A conversation with Breccan Mcleod-Lundy

A conversation with Breccan Mcleod-Lundy

Breccan McLeod-Lundy, CEO of Ackama, has been Co-Chair of NZRise since 2019 and a Board Member since 2014, we had a catch up with him to find out all about him.  Tell us about your background, where you are from and how you got into tech? I was born in Palmerston...
NZRise AGM 23 June 2021

NZRise AGM 23 June 2021

Join us on Wednesday June 23 from 5pm for the eleventh Annual General Meeting of NZRise.   Speaker We have a great speaker coming along this year, Wayne Yarr who will talk to us about how kiwi companies can succeed overseas, his experiences as CEO of...
A Marketplace update

A Marketplace update

NZRise recently hosted DIA’s Marketplace team for a chance to have a kanohi ki te kanohi (face to face) opportunity with the tech community to update us all as to where Marketplace currently is from both a Suppliers and Agency perspective and importantly what the...
The impact of Government Procurement exemptions

The impact of Government Procurement exemptions

The New Zealand Government has been saying all of the right things in terms of stimulating the local with campaigns like “buy local” and supporting messaging. The harsh reality in the Digital Technology sector is Government procurement behaviour  is to buy...