Chris Keall
Technology Editor/Senior Business Writer
Chris Keall is the technology editor and a senior business writer for the NZ Herald.
Chris has spent more than 20 years as a business and technology journalist. His past roles included editor of NZ PC World, editor of Internet Magazine, editor of home theatre and gadget title >>FFWD and technology editor for NBR. He has a BA from the University of Auckland and is the author of two books published by HarperCollins, including Download: The Internet Made Easy. His awards include the Magazine Publishers’ Association Business Magazine Editor of the Year. You can contact Chris at chris.keall@nzme.co.nz.
Check out Chris’s latest content
Hours from death: Apple Watch saves Hawke's Bay woman's life
A head start in race against blood cancer.
On The Up: Kiwis backing a new generation of start-ups
The NZ tech stars who are paying it forward.
NZ’s high school robot stars struggle to make world champs after funding denied
The previous backers have pulled out.
Microagression, tech bros, fewer promotions – women in tech still see many issues: survey
PLUS: Has the DEI backlash hit New Zealand?
Tech Insider: The NZ tech stars in the gun with Trump’s tariffs – and who could escape
PLUS: The sector that will 'escape a direct hit'.
Tesla’s NZ sales slump, car industry boss addresses effect of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs
Elon Musk's EVs see their NZ sales slide - but a number of factors are in play.
Borrow-against-your-provisional-tax firm Taxi wins law change, reveals numbers
The small business-focused start-up bags its first two corporate clients.
Second time lucky: Auckland DJ software firm sells in $175m deal
The Commerce Commission blocked a previous sale to Pioneer DJ.
Tech Insider: Microsoft pulls Windows 10 support unless you pay $50 or upgrade - experts on your level of risk if you’re stranded
PLUS: Being AI finally finds three independent directors - and they're big names.
Apple doubles kura programme to 5000 students, upgrades Maps with iwi place cards
Tech giant doubles down on its efforts to close the digital divide.
Auckland Transport warns about ‘pretend’ parking site – registered with InternetNZ using fake details
Macca hacker? Name behind fake AT website is using Balmoral McDonald's address.
‘Amy’ says possible telco price deregulation would drive her ‘dumb phone’ parents to tears
A telco user group also warns the move could cause a return to paying per text message.
Tech Insider: High Court case has two big lessons for small businesses owners facing social media attacks
Plus, Kiwi organisations busting their cloud budgets.
BYD’s Shark attack on ute market: Govt eyeing law change that will give it more bite
The hybrid, dual-cab ute has taken big chunk of sales in its first two months.
Rod Drury backs ‘NZ first’ public e-boat charging company Electric Wave
Billionaire sees Queenstown becoming an R&D hub for marine electrification.
Fintech Airwallex puts first boots on the ground in NZ, goes on hiring drive
Aussie unicorn has Kiwi roots.
Kiwis’ AI fears, work-from-home rate, ‘increasing’ internet use revealed
People have rising concerns – but the Government is heading in the opposite direction.
Farmers owner James Pascoe Group sends data breach notification to Privacy Commissioner
A cyberattack reduced some stores to a cash-only operation over the weekend.
Card payments: Unlikely contenders unite in call for surcharge ban
Deadline day in push to lower fees.
‘Surprised’ telcos worry about levy rise, Starlink in the gun as Goldsmith outlines reforms
Consumer advocates and the industry are at odds. PLUS: Updates on two crypto liquidations.
Auckland real estate AI start-up sells to US firm
'I’m excited to dump some fuel on the fire.'
Giltrap shakes up EV market with keenly priced Geely, reveals wider plans
Price parity with petrol cars viewed as aiding EV revival, but ICE models coming too.
Allbirds reports $93m loss as revenue falls 25%, adds Hollywood star as pitchman
The Kiwi-American firm sees more red ink ahead.
2degrees, Spark sign surprise satellite-to-mobile deals
AST SpaceMobile will compete against Elon Musk's Starlink.
Kitea Health nears finish line for $10m raise, reports key wins
PLUS: Co-founder reveals end game.
Free Speech Union angles for control of InternetNZ - but has it been snookered?
Fight over InternetNZ's draft constitution is finely poised.
Peter Thiel now the richest New Zealander after double-whammy wealth surge
The Kiwi passport holder has had several big scores in the past few months.
Rocket Lab reveals role in Firefly’s moon landing, investment banker rates it against Elon Musk’s SpaceX
The mission software and solar panels were supplied by the Kiwi-American company.
Tech Insider: A cheap home EV charger that’s made in NZ, AWS’s local financials revealed
Keeping it Kiwi – with the help of some Aussie capital.
iPhone 16e: Is Apple's 'cheap' new model worth buying?
The tech giant's latest handset is available from tomorrow.
Health tech software firm collapsed owing around $1m
Director says pandemic, loss of biggest client triggered collapse.
Yamaha buys Tauranga’s Robotics Plus, unveils big plans
Another tech firm sold offshore, but new owners says it'll add to its 130 staff.
‘Last days of Rome’: Analysts have sport with Spark earnings but say shares over-sold
Some are rating the beaten-down stock a buy.
Tough economy hits Chorus result
Post-fibre build restructure sees 30 layoffs, likely more to come.
Watch: Rowan Simpson’s Three ways to be wrong
Budding entrepreneurs: Here's what not to do. Simpson also shares his own biggest blunder.
Spark CEO Jolie Hodson fronts as $1 billion wiped off telco’s value
Will anyone on the exec team walk the plank?
$1 billion wiped off Spark's value as profit crashes amid 'longest and deepest recessionary period in recent history'
Telco reveals its first-half numbers - and it's ugly.
DeepSeek, WeChat, other apps banned from MPs’ phones
Read the Beehive directive. Expert says NZ should go further.
Spark and Microsoft ink NZ’s ‘largest-ever Microsoft public cloud partnership’
Around half of the telco's staff will get Microsoft's gen AI.
Apple confirms low-cost, souped-up iPhone 16e: NZ pricing and availability
The rumours were true. AI-capable phone is cheap - but not as cheap as its predecessor.
The demographic most likely to be taken in by a scam (it’s not who you think)
Gangland expert turns his attention to cybercriminals.
Tech Insider: Google follows Microsoft in raising prices as it bundles AI
Don't want it? Google will add it to its suite and raise the price anyway.
Auckland startup Polymath, with its contrarian take on AI, raises money from a heavy-hitter
"Our goal is to be the household name for screen time that parents can feel good about."
Tech Insider: A big move ahead of Spark’s earnings, more Callaghan chaos
PLUS: Who is New Zealand's DOGE-master?
Super-cheap, souped-up iPhone? Apple boss teases ‘newest member of the family’
What the pundits are picking.
Why Chorus is doubling the speed of your internet
And where your new bottleneck could emerge.
Mark Rocket’s Kea Aerospace achieves stratospheric flight
Milestone will help fuel funding round, much larger UAV.
Wellington port gets NZ's first private 5G network - built by iwi
Iwi firm's boss on his next targets.
Meta expands Instagram ‘Teen Account’ protections to NZ
How they work; where Aussie is at with its under-16 social media ban passed last November.
Zeronet Mobile launches with cheap unlimited plans - what’s the catch?
Now 10 players in the crowded 'MVNO' field.
Tech Insider: Size of four rugby fields – Amazon buys more Auckland land
Amazon expands its data centre presence in West Auckland.
NZ MPs get behind-the-scenes DeepSeek warning
Many countries ban the Chinese AI app, NZ still assessing threat.
Ex-Bell Gully solicitor raises $28m for his legal AI start-up
In-house legal teams at Fonterra and US giants have signed on.
Union foresees brain-drain as Callaghan scientists face six months in limbo
'This will be a brain drain of the Government’s own making.'
iPhone added to One NZ’s Satellite TXT over Starlink lineup
More Samsung phones added. iPhone support still on the way
NetSafe joins forces with Sticks ‘n Stones, calls out Meta
Open letter critical of Mark Zuckerberg's moves to reduce Facebook, Instagram protections.
Failed Hamilton aquabike maker Manta5: Liquidators brace for millions in warranty claims
More details emerge around failed startup.
Cannonball run record holder, iPod creator hit NZ in 4X4s, looking for new scores
Venture capitalists go on a road trip, looking for the next big thing.
Watch: DeepSeek AI answers controversial questions – then retracts its responses
Plus: OpenAI alleges Chinese newcomer crimped from ChatGPT.
Ten quickfire takes on Trump’s tech moves, and the impact on NZ
The incoming President has issued orders on crypto, AI, EVs and more.
One NZ widens phone support for its Satellite TXT over Starlink
More Samsung phones added. iPhone support still on the way
Tech Insider: The portfolio you get demoted to; Survey rates the business usefulness of Microsoft’s Copilot AI
Surprising pros and cons of our new robot overlords.
Watch: Fullers' 'world-first' hydrofoiling electric boat ready for passengers
A 100-passenger commuter model is on the way.
E-motorcycle firm collapse: Anxious customers, Crown agency owed $400k
Can the electric biker maker still go postal? Crown agency owed $400,000.
TikTok begins restoring US service after Trump pledges to pause ban
Elon Musk is a potential buyer of the app.
A$3.4 billion Foxtel deal puts Sky in da zone
DAZN is buying Foxtel for A$3.4b, sparking Sky TV takeover rumours.
TikTok going dark: $100m spender Zuru says it's a 'negotiating tactic'
Trump is positioning himself as a white knight in response.
Tauranga-based e-motorcycle maker Ubco tipped into receivership, ex-boss fires shots
All staff terminated as bad year for tech continues.
From 3G shutdown to AI slop: Tech red flags and green flags for 2025
The good stuff and bad stuff to watch out for in the year ahead.
What the TikTok ban could look like for Americans – and Kiwis
The wildly popular app could disappear from the US within days.
Tech Insider: How to avoid Microsoft's 38% price rise, Amazon recruits NZ roles for Project Kuiper
PLUS: A peek over the fence at Amazon's Auckland data centre.
Survey of 200 Kiwi executives reveals a surging top concern
A report card for the Govt's first year and firms' top priorities, worst fears for 2025.
Clean Car Standard changes could mean price hikes on some vehicles, industry group warns
PLUS: How EV sales compared to petrol vehicles in 2025; Better NZ drops legal action.
NZ’s most embarrassing tech disasters, Part 3
Remember Localist, Flying Pig and Incis? Some people would rather not.
The top 10 big tech trends for 2025 and beyond
From agentic AI to ambient invisible intelligence and brain implants.