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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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RiskScape™ used to model landslide risk and impacts during Auckland floods
Mar 31, 2023, 9:09 AMDuring the recent devastating floods in Auckland and Cyclone Gabrielle, scientists at NIWA and GNS Science used RiskScape™ to model landslide risks and impacts.
Save money by making your website accessible from the start
Mar 21, 2023, 9:00 AMIgnoring accessibility today will end up costing more. Making accessible design and code means making robust and sound design and code and saves you money in the long run.
Catalyst now a registered supplier of Managed Services
Mar 17, 2023, 9:00 AMCatalyst is pleased to advise that we are now a registered supplier on the DIA Marketplace under the Managed Services catalogue.
Koha as a CMS: How to add content pages
Mar 2, 2023, 4:07 PMLearn how you can use Koha as a CMS as well as a library management system.
For many of our Tōtara clients, 2023 is the year of the upgrade
Feb 27, 2023, 9:00 AMTōtara Learn v12 is going out of assured support in October and many of our clients are currently in an upgrade cycle or will be soon. They’ll be upgrading to Tōtara Talent Experience Platform, version 17 (TXP17).
What is the MSD Accessibility Charter and does it apply to me?
Feb 24, 2023, 5:00 PM
How to do recalls with Koha
Feb 20, 2023, 9:00 AMThe Catalyst Koha team is excited that Koha library software project introduced a built-in recalls feature in Koha 22.05, released in May 2022.
Koha ERM module
Jan 11, 2023, 9:00 AMLearn how to include electronic resources alongside physical collections in Koha with the ERM module.
Release of Koha 22.11
Dec 15, 2022, 9:00 AMRōpū kohinga is delighted to join the Koha community in celebrating the release of Koha 22.11 Rosalie. This release contains 13 new features, 351 enhancements, 554 bug and security fixes.
Mahara 22.10: Usability and technical changes
Nov 24, 2022, 5:30 PM
Remembering Rosalie Blake
Nov 23, 2022, 9:00 AMIt is with great sadness that Catalyst acknowledges the passing of Rosalie Blake.
The philosophical intersection of photography and web development
Oct 28, 2022, 5:00 PMIt’s in our human nature to show and share our work. We wouldn’t survive as human beings if we didn’t share.
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.
How to join the circus and still keep your day job
Oct 10, 2022, 2:21 PMLiam Sharpe shares how he can juggle work as a developer and performer.
Mate atu he tētē kura, ara mai he tētē kura
Sep 29, 2022, 9:00 AM
Open source and virtual reality
Sep 20, 2022, 9:00 AMDuring the last two Catathon days at Catalyst I hosted a virtual reality event, giving people an opportunity to experience virtual reality (VR) for the first time.
Sharing portfolio stories with the world
Sep 14, 2022, 9:00 AMThe Mahara Project Team is excited to announce its podcast 'Create. Share. Engage.' which is dedicated to showcasing practises around portfolios for learning and more.
Catathon: celebrating 25 years of Catalyst
Aug 11, 2022, 9:00 AM
Catalyst crosses the ditch for VALA
Aug 2, 2022, 9:00 AM
Kawaiicon 2022: the technical computer security conference in the Pacific
Jul 13, 2022, 9:00 AMHeld over two days at the Michael Fowler centre, the con hosted 27 presentations by 27 excellent individuals on a huge range of security-related topics.