# Fast Forward Aotearoa

How exponential technology is defining the future of New Zealand...and what we can do about it.

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## [⏩Fast Forward Aotearoa #2026.03: 55 days of diesel🛢️ energy security choices💧☀️ AI factory🏭 changing paradigms💡 the value of hackathons🧑‍💻 hello GDDA🏛️ how many airports?🛫 veracity🔍](https://ffwdaotearoa.substack.com/p/fast-forward-aotearoa-202603-55-days)

_2026-04-07 · Ben Reid_

Please supply your own power⚡

## [⏩Fast Forward Aotearoa #2026.02: Openstar🧲🇳🇿 kiwi defence futures🔮🛡️ growth, but at what cost?🥝📈🤦 catastrophe resilience at the edge of the world🏝️⚓ bioinvest🦜💰 the reality of everything💡](https://ffwdaotearoa.substack.com/p/fast-forward-aotearoa-202602-openstar)

_2026-03-07 · Ben Reid_

First, a playground

## [⏩Fast Forward Aotearoa #2026.01: mismanage my health data🏥💻🔓 culture in the digital age🎭📖🔮 digital sovereignty theatre☁️🇳🇿🤡 natural gas seneca cliff⛽📉 frisky kākāpō🦜💚](https://ffwdaotearoa.substack.com/p/fast-forward-aotearoa-202601-mismanage)

_2026-02-02 · Ben Reid_

Whaddya mean you can just vibe-code all-of-government?🙉

## [⏩🇳🇿 April 2025 roundup: AI for Aotearoa / chainsaws vs scalpels / learning AI on the job](https://ffwdaotearoa.substack.com/p/april-2025-roundup-ai-for-aotearoa)

_2025-04-20 · Ben Reid_

Brokenism vs Status quo-ism

## [⏩Fast Forward Aotearoa - Christmas 2024 book offer](https://ffwdaotearoa.substack.com/p/fast-forward-aotearoa-christmas-2024)

_2024-11-09_

An ideal Christmas gift for anyone interested in New Zealand's future

## [⏩🥝Monthly Aotearoa AI roundup - Aug 2024](https://ffwdaotearoa.substack.com/p/monthly-aotearoa-ai-roundup-aug-2024)

_2024-08-04 · Ben Reid_

Government \*finally\* begins engagement with AI, plus AI blueprint, hackathon and an ever-expanding futures map

## [⛪Reimagining cathedrals of the future](https://ffwdaotearoa.substack.com/p/reimagining-cathedrals-of-the-future)

_2024-07-14 · Ben Reid_

Using AI to envision better futures which people want to inhabit

## [⏩Fast Forward Aotearoa, 3 months in...](https://ffwdaotearoa.substack.com/p/fast-forward-aotearoa-3-months-on)

_2024-06-23 · Ben Reid_

It’s now just over 3 months since the digital launch of my book ⏩Fast Forward Aotearoa and over 1 month since we began shipping the paperback edition. Time flies, eh…I thought it’s time to do a quick catchup of what’s happened since then.

## [⏩Fast Forward Aotearoa paperback edition: online orders now open](https://ffwdaotearoa.substack.com/p/fast-forward-aotearoa-paperback-edition)

_2024-04-08 · Ben Reid_

Subscriber discount code inside

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_2024-04-08 · **Sponsored**_

Runs browser QA, files issues with repro evidence, and opens fix PRs.

## [⏩Fast Forward Aotearoa Digital Book Release](https://ffwdaotearoa.substack.com/p/fast-forward-aotearoa-digital-book-35e)

_2024-03-04 · Ben Reid_

Subscriber download link inside