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Trade Me seeks gaming chief to shape E Blacks' global success
Gaming

Trade Me seeks gaming chief to shape E Blacks' global success

Trade Me Jobs and NZ Esports Federation seek a Chief Gaming Officer to lead New Zealand's E Blacks esports team's global competition strategy.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Tue, 19th Aug 2025
Tim Richardson joins InfoSum as first NZ team member
Data Privacy

Tim Richardson joins InfoSum as first NZ team member

Tim Richardson has been appointed as InfoSum's first Client Partner in New Zealand, aiming to enhance local client engagement and data collaboration.

By Melvin Hipolito • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Apr 2025
Finalists for the 2024 iSANZ Awards announced
Cybersecurity

Finalists for the 2024 iSANZ Awards announced

The finalists for the 2024 iSANZ Awards have been announced, recognising exceptional contributions to New Zealand's cybersecurity landscape over the past decade.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Tue, 8th Oct 2024
Serko appoints Simon Young as new Chief Technology Officer
Trade Me

Serko appoints Simon Young as new Chief Technology Officer

Serko appoints Simon Young as Chief Technology Officer, effective immediately, leveraging his over 20 years of technology leadership to drive innovation and growth.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Mon, 8th Jul 2024
Trade Me sees 20% campaign performance improvement using new tools
Data Analytics

Trade Me sees 20% campaign performance improvement using new tools

New Zealand's largest online auction site, Trade Me, has improved campaign performance by 20% using AI predictive models and tools to optimise personalisation.

By Contributor • 8 min read • Tue, 13th Feb 2024
4000+ unwanted gifts listed on Trade Me by Boxing Day
Trade Me

4000+ unwanted gifts listed on Trade Me by Boxing Day

By 9am on Boxing Day, 4,300 presents had been listed on the online marketplace, including an empty Roses chocolates wrapper of 'disappointment'.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 29th Dec 2022
Online auction to help struggling Kiwi hospo businesses
Trade Me

Online auction to help struggling Kiwi hospo businesses

Hospitality businesses in New Zealand are getting a helping hand through an online auction called Hands Up 4 Hospo.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Sun, 14th Nov 2021
Trade Me hands less customer info over to authorities according to Transparency Report
Data Privacy

Trade Me hands less customer info over to authorities according to Transparency Report

Trade Me reduces customer data releases to Police and government agencies, with a 14% drop in requests from previous year.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Aug 2021
GirlBoss Awards celebrate NZ's trailblazing young women
Trade Me

GirlBoss Awards celebrate NZ's trailblazing young women

This year's winners hailed from all corners of New Zealand including Dunedin, Wellington, Kāpiti, Taupō, Coromandel, and Auckland.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Sep 2019
Trade Me releases 7th annual Transparency Report, data requests down 24%
Data Privacy

Trade Me releases 7th annual Transparency Report, data requests down 24%

Trade Me's 7th annual Transparency Report reveals a 24% drop in data requests from New Zealand authorities, emphasising commitment to user privacy.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Sep 2019
The Tech Life Project takes Year 6 girls to Xero & Trade Me HQ
Fintech

The Tech Life Project takes Year 6 girls to Xero & Trade Me HQ

Five Christchurch Year 6 girls experienced an inspiring behind-the-scenes look at tech giants Trade Me and Xero, encouraging future careers in tech.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 1st Aug 2019
Kiwis warming up to electric vehicles, cost remains barrier
Cartech

Kiwis warming up to electric vehicles, cost remains barrier

A Trade Me survey reveals 74% of Kiwis considering an EV for their next car, up from 50% last year, but high costs remain a major hurdle.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 30th Jul 2019

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Rubber Monkey gears up for Aussie market with latest capital raise
Capital

Rubber Monkey gears up for Aussie market with latest capital raise

Rubber Monkey is seeking to raise up to NZ$2.5 million of new capital through online investment platform, Snowball Effect.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 6th Jul 2022
Top Trade Me listings of 2020 revealed
Trade Me

Top Trade Me listings of 2020 revealed

Trade Me's top Marketplace listings of 2020 in New Zealand were all inspired by COVID-19, according to the buy and sell platform.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 5th Jan 2021
Trade Me outlaws all 'non-essential' items, announces strict new guidelines
Hyperscale

Trade Me outlaws all 'non-essential' items, announces strict new guidelines

Trade Me enforces strict new guidelines, restricting sales to essential items only in compliance with NZ Government alert level 4 lockdown measures.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Apr 2020
Slack hires new head of APAC as remote working business booms
Unified Communications

Slack hires new head of APAC as remote working business booms

Slack has reported that in the past seven weeks, more than 7,000 new companies have signed up to Slack as remote working becomes the new norm.

By Nick Forrester • 2 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2020
Trade Me announces full migration to cloud with Google Cloud partnership
Virtualisation

Trade Me announces full migration to cloud with Google Cloud partnership

The online auction website says the move will migrate all systems and applications off its on-premise data centres and fully migrate to the cloud.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Mon, 23rd Mar 2020

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