NZ Tech Podcast

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
• Amazon's Echo Show 15

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 designs

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 CES 2023
• IoT pet feeders at risk of hacking
• Car cybersecurity vulnerabilities

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.