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Chris Keall
Technology Editor/Senior Business Writer

Chris Keall is the technology editor and a senior business writer for the NZ Herald.

Chris has spent more than 20 years as a business and technology journalist. His past roles included editor of NZ PC World, editor of Internet Magazine, editor of home theatre and gadget title >>FFWD and technology editor for NBR. He has a BA from the University of Auckland and is the author of two books published by HarperCollins, including Download: The Internet Made Easy. His awards include the Magazine Publishers’ Association Business Magazine Editor of the Year. You can contact Chris at chris.keall@nzme.co.nz.

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Yamaha buys Tauranga’s Robotics Plus, unveils big plans

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Tauranga-based e-motorcycle maker Ubco tipped into receivership, ex-boss fires shots

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Ubco inks major deal with Australia Post

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ChargeNet opens NZ’s largest charging hub in Tauranga: How much taxpayers chipped in

02 Aug 02:24 AM

The company wants to see a UFB-style model established for the charging network.

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$15m raise reveals a lot about the state of venture capital
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$15m raise reveals a lot about the state of venture capital

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ID theft puts debt collector in the same boat as those she usually chases

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Netflix ads: Start date, pricing, limitations revealed

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Kickstarter fury as NZ firm raises $1m, game fails to appear

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Tauranga e-bike maker Ubco set to double sales after US deal

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LawVu joins PM's US tour, opens Seattle office after $37m raise
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LawVu joins PM's US tour, opens Seattle office after $37m raise

25 May 09:00 PM

A total of five tech companies will be at the event.

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Kiwi startup raises $37m, expands business with social media giant
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Kiwi startup raises $37m, expands business with social media giant

10 Apr 05:00 PM

Legal tech takes Manhattan.

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Ubco raises another US$10m, secures key production deal

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NZ pet food maker Ziwi sold offshore in deal said to top $1b
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NZ pet food maker Ziwi sold offshore in deal said to top $1b

20 Sep 05:40 AM

Maker freeze-dries cat and dog food that sells for up to $200 a bag offshore.

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Billion-dollar bidding war for NZ firm that sells $200 bags of pet food
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Billion-dollar bidding war for NZ firm that sells $200 bags of pet food

19 Sep 07:31 PM

Mount Maunganui-founded pet-food maker attracts offshore suitors.

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Cyber attacks against banks, MetService - experts see lockdown link, explain why your data is not at risk

08 Sep 05:00 PM

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Americans and Aussies buy-in to Kiwi start-up.

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Tauranga startup inks deal with US social media giant

04 May 05:22 AM

Startup with staff in Tauranga and Invercargill raises $2m, with $14m round in offiing.

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Study reveals level of NZ worker burnout - the symptoms and the cure

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Pandemic put extra heat on already smoldering white-collar workers, AUT academic says.

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Tauranga brothers' software company sells for more than $100m
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Tauranga brothers' software company sells for more than $100m

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Vodafone warns contractors as central North Island service restored

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More Vodafone broadband problems as Chorus clocks record daytime data use

26 Mar 04:50 AM

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Kiwi electric motorbike maker Ubco unveils new models, $5m raise

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60,000 streamed RWC opener on Spark Sport: how that stacks up

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Kiwi workers sacked for watching gunman's video

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Yamaha invests $12m in NZ's Robotics Plus

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21,000 Spark customers' details for sale on dark web

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