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Fintech Hui Taumata 2026

Wellington was buzzing with energy as hundreds of innovators, entrepreneurs and industry leaders came together for Fintech Hui Taumata 2026 in Wellington. This is New Zealand’s flagship fintech event, bringing together leaders from government, financial services, technology and startups to collaborate…
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Where are they now? Five Fintech Lab founders, one year on

Building a Fintech is not your regular startup journey.  You can’t just build something, put it online and start selling. Before your first customer can hand over a cent, you’re navigating financial regulations, licensing requirements, compliance frameworks, and technical infrastructure…
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Fiji Innovation hub winners

Building the ecosystem before the startup

Who we worked with Reserve Bank of Fiji What we’re working on together  Fiji Innovation Hub The opportunity Fiji has ambition and a vision for how to grow the economy through local innovation. There is growing recognition that innovation is…
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Airie Founders

Day 1: From public sector to startup founder

Op-ed written by Annie Kim, Founder at Airie. At some point the question stopped being should someone solve this? It became if not me,then who? While working at Immigration New Zealand, I kept seeing the same problem from different angles….
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Wāhine shaping the future of Creative Tech

The Wāhine Fuelled Tech community meets four times during the year, and the latest gathering at Creative HQ drew an energised crowd of people building the creative tech sector. The room was buzzing with wāhine and industry allies championing each…
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Genesia Girls Createathon

Genesia Girls Create-a-thon

Genesia Girls have been hosting workshops and events like Hackathons, Create-a-thons over the last year, bringing together high school female and gender-diverse students to explore creative technologies such as game design, animation, 3D modelling and web design. Over these weekends,…
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Careers Expo 25

Could Creative Tech be Wellington’s next goldmine?

It’s a match. The city’s creatives are joining forces with the tech sector to support the next generation of creators, and Creative HQ believes that with the right support, Creative Tech has the potential to become Wellington’s next goldmine. Announced…
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Leading NZ founders join Creative HQ as brand ambassadors

Wellington, New Zealand — January 2026 Creative HQ has appointed six leading founders and startup operators as brand ambassadors, formalising a deeper relationship with people already closely connected to the organisation and the wider innovation ecosystem. Meet the Brand Ambassadors…
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Why Fintech in Wellington is thriving

Wellington’s economy has always been a beautiful blend of public service, arts, hospitality, and innovative small and medium-sized businesses that don’t let the southerly wind ever blow away their ambition.  We’re biased at Creative HQ, but looking across the private…
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Building NZ Fintech

It’s here – a guide for Kiwi startup founders.

Built in collaboration with NZ’s Fintech community and brought to you by Creative HQ.

This guide is packed with wisdom, honest reflections and advice from founders who’ve been where you are— and want to help you get where you’re going. Welcome to the start of your Fintech journey.

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