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Austroads wins data impact award for national NEVDIS
Data Analytics

Austroads wins data impact award for national NEVDIS

The recognition spotlights a national platform that helps authorities and buyers check vehicle and driver records across borders more reliably.

By Raphael Veloso • 3 min read • Last month
Optic Security promotes Hill to WA operations manager
Network Security

Optic Security promotes Hill to WA operations manager

The Perth expansion puts Optic Security closer to large maintenance contracts in Western Australia, where demand is rising across key sectors.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last month
Hisense launches three new laser projectors in Australia
Home Theatre

Hisense launches three new laser projectors in Australia

The range targets buyers seeking portable viewing and bigger-screen home cinema options, with models priced from AUD $1,799 to AUD $4,999.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • Last month

Global Stories

New Zealand (NZ) stories

TCS backs seven charities with pro bono tech support
Data Protection

TCS backs seven charities with pro bono tech support

Charities across Australia and New Zealand will get help modernising systems, protecting data and improving services through TCS's Tech4HOPE scheme.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last month
Restaurant Brands deepens search partnership with Optimisers
Marketing Technologies

Restaurant Brands deepens search partnership with Optimisers

Accurate location data is now central to how diners find KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell in New Zealand across search, maps and AI tools.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last month
RecordPoint & Informotion team up for data governance
Software-as-a-Service

RecordPoint & Informotion team up for data governance

Budget-conscious agencies can keep legacy records in place while tightening privacy controls and speeding up stalled AI projects under the partnership.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

New Zealand (NZ) stories

Livingstone names Ash Burkhart as Chief Executive Officer
Ministry of Education

Livingstone names Ash Burkhart as Chief Executive Officer

The internal promotion keeps the family-owned builder on track as it nears eight decades in business and expands across the North Island.

By Raphael Veloso • 3 min read • Last month
Auror wins US tech award for retail crime software
Software-as-a-Service

Auror wins US tech award for retail crime software

Retailers using the platform have reported lower violence rates, as the New Zealand-founded company expands across the US market.

By Raphael Veloso • 3 min read • Last month
Exxovantage backs Airspeeder Team New Zealand ground crew
Manufacturing

Exxovantage backs Airspeeder Team New Zealand ground crew

Crew fatigue and injury risk could ease as Exxovantage equips Airspeeder Team New Zealand with exoskeletons for race-day ground work.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last month
Mover caution drags New Zealand housing sales volumes
Real estate

Mover caution drags New Zealand housing sales volumes

Slower job security and economic uncertainty are leaving many relocating owner-occupiers on the sidelines, even as first-home buyers stay active.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last month
BioTech New Zealand launches engineering biology group
Massey University

BioTech New Zealand launches engineering biology group

The new group could help New Zealand researchers turn lab breakthroughs into medicines, materials and cleaner industrial processes faster.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last month
realestate.co.nz tops workplace ranking again in NZ
Human Capital Management

realestate.co.nz tops workplace ranking again in NZ

Staff sentiment rose to 95% at the property website as it balanced rapid growth with extra leave, health cover and training support.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last month
Lodestone Energy launches NZD $100m IPO for solar growth
Data centers

Lodestone Energy launches NZD $100m IPO for solar growth

The deal could end the NZX's five-year IPO drought and fund expansion of a solar generator aiming to supply more homes and businesses.

By Mara Sugue • 5 min read • Last month
GENERAL New Zealand names 2026 partner award winners
Customer Experience

GENERAL New Zealand names 2026 partner award winners

Dealer networks remain central to GENERAL New Zealand's market as Absolute Air Conditioning & Refrigeration and Ace Heat Pumps top the 2026 awards.

By Raphael Veloso • 3 min read • Last month
Fresh Minds & Groov partner on workplace wellbeing
Human Capital Management

Fresh Minds & Groov partner on workplace wellbeing

Only 3% of workers use traditional programmes, leaving employers under pressure to make mental health help easier to access before crises hit.

By Raphael Veloso • 5 min read • Last month
New Zealand looks undervalued in long-term outlook
Artificial Intelligence

New Zealand looks undervalued in long-term outlook

Nearly half of New Zealanders expect the country to be wealthier in 20 years, though productivity and capital gaps could hold it back.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • Last month
Napier council head leaving to steer new Hawke's Bay water entity
Public Sector

Napier council head leaving to steer new Hawke's Bay water entity

Household water bills and service delivery will be shaped by Louise Miller's move to lead Hawke's Bay's new regional water entity.

By Linda Hall • 3 min read • Last month