Halter has sold a million solar cow collars and is valued at US$2bn. Its product replaces fences with sound.
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New Zealand Tech & Software
Xero, Rocket Lab, Datacom, Gentrack, Vista and Halter: how New Zealand builds global technology companies from a small home market.
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- Updated Oct 4, 2026
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Gentrack and Vista Group: How New Zealand Builds Global Vertical Software
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Datacom: How New Zealand’s Biggest IT Services Firm Stayed Private
Datacom earns NZ$1.58bn a year, employs nearly 6,000 people and has never listed. Its two shareholders prefer it that way.
Rocket Lab: How a Mahia Launch Pad Became a Nasdaq Space Company
Rocket Lab launches from Mahia, but four-fifths of its revenue now comes from building spacecraft, not flying rockets.
Xero: How a Wellington Start-up Took Cloud Accounting to the World
Xero has 4.9m subscribers and NZ$2.75bn of revenue, yet its shares have halved. The Melio bet and AI explain why.
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