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Trade Me seeks gaming chief to shape E Blacks’ global success

Tue, 19th Aug 2025
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Trade Me Jobs and NZ Esports Federation seek a Chief Gaming Officer to lead New Zealand's E Blacks esports team's global competition strategy.
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Tim Richardson joins InfoSum as first NZ team member

Tue, 15th Apr 2025
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Tim Richardson has been appointed as InfoSum's first Client Partner in New Zealand, aiming to enhance local client engagement and data collaboration.
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Finalists for the 2024 iSANZ Awards announced

Tue, 8th Oct 2024
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The finalists for the 2024 iSANZ Awards have been announced, recognising exceptional contributions to New Zealand's cybersecurity landscape over the past decade.
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Serko appoints Simon Young as new Chief Technology Officer

Mon, 8th Jul 2024
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Serko appoints Simon Young as Chief Technology Officer, effective immediately, leveraging his over 20 years of technology leadership to drive innovation and growth.
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Australian businesses struggle with AI amid data security fears

Tue, 21st May 2024
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Poll reveals 34% of Australian firms view data security as a major hurdle in AI adoption, with 51% lacking a clear data management strategy.
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Trade Me sees 20% campaign performance improvement using new tools

Tue, 13th Feb 2024
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New Zealand's largest online auction site, Trade Me, has improved campaign performance by 20% using AI predictive models and tools to optimise personalisation.
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4000+ unwanted gifts listed on Trade Me by Boxing Day

Thu, 29th Dec 2022
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By 9am on Boxing Day, 4,300 presents had been listed on the online marketplace, including an empty Roses chocolates wrapper of ‘disappointment’.
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Rubber Monkey gears up for Aussie market with latest capital raise

Wed, 6th Jul 2022
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Rubber Monkey is seeking to raise up to NZ$2.5 million of new capital through online investment platform, Snowball Effect.
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Online auction to help struggling Kiwi hospo businesses

Sun, 14th Nov 2021
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Hospitality businesses in New Zealand are getting a helping hand through an online auction called Hands Up 4 Hospo.
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Trade Me hands less customer info over to authorities according to Transparency Report

Thu, 12th Aug 2021
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Trade Me reduces customer data releases to Police and government agencies, with a 14% drop in requests from previous year.
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Top Trade Me listings of 2020 revealed

Tue, 5th Jan 2021
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Trade Me's top Marketplace listings of 2020 in New Zealand were all inspired by COVID-19, according to the buy and sell platform.
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Trade Me outlaws all 'non-essential' items, announces strict new guidelines

Tue, 7th Apr 2020
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Trade Me enforces strict new guidelines, restricting sales to essential items only in compliance with NZ Government alert level 4 lockdown measures.
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Slack hires new head of APAC as remote working business booms

Fri, 27th Mar 2020
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Slack has reported that in the past seven weeks, more than 7,000 new companies have signed up to Slack as remote working becomes the new norm.
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Trade Me announces full migration to cloud with Google Cloud partnership

Mon, 23rd Mar 2020
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The online auction website says the move will migrate all systems and applications off its on-premise data centres and fully migrate to the cloud.
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GirlBoss Awards celebrate NZ's trailblazing young women

Wed, 18th Sep 2019
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This year’s winners hailed from all corners of New Zealand including Dunedin, Wellington, Kāpiti, Taupō, Coromandel, and Auckland.
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Trade Me releases 7th annual Transparency Report, data requests down 24%

Tue, 3rd Sep 2019
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Trade Me’s 7th annual Transparency Report reveals a 24% drop in data requests from New Zealand authorities, emphasising commitment to user privacy.
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The Tech Life Project takes Year 6 girls to Xero & Trade Me HQ

Thu, 1st Aug 2019
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Five Christchurch Year 6 girls experienced an inspiring behind-the-scenes look at tech giants Trade Me and Xero, encouraging future careers in tech.
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Kiwis warming up to electric vehicles, cost remains barrier

Tue, 30th Jul 2019
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A Trade Me survey reveals 74% of Kiwis considering an EV for their next car, up from 50% last year, but high costs remain a major hurdle.
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Trade Me and GirlBoss kick off GirlBoss Awards for 2019

Wed, 10th Jul 2019
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Nominations are open for the 2019 GirlBoss Awards, celebrating young Kiwi women shaping the future of New Zealand.
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Trade Me backs the Wonder Project to inspire Kiwi kids

Tue, 25th Jun 2019
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The Wonder Project aims to get children excited about science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) in a way that’s both fun and engaging.