<description>&lt;p&gt;Host &lt;a href="https://www.paulspain.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Paul Spain&lt;/a&gt; is joined by &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/samallen/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Sam Allen&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-walton-1a474b173/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Nick Walton&lt;/a&gt;, co-founders of&lt;a href="https://nzboatregister.co.nz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; NZ Boat Register&lt;/a&gt;, to explore how Kiwi innovation is improving marine visibility and asset tracking using AquaGPS, a Starlink-enabled GPS solution. The conversation also covers the latest in tech news, including:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Game changing Nvidia chip coming to Windows laptops and PCs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;MSD Welfare decisions moving to AI Automated Decision-Making&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;New Zealand’s First Deepfake Porn Prosecution&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://content.one.nz/17/c5/494374e740b1bfc232f682933ef8/ai-trust-report-2026.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;One New Zealand AI Trust Report&lt;/a&gt; (2026)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;New Zealand Government budget’s impact on the tech sector&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Experimental chip demo shows 1000x performance gains&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Special thanks to our show partners: &lt;a href="https://www.fortinet.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Fortinet&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.workday.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Workday&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.spark.co.nz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Spark New Zealand&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://one.nz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;One New Zealand&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.2degrees.nz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;2degrees&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="https://gorillatechnology.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Gorilla Technology&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

NZ Tech Podcast

Paul Spain

Why Every Boat Needs This: AquaGPS, Boat Theft, and Visibility at Sea

JUN 2, 202659 MIN
NZ Tech Podcast

Why Every Boat Needs This: AquaGPS, Boat Theft, and Visibility at Sea

JUN 2, 202659 MIN

Description

Host Paul Spain is joined by Sam Allen and Nick Walton, co-founders of NZ Boat Register, to explore how Kiwi innovation is improving marine visibility and asset tracking using AquaGPS, a Starlink-enabled GPS solution. The conversation also covers the latest in tech news, including:Game changing Nvidia chip coming to Windows laptops and PCsMSD Welfare decisions moving to AI Automated Decision-MakingNew Zealand’s First Deepfake Porn ProsecutionOne New Zealand AI Trust Report (2026)New Zealand Government budget’s impact on the tech sectorExperimental chip demo shows 1000x performance gainsSpecial thanks to our show partners: Fortinet, Workday, Spark New Zealand, One New Zealand, 2degrees, and Gorilla Technology.