Engineering stories
Creative ITC hires Lewis Pinner as Chief Revenue Officer
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storage
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
Creative ITC appoints veteran industry executive Lewis Pinner as Chief Revenue Officer to drive overseas expansion and deepen customer growth.
Primary export growth lifts demand for industrial property
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devops
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manufacturing
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supply chain
Calder Stewart says export-led demand is spurring more logistics and cold storage builds, with its next three to five years of work potentially doubling.
Scale By Avec says strategic hiring is the key in the age of AI
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robots
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uc
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digital transformation
Scale By Avec urges firms to rethink hiring in AI era, backing training, human skills and entry-level pathways over headcount cuts.
Data centres should be built as civic assets to balance AI
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smart cities
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Experts are urging data centres be planned as civic infrastructure using digital modelling to balance booming AI demand.
HPE expands NVIDIA-based Cray & AI Factory systems
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virtualisation
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manufacturing
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hyperscale
HPE boosts its AI and supercomputing line-up with new NVIDIA-powered Cray blades and AI Factory systems for trillion-parameter models.
How Formula 1 turns data & cyber security into speed
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firewalls
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data protection
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data analytics
At Albert Park, F1 insiders reveal how sharper data use, tighter security and resilience planning combine to unlock race-winning performance.
You have to give to gain: Why I view mentorship as a force multiplier
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leadership
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flexible work
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engineering
On International Women's Day, a telecom leader argues that mentorship lets women give to gain, multiplying influence across STEM.
Women in tech: curiosity, courage & backing yourself
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ai
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cto
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leadership
On IWD 2026, a senior tech leader urges women to back themselves, embrace 'squiggly' careers and bring their own seat to the table.
The importance of 'the connectors' in an AI-powered industry
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digital transformation
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data science
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martech
In an AI-driven adtech world, unsung 'connectors'-often women-are emerging as key leaders, translating innovation into real-world impact.
AI is changing who succeeds in tech. Are we preparing women for that shift?
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digital transformation
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genai
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ai
As AI reshapes tech careers, New Zealand faces a pivotal chance to draw more women into the sector before they are shut out of its future.
AIDA Cruises deploys OpenRoaming Wi‑Fi across fleet
Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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uc
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network infrastructure
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digital transformation
AIDA Cruises adopts OpenRoaming Wi‑Fi across its 11-ship fleet, promising seamless, log-in free connectivity for 1.5 million guests a year.
Emesent unveils GX1 scanner to speed up site surveys
Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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productivity
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engineering
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skills shortage
Emesent launches GX1 mobile scanner, promising survey-grade accuracy and site survey times slashed by up to 95% for construction teams.
McLaren extends Dell tech deal to power F1 data push
Wed, 18th Feb 2026
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storage
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gaming
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network infrastructure
McLaren extends its long-running Dell tech deal to boost AI-driven data, simulations and race strategy across its factory and F1 trackside ops.
Babcock extends AUT Women in Tech STEM partnership
Wed, 18th Feb 2026
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edutech
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aut
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higher education
Babcock extends its AUT Women in Tech partnership for three more years, boosting mentoring and career pathways for women in STEM.
Wesfarmers, Microsoft deepen AI & cloud retail pact
Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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cx
Wesfarmers is deepening its AI and cloud pact with Microsoft to roll out Copilot tools, agents and data platforms across its retail brands.
Trane to acquire LiquidStack in data centre cooling push
Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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manufacturing
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
Trane Technologies will acquire liquid cooling specialist LiquidStack to bolster data centre thermal management for AI and high-density computing.
Trane Technologies to buy LiquidStack in AI cooling push
Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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manufacturing
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
Trane Technologies will acquire AI-focused data centre cooling specialist LiquidStack, expanding its liquid and rack-level thermal management range.
New high-tech manufacturing plant opens in Canterbury
Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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dr
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supply chain
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clean technologies
Enatel opens an 8000sqm high-tech plant in Christchurch, uniting staff and boosting export capacity for its specialised battery chargers.
Johnson Controls names Susan Hughes Asia Pacific chief
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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manufacturing
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cx
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martech
Johnson Controls has appointed Susan Hughes to lead its Asia Pacific business, joining the executive committee as it targets growth in the region.
'AI workslop': Zapier survey finds AI delivers gains as well as costly corrections
Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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rpa
Zapier survey finds 92% of staff feel AI boosts productivity, yet workers spend hours each week fixing low-quality 'AI workslop' outputs.