Business of Tech: Labour: back Kiwi brains, don’t cut them

Business of Tech: Labour: back Kiwi brains, don’t cut them
Reuben Davidson. (Image: BusinessDesk/Supplied)
Peter Griffin
Reuben Davidson, Labour’s new spokesman for science, innovation, technology, broadcasting and the creative economy, isn’t shy about the scale of the challenges facing New Zealand’s high-value sectors, or the damage he says the current Government is doing. In this week’s episode of The Business of Tech, the former TV producer, who won the Christchurch East seat in the 2023 general election, is scathing of the coalition Government’s approach to science and innovation, particularly funding cuts, redundancies and...

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