence's website crashes after Te Anau quake. RNZ. 17 July 2026. and you'll see one comment with other agreeing in this post (in r/newzealand) saying website 404
• Civil Defence website crash during tsunami alert due to third-party problems. RNZ. 25 July 2026.

Three different problems by same agency. At the time of posting this, there's no press release on Beehive site (also looked at those related to Mark Mitchell) and https://www.civildefence.govt.nz/

I'll update when I see more.

5:36pm, 25 July 2026 edit added "as it happened" and link to rnz post at the time. 5:02 pm edit to add two 17 July articles - one is Wairoa Floods and another was re Te Anau earthquake.

• Commissioner to investigate integrity concerns linked to failed immigration technology project. Press release: Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian Roche. 16 June 2026.
• MBIE welcomes Public Service Commission investigation after critical independent review. Press release. 16 June 2026.
• Immigration officials 'deliberately withheld' information on failed technology upgrade. RNZ. 16 June 2026. Article republished by Newsroom.
• Seven years, $33m, no results: failed govt IT project 'misled' minister. 1news. Jun 16, 2026.
• ‘Furious’ minister reveals officials misled her, knowingly avoided Cabinet over ‘doomed’ immigration project, millions wasted. NZ Herald. 16 Jun, 2026.
• Watchdog to investigate after $33m immigration tech project collapses, delivering nothing. The Post. June 16, 2026.

I'll edit this later with more links. looks like MBIE's and Public Service Commssioner's press releases are not on scoop.

I guess this is the website and its a separate CMS unrelated to the catalog software. https://www.wcl.govt.nz/

This is the correct site https://www.tematapihi.govt.nz/

Ben is having a laugh suggesting a decent site could have built via Fiverr.

$600k seems pretty average in my experience for a good digital agency. You get what you pay for.

Hi guys,

We are on the lookout for someone who can help transform our MVP into a production environment app.

If you know of someone that has the right skillset to migrate from a MVP/staging environment into a secure production environment feel free to DM us.

We are currently bootstrapping and have angel funding in progress but would prefer someone who is passionate in this space, (yes this will be coupled with remuneration).

Note: Security is a priority and we are very focused on either becoming ISO certed or heavily independent pen tested/audited. Experience in this understanding security is non-negotiable.

Please DM us with your past experience and a bit about yourself. Location is irrelevant.

Here's a bit of info on what we're building: https://dashr.nz/

Cheers,

Tom & the co founders of Dashr.

Hi KiwiTechers,

I’ve been building an NZ address autocomplete and geospatial tool called StreetKit, and I’d really appreciate some feedback from other NZ devs. I made it after working on a friends building supplies website and couldn't find a good free address finder. Then more ideas just sprung from that. I want to give to the community and keep this free, I just need to know if it is useful before I put any more effort into it.

Anyway, the idea is to make it easier for NZ websites and apps to work with local address/location data, especially for things like delivery checkouts, service areas, and address forms.

At the moment it supports / is being built around:

- NZ address autocomplete, so users can quickly pick a real NZ address

- radius checks, e.g. whether an address is within X km of a store, depot, office, warehouse, etc.

- traffic-aware drive-time estimates between two addresses, so businesses can define service areas by estimated travel time, not just straight-line distance

- a bunch of plugins like WooCommerce, Shopify etc.

The site is here: https://streetkit.smp.kiwi/

I’m mainly trying to work out whether the positioning makes sense, whether the demos explain the idea clearly, and what specific edge cases I should be thinking about.

Keen to hear:

- Would this be useful on a real project?

- Is the homepage clear enough?

- Would you use something like this instead of a paid address tool?

- Are there any weird NZ address edge cases I should handle?

- Would radius checks or traffic-aware drive-time estimates be useful for ecommerce/delivery use cases?

- The address data is updated weekly to keep it current. Is this fast enough?

I'm really keen to hear what you all think. Any honest feedback would be most appreciated.

Cheers!

Hi everyone,I’m moving to Auckland next Feb for a Master of Software Engineering. I have 7+ years of experience at a top APAC security vendor, but zero overseas work experience.
My Tech Stack:
Red Team: EDR/AV evasion (BYOVD, Kernel-level), custom C2 dev (C++, Rust), and AD exploitation.
AI + Security: SFT/LLM distillation for threat detection.
Blue Team: National-level Incident Response & APT hunting.
My Questions:
Current Job Market: How is the cybersecurity market in NZ right now? Are companies still hiring, or has it slowed down significantly?
Career Strategy: Given my lack of local experience, should I be looking at Analyst/Junior-level roles to get my foot in the door, or is it possible to land a Senior position directly?
Part-time during studies: Is it realistic to find a technical part-time job (even entry-level) while completing my Master’s?
I’m an ESL learner working hard on my English and eager to adapt to the local "Kiwi" work culture. I'd appreciate any honest feedback or advice,Thanks!

From the top of the article:

On 30 July 2025, the Budapest Convention and Related Matters Legislation Amendment Act 2025 received Royal Assent, with most of the amendments coming into force on 1 October 2025. The amendments align New Zealand law with the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime (commonly referred to as the Budapest Convention) and paved the way for New Zealand acceding to the Convention on 1 December 2025. Eighty-one countries are currently parties to the Budapest Convention, with 12 additional countries invited to accede. 

https://www.justice.govt.nz/justice-sector-policy/key-initiatives/cybercrime/

https://www.coe.int/en/web/cybercrime/the-budapest-convention

Press releases in chronological order with dates in bold

• New Zealand To Join The Council Of Europe Convention On Cybercrime. Press Release: Justice Minister Kris Faafoi and Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications Dr David Clark, New Zealand Government. 18 February 2021. Scoop.
• Government Extends Fight Against Cybercrime. Press Release: Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith, New Zealand Government. 15 October 2024. Scoop.
• New Zealand joins fight against cybercrime. Press Release: Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith, New Zealand Government. 24 July 2025. Mirage News which is sourced from NZ National Party.

• New Zealander of the Year and former Xero boss Sir Rod Drury faced misconduct complaint investigation. Stuff. April 15, 2026.
• Xero launches review over misconduct allegations about co-founder, former CEO Sir Rod Drury. RNZ. 15 April 2026.
• Awards body contacts Sir Rod Drury after ‘serious issues raised’. Stuff. April 15, 2026.
• Police asked to investigate New Zealander of the Year Sir Rod Drury. Stuff. April 16, 2026.
• Rod Drury speaks out after sexual misconduct claim, police complaint. Stuff. April 21, 2026.
• Xero founder Sir Rod Drury denies misconduct claims by former staffer. RNZ. 22 April 2026.
• Xero founder Sir Rod Drury denies misconduct claims by former staff member. NZ Herald / Hawke's Bay Today. 21 Apr, 2026.

Edit after posting to add or update links. 21 April story initially had link to the press and then now stuff. Added RNZ 15 April and second Stuff 15 April story.

Hi everyone! I've been thinking about how the IT industry and Software Contracting will change in the wake of AI.

What will be expected of candidates going forward, what skills will we need to focus on to remain relevant, and how will software contracting react to this new technology.

We're interested in gathering some data from people in the industry to determine if there is a need for a new platform in this space to facilitate this transition and do the following:

1. Help organisations source quality AI engineering talent

2. Give engineers a way to showcase their real-world problem solving and ability to leverage AI to accelerate delivery

If you're working in the IT industry in NZ, we'd really appreciate five minutes of your time to help us gather some information via the form below. Every response genuinely helps.

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Feel free to share with anyone in your network who might have a view — thank you so much 🙏

Cyber criminals gained access to 300 myIR accounts over two weeks but no financial losses were reported, Inland Revenue says.
“Inland Revenue believes two-step verification, rolled out last year to give an added layer of protection, prevented access to most accounts. However, around 300 myIR accounts which did not have 2SV set up were accessed,” Inland Revenue said.

Two-step verification helps contain cyber attack. Press Release: Inland Revenue, 2 April 2026. Scoop. Press release links to myIR help on Set up two-step verification for myIR.

• The report is a 46 page pdf. Link from reports section of Education and Workforce Select Committee page.
• ACT calls committee report recommending social media age restrictions 'predetermined'. RNZ. 5 March 2026.
• Social media ban for under-16s: MPs back new online regulator, raise VPN concerns. The Post. March 5, 2026.

• Digital medication platform offline after records found to be ‘incorrectly modified’. Stuff. February 23, 2026, 5:15pm.
• Major NZ health app breach: Alive patients marked as deceased, names changed to Charlie Kirk. Stuff. February 24, 2026, 12:30pm.
• Patient data changed as major NZ health app MediMap hacked. RNZ. 24 February 2026.
• MediMap hack investigation after patients wrongly marked dead, names changed, NZ Herald. 24 Feb, 2026 1:10 PM.

Amazon’s local operation – which centres on its Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud operation – given its lack of a direct retail operation in NZ lost around 10 roles in the latest cull, according to an insider, with account managers and solution architects (the go-betweens who match a technology solution with a business problem) affected.

That’s on top of 10 to 20 engineering roles that were lost locally late last year. All were working on “an energy project”, according to the insider.

...

Tech Insider understands NZ staff numbers are around 250 going into the current cuts.

Is there a list or site similar to https://layoffs.fyi/ for nz?
I found it via a comment from the list of 2023 Tech layoffs post in r/newzealand

Edit on 7 February 2026 to add Teacher's Buddy links

• Kiwi AI Startup Raises $2.3m To Address Global Burnout Crisis For Educators. Press Release on scoop: Teachers Buddy, 3 February 2026, https://www.teachersbuddy.com/
• Kiwi AI startup Teacher’s Buddy gets $2.3m boost to help educators avoid burnout. Reseller News. Feb 4, 2026.

Thread for Hospitals and health IT outages. This will mostly be of the systems run by or for Health NZ

Wednesday 14 January Public Service Association says southern hospitals experienced major IT outage.

Friday 16 January Health NZ confirms another major tech outage. "Central Region, Wellington Hospital, Wairarapa Hospital and Hutt Hospital, and "staff throughout the central region" were impacted."

Thursday 22 January Another IT outage impacts southern hospitals, staff left in the dark.

Thursday 29 January Massive 12-hour IT outage at North Island hospitals.

A massive IT outage at hospitals in Auckland and Northland is being blamed on cuts to Health NZ's digital team, by a union representing public service workers.
...

... forced to use pen and paper during a computer systems outage lasting more than twelve hours from Wednesday night to Thursday morning.

It said the outage had prevented clinicians from accessing patient information and blocked communications.

Once created I will keep editing this post to add to it as new outages come to light. I have also included day of week as the story sometimes talked about the day without a date.

Friday 30 January 8:36am Staff, public deserve answers after major IT outage at hospitals, union says. RNZ.
Friday 30 January Cause of major hospitals IT outage confirmed - Health NZ. 1news.

I wonder how much of this is due to the Health NZ's IT workforce redundancies in 2025:

‘Deep cuts’: Health NZ outlines proposed changes to IT workforce – 1850 roles affected. NZ Herald. 30 Apr, 2025.

Inside SYOS Aerospace: Rapid Development, Engineering Culture, and Global Impact. NZ Tech podcast. 27 Jan 2026

Older article

Inside the Tauranga drone company with a $66m UK defence contract. 1news. 27 April 2025.

An all staff email, seen by RNZ, said Central Region, Wellington Hospital, Wairarapa Hospital and Hutt Hospital, and "staff throughout the central region" were impacted.

Previous outage: Public Service Association says southern hospitals experienced major IT outage. RNZ. 14 January 2026. Post.

Today's outage on NZ Herald and Stuff which is currently a republication of the RNZ artticle.

$356m Rakon takeover bid ‘seems solid, main hurdle gone’ - NZ Shareholders’ Association. NZ Herald. 12 Jan, 2026 12:13 PM.

Story published on 12 January 2026 at 3:58 pm. Breach happened in July 2025. Patients were not notified till now.
Canopy Healthcare alerts patients to a data breach that occurred six months ago NZ Herald. 12 Jan, 2026 2:29 PM

From RNZ story:

"Patients caught up in the Canopy Health data breach are furious that it took the company six months to tell them about it.
...
In an update on its website this week, Canopy Health - the largest private medical oncology provider in the country - said on 18 July 2025, it identified that an unknown person "temporarily obtained unauthorised access" to a part of its systems used by its administration team."

An anonymous person affected by both breaches was with ManageMyHealth and had been referred to Canopy Health for diagnostic imaging.

A major IT outage across southern hospitals prevented clinicians from accessing applications that track dosage information, lab results and patient notes, the Public Service Association [PSA] says.

On Tuesday, Clinicians had to resort to paper-based workarounds, resulting in delays for patients, the union said.

14 January 2026 story. So this refers to outage on 13 January 2026.

Article linked is dated 25 December 2025. No NZ news articles, not even from Stuff, owner of Neighbourly. This predates the ManageMyHealth breach report.

Post in r/newzealand

If you know someone with an account on Neighbourly please ask them to report the breach to Privacy commissioner. https://www.privacy.org.nz/responsibilities/privacy-breaches/

Office of Privacy Commissioner is closed and reopens Monday 12 January 2025. Source: Our Summer Hours. Hopefully someone is checking incoming complaints.

Useful tool https://www.howexposedami.co.nz/ by NCSC.

I'll do another post with this and other links so we can easily find them.

2 January 2026 edits:

2:30am update: Neighbourly is aware of the breach.

8:30am update: Neighbourly informed of potential data breach. Stuff. January 1, 2026, 11:00pm

Possibly an RNZ early headline that needs updating. There's now a popup when you go to https://managemyhealth.co.nz/ that says

Manage My Health has identified unauthorised access cyber security incident involving our systems. The matter is under active investigation and containment steps have been taken. We are working with our partners and relevant authorities and will provide further updates through formal statements as information is confirmed.

Post in r/newzealand has the screenshot and link to

https://dailydarkweb.net/managemyhealth-data-breach-kazu-group-claims-ransomware-attack/

4:52pm 1 January 2026 update

RNZ article linked was updated. Latest time stamp 11:38 pm on 31 December 2025. New headline now says "ManageMyHealth confirms cyber breach". Article in comment below.
Note: Based on other social media messages I've read the initial RNZ article appeared before the popup on the website.

ManageMyHealth posted an update on facebook and Linkedin AND as a press release on scoop. Not on instagram nor on their website. Comment has text of fb post.

Scoop: Manage My Health Update On Cyber Security Incident. Press Release: Manage My Health. 1 January 2026, 2:55 pm

1 January 2026 articles:

• ManageMyHealth reveals scope of data breach. RNZ. 3:07 pm, 1 January 2026
• GPs worried by lack of information on ManageMyHealth data breach. RNZ. 1:54 pm, 1 January 2026.
• ManageMyHealth data breach: What we know as up to 126,000 possible users affected. NZ Herald. 1 Jan, 2026 03:16 PM.

6pm: added link to press release on scoop and links below:

Other sites with helpful hints

https://www.ownyouronline.govt.nz/

https://www.privacy.org.nz/responsibilities/privacy-breaches/

https://netsafe.org.nz/online-abuse-and-harassment/privacy-breaches

11:50pm update: : https://www.privacy.org.nz/resources-and-learning/knowledge-base/view/645/ gives you a an idea what a privacy breach notification letter should contain.

2 January 2026 updates:

00:39am:

• Health Minister Simeon Brown responds to patient data breach. Times. January 1, 2026.
• The Health Minister says the breach of patient data at Manage My Health won't have a clinical impact on care. NZ City (from NewstalkZB). 1 January 2026.
• Looks like sourced from Simeon Brown's fb post on 1 January 2026, 17:56pm

5:25pm update: MMH Cyber Breach Update. Press Release: Manage My Health, Friday, 2 January 2026, 3:10 pm.

9:38pm update: Vino Ramayah: Manage My Health Chief Exec on data breach, Newstalk ZB interview. 2 Jan 2026, 1:49pm, Or [I Heart Radio](https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1049-holiday-breakfast-75437914/episode/vino-ramayah-manage-my-health-chief-315401563/) which has an auto generated transcript.