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THE MOUNTAIN CLUB PODCAST: Inside WIT Queenstown: Roger Sharp on Travel Tech, Innovation, and Economic Resilience
BUSINESS OF TECH PODCAST: Roger Sharp’s bid to build a travel tech powerhouse
THE NBR PODCAST: Queenstown’s tech future
WiT (Web in Travel) PODCAST: Travel is like water and Queenstown wants to channel it
WEB IN TRAVEL (YouTube): Case Study: From Tourism Town to Tech Town For The Next Generation | WiT Singapore 2024
1 NEWS: Queenstown ramps up plans to grow technology sector
THE POST: Rethinking travel in the digital age: Queenstown points the way
ZQN: Queenstown Airport backs Technology Queenstown
The NZ HERALD: Otago University lines up Queenstown campus as ski town aims to be a tech town, too
OTAGO DAILY TIMES: Barker to drive uni plans for Lakes District
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
BUSINESS DESK: Aussies ‘key’ to Queenstown’s $1.3b tech ecosystem
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2026
05 Oct 2026: WiT Queenstown returning in March 2028 (Paywall) Tourism Ticker
04 Oct 2026: Tech boss off (Paywall) Otago Daily Times
02 Oct 2026: Global conference returns to Queenstown in 2028 as the region builds travel and hospitality tech hub Web in Travel
02 Oct 2026: WiT Queenstown: New Zealand builds a travel technology hub in the Southern hemisphere Money-tourism.gr
02 Oct 2026: Web in Travel returns to Queenstown in 2028 Travel Daily Media
13 Sep 2026: Big tick for local tech sector Otago Daily Times
20 Jul 2026: Queenstown wants to become a travel technology hub as a global summit opens in the resort town News Wire
19 Jul 2026: Tech sector leg-up Otago Daily Times
16 Jul 2026: Business of Tech: Roger Sharp’s bid to build a travel tech powerhouse Business Desk
28 Jun 2026: AI is rewriting travel — we should help build it Otago Daily Times
28 Jun 2026: If AI has never heard of your lodge, does it exist to travellers? B2B News
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 Mar 2026: University of Otago to offer new qualifications in Queenstown as part of campus plans Radio New Zealand
04 Mar 2026: Otago University lines up Queenstown campus as ski town aims to be a tech town, too The New Zealand Herald
03 Mar 2026: Global travel tech titans converge on Queenstown for WiT’s “Next 20: Innovation At The World’s Edge” Web in Travel
28 Jan 2026: WiT Queenstown doubles down on travel tech ambition with two-day expansion (Paywall) Inside Tourism
2025
30 Nov 2025: Queenstown's tech pitch to Aussies Otago Daily Times
28 Nov 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 Oct 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 Oct 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
28 Jun 2025: Super-charging Tech Queenstown Otago Daily Times
27 May 2025: Transforming Queenstown’s economy Lakes Weekly
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
04 Dec 2024: Tech company founder returns home to lead Queenstown agency NBR
30 Oct 2024: One New Zealand is a Foundation Partner of Technology Queenstown Media One
21 Oct 2024: (VIDEO) 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 IT Brief
02 Oct 2024:
University of Otago’s Queenstown expansion a ‘no-brainer’: Vice-Chancellor The Press24 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 Nov 2023: (VIDEO) 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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