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What we build matters, but how the state supports it matters more
25 Jun 2026, 2:47 PMOpinion piece: Don Christie, Managing Director and Co-founder of Catalyst, explores why open source and open standards should become the default for government procurement.
Getting the big moments right: A spotlight on digital government support for life events
11 May 2026, 12:41 PMFor over a decade, the Department of Internal Affairs has led cross government collaboration to shape digital services around the moments that matter most to New Zealand citizens.
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How NZ Police, HWR and Catalyst redefined training with open source innovation
Apr 2, 2025, 10:49 AMDiscover how the power of collaboration and open source solutions helped NZ Police and HW Richardson redefine training assessments.
Catalyst legal team finalists in 2024 ILANZ awards
May 22, 2024, 1:33 PMCatalyst legal team is recognised for their excellence by the wider law community.
Catalyst IT: Moodle Global Partner of the Year 2023
Apr 30, 2024, 2:00 PM
Mahara selected as impactful education innovation
Oct 25, 2022, 9:00 AMThe Mahara project has just been selected as one of the 100 innovations to watch out for in 2023 by education specialists.
NZOSA Finalists Part 8: Open Source People's Choice award
Dec 1, 2021, 9:00 AMWe are featuring the finalists from each category in the 2021 New Zealand Open Source Awards, in the lead up to the February 2022 gala dinner and award announcements. Congratulations to all the finalists, and we look forward to celebrating all your valuab
NZOSA Finalists Part 7: Open Source use in the Arts
Nov 24, 2021, 9:00 AMWe are featuring the finalists from each category in the 2021 New Zealand Open Source Awards, in the lead up to the February 2022 gala dinner and award announcements.
NZOSA Finalists Part 6: Open Source use in Science
Nov 18, 2021, 9:00 AMWe are featuring the finalists from each category in the 2021 New Zealand Open Source Awards, in the lead up to the February 2022 gala dinner and award announcements.
NZOSA Finalists Part 5: Open Source in Education, Social Services and Youth
Nov 8, 2021, 9:00 AMOver the next two months we'll be featuring the finalists from each category in the 2021 New Zealand Open Source Awards, preceding the February 2022 gala dinner and award announcements.
NZOSA Finalists Part 4: Open Source Contributor
Oct 28, 2021, 9:00 AMOver the next two months we'll be featuring the finalists from each category in the 2021 New Zealand Open Source Awards, preceding the February 2022 gala dinner and award announcements. Congratulations to all the finalists, and we look forward to celebrat
NZOSA Finalists Part 3: Open Source Software Project
Oct 20, 2021, 9:00 AMOver the next two months we'll be featuring the finalists from each category in the 2021 New Zealand Open Source Awards, preceding the February 2022 gala dinner and award announcements.
NZOSA Finalists Part 2: Open Source Use in Business
Oct 13, 2021, 9:00 AMOver the next two months we'll be featuring the finalists from each category in the 2021 New Zealand Open Source Awards, preceding the February 2022 gala dinner and award announcements. Congratulations to all the finalists, and we look forward to celebrat
NZOSA Finalists Part 1: Open Source in Government
Oct 6, 2021, 9:00 AMOver the next two months we'll be featuring the finalists from each category in the 2021 New Zealand Open Source Awards, preceding the February 2022 gala dinner and award announcements. Congratulations to all the finalists, and we look forward to cel
Moodle project ACE wins international student success award
Aug 3, 2021, 9:00 AMCatalyst is honoured to have worked in collaboration with the University of Canterbury on this positive and important tool, and is thrilled to see ACE recognised and celebrated with this award.
Catalyst Awarded Tōtara Global Partner of 2020
Jan 27, 2021, 9:00 AMCatalyst is proud to be presented with Tōtara’s Global Partner of 2020.