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Chris Keall

Reporter · NZ

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Chris Keall

    Twenty launches, all from Mahia: Rocket Lab signs its largest-ever Electron rocket deal (opens the original)

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    Rocket Lab recently staged its 97th successful Rocket Lab launch. Rocket Lab has signed a multiyear launch agreement for 20 Electron missions with Tokyo-based Earth observation company Synspective. The contract is the Kiwi-American firm’s largest commercial Electron deal. Rocket Lab now has three Electron launch sites, with Launch Complex 2 in Virginia and a third site coming online in Alaska, tied to a US$266 million United States Space Force missile defence contract. But a spokeswoman told the

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Chris Keall

    Space Brits land in Christchurch seeking to lure Kiwi firms to Spaceport Cornwall (opens the original)

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    Visiting UK delegates are "keen to encourage New Zealand firms who want to set up in the Northern Hemisphere to base themselves at Spaceport Cornwall", British High Commission tech lead James Araci said. Photo / Getty Images A UK delegation who are on the hunt for research partnerships and investment opportunities has arrived in Christchurch for the annual New Zealand Aerospace Summit. They’ll also be looking to lure Kiwi space firms to Spaceport Cornwall. The delegation have firepower behind th

  3. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Chris Keall

    How big is NZ's space industry? A look as it gears for conference protests (opens the original)

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    "GPS was originally designed for weapons targeting. It’s still used for weapons targeting, but it also delivers your pizza, and you know where your Tinder date is when you need to turn up at the restaurant," says Rocket Lab founder Sir Peter Beck on dual-use technology. Ahead of the annual New Zealand Aerospace Summit, Chris Keall looks at the size of the multibillion-dollar sector and its increasing defence ties as organisers batten down the hatches against anticipated protests. Tech Insider is

  4. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Chris Keall

    AI calling: Iwi hires Wellington VC firm to boost its $40m-plus tech investments (opens the original)

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    Ngāi Tahu already has several direct tech investments, including nuclear fusion start-up OpenStar (whose "Junior" plasma test reactor is pictured) plus $35m invested in various Movac funds. Ngāi Tahu – the iwi economy’s second-largest player by assets – has recruited New Zealand’s biggest venture capital firm, Movac, to scout for tech investments and manage deals. Movac will lead the “sourcing, management, and execution of high-growth, disruptive investments” as the South Island tribe’s commerci

  5. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Chris Keall

    Letterboxd sale could deliver Auckland founders $206m payday (opens the original)

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    The New York Times Company is one of three potential buyers for Letterboxd, the social film review and viewing history-sharing platform founded by Aucklanders Matthew Buchanan and Karl von Randow. “Any deal is expected to value Letterboxd at more than US$300 million ($515m) – roughly 20 times its projected earnings this year of roughly $15 million ($26.5m),” The New York Times said in a story published Friday morning NZT. The paper said it had spoken to seven people close to the deal. Sony Pictu

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