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"Multi-year investments": Tech sector seeks bipartisan support amid growth concerns

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Wed, 1 Apr 2026, 9:03am
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"Multi-year investments": Tech sector seeks bipartisan support amid growth concerns

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 1 Apr 2026, 9:03am

A new report highlights a need for bipartisan support for New Zealand’s tech sector. 

It’s currently our fastest growing sector, outstripping meat, wine, and wood combined, and has the potential to hit $30 billion a year within a decade.  

They've sent a manifesto to MPs, warning that a lack of cohesive policies may stifle the sector’s growth.  

Tech NZ CEO Graeme Muller told Mike Hosking some things need to be put in place to allow a digital economy to really fly, and only a government is able to do some of it.  

He says like infrastructure, technology has multi-year investments, so both or all parties need to get on board and understand how important it is.  

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