News highlights
BUSINESS DESK: Business of Tech: Roger Sharp’s bid to build a travel tech powerhouse
NBR PODCAST: Queenstown’s tech future
1 NEWS: Queenstown ramps up plans to grow technology sector
THE POST: Rethinking travel in the digital age: Queenstown points the way
WiT PODCAST: Travel is like water and Queenstown wants to channel it
ZQN: Queenstown Airport backs Technology Queenstown
RNZ: University of Otago to offer new qualifications in Queenstown as part of campus plans
The NZ HERALD: Otago University lines up Queenstown campus as ski town aims to be a tech town, too
WiT by NORTHSTAR: Global travel tech titans converge on Queenstown for WiT’s “Next 20: Innovation At The World’s Edge”
OTAGO DAILY TIMES: Supporting technology talent
OTAGO DAILY TIMES: Uni, tech company join forces against cyber crime
THE NZ HERALD: Nicola Willis offers some venture capital sugar, five go tech in Queenstown, NetComm NZ falls over
NBR: Tech company founder returns home to lead Queenstown agency
THE PRESS: University of Otago’s Queenstown expansion a ‘no-brainer’: Vice Chancellor
BUSINESS DESK: Aussies ‘key’ to Queenstown’s $1.3b tech ecosystem
WIT SINGAPORE 2024: From Tourism Town to Tech Town
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2026
20 July 2026 Queenstown wants to become a travel technology hub as a global summit opens in the resort townNews Wire
19 July 2026 Tech sector leg-up Otago Daily Times
16 July 2026 Business of Tech: Roger Sharp’s bid to build a travel tech powerhouse Business Desk
28 June 2026 AI is rewriting travel — we should help build it Otago Daily Times
22 May 2026 Tech group works to diversify district’s economy The Wanaka App
21 May 2026 Queenstown Airport backs Technology Queenstown ZQN
17 May 2026: Queenstown business look to Whoosh to solve traffic woes Otago Daily Times
17 May 2026: Qtown goes into tech mode Otago Daily Times
12 May 2026: Travel Is Like Water | Why Queenstown Could Be the Southern Hemisphere's Travel Tech Hub Web in Travel
04 March 2026: University of Otago to offer new qualifications in Queenstown as part of campus plans Radio New Zealand
04 March 2026 Otago University lines up Queenstown campus as ski town aims to be a tech town, too The New Zealand Herald
03 March 2026: Global travel tech titans converge on Queenstown for WiT’s “Next 20: Innovation At The World’s Edge” Web in Travel
28 January 2026: WiT Queenstown doubles down on travel tech ambition with two-day expansion (Paywall) Inside Tourism
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2025
30 November 2025: Queenstown's tech pitch to Aussies Otago Daily Times
28 November 2025: NZX partners with Technology Queenstown to support business growth NZX
23 Oct 2025: Barker to drive uni plans for Lakes District Otago Daily Times
21 Oct 2025: WiT Queenstown 2026 to unite global travel technology leaders Travel Daily News Asia-Pacific
20 October 2025: Airbnb, Agoda, Booking.com and Almost All Major Travel Platforms Around the World Set to Shine at WiT Queenstown 2026 from July 21, 2026 Travel and Tour World
20 October 2025: Web in Travel brings A-list of travel tech leaders to Queenstown Travel Weekly
09 Oct 2025: Driving tech growth without more traffic Otago Daily Times
19 Sep 2025: Lakes area needs a Regional Deal Otago Daily Times
27 May 2025: Transforming Queenstown’s economy Lakes Weekly
28 June 2025: Super-charging Tech Queenstown Otago Daily Times
23 May 2025: Queenstown In New Zealand Positioned To Lead A Revolution In Travel And Hospitality Technology At The Groundbreaking WiT 2026 Gathering Travel and Tour World
21 May 2025: WiT Queenstown to debut in 2026 PhocusWire
13 May 2025: Five New Trustees Appointed To Guide Queenstown’s Technology Sector Development Agency Scoop
01 Feb 2025: New CEO ‘energised and excited’ Otago Daily Times
2024
09 Dec 2024: Tech startup founder to lead Queenstown’s new billion-dollar industry. The Press
07 Dec 2024: World’s ‘best job’ filled. Otago Daily Times
30 Oct 2024: One New Zealand is a Foundation Partner of Technology Queenstown Media One
21 October 2024: Case Study: From Tourism Town to Tech Town For The Next Generation WiT
04 Oct 2024: Otago University to establish tech hub presence in Queenstown ITBrief
24 Jun 2024: Technology Queenstown Secures Funding Partnerships, Starts CEO Recruitment Scoop
06 Mar 2024: The man behind Queenstown’s billion-dollar technology plan Stuff
31 Jan 2024: The new Queenstown entity hoping to create a $1b tech industry locally Crux
2023
06 November 2023: Achieving meaningful diversification through building out the technology sector Diversification Snapshots 2023
31 Mar 2023: Reinventing Queenstown Boardroom Magazine
31 Mar 2023: Turning to tech Lakes Weekly
2022
28 May 2022: Tech sector gets boost in Queenstown Otago Daily Times
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