Electric Vehicles & Tesla

Join Paul Spain as he chats with Matt Taylor, Kiwi founder of Trepo, an AI-powered startup revolutionising the kitchen.

Hear from Paul Spain and Nyssa Waters, founder and CEO of Possibl.ai and rcrt, as they discuss the opportunities and challenges of AI adoption, touching on privacy, ethics, and data sovereignty.

Host Paul Spain is joined by Ben Rose, Head of Financial Services at AA New Zealand. Together they discuss lessons from Money20/20 Bangkok, the rise of agentic commerce, stablecoins, digital finance and how AI is transforming financial services.

Join Host Paul Spain and Bill Bennett, tech and telecommunications journalist, for a wide-ranging discussion on the latest tech news from New Zealand and beyond, including: Car-sharing startup Mevo…

Host Paul Spain visits Mike Casey at Electric Cherries in Central Otago for an inspiring dive into tech-driven sustainable farming.

Host Paul Spain is joined by Cam Richardson, founder of Paysquad, as Cam shares the origin, mission, and future vision of Paysquad, a Kiwi fintech making group payments possible at checkout.

Host Paul Spain is joined by Brett Roberts as they unpack the latest tech news from New Zealand and the wider world. From Peter Beck’s bold leadership, a look back at Apple’s 50‑year legacy of design and disruption, a trip around the moon with Artemis 2 crew and more.

Listen in as host Paul Spain sits down with Joe Goddard (One NZ) as they explore One NZ’s satellite-to-mobile networks, introduction of One Wallet and Phone Dollars and what’s next for One NZ.

Dive into the world of OpenClaw as Paul Spain is joined by industry leaders Seeby Woodhouse (Voyager Internet) and Nigel Parker (Vivara).

Listen in as host Paul Spain is joined by Stephen Kurzeja (2degrees) to discuss 2degrees’ direct‑to‑cell satellite coverage, and AI‑powered digital transformation.

Callum McMenamin (Open Access) joins host Paul Spain to unpack Manage My Health data breach, exploring critical shortcomings in cybersecurity and the lack of mandatory multi-factor authentication.

Host Paul Spain talks with Robomate founder Lachlan Murray about how robotics are transforming life in New Zealand. They cover Robomate’s origins, advances in robotic lawnmowers and vacuums and the challenges of importing and supporting these technologies locally.

Hear from Paul Spain and Ben O’Brien as they unpack the latest tech news including NZ Police’s redaction glitch, a new Government Digital Delivery Agency, smart TV privacy concerns, James Powell’s…

Hear from host Paul Spain and Mike Jones, General Manager at Earthcare Environmental. Mike shares his first-hand experiences with Tesla’s new Full Self-Driving (FSD) Supervised technology, diving…

Join host Paul Spain and Eoghan Neligan, co-founder of Gravity. Eoghan discusses Gravity’s role as an applied innovation company, working with big business, impact ventures, and startups.

A call with NZ’s first astronaut and space tourist—Mark Rocket, as he recounts his inspiring experience of launching into orbit, floating in zero gravity, and seeing Earth from space.

Hear from host Paul Spain and Matt Archer, CTO of Quadrent, as they dive into the latest digital priorities for 2025, tackling cybersecurity, digital inclusion, and the tech talent gap.

Hear from Paul Spain and Keith Patton (Vivara) as they discuss the latest tech news, including: One NZ’s testing of Starlink’s satellite-to-mobile SMS service NZ Government’s Identity Check facial…

Join Paul Spain and Seeby Woodhouse (Voyager) as they delve into tech news from the week including, the impact of social media on traditional journalism as Google threatens to stop links to NZ news…

Join the conversation as host Paul Spain and Seeby Woodhouse (Voyager) explore NZ Post’s hydrogen-powered trucks, Trans-Tasman space research projects, the ethical implications of AI, Seeby’s…

In this episode, host Paul Spain chats with guest Steven Zinsli to discuss a range of pressing topics at the intersection of healthcare, technology, and data privacy.

Join host Paul Spain and guest Matt Archer, CTO at Quadrent, as they discuss AI’s impact on data privacy, the importance of technology access for young people and the latest tech news from the week,…

In this tech news edition host Paul Spain is joined Darcy Ungaro (Ungaro & Co.) as they explore some of the latest in Tech news including: Leap year glitch breaks NZ pay-at-the pumps Gemini AI’s…

Host Paul Spain dives into the world of electric charging systems with Peter Allington (Singer Electric). Together they explore the global push for standardized EV charging, the challenges of load management, and the exponential growth of electric vehicles in New Zealand.

Join host Paul Spain Tech journalist Bill Bennett as they delve into tech news from new Zealand and around the world including: Christchurch Call Summit Aussie Ports vs Cybercriminals Opus outage…

On this episode host Paul Spain is joined by Craig Young (TUANZ) to discuss a range of topics related to technology and cybersecurity including the impact of ransomware payments, Samsungs quarterly…

Paul Spain is joined by Finn Hogan, Digital Editor/Reporter at Newshub, as they discuss the future of New Zealand’s gaming industry, Microsofts AI voice generator VALL-E and other tech news…

Paul Spain is joined by Phil Howie, CEO and founder at Onwardly, to discuss how Onwardly is helping businesses build, manage and scale their security and privacy programs, Road trip around NZ reveals…

Paul Spain is joined by Paul Woodfield (AUT) to discuss the latest tech news from the week, Including: NZ’s Public Safety Network Twitter Blue suspended due to impersonations Amazon’s Sparrow robot…

Paul Spain is joined by motoring editor Damien O’Carroll to discuss technological advances in the Automotive sector, hands-on 2022 MG ZS EV and iPad price hikes, as well as: Government clean car…

Paul Spain is joined by Community Director of Kiwi Saas Brett Roberts to discuss how Kiwi SaaS is helping to accelerate the SaaS sector in New Zealand as well Tech news of the week including: – US…

Paul Spain is joined by Tim Warren, CEO and Co-Founder of Ambit, to discuss Ambit’s virtual agents and AI, as well as tech news from the week, including: Deepfake in media Vodafone NZ will change to…

Mark Duncan (Cyclone Computers) and Andrew Fox (Aruba) join Paul Spain to discuss policing Social Media, RIP Internet Explorer, Firefox’s Cookie protection, Sony/Honda’s in new EV company, Ford’s…

Paul Spain and Bill Bennett delve into the very latest in tech from around the world – including an NZ startup that’s clearing fog, fruit packing robots, Tesla’s Berlin factory flythrough,…

Paul Spain is joined by HeartLab‘s CEO Will Hewitt, to discuss how technology is affecting Russia and Ukraine’s civil society, Electric Vehicles, HeartLab’s innovation in Cardiology and more.

Paul Brislen and Paul Spain discuss Facebook’s long facepalm, Tesla sales through the roof, Ultra-Fast Broadband vs 5G vs Starlink and more.

Discussing the current state of tech – Bill Bennett joins Paul Spain to discuss MIQ bots, supply chain issues, Tesla finally makes a ‘real’ profit, Kaseya decryptor, autonomous cars, NZ global fibre cable to world sold offshore and more.

This week focuses heavily on mobile – including Surface Duo in NZ + iPhone 12, Oppo Reno4 5G, NASA & Bell Labs 4G for the Moon.

Kiwisaver Tech Investing with Movac and Kiwiwealth, Tesla Battery Day news including sub NZ$50k autonomous electric car, Apple software/Watch/iPad refreshes, HP announces new laptops.

Understanding the United Kingdom’s Huawei ban, LPM Property Management client data leak, FordPass Connect arrives in NZ, GM go big on Electric Vehicles whilst BMW move into subscriptions, Samsung begins teasing the Galaxy Buds Live.

Philip Whitmore (Partner KPMG Cyber) and Paul Spain (Gorilla) discuss – NZ companies under attack from Ransomware, Tesla becomes world’s highest value automaker, Google Nest Mini NZ launch and more.

This week on NZ Tech Podcast, Paul Spain and Savannah Petersen (Founder of Savvy Millennial) discuss this weeks’ tech news. Ex-google and Uber engineer breached employee agreement and has been ordered to pay Google US$179 million.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip (approx $2200 – $2500), Samsung Galaxy S20 range delivers 5G plus massive zoom and 8k video (Samsung Galaxy S20 NZ$1499, Samsung Galaxy S20+ $1899, Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra…

HP vs Xerox, Tesla Cybertruck, Google Stadia game streaming, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in NZ, Disney+ hands-on, People Data Labs 622M Email Addresses, YoungShand insights and hands-on Huawei Watch GT2 and Huawei FreeBuds 3.

Collapse OS, Dyson kills EV, Waymo update, OECD digital services tax, Adobe vs Venezuela, Apple removes app used in Hong Kong protests, Skydio 2 vs DJI, Broader Outcomes procurement, Uber doubles NZ locations, Sky Rugby rights vs Spark Sport cricket rights.

This week we share details of the NZ Tech Podcast reboot – plus the brand new GoPro Hero 8, Tesla v10 update, Southern Cross NEXT, 2degrees growth from 17,000 to 100,000 broadband customers.

Paul Spain takes Tesla Autopilot on an NZ road trip, NZ Transport Agency careless data breach, Apple unveiling, Vodafone NZ investing $10m in customer service upgrade, Nokia 4.2 first look, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey meeting PM Jacinda Ardern.

Hands-on Samsung Note 10+, Streaming to change as Disney+ and Apple TV+ are due to launch whilst Sky Sport Now and Spark Sport fight it out. Autonomous eScooters are coming, Huawei Y9 Prime 2019, big automakers vs Tesla, Air NZ leaks customer data.

This week – Tesla Model 3 in NZ, Sky not standing still, fingerprint data hacked, watch that USB cable and lots more. Hosted by Paul Spain.

On this episode NZ software developer Robert Collins joins the show for a wide ranging discussion with host Paul Spain. Talk covers Spark NZ, Boeing, Tesla and Nissan Leaf Electric Vehicles and much more.

30 Day Startup book, Ransomware vs The Weather Channel, Amazon and Google make up, Samsung Galaxy Fold, Tesla unveils autopilot chip, 2degrees group semi-unlimited group plan, Vodafone killing email forwarding, $100m Simplicity/Ice Angels/K1W1 Kiwisaver partnership.

Westpac NZ Apple Pay, auto/electric vehicle update and with wireless in-car tech. Plus McDonald’s buys into Plexure, the Huawei P30 Pro camera sees in the dark, new iPad Mini, Huawei Watch GT hits NZ with 2-weeks battery life, Spark Sport progress.

Bluetooth 5.1 brings better location capabilities, Tonga Internet break, AI enabled Robotic Knee, Mealpal launches in NZ, Apple and Tesla cut staff, Aston Martin’s Rapide E, arrest over infamous US text messaging scam, Australian Mobile Plans.

Paul Spain and Myriam Joire (tnkgrl) discuss Tesla’s Autopilot in NZ and US, Freeview’s Android TV stick and New Freeview Recorder, Rocket Lab and NASA, Virgin Galactic, punch hole smartphones and the Nokia 7.1 giveaway.

USA vs Huawei, update on Teknique, Chorus subcontractors charged by inspectorate, Microsoft draws on on open-source Chromium code, Tesla auto-pilot navigation still in works, China grants ban of iPhone sales for Qualcomm, Hands-on: Freeview box by Dish TV.

Upcoming high-speed satellite gets closer as the US approves providers, Huawei P20 Pro offers 4 cameras in a phone, Vocus sale and Trustpower, Lightwire insights, what is 1.1.1.1 DNS?

This week, Oppo vs iPhone, Amazon Alexa lands in NZ, Tesla’s missing self-driving test results, BizDojo sold, no cellphone radiation risk, Tesla solar/batteries hit mass market retail, free iPhone 7 repairs, Could China lead in Electric and Autonomous Car tech?

This week, Tesla Truck, Fullview display Huawei Nova 2i, 10-year-old’s face unlocks mum/’s iPhone X, a new >300km/h transport system, Germany bans smartwatches, China’s bans Skype, 2Degrees WiFi calling, Uber hack, Cyber Smart Week.

This week we tried Alphabet’s Nest, NZ Police and Facebook launch Amber Alerts, Uber’s ‘flying cars’ could arrive by 2020, photographing the whole planet daily, the sting of ransomware is costing some businesses US$300m, EV update and a tweak for the next iPhone X?

This week, Apple’s iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, Apple TV 4K, Apple Watch series 3, Tesla vs Hurricane Irma, Voyager update from Seeby Woodhouse, Europe vs US Tech companies, Xiaomi’s Mi Mix 2, Vodafone security woes.

This week – Tesla Model 3, Apple/China vs VPN, free antivirus software available in New Zealand, Samsung Frame TV, goodbye iPod, Kiwis relaxed about open Wi-Fi usage, Logitech Spotlight Presenter and proposed NZ/AU battery standards changes cause concern.

This week a $3.7 Billion fine for Google, the UK supermarket with autonomous delivery, Osnova’s AI Maths Tutor, NotPetya, Tesla model 3 in NZ already, Flux Accelerator event, Pandora exits NZ, Elon Musk’s first LA tunnel segment.

This week – Russian Robocops and autonomous tanks, Windows 10 Creators Edition, Travel Talk NZ launches, Tesla Trucks, Cadillac creates LIDAR maps, TPG to deliver mobile networks in Australia and Singapore – is NZ on their radar, 5G in USA.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella visits, Amazon Prime and The Grand Tour (Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May), Tesla NZ, Google Earth VR, Instagram Live Video, Earthquake and Tsunami warning via Cell Broadcast, Kiwicon.

This week – Spark’s move against Chorus, Apple’s new MacBook Pro, Microsoft Surface Studio and Surface Dial, Huawei Mate 9, Note 7 blocking in NZ a world first, Tesla gunning for share of roofing market with solar tiles.

Where is Google heading with its Google Pixel and Pixel XL phones? Also Air New Zealand announced inflight Wi-Fi, Tesla NZ, Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 brand burns. Plus inside commentary on Microsoft Ignite.

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 dramas get worse, Apple announces iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus and Watch series 2. Also Chorus Gigabit broadband, Stuff fibre arrives, Spark and SMX team up, Bot action from Facebook and Xero, Tesla and Apple car chat.

Kids to skip school and study online, iPhone escapes 0-day flaw panic, WhatsApp shares your number with Facebook, Chorus CEO stepping down and contractor bows out, Stratford Council get mean about sharing data, SpaceX Moustronauts, Tesla and more.

This week features – Elon Musk’s Masterplan 2 and Tesla Autonomous Trucks, Cyber sabotage apparently used by Fortune 500 companies, Air NZ allowing inflight Bluetooth, acquisitions galore – Marker Metro, ARM/SoftBank, Yahoo/Verizon.

Paul Spain is joined by Myriam Joire (aka TnkGrl – Tech Pundit, ex-Editor Engadget) to learn about LeEco’s new self-driving electric vehicle concept, LeEco’s high end but budget Android phones and experiences with the new HTC 10 smartphone.

Further commentary on Microsoft Build 2016, Hawaiki Cable update, Pentagon open for hacking, wearable sensors coming to hospitals, Spark mobile broadband update, Huawei’s growth, Tesla 3 and…

This week we review the big encryption debate, a 4-year US$35,000 Internet troll search, Facebook and forgetting your ex, MyRepublic update, Aura’s $10m Kordia sale, Tesla’s disappearing autonomous mode, 30 years of Windows plus Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016.

This episode topics featured include Tesla’s incredible free autonomous driving update, the best camera phones ranked, Intel’s 6th Generatation Core processors (Skylake), Sony Xperia Z5 and Sony Z5…

We discuss Rocket Lab’s NASA partnership, Vector’s Tesla/Solar giveaway, Amazon’s drive up supermarket, Windows 10’s arrival, crowd sensing tech, Microsoft and a missing laptop, Parrot Bebop drone and a report that suggests ‘Android is Flabbergastingly insecure’.

This week we hear about a smartphone that morphs into a PC, Spark’s latest UFB moves, Microsoft’s news from Build, Tesla puts power in your home, the end of the Internet, LED carpet, Kickstarting a smart desk plus Xero and Paymark team up.

Highlights this week – Microsoft Surface 3, Semble mobile wallet launch and an NZ domain name drama with global ramifications. Also discussed were Windows 10, Project Spartan, Tesla’s mystery, MYOB’s share market listing and Datacom’s A$242 Australian contract win.

This week we discuss 2degrees acquisition of Internet provider Snap, Netflix arrives in NZ, Tesla indicates Self Driving Cars due mid-year, Magic Leap AR demo revealed, Fitbit goes on the cycle track and Intel refreshes the NUC.

Sony Pictures hacked, Pizza delivered by drone, Skype and Lyncs hookup, Ford’s tech refresh, Office 365 heads to Sydney and Melbourne, Xperia Z3 compact tablet, HP Stream 8 and Stream 7, Tesla heads downunder, FitBit Charge vs The World.

This episode we go hands on with Microsoft Lumia 830 and Motorola Moto G, and we discuss Sky’s Neon streaming service, OneDrive unlimited storage, new Google Nexus devices, Azure Australia, Electric Vehicles and the latest from Toyota.

This episode we focus on the Moto 360, Samsung Galaxy Alpha, HTC One W8, Tesla’s 8-year unlimited KM warranty and why we’ll soon need lots of 3D printed organs.

We discuss RFID payment systems used at music events such as Rhythm & Vines and Parachute, NZ internet prices compared globally, Kim Dotcom’s Internet Party, Electric Vehicles update and we go hands on with 8" Windows Tablets from Toshiba and Lenovo.