New Zealand tech news in April 2024 provides a quick snapshot of the nation’s technology headlines, with developments in carbon-neutral construction materials, NZ-Singapore connections in the tech space, AUKUS project consideration for New Zealand, maritime tech from New Zealand for use in identifying illegal fishing and similar marine activities, and more, below.
Our other editions span daily updates, weekly newsletters, monthly round-ups, and quarterly collections.
The Rugby DAO – immersive fan experiences & Web3 gaming
- New Zealand: Neocrete raises US$4M seed funding with cement-replacement additive, building R&D towards target of cement-free, zero-carbon concrete by 2027 / read it here
- New Zealand: Sandfly Security gain seed backing with focus on protecting the Linux systems underpinning critical infrastructure, and apps in robotics, edge devices, networking gear and more / read it here
- New Zealand: Starboard Maritime raised NZ$5M with machine learning-driven data analytics to detect suspicious vessel activity / read it here
- Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whītau Tūhono partners Singapore’s SGInnovate for internships, providing NZ STEM students with the chance to live and work in Singapore / read it here
- Space Law and Policy Conference 2024 set for May 30th with theme of ‘To Orbit and Beyond: Challenges and Outlook for Space Law and Policy in Australia, New Zealand and the Global Context’ / read it here
- An intro to 9 Australian and New Zealand tech startups that collectively raised $60.3M in the week past / read it here
- South Korea, New Zealand and Canada now also considered for possible participation in advanced capability projects of AUKUS security partnership, building on consideration of Japan for inclusion / read it here
SXSW Sydney 2024 / October in Australia
Tech news: Asia & Indo-Pacific
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- Weekly: Asia’s Tech News, Weekly – Linkedin & Substack
- Monthly: Asia & IndoPac monthly tech summaries
- Quarterly: Asian tech quarterly, every 3 months
