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October 24, 2025
Theta Adventure Racers raise hundreds for Cure Kids
From three, to six, to twelve hours of racing, laughing, and getting lost together, Theta’s adventure racers efforts have raised over $1,000 for Cure Kids, proving that teamwork, resilience, and a great cause make every challenge worth it.
November 11, 2025
Watch Now — The Innovation Circuit EP 8: Swipe Right, Tech Trends leaders are backing for 2026 — Part 2
In this two-part series, we’re diving into emerging tech trends and their potential impact as we look ahead to 2026. The topics we explore are based on insights from a series of executive events we recently hosted with our customers.
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December 18, 2017
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cyber Security
Machine learning is a type of artificial intelligence (AI) that provides computers – or in the case of Mr Burns, monkeys (see clip below) - with the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed. Computers use algorithms to learn from past data to predict what may happen (predictive analysis), and can adapt when exposed to new data.
December 14, 2017
Gaming the digital curriculum with augmented reality
Last month we co-hosted an event, Gaming the Digital Curriculum, with Marianne Malmstrom and the MiniDevs of Newlands Intermediate School. Held at PROJECTR in Wellington, the event brought together educators, developers, AR enthusiasts and learners to hear about a project that has been designing learning opportunities based on real world challenges, using augmented reality technologies.
December 12, 2017
Information Technology Students Tackle Text Analytics
We’re delighted to welcome Rose McColl and Alisha Thakkar to our innovation lab. They are studying towards a Master in Information Technology degree at the University of Auckland and are with Theta for a 10-week summer internship.
December 5, 2017
Turn data into action: Microsoft Data Insights conference
The Microsoft Data Insights conference held in Seattle this year delivered great sessions on the Microsoft analytical stack including showcasing solutions and case studies using Azure services. Adrian Simpson, a Theta Analytics practice lead, attended the conference. Here are some of his highlights.
November 30, 2017
Gearing up for the Cure Kids Great Adventure Race 2018
The next Cure Kids Great Adventure Race takes place on 17 March 2018. Our fundraising efforts are already well under way, and this year we hope to be able to enter two Theta teams in the race, with team members from Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
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November 29, 2017
Foodstuffs Innovation Hackfest
Earlier this month, Jim Taylor and Daniel Tai from our innovation lab were part of the inaugural Foodstuffs innovation hackfest.
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November 23, 2017
Object Detection on a Raspberry Pi
Image recognition has become a part of our daily lives, and the technology behind it is advancing at a steady pace. We thought it'd be cool to use the increasing speed and tiny size of lightweight computers like the Raspberry Pi, as well as the efficiency and portability of machine learning libraries such as Tensorflow, to create a standalone, handheld object detector.
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November 21, 2017
2017 MicroStrategy Symposium: Analytics for everyone
This year’s MicroStrategy Symposium was co-hosted by Theta and MicroStrategy at Eden Park in Auckland.
October 27, 2017
New Tauranga Office
Theta is opening a fourth New Zealand office, in Tauranga, signalling a strong commitment to our growing customer base in the Bay of Plenty and surrounding areas. The Durham Street premises will become a permanent hub for operations in this region.
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October 27, 2017
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Tenerife: New Features
Many of the new features coming in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Tenerife were showcased at this month’s Directions EMEA conference in Madrid. Our Head of ERP, Joerg Rau, shares some of the highlights.