New Zealand’s technology sector has performed well against other Asia-Pacific countries, with 51 NZ companies included in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 report.Considering the financial pressures of recession, Brett O’Riley, NZICT CEO, said the outcome is a great result.“Innovation is alive and well in New Zealand,” he says. “This is a huge result that we must build on to grow these companies further.”O’Riley says this year’s result was a massive improvement on last year’s results, which included 31 NZ companies.New Zealand has four ICT-related companies in the top 50 – NextWindow, Telesmart, Sonar6 and TracMap NZ. O’Riley says, while the report indicates that the New Zealand hi-tech sector is vibrant, there is a need to ensure this grows.