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Report finds GCSB in compliance with NZ rights
Cloud Services

Report finds GCSB in compliance with NZ rights

For the fourth consecutive year, the GCSB has been found in compliance with New Zealand's legal and human rights standards, reports the Inspector-General.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 10th Dec 2018
Govt commits $5.15m to digital identity research
NZTech

Govt commits $5.15m to digital identity research

The New Zealand Government is investing $5.15m in research on digital identity, aiming to give citizens control of their information.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Dec 2018
KiwiRail committed to inland freight hub
Supply Chain

KiwiRail committed to inland freight hub

The new hub is expected to ease congestion, cut emissions and free up the city’s ageing freight yard for housing and business development.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 4th Dec 2018
New authority an important step but wider reform needed
Local Government

New authority an important step but wider reform needed

Affordable housing will remain out of reach unless ministers back new greenfield development and broader planning reform, an expert warns.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 29th Nov 2018
Inaugural Building Information Modelling conference planned
Construction

Inaugural Building Information Modelling conference planned

Government-backed registration for Wellington’s first BIM conference has already drawn more than 150 expressions of interest from the sector.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Tue, 20th Nov 2018
Construction industry suffering a technology value gap
Data Analytics

Construction industry suffering a technology value gap

Most Kiwi builders are missing out on returns from new kit, as skills gaps and poor systems integration blunt tech gains.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 13th Nov 2018
Small Business Council sharpens focus on future disruption
Small Business

Small Business Council sharpens focus on future disruption

New Zealand's Small Business Council establishes four key pillars to support the country's small businesses in the future.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Nov 2018
NZ's newest $23m supercomputer facility now open
DataCentre infrastructure

NZ's newest $23m supercomputer facility now open

Research, Science and Innovation Minister Dr Megan Wood comments on the benefits that this technology will bring to the country.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 7th Nov 2018
Spectacular waterfront stadium mooted for Auckland
Auckland Council

Spectacular waterfront stadium mooted for Auckland

Auckland ratepayers could avoid the bill for a 50,000-seat roofed stadium, as a business-backed plan links it to waterfront redevelopment.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Mon, 29th Oct 2018
Penlink project underlines importance of independent infrastructure body
Auckland Council

Penlink project underlines importance of independent infrastructure body

Delays to Penlink are prompting calls for clearer rules to speed up unsolicited infrastructure bids and attract more private investment.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 10th Oct 2018
Kiwis dream of electric vehicles - while we're buying gas guzzlers
Cartech

Kiwis dream of electric vehicles - while we're buying gas guzzlers

Despite the positive spin on electric vehicles, New Zealanders are still buying gas guzzlers, according to new data from the Ministry of Transport.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 8th Oct 2018
Are cryptocurrencies the way of the future?
Digital Transformation

Are cryptocurrencies the way of the future?

A Law Foundation-backed report says faster regulation could help New Zealand avoid missing out on blockchain jobs, trade and tax benefits.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Sat, 6th Oct 2018
R&D Tax Incentive a welcome boost for tourism sector - TECNZ
New Zealand Government

R&D Tax Incentive a welcome boost for tourism sector - TECNZ

The government's new R&D Tax Incentive could be a breakthrough for the tourism sector's ability to innovate, adapt and change.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Oct 2018
LeoLabs space-tracking tech is coming to Central Otago
Space

LeoLabs space-tracking tech is coming to Central Otago

Central Otago is going to become home to one of the first radars in the Southern Hemisphere to track small satellites and space debris.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Oct 2018
NZTech's Graeme Muller on the R&D tax incentive
Taxation

NZTech's Graeme Muller on the R&D tax incentive

NZTech's chief executive describes why he thinks the government's research and development will work, and the pitfalls it needs to avoid.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Oct 2018
Wellington’s Bowen Campus set for innovative expansion
Business Continuity

Wellington’s Bowen Campus set for innovative expansion

Record-low office vacancy in Wellington is driving demand for the 21,000sqm expansion, which will house 5,000 workers across four buildings.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Sun, 30th Sep 2018
New online tool for health and wellbeing policy
Human Capital Management

New online tool for health and wellbeing policy

Small businesses can now draft compliant health and wellbeing rules in minutes, with the free builder designed to save time and cut legal hassle.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Sun, 23rd Sep 2018
NZTech chief: Don't wait for the government, let's find NZ's CTO ourselves
NZTech

NZTech chief: Don't wait for the government, let's find NZ's CTO ourselves

NZTech chief Graeme Muller urges New Zealand's tech community to appoint its own CTO, calling government handling a 'shocker' after Derek Handley debacle.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 17th Sep 2018

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