Streaming & Media

Sacha Judd, co-founder and COO of Lume Music, joins Paul Spain to talk about her journey from corporate lawyer and startup investor to founder, New Zealand's startup ecosystem, fandom and internet culture, and why human creativity still matters in an AI-driven world.

Join host Paul Spain and Neeharika Chowdhary, General Manager of AI and Data Products at One New Zealand.

In this episode, host Paul Spain chats with Alain Richardt, founder of Atomic Tessellator. Learn about Alain’s unconventional journey from global tech consultancy to bootstrapping world-class…

Host Paul Spain sits down with Jonathan Good, Co-Founder and CEO of Scentian Bio, to dive into the “digitisation of smell and taste “and what it means for industries in New Zealand and beyond.

Host Paul Spain is joined by Sam Allen and Nick Walton, co-founders of NZ Boat Register, to explore how Kiwi innovation is improving marine visiabilty and asset tracking using AquaGPS, a Starlink-enabled GPS solution.

The 2026 NZ Hi-Tech Awards highlight a sector reaching new heights in innovation, global growth, and impact, celebrating the organisations and individuals driving New Zealand’s tech success story.

Join host Paul Spain and Nilay Rathod (Spark) as Nilay discusses how Spark’s collaboration with Starlink is revolutionising connectivity, the impacts of shutting down 3G, the role of AI in business transformation and cybersecurity and what’s next for Spark.

Join host Paul Spain and James Bergin (Xero) as they unpack this week’s tech news, including Halter’s multi-million-dollar funding, NZ Hi-Tech Awards 2026 finalists announced, the end of the 3G era…

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.

Join Paul Spain as he sits down with Dr Ojas Mahapatra, CEO of Mars Bioimaging Ltd, to explore cutting edge advances in portable CT scanning and the future of medTech innovation from Christchurch.

Host Paul Spain sits down with Shane Smith, the co-founder of Education Perfect, for a fascinating dive into the world of edtech innovation.

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.

Hear from host Paul Spain and Seeby Woodhouse (Voyager Internet) as they unpack this week’s tech news including, One NZ kicking off its 3G shutdown in Dunedin, Radio Trackers boost Auckland’s hornet…

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…

Join Paul Spain and Greg Shanahan, Managing Director at Veriphi and TIN, as they delve into the 2025 TIN Report revealing key takeaways, growth sectors, the evolving world of tech exports, and how NZ…

Join Paul Spain with guests Craig Meek and David Blair (BestSeat360) as they discuss the exhilaration that BestSeat360 brings to sporting events by leveraging cloud-based streaming to provide viewers…

Paul Spain is joined by Mark Duncan (Cyclone Computers) and Andrew Fox (Aruba) to talk about the latest cyber security insights, as well as discussing some of this week’s tech news, including…

Paul Spain is joined by Craig Young (TUANZ), to discuss this weeks Tech news including Elon Musk’s successful bid to buy Twitter, NZ scientists research into volcanic predictions, subscription streaming failures for CNN and Netflix, Mobile usage in the Russia-Ukraine war and more.

Brett Roberts joins Paul Spain to discuss the latest tech happenings including Starlink for Business, More pain for Facebook, Spotify and Joe Rogan and a lot more.

Paul Spain is joined by Logitech’s Estelle Fry to discuss the role of streaming and technology in the future careers of New Zealand children.

Sarah Putt (CIO) and Paul Spain (Gorilla Technology) discuss the big news from Apple’s online Worldwide Developers Conference across Mac, iOS, iPadOS, WatchOS.

New Zealand 5G auction on hold, 2degrees announce major cost cutting and staff layoffs, Esports shining while everyones at home, Quibi is the new streaming platform that takes a fresh approach,…

DAZN sports streaming coming to NZ and numerous 100+ countries globally, reports indicate Ministry of Culture and Heritage Tuia 250 website that was breached was reviewed and signed off internally,…

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.

Musk tests SpaceX satellite internet, Airpod Pro, hands on new Microsoft Surface, streaming video market swamped, Oppo wireless noise cancelling headphones + more. Hosted by Paul Spain and this week’s guest: Paddy Buckley.

Google Play Pass, $179 Vodafone TV streaming box, HP Elite Dragonfly, Rugby World Cup, Acorn TV $8 streaming, Australia’s NBN Gigabit option, BMW up the pace on car tech and deliver features via a firmware update, Internet NZ update from David Morrison.

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 on NZ Tech Podcast we discuss Spark NZs sales of Morepork to ADT, NZ drone rule update refresh, Netflix’s struggles with content and subscribers and their adoption of a mobile only…

Parliament dumps .govt domain, lithium charger vs Virgin Atlantic flight, D-Link decade of security audits, surveillance contractor gone, Agent Smith malware vs Android, Huawei waiting game, Facebook…

Ring ANZ MD Mark Fletcher is a guest this week – discussing Trade Me hitting 20-years, Lime eScooters and eBikes, further Mobile World Congress news, sports streaming, tech in Australia and of course the latest security tech from Ring.

This week, IBM to acquire RedHat, will Apple offer free streaming? DJI eEnterprise drone, Maker Faire coming to Wellington, Flick Electric spot prices go through the roof, could TVNZ and Spark merge?

Surface Go realities, Apple Watch 4, Facebook suffer another setback amid hack, iFlix and streaming tech in Asia, NZ E-Voting, Terrafugia Flying Car about to be available for pre-sale, 20-Years of Google, Keezel portal VPN router.

Magic Leap One, Spark moves further into live sport streaming with English Premier League, Australia vs Encryption, Hands on Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and Huawei Nova 3i.

Are Autonomous Air Taxis coming to Auckland thanks to Air New Zealand or Uber? Ohmio $20M deal, Fitbit Versa and Aria 2 scales, N4L and Chorus Wi-Fi trial, EU vs Kaspersky, FIFA streaming in Australia, TVNZ Hei Hei, Huawei mimics iPhones 10 for $500.

NBA 99c sports streaming, Sky TV vs The Future, USA vs China/Huawei, Baidu Autonomous Car testing whilst Uber is blocked, Chorus direct broadcast, Spark IoT goes live, Facebook / Cambridge Analytica, nib’s Frankie virtual health insurance consultant.

This week – Sky vs Spark/Netflix, Arizona and California self-driving car wars, Toyota’s $2.8B self-driving car investment, Australia vs ISP marketing, Advertising Standards Authority and Influencers, Invsta, Rod Drury stepping down as Xero CEO, ASB update.

This week, the U.S. License Plate tracking, $530 Million Cryptocurrency stolen, SpaceX preps Falcon Heavy rocket, Unlimited 1Gbps Internet <$100, HaptX haptic feedback glove, Galaxy S9, Rules change for Spotify, Strava reveals military bases, Goodbye TrueNet and Pebble.

This week, Amazon opens in Australia, Stuff Pix is a new Fairfax joint venture streaming pay per view movies, modern media challenges, Tauranga’s UBCO bikes hit the road and it seems Amazon Echo is coming to NZ and Microsoft may have a new ARM Surface coming.

This week, Apple acquires NZ’s PowerbyProxi, Amazon Key, Vocus (incl Slingshot, Orcon, Callplus) put up for sale by Australian owner, Nokia and Android 8 Oreo, New All Blacks streaming options and Trade Me Trials all-you-can-eat deliveries.

Dr Michelle Dickinson (Nanogirl) and Joe Davis chat with Paul Spain – SpaceX moon mission, a failed Sky/Vodafone merger, Spark’s Netflix giveaway, news from Mobile World Congress (Nokia, Blackberry, Samsung, Telsa NZ launch and a new Boston Dynamics vid.

Hollywood’s Erik Pence discusses Quickflix v2 and Jeremy O’Hanlon shares a Homes.co.nz update. Also discussed – new Ransomware, Netflix VR on Google Daydream, Sky TV/Duco vs Streamers, The Grand Tour vs Game of Thrones, Pono streaming, Mac vs Surface.

This week – Amazon Go, NZ startup Goodnest, Media Design School, John Key, Network 4 Learning, Uber Eats NZ, Netflix offline hands on, Android Pay, Slingshot gets into power and gas, Mediaworks Rova, Pebble joining Fitbit, Amazon Australia.

Philip Whitmore (KPMG Cyber Security) joins the discussion to talk Cyber Security and the tech news of week. Topics included Netflix NZ price hike, Gigabit UFB for all, Google Pixel Phones, HP Elite Slice, Oakley Radar Pace and Skype for Business devices.

We hear from Jim about his tech cartoons, Pauls power cut experience, driverless car races, BMW + Rolls-Royce future car tech and a robot on a motorbike. Plus Meizu 3 Note hands on, Netflix vs Lightbox, Uber autonomous, Bigpipes new feature + more.

This week we discuss Figure.NZ, StretchSenses power by walking, Cyber Security Summit, SpaceX and Blue Origin rocket landings, design space suits, VoLTE, Spark Arena, Netflix gets into Reality TVand first hands on with Huawei P9.

We drill down into the topic of planned obsolescence and a possible solution called The Module Project, Amazon vs Netflix, Google Play Podcasts, Sony SRS-XB3 Bluetooth speaker, Alibaba and NZ, drama…

This episode we discuss a number of Cybersecurity topics including the most common passwords of 2015. We also talk about the new NetGuide issue 00, HP Envy laptop, Netflix blocking, along with Microsoft – Surface Book, Word Flow, Windows 10 Mobile.

This week Paul Spain and Bill Bennett discuss Netflix and the potential threat to Proxy users, hands on with cheap fast 4G Broadband, the slick Brydge iPad keyboard, US puts $4B into autonomous cars, Southern Cross Cable, Hololens and TradeMe’s fee hike.

We do a hands on comparison between the best from Apple and Microsoft as we look at iPad Pro vs Surface Pro 4 vs Surface Book. Also discussed is MyRepublic’s $500 1Gbps Business UFB, Netflix Tax, UltraHD Blu-ray, the All Dock, and Uber NZ’s 10% price drop.

This week we try out Google’s upcoming Nexus 6P smartphone courtesy of Huawei, and discuss ASB Clever Kash, streaming vs network TV, Google and Microsoft’s historic agreement, Facebook’s free…

This episode we discuss experiences with the Samsung Note 5 & Galaxy S6 Edge+, Spark’s Morepork smarthome security, TomTom Bandit (GoPro competitor), TPP Agreement, the so called Netflix tax and CodeBlue’s acquisition by Australia’s CSG.

We discuss the launch of delivery service Urban Sherpa with its founder. Plus Sony Xperia M4 Aqua, Google Deep Dream, Spotify vs Apple, Twitter opening in NZ, Hawaiki funding progress, Mega IPO progress and the untimely passing of Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata.

We talk with Neighbourly co-founder Casey Eden about this growing local social network, along with discussion about new tech from Toyota and Audi, a streaming video service that wants to compete with piracy, and some fascinating Google and Microsoft news.

We discuss an autonomous truck becoming approved on US roads, Apple’s force touch technology, a $9 computer Netflix data impact, tax changes for online services, new smartphones from Microsoft, a very robust Samsung tablet and finally a stylish wearable device.

Paul acquires an Apple Watch in Los Angeles, and also spends time with the new MacBook, Microsoft Surface 3, Huawei TalkBand B2. Also – Open Source Open Society Conference, Xero results, Internet speeds and Netflix, Uber price increase.

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.

This week we get hands on with HTC One M9 following the Sydney launch event and discuss the preview of Office 2016 (Windows, Mac, Tablet), Asus TransformerBook T300 Chi, LG 34” curved 21:9 screen, Netflix plan to avoid GST and Techvana – The Ntec New Zealand Computer Museum.

We go hands on with Samsung’s surprisingly good Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, discuss highlights of Mobile World Congress including new products from HTC and Huawei.

This week – WhatsApp is calling, RFID chips inserted into office workers, new OneDrive for Mac and iPhone, Ride-sharing and driverless cars converging, Sky sport streaming, Raspberry Pi 2 to provide…

We discuss Netflix upcoming NZ launch, the new Android tablet from the old Nokia, SnapChat’s SnapCash and PayPal on the Pebble watch, HP Envy x2, HP Stream 11, TransferCar and more feedback on using Gear S and Microsoft Band wearables.

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.

We discuss Network for Learning, Uber’s arrival in Wellington, the Lenovo ThinkPad 10 tablet, Video Ezy’s jump into Video on Demand, the rise of the server and we look forward to IFA Berlin (for Samsung Note 4, Sony Xperia Z3) and Apple’s upcoming launch.

This episode – China’s crackdown on online rumours, the predicted iPhone launch in September, Sony UHD/4K TVs, Lenovo’s IBM acquisition, video streaming options for NZ, Microsoft Cortana and Windows 9, Nokia Lumia 930, Telecom becomes Spark and more.

We discuss the Sky TV’s new online subscription video service, Subscription ‘World’s best mobile internet provider’, 2degrees recent $35m loss and their new 4G LTE network, Sony Xperia M2 hands on,…

We discuss the new LG G3 smartphone, Apple’s smart home future, Telecom and Vodafone’s 4G LTE efforts, NIWA attack, Netflix pending arrival in NZ, a Quickflix update, Tom Tom’s new Multi-Sport Cardio and Runner Cardio GPS watches launch in NZ + more.

For the last week I have traded my already large Samsung Note 2 for a gigantic phone, not a phone really but an eight inch Samsung Tab 3.

Updated March 2016: We cover the major steps required to get yourself or your family up and running with the US (or any other country) version of Netflix online TV and movie service in New Zealand.

This week Paul Spain is in San Francisco and is joined by Harley Ogier via Skype to discuss Apple’s iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s launch, iOS 7, Intel’s Developer Forum, Easyflix streaming TV and movie…

This episode the Prime Minister’s website goes offline, Vodafone 4G hits Wellington, NZ Business Podcast launches and new tech from Google, Netgear, Netflix and Logitech attract attention.

At CES Paul Spain (@paulspain) hears about an electronic fork that is designed to help you lose weight (Hapifork) and a new music streaming service (RaRa).

This episode on the NZ Tech Podcast we discuss NZ telecommunications topics, Kim Dotcom’s pool party with Twitter followers, Microsoft’s strategy with Surface and Windows 8, a local IT distribution merger, US and UK TV to watch via Netflix and TUANZ funding challenges.

In this episode we discussed the Samsung Galaxy SIII (it just arrived) vs HTC One X (again), Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, new MacBook Pro rumours, Spotify lands in NZ, Kiwi domain names,…

This week we discuss what happened to the Fyx Internet service, Telecom NZ’s 4G trial, our first experiences with the HTC One X and Galaxy SIII Android phones, accessing Netflix in NZ, hands on with the new 2degrees and Snapper mobile payment system and more.

In episode 69 we settle in to recording at our new location with new recording equipment. Topics include Mac OS X security, NZ gaming sensation SmallWorlds, the Gather unconference, 2degrees new…

Topics covered this week include the NZ launch of RDIO’s music streaming in NZ, Twitter censorship, Webstock, Fusion Audio, Bluetooth car stereos, new 2degrees $19 mobile plan, Facebook’s $100 Billion IPO and a call to boycott Apple products.

This week we start with an exclusive interview about NZ Ultra Fast Broadband with John Greenhough – CTO of Crown Fibre Holdings (CFH).

This show sees us talking about Apple Market Share, Android Ice-cream Sandwich, iDev 2.0, Water Plant Hacking, Spotify coming to NZ, Computerworld NZ turns 25, iCloud the hidden cost and Windows Phone 7 Marketplace milestone.

Episode 36 sees the NZ Tech Podcast speak with NZ’s world beating Free Range Robotics team and we remember Apple founder Steve Jobs. Other topics covered include the Apple iPhone 4s, the new Facebook app for iPad, Sony’s Netflix box and a review of the HD Homerun.

This week we kickoff with an interview with Paul Boshoff of Hewlett-Packard NZ regarding recent announcements and where the company is heading.

Topics covered during episode 28 of the NZ Tech Podcast include Google’s Motorola acquisition announcement, Citrix and Netflix on Chrome OS, Wi-Fi at Rangitoto College (NZ’s largest high school),…

In our eighth episode of the NZ Tech Podcast we discuss rumours about Apple’s cloud music deals, free groceries in Hamilton, Netflix video content via voice control, recent outages (Sony PlayStation network, NZ Police and Amazon), twitter during the royal wedding and more.

Recorded and online since last night, Episode 3 of the ‘NZ Tech Podcast’ is ready for download. This episode is hosted by Paul Spain, Bradley Borrows and guest (again) Skip Parker and is typical features our mix of local + international gadget and technology discussion.