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Carterton bridge fix could cost $600k
Transport

Carterton bridge fix could cost $600k

Drivers face weight and speed limits on the Atiwhakatu Bridge while councillors weigh a recommended $595,000 repair plan.

By Emily Ireland • 3 min read • Last week
Exclusive: Water done well reshapes councils' finances & plans
Commerce Commission

Exclusive: Water done well reshapes councils' finances & plans

Councils face around $50 billion of water upgrades over the next decade, as ring-fenced funding finally tackles decades of neglect.

By Mike Bishara • 9 min read • This month
Commerce Commission confirms it will not step in to keep Wellington water bills down
Commerce Commission

Commerce Commission confirms it will not step in to keep Wellington water bills down

Residents face higher Wellington water bills after the Commerce Commission said Tiaki Wai's costs still justify rises and no cap is needed now.

By Ellen O'Dwyer and Nine to Noon • 3 min read • This month

Global Stories

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SoftwareOne completes APAC channel integration with Crayon
Digital Transformation

SoftwareOne completes APAC channel integration with Crayon

Partners across Asia-Pacific should gain wider technical support as SoftwareOne folds Crayon's channel business into one regional operation.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago
AoFrio launches Ask iQ for cooler fleet data queries
Data Analytics

AoFrio launches Ask iQ for cooler fleet data queries

The new tool lets beverage brands question cooler fleets in plain language, drawing on data from more than 3.7 million connected units.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Broadridge holds third in IDC FinTech Rankings again
Digital Transformation

Broadridge holds third in IDC FinTech Rankings again

Financial institutions' spending on core systems has kept Broadridge in third place in IDC's FinTech rankings for a fourth straight year.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week
SAP launches supply chain centre in Australia & NZ
Data Analytics

SAP launches supply chain centre in Australia & NZ

Businesses in Australia and New Zealand under supply chain strain will get access to more than 26 SAP consultants and AI tools.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week
SEI names Kristie Edling-Day as Chief Information Officer
Digital Transformation

SEI names Kristie Edling-Day as Chief Information Officer

The hire comes as the firm expands overseas and steps up work on cyber controls, data governance and AI oversight across its platforms.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Bloomberg launches Enterprise MCP for AI data access
Data governance

Bloomberg launches Enterprise MCP for AI data access

Financial firms can now give AI agents governed access to Bloomberg data, with context that clarifies currency, pricing and timing.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
Balyasny deploys Gemini across internal research platforms
Private Cloud

Balyasny deploys Gemini across internal research platforms

The hedge fund's analysts are getting faster access to market signals as Gemini scans transcripts, filings and data inside private systems.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month
AI isn't the problem, Australia's natural resources industry needs business orchestration
Digital Transformation

AI isn't the problem, Australia's natural resources industry needs business orchestration

Fragmented systems could blunt AI gains in Australian resources, leaving maintenance, finance and supply chains harder to coordinate safely.

By Justin Grose • 4 min read • This month

Stories from Other Regions

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Australian institutions hold more stablecoins than consumers
Crypto

Australian institutions hold more stablecoins than consumers

On Kraken in Australia, stablecoins account for 16.8% of institutional crypto holdings, versus 3.6% among consumer accounts.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • 2 days ago
Telent expands ICT support for Maritime & Coastguard Agency
Disaster Recovery

Telent expands ICT support for Maritime & Coastguard Agency

By consolidating support across 24 sites, the agency has cut supplier complexity and bolstered the resilience of systems behind search and rescue operations.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Flexera & Atlassian tie up to boost AI service data
Software-as-a-Service

Flexera & Atlassian tie up to boost AI service data

The tie-up aims to fix a long-standing data gap in IT operations, giving service teams richer context to speed incident handling and cut risk.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week
AutoRek wins two UK investment platform automation deals
Fintech

AutoRek wins two UK investment platform automation deals

The wins come as platforms serving 3.3 million customers and overseeing more than GBP £140 billion seek to cut manual reconciliation work.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Asset Panda launches Canadian data hosting for clients
Risk & Compliance

Asset Panda launches Canadian data hosting for clients

The move should help Canadian public-sector and regulated customers adopt the asset management platform without moving records, files or backups abroad.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • This month
Vault Summit in Singapore spotlights onchain finance
Blockchain

Vault Summit in Singapore spotlights onchain finance

Institutions are testing vaults to cut back-office costs and enforce risk rules in onchain lending as tokenised finance matures.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 6 min read • This month