Big Tech in Aotearoa: Are New Zealand’s Ex-post Competition Laws Strong Enough to Protect our Digital Markets?
Written by Philipp Drixler, a student in LAWCOM733: Special Topic: Shaping the Law in Tech Driven Era (2025); this blog summarises his longer academic essay. When you open your phone to search for a restaurant, buy a product, or message friends, chances are high you...
Leaking Buildings and Leaking Code: Lessons for Regulating Technology in New Zealand
*by Professor Alexandra Andhov, Director of ALTeR --- excerpts from the speech delivered at Aotearoa AI Summit 2025, organised by AI Forum "Let me tell you a story that starts with a house. House is tangible, specific… And I will not just talk about any houses, but...
Does Regulating Emerging Technologies Promote Innovation?
Simply: Yes! Written by Tobit Lingnau, a student in LAWCOM733: Special Topic: Shaping the Law in Tech Driven Era (2025); This blog summarises his longer academic essay. “[L]aw was not important only to regulate or promote innovation. During some periods, law was...
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Facebook Inc v. Australia Information Commissioner [2022] /Case Analysis/
The 2018 Cambridge Analytica scandal exposed the misuse of millions of personal data points, highlighted regulatory gaps, and triggered privacy breaches and global legal controversies.
Behind the Screens: New Zealand’s First Legal Tech Hackathon
How an Access to Justice Hackathon became the catalyst for homegrown innovation by Keenan Evans, Research Assistant @ ALTeR Opening: Setting the Stage Unleash Space: The Beginning Imagine this: the Unleash Space at the University of Auckland, Friday afternoon....
Why Your Data Matters and Could AI Protect Our Data?
Every click, swipe, and search you make leaves behind a trace. For years, most people ignored it, assuming their data was invisible or insignificant. Not anymore. A recent Time magazine survey found that 74% of Americans now consider their personal data “very important.”
Rethinking Digital Regulation in Aotearoa New Zealand
by Keenan Evans, Research Assistant @ ALTeR The saturation of technology products and services influences everyday life – from social media algorithms to legal practice and even government environments – the question is no longer whether to regulate, but how. While...
New Zealand’s Strategy on AI: Three Fallacies
by Professor Alexandra Andhov, Director of ALTeR, University of Auckland With New Zealand's Strategy for Artificial Intelligence: Investing with Confidence, New Zealand has joined the global conversation on artificial intelligence with the publication of its...
The AI Revolution in New Zealand’s Legal Landscape
A Practical Guide to GenAI Tools In the rapidly evolving landscape of novel technologies, artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the legal profession everywhere we look. New Zealand is no exception. AI dominates conversations in law firms across Aotearoa, from...
Building Local, Thinking Global
The Future of Legal Tech in New Zealand by Professor Alexandra Andhov Legal services in New Zealand have traditionally followed a conventional model, with most law firms providing localised, in-person services. While we have successfully embraced digital...
