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14 Jul 2026, 3:48 AMFor decades, Aotearoa New Zealand has accumulated a Big Tech dependency deficit. Our country deserves better.
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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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Software requirements review: The workshop way
Jan 6, 2016, 9:00 AM
Introducing Moodle and Tōtara LMS offline player
Dec 4, 2015, 9:00 AMCatalyst partnered with a large non-profit global organisation to develop a way for their staff to access critical learning regardless of where they were located.
The BackupKey Saga: Samba triage and development on a deadline
Dec 4, 2015, 9:00 AMIn Nov 2014 Microsoft released MS14-066 / KB2992611, fixing an issue some suggested was 'Microsoft's Heartbleed', in reference to the OpenSSL issues also found last year.
So...how do you make money when using free and open software?
Dec 2, 2015, 9:00 AMPeople often ask how Catalyst IT can make money when promoting free and open software? The flippant answer is – "you don't...and if you think you can, you're doing it the wrong way".
Leading through Open
Nov 16, 2015, 9:00 AM
OpenStack Summit Report
Nov 11, 2015, 9:00 AM
Kohacon15 - Ìbàdàn, Nigeria
Nov 6, 2015, 9:00 AMWho would have thought, that a piece of software originally started in Wellington, New Zealand, would now be in use in almost every country in the world? I certainly didn't in 1999 when I first started work on Koha.
Open source training
Oct 27, 2015, 9:00 AMIn early 2013 our training programme was conceived. During the 2012 strategy day, lots of our people said they wanted more access to training.
Time to Start Building Drupal 8 Sites
Oct 9, 2015, 9:00 AM
Oh good – the TPP gives the IT Goliaths of the world a leg up!
Oct 7, 2015, 9:00 AMLet's hope the recent signing of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) doesn't give the multinational Goliaths of the IT world a massive advantage over Kiwi Davids.
The Git submodule: misunderstood beast or remorseless slavering monster?
Aug 28, 2015, 9:00 AMGit submodules may be misunderstood, but they’re powerful. See how Catalyst IT uses them to manage Moodle and Tōtara plugins.
Samba and Windows, and a tale of mutual insecurity
Aug 26, 2015, 9:00 AMIn 2013, Catalyst improved Samba's AD DC security by implementing 'bad password lockout' to align with Microsoft's standards.
Running your own open source project - Part 2
Aug 3, 2015, 9:00 PM
Running your own open source project - Part 1
Aug 3, 2015, 2:09 PMThe purpose of this blog is to share some of the lessons learned running the SOFA Statistics project since 2009.
Using Free and Open Source Assistive Technology
Jun 11, 2015, 9:10 AM
Python Flask as a Web Service Engine
Jun 1, 2015, 2:00 AM
Square Kilometre Array and Open Source
Mar 30, 2015, 9:00 AM
Drupal Menu Position Management
Feb 24, 2015, 9:00 AMFive years of Catalyst Open Source Academy
Feb 13, 2015, 9:00 AMIn 2010 Catalyst decided to offer students the opportunity to learn from our experts and experience project work first-hand to learn more about open source and get the chance to contribute to an open source software project.