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University of Canterbury adopts Workday for digital overhaul

The University of Canterbury will scrap its Oracle system in favour of Workday to centralise data and enhance operations as part of a major digital overhaul.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Wed, 31st Jul 2024

Gaming

Christchurch tech firms team up for geoscience education tool

Two Christchurch-based tech firms, Seequent and CerebralFix, launch Visible Geology, an immersive 3D educational tool to combat global shortages in earth scientists.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 6th Jun 2024

University of Canterbury

Fabrum appoints Dr Ojas Mahapatra as CEO

Fabrum Solutions merges with AFCryo, appoints Dr Ojas Mahapatra as CEO for leading technology delivery. Exciting times ahead for the high calibre Fabrum team.

By Zach Thompson • 1 min read • Fri, 17th Jun 2022

EduTech

Experts: Why the Black Hole Photo matters

NASA's release of the first photograph of a black hole has sparked media interest and proven the accuracy of decades of scientific work.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Fri, 12th Apr 2019

University of Canterbury

Canterbury Uni researcher on a mission to advance rocket technology

University of Canterbury researchers are using algorithms to predict fuel movement in rockets, making launches faster and cheaper.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 30th Jul 2018

Stories from Other Regions

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Data Science

WitFoo opens 100 million-record cyber attack dataset

Researchers can now train on live attack traffic after a new open-source dataset adds 100 million labelled security records from production systems.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Mon, 20th Apr 2026

Digital Transformation

TenPeaks appoints Whineray as Independent Chairman

Its carve-out from Spark leaves the operator expanding 11 New Zealand sites as cloud and AI demand drives more data centre capacity needs.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2026

EduTech

NZ universities accepting English proficiency tests through Duolingo

New Zealand universities now accept Duolingo English tests from overseas students, reflecting a global shift in language proficiency checks.

By Gill Bonnett • 3 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2026

Health Technologies

KiwiNet Awards celebrate innovators driving real-world impact

The 2025 KiwiNet Awards celebrated New Zealand innovators transforming research into global-impact solutions across tech, health and sustainability sectors.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025

AR, VR & Metaverse

Virtual reality app oVRcome reduces social anxiety by 35%

A clinical trial in New Zealand shows the virtual reality app oVRcome cuts social anxiety symptoms by 35.3%, marking a breakthrough in mental health treatment.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Mon, 18th Nov 2024

Unified Communications

2024 KiwiNet Awards celebrate innovation in New Zealand

The 2024 KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards in Auckland have celebrated innovators in New Zealand transforming scientific research into impactful technologies.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Oct 2024

Data Science

UC Online partners with IoD for new tech skill courses

The University of Canterbury's UC Online has partnered with the Institute of Data to launch three industry-focused courses addressing New Zealand's tech skills gap.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 14th Oct 2024

Unified Communications

One New Zealand appoints Kieran Byrne as new CTO

One NZ, previously Vodafone NZ, appoints Kieran Byrne as CTO after Tony Baird's 14-year tenure. Byrne to lead networks, cybersecurity, and IT operations.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Sep 2024

University of Canterbury

Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre Welcomes New Head of Technology & Innovation

Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre appoints Nathan Gardiner as Head of Technology and Innovation, bringing extensive AV and ICT experience.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Aug 2023

Unified Communications

UC teams up with Microsoft, a collaboration for innovation

University of Canterbury partners with Microsoft to advance student experience, research capabilities, and employability.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Jul 2023

Data Science

Spire Global appoints Elizabeth Wylie as ANZ business development head

Elizabeth Wylie, PhD, appointed as ANZ Business Development Head at Spire, responsible for expanding sales operations & partnerships in Australia & NZ.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 22nd Jul 2022

Apps

Christchurch startup looks to fix voicemail headaches

Christchurch startup Vxt, founded by University of Canterbury students, seeks to end voicemail woes with an app converting messages to text.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Oct 2019

Gaming

Govt & Canterbury Uni pour $7m into gaming research

The University of Canterbury and the New Zealand government are injecting USD $7.7 million into gaming research, aiming to revolutionise immersive applications.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 17th May 2019