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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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Celebrating 25 years of Catalyst
Jul 4, 2022, 9:00 AMDoris Tam's journey in tech
Jun 9, 2022, 9:00 AMDoris Tam’s journey to becoming a full-time Mahara developer at Catalyst began when she was still attending high school.
Catalyst at Ko Māui Hangarau
Jun 7, 2022, 9:00 AMThe Catalyst Koha team was honoured to participate in Ko Māui Hangarau – Porirua, Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) on 17 May 2022.
Release of Koha 22.05
Jun 7, 2022, 3:00 AM
Koha for providing resources to children's services in Melbourne
May 16, 2022, 9:48 AMfkaCS was established to ensure Victorian early education and care services have access to resources that support the provision of culturally respectful service delivery and curriculum design.
Stay Curious: Lessons from the Dollar-ticket security issue
May 11, 2022, 3:44 PMIn this blog I wanted to share some of the lessons from that year that led up to the November 2021 security release.
Mahara 22.04: Search and support
May 10, 2022, 9:00 AMMahara 22.04 was released at the end of April by the Catalyst team. It contains a variety of new features, in particular around searching for content and supporting learners more efficiently.
Containers to Kubernetes - Learning cloud native development as a Catalyst Intern
Apr 11, 2022, 9:00 AMDaniel Southward-Ellis, shares his experience learning cloud native deployment during his internship at Catalyst.
Catalyst Samba team fixes critical Microsoft security issue
Mar 22, 2022, 9:00 AMCongratulations to Catalyst’s Andrew Bartlett, who was recently on the 2021 Q4 Security Reseacher Leader-board at Microsoft, for his work with Samba and Microsoft’s Active Directory.
Five recipients awarded Open Source Scholarships
Feb 17, 2022, 9:00 AMMeet the recipients of the 2022 Open Source Scholarships
A Farewell Love Letter to Catalyst
Feb 16, 2022, 9:00 AMAfter three years at Catalyst, I have made the tough decision to leave for my dream role. It's bittersweet - I was very happy here, but I know the new role is right for me.
How to do a stocktake with Koha
Feb 8, 2022, 9:00 AMKeeping your Koha catalogue up to date with what’s actually on the shelves is easy using the dedicated Inventory tool. There are several different ways of using the tool.
Fill your Koha with your files
Feb 1, 2022, 9:00 AMYou can access all types of resources through the library – books, magazines, journals, as well as electronic files. Koha provides a useful tool that allows libraries to upload their own electronic files. This tutorial aims to make the process more straig
From Vietnam to NZ: a journey in web accessibility
Jan 12, 2022, 9:00 AMAnh Duong's experience moving to NZ from Vietnam and working in web accessibility at Catalyst.
Advisory: log4j Vulnerability
Dec 12, 2021, 9:00 AMAs of the time of publication of this advisory, Catalyst is not aware of any of its systems, or of any systems we host or manage for our clients, as having been compromised.
Release of Koha 21.11
Dec 7, 2021, 3:12 PMThe Catalyst Koha team is thrilled to celebrate the release of Koha 21.11. This release contains 4 new features, 196 enhancements and 388 bug and security fixes.
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
Lego build session
Nov 28, 2021, 9:00 AMCatalyst staff unwind with a shared goal.
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.