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Is Wellington Or Auckland The "Tech Capital" Of New Zealand

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Where does New Zealand have it's tech centre, and does it have to have one or can we have many thriving, sustainable and scalable points all over our fair country ... remembering we're a bloody small population that is spread thin across quite a large land mass and even more so when we think about the number Kiwi tech workers.

Auckland

According to +New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) it's Auckland:
Auckland is recognised for its food and beverage sector, high-value manufacturing, and as a centre for New Zealand's developing ICT industry.
(my emphasis - source: NZTE's regions of opportunity)

And they go on to say this in detail:
Dynamic ICT sector
Auckland offers attractive opportunities to invest in its growing ICT and services sector and to take advantage of shared time zones with international markets. Many global ICT companies are choosing Auckland to service the Asia Pacific region.

Wellington

But +Positively Wellington Tourism, unsurprisingly, say it's Wellington:


Although to be fair to NZTE they do also say this about Wellington:
Fast-growing, creative digitech industry
The region has the highest concentration of web-based and digital technology companies per capita in New Zealand. Investors can take advantage of globally competitive rental and operational costs, urban compactness, and robust data and telecommunications connections, which create an ideal environment for web and mobile software development.
(source: NZTE's Regions of opportunity - Wellington)

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