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You might just be thinking about AI efficiency wrongAI makes software cheaper to build but what matters is what you do with the savings. -
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How digital product decisions actually get made in New ZealandMost digital product decisions in New Zealand don't start with a search. They start with a conversation...
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Vibe Coding Isn't Reckless. Done wrong, it is.Vibe coding is powerful for prototypes and small tools, but risky when software grows beyond your ability to understand or test it. -
Design & User Experience
Building a Design System Without Over-Engineering ItMost design-system advice was written for design teams of fifteen, not teams of one. Here's what actually works when it's just you, and why the best version is usually the honest one. -
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Why AI Coding Agents Need Better DocumentationAI coding tools perform better when teams treat documentation as infrastructure, giving agents the context they need to work accurately. -
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How Discovery Changes Data Migration PlansData migration discovery reveals what your data actually looks like before you commit to a build. What MadeCurious finds — and why it changes the plan. -
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Project Management MarkdownRethinking project management by keeping documentation in the codebase with markdown and AI to reduce drift and keep teams aligned. -
People and Culture
AI Is Changing Software Engineering, Not How You ThinkAI is changing how software gets built, but not what makes it good. -
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Why AI Is Causing Fatigue at WorkAI boosts output but increases mental load - organisations, teams and individuals need to redesign how work gets done. -
Behind the Tech
Andrew Hill's story: How Treshna started, grew, fell to the earthquakes, then rose to grow a global brand.GymMaster was losing money, but Andrew Hill went all in anyway...
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Andrew Hill's story: How Treshna started, grew, fell to the earthquakes, then rose to grow a global brand.GymMaster was losing money, but Andrew Hill went all in anyway... -
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Mainland Angels: how VC is reviving the South Island economyAs the Canterbury community manager for Mainland Angel Investors, Camille Hunt has been helping the organisation grow rapidly in the region thanks to her dedication, experience and shrewd eye for startups. -
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Serial entrepreneur Adam Hutchinson can’t stop having ideas.From brainstorming farm improvements as a kid in rural Whanganui to building a VR therapy company used in 64 countries, Adam Hutchinson's journey as a serial inventor has taught him that the biggest idea of all is getting comfortable with failure. -
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Behind the tech: Pivots, challenges and support: Appetise’s recipe for successWe’re back with another instalment of Behind the Tech – MadeCurious’s series spotlighting the people and pivots shaping NZ’s tech scene. This time, we caught up with Toby and Elise Hilliam, the husband-and-wife duo behind Appetise – a startup that began with dinner decision fatigue and ended up reshaping how food brands understand their customers.
Design & User Experience
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Design & User Experience
Building a Design System Without Over-Engineering ItMost design-system advice was written for design teams of fifteen, not teams of one. Here's what actually works when it's just you, and why the best version is usually the honest one. -
Design & User Experience
Designing Enterprise Software UI: What Actually Matters in Real ProjectsEnterprise design lives in tension between efficiency, accessibility, ambition, and reality. The work that matters is the work that still functions when those tensions collide. -
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INP and the Illusion of Speed: Designing What Users Feel, Not SeeINP redefines performance, focusing on how fast an experience feels, not just how fast it is. -
Design & User Experience
The Invisible Imagination: Designing & Collaborating with Aphantasia in MindNot everyone thinks in pictures - for designers, that’s a challenge, and a chance to rethink how we share ideas.
Development Practices
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You might just be thinking about AI efficiency wrongAI makes software cheaper to build but what matters is what you do with the savings. -
Development Practices
How digital product decisions actually get made in New ZealandMost digital product decisions in New Zealand don't start with a search. They start with a conversation... -
Development Practices
Vibe Coding Isn't Reckless. Done wrong, it is.Vibe coding is powerful for prototypes and small tools, but risky when software grows beyond your ability to understand or test it. -
Development Practices
Why AI Coding Agents Need Better DocumentationAI coding tools perform better when teams treat documentation as infrastructure, giving agents the context they need to work accurately.
People and Culture
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People and Culture
AI Is Changing Software Engineering, Not How You ThinkAI is changing how software gets built, but not what makes it good. -
People and Culture
What Makes a Software Partner Truly Trustworthy?What really makes a software partner trustworthy when the stakes are high? A practical look at the habits that build confidence in complex digital projects. -
People and Culture
AI in Workshops: Faster, Sharper, More AlignedAI-powered tools are revolutionising how workshops run, helping teams capture insights faster, stay aligned, and keep momentum. -
People and Culture
Julia reflects on her decade at MadeCurious.Doing the scary things: how Julia's decade at MadeCurious taught her to embrace the uncomfortable
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The Technology Stack Behind MadeCurious’ Complex Web ApplicationsThis article explains the proven technology stack MadeCurious uses to build secure, scalable and long-lasting web applications. -
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From Monitoring Chaos to Meaningful Observability: How We Adopted OpenTelemetryHow OpenTelemetry helped us bring clarity to a noisy, multi-environment monitoring setup. -
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Why Terraform?We asked our cloud engineer Steve why Terraform has become a trusted tool for building reliable, scalable digital foundations. -
Platforms & Languages
Beyond React (Part 2)Julia deep dives into the implementation of our selected approach
Success Stories
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Government Procurement Reform in NZ: A Real World TestA firsthand look at how New Zealand’s 2025 government procurement reforms are reshaping digital projects. -
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Reconnecting Māori with Their MaraeMarae are the cultural and social and political hubs of iwi and hapū. They are more than just meeting spaces; they are vital links to whakapapa (genealogy) and identity, but these connections are getting harder to maintain in the face of urban migration and modern challenges. -
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Scaling Environmental Remediation - Lessons from the Kaipara MoanaHow we built a scalable digital solution for environmental remediation with KMR—insights on impact, sustainability, and tech. -
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