Our NEW Lunchtime Tech Sessions will cover a diverse range of subject matter in an online format whilst we are unable to run in-person events at scale. They will be delivered to a live online audience with opportunities for Q&A. They will also be available to view after the fact on…
After five years as Treasurer, I am excited to step into the Chair role. I am passionate about the role that tech plays in making business better – and it is exciting to have Canterbury Tech in a position to champion this. With another COVID-disrupted year ahead of us we…
We are absolutely gutted, but Tech Summit will NOT be going ahead on Wednesday 26th January. We hope you are already all aware of this, and received the comms we sent out regarding this on Sunday night. We are unable to proceed as an in-person event, due to the government…
Big Problems and Big Ambitions A growing Christchurch agritech company has big ambitions to create a global rural network to revolutionise biosecurity. Working as the Innovation Manager of Synlait Farms gave Ryan Higgs the opportunity to see first-hand the challenges of tracking staff and contractors across their 13 farms. They…
The NZ government has signalled for some time that a transition to a new Covid 19 Protection Framework was on the cards (aka the traffic light system). Like many organisations, Canterbury Tech has been considering our stance on the matter of vaccination status with respect to our in-person events, not…
Canterbury Tech is calling for nominations for the 2022 Canterbury Tech committee. There are two (2) positions to be elected. Voting will take place from 30 November – 5 December 2021 via an online voting platform. Our committee consists of six (6) elected committee members and in addition, can include up to 3 ex-officio members and associate…
Notice is given that the 2021 Annual General Meeting of Canterbury Software Incorporated (trading as Canterbury Tech) will be held on Tuesday 7 December 2021. Member-only event. Registration essential! Venue: Morrell & Co, 280 Lincoln Road, Addington, Christchurch Time: From 5:30pm – 8:30pm (AGM from 6pm – 6:30pm – followed by…
Over the last few months there have been a lot of conversations, plus chatter on social media, about the issues facing tech companies trying to hire new staff. The issues vary, but in the last 18 months, the situation has undoubtedly become much more acute due to Covid-19, with incoming…
Hands up if you’ve ever used Lumin PDF? You’d be joining over 60 million users globally who are using it to annotate, share and review documents digitally. But did you know that this smart little tool was developed right here in Christchurch, by a University of Canterbury (UC) student? This…
From Small Seeds You might think a training platform aimed at the retailers would have struggled during COVID, but RedSeed has continued to go from strength to strength. RedSeed was the brainchild of Co-Founder and CEO Anya Anderson who started the business in 2010, along with 3 other co-founders. Anya…
Article by Tim Dacombe-Bird Tim Dacombe-Bird is the Country Manager for Public Sector at Amazon Web Services in New Zealand I’m a proud Kiwi and I love the way New Zealand constantly punches above its weight. We have an innate culture of pioneering, innovation, and invention, most recently in…
Custom D is a customised software development company working with clients to develop web & mobile apps, which often need complex, integrated workflows. They are sector agnostic and work with start-ups through to established players; but what really spins their world is working with a partner who is looking to…
