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New Zealand’s updated Tax and Social Policy Work Programme

New Zealand’s updated Tax and Social Policy Work Programme

 Inland Revenue released an updated Government Tax and Social Policy Work Programme on 19 October, outlining the Aotearoa New Zealand Government’s and planned reforms. We've reviewed the programme and identified the following areas of interest for members.

Annual Report 2025-26

Annual Report 2025-26

Our 2025-26 Annual Report provides an overview of DSPANZ's activities, member engagement and ongoing work with government over the past year. 

Access to Information on the Companies Register

Access to Information on the Companies Register

DSPANZ provided a submission to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) Consultation Paper 391 Access to information on the companies register on 12 October 2026.


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Our mission is to support our members to inform government policies and develop solutions that optimise business and economic outcomes in New Zealand and Australia.

We do this by:


Helping our members to stay abreast of industry issues and share their knowledge


Communicating with our members and government stakeholders about trends, issues and opportunities in ways that are most relevant to them


Providing members with professional development opportunities that enhance the industry's capacity and reputation


Facilitating and contributing to government consultations with industry


Representing and advocating for our members in key conversations with government agencies


Promoting world class APIs, cyber security and interoperable open standards to business and government stakeholders  

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Our members range from large, well established companies through to new and nimble innovators who are working at the cutting edge of business software and app development on both sides of the Tasman.

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Last updated 10 July 2024