PremiumChris KeallTechnology Editor/Senior Business Writer·NZ Herald·24 Jul, 2026 12:00 AM7 mins to read‌Kiwi households pay meaningfully more on mortgages than Australians because four banks control 90% of the market. Video / Herald NOW businessWhen Maya and Bowen Pan returned to living in New Zealand last year after 13 years away, they found a lot to like.

The tech scene was “unrecognisable, for the better,” Bowen Pan told the Herald, ticking off companies that were making it big worldwide while keeping their roots in