ICT is a significant export earner in NZ and grew 47% from 2017-2019, to $2.1B in 2019 [1]. Compare to the three largest exports, dairy ($16B), tourism ($16B) and meat ($8B) [2]. ([2] is missing education though.)
> I'd love to see a some economic data from StatsNZ that supports your case.
The case/point was that the tech sector in NZ should be supported to grow further. You didn't make an argument that that policy is wrong.