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Physical security guidance for New Zealand data centre hopes
Disaster Recovery

Physical security guidance for New Zealand data centre hopes

New government guidance warns mega data centres are now critical infrastructure, with a single breach risking banking, logistics and communications.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Sun, 24th May 2026
Send your troops out well equipped and well trained
Victim support

Send your troops out well equipped and well trained

A worker’s severe burn injuries have prompted WorkSafe’s first pre-charge undertaking, forcing sector-wide safety measures across the electrical industry.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sun, 24th May 2026
Downer gets the mix right for maximum productivity
Robotics

Downer gets the mix right for maximum productivity

The expanded partnership will push robotic inspections into more rail networks while keeping technicians central to safer, faster maintenance work.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sat, 16th May 2026
High tech operation attracts graduates to the packing shed
Robotics

High tech operation attracts graduates to the packing shed

Automation in New Zealand packhouses is opening up graduate careers and strengthening the horticulture sector's resilience against global shocks.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Sat, 16th May 2026
Solutions favour system thinkers but linear thinkers control the vote
Higher education

Solutions favour system thinkers but linear thinkers control the vote

Transport policies are still failing because voters and policymakers default to linear thinking, despite predictable knock-on effects on congestion and costs.

By Staff Writer • 13 min read • Sat, 16th May 2026
Enhanced safety potential and lower maintenance costs
Fleet Management

Enhanced safety potential and lower maintenance costs

Airlines could cut repainting and downtime as the new drone system measures coating wear more precisely in about 30 minutes.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sat, 9th May 2026
Opportunity to piggyback on recycling contaminated soil
Sustainability

Opportunity to piggyback on recycling contaminated soil

Victoria’s new soil-washing plant will let construction firms reuse polluted earth, easing landfill pressure as infrastructure demand rises.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sat, 9th May 2026
The dream of fusion edges closer to reality with million dollar boost
Power / Energy

The dream of fusion edges closer to reality with million dollar boost

US funding could help fusion startups move faster, after prior support drew USD $1.5 billion in private investment and new reactor ideas.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sat, 2nd May 2026
The importance of a work culture of safety
Short Message Service

The importance of a work culture of safety

Weak safety culture and poor handover practices left Port Otago workers exposed when runaway wagons rolled back during a routine shunt.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sat, 18th Apr 2026
Vibe coded AI problems just got a lot more serious
Data Protection

Vibe coded AI problems just got a lot more serious

Open banking in New Zealand is set to expose weakly secured AI tools to live client financial data, raising breach and compliance risks.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sat, 18th Apr 2026
Being unprepared for a cyber attack has a heavy price tag
Disaster Recovery

Being unprepared for a cyber attack has a heavy price tag

Unprepared firms can face NZ$173,000 in ransomware costs alone, with lost clients and trust pushing the real bill much higher.

By Staff Writer • 12 min read • Sat, 18th Apr 2026
Key IRD audit triggers and how to stay off the list
MYOB

Key IRD audit triggers and how to stay off the list

Unexplained bank deposits, repeated losses and late filings can put small businesses and individuals on Inland Revenue’s audit radar.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sat, 11th Apr 2026
How WorkSafe is changing the way it works with industry
Agricultural Technology

How WorkSafe is changing the way it works with industry

With more than one workplace death a week, the regulator is overhauling enforcement, guidance and industry engagement to cut serious harm.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Sat, 11th Apr 2026
2026 Guangzhou Electrical Building Technology
Smart Cities

2026 Guangzhou Electrical Building Technology

More than 210,000 trade visitors attended the Guangzhou fair, where exhibitors secured deals in home automation, energy management and smart power systems.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Tue, 7th Apr 2026
2026 World Battery & Energy Storage Industry Expo in China
Manufacturing

2026 World Battery & Energy Storage Industry Expo in China

The Guangzhou expo will draw global buyers to battery and energy storage suppliers seeking new trade opportunities in September 2026.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Tue, 7th Apr 2026
Plenty of talkers but where are the tech savvy workers
Clean technologies

Plenty of talkers but where are the tech savvy workers

New Zealand’s electrification push is being slowed by a shortage of skilled electricians, leaving households and firms exposed to higher costs and outages.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Sat, 4th Apr 2026
WorkSafe warn SME to properly plan high-risk, ad hoc work
Small Business

WorkSafe warn SME to properly plan high-risk, ad hoc work

A fatal machinery move in Ōtorohanga has prompted WorkSafe to warn small firms that improvised, non-routine jobs need proper planning and controls.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sat, 4th Apr 2026
Paving Hawaiian roads with recycled plastics and abandoned fishing nets
Sustainability

Paving Hawaiian roads with recycled plastics and abandoned fishing nets

Hawaii is testing whether roadbuilding can reduce landfill pressure by turning marine debris and household plastic into asphalt without extra shedding.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Sat, 28th Mar 2026
Rules, I have come to believe, can be stupid
Auckland University

Rules, I have come to believe, can be stupid

Excessive red tape can leave managers unable to fix failures or hold staff to account, Auckland University Professor Natasha Hamilton-Hart says.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sat, 28th Mar 2026