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Wellington opens Te Rua Archives with NZD $290m climate-resilient façade
Clean technologies

Wellington opens Te Rua Archives with NZD $290m climate-resilient façade

Wellington's NZD $290m Te Rua Archives showcases a climate-resilient, culturally rich façade, safeguarding New Zealand's heritage against earthquakes and climate change.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Mon, 29th Sep 2025
New government 'alliance' formed to combat online scammers
Cybersecurity

New government 'alliance' formed to combat online scammers

New Zealand's government forms 'Anti-Scam Alliance' with banks, police and tech firms to tackle online scams through real-time data sharing.

By Craig McCulloch • 2 min read • Fri, 11th Jul 2025
Wellington Council under close watch for all the wrong reasons
Wellington City Council

Wellington Council under close watch for all the wrong reasons

Questions are mounting over whether Wellington ratepayers are being asked to fund water works more expensively than necessary after a departmental misread.

By Staff Writer • 10 min read • Wed, 23rd Oct 2024
Government births, deaths and marriages IT project halted
Open source

Government births, deaths and marriages IT project halted

RNZ understands multiple deadlines have been missed after officials tried to buy an off-the-shelf system and customise it.

By Phil Pennington • 4 min read • Fri, 22nd Dec 2023
Call for independent review into Auckland supercity amalgamation
Auckland Council

Call for independent review into Auckland supercity amalgamation

Auckland ratepayers are facing renewed scrutiny of amalgamation as critics say bigger councils bring higher costs, weaker oversight and less local control.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 16th Mar 2023
The infrastructure sector – 2022 in review & looking ahead
Power / Energy

The infrastructure sector – 2022 in review & looking ahead

Policy change, fuel resilience and green power projects are set to dominate infrastructure again as reform timelines tighten in 2023.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Mon, 16th Jan 2023
Identity Check online system pilot launched despite gaps over privacy, rights
Surveillance

Identity Check online system pilot launched despite gaps over privacy, rights

Government's online identity check system raises concerns over human rights, ethics, and Māori engagement. Nationwide pilot underway.

By Phil Pennington • 6 min read • Tue, 22nd Nov 2022
Mayors propose simpler Three Waters alternative
Financing

Mayors propose simpler Three Waters alternative

Councils could get a simpler path to fund water upgrades after the mayors’ plan was backed as a more practical alternative to Three Waters.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Fri, 4th Nov 2022
Why we need to talk about facial recognition
Data Protection

Why we need to talk about facial recognition

Retail use of facial recognition is raising privacy concerns as New Zealand weighs whether its laws can keep pace with AI.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 28th Jun 2022
Catalyst Cloud awarded NZ all-of-government contract
Hyperscale

Catalyst Cloud awarded NZ all-of-government contract

New Zealand cloud provider Catalyst Cloud has been awarded an All-of-Government Cloud Framework Agreement with Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal Affairs.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Fri, 4th Mar 2022
Katana announces expansion and release on DIA marketplace
Marketing Technologies

Katana announces expansion and release on DIA marketplace

Katana releases managed DMARC implementation service on Department of Internal Affairs Marketplace, giving government organisations access to email protection.

By Mitchell Hageman • 2 min read • Thu, 27th Jan 2022
Investigation: The NZ Govt is weakening its grip on nuisance spam
Government

Investigation: The NZ Govt is weakening its grip on nuisance spam

Spam enforcement in New Zealand has decreased significantly, prompting calls for a review of the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act (UEMA).

By Matthew Lark • 12 min read • Thu, 16th Dec 2021

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Blackpoint names Erin Whitmore to lead threat intel
Ransomware

Blackpoint names Erin Whitmore to lead threat intel

Managed service providers are under rising pressure from ransomware and nation-state attacks as Blackpoint expands intelligence-led security for partners.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Jun 2026
ABBYY, Desktop Imaging automate NZ council rebates, invoices
Document Management

ABBYY, Desktop Imaging automate NZ council rebates, invoices

AI document tools slash manual workloads at Wellington City Council and Fire and Emergency New Zealand, boosting compliance and payment speed.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
RAD project marks impressive 2023 with donations & accolades
DevOps

RAD project marks impressive 2023 with donations & accolades

In 2023, the Recycle A Device (RAD) project achieved remarkable milestones, including donating 2,374 laptops and winning notable accolades.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Mon, 4th Dec 2023
Potential job creation of planned NZ data centres not known
Data Analytics

Potential job creation of planned NZ data centres not known

Government agency not researching job creation in planned data centres, despite meeting requests from companies.

By RNZ • 1 min read • Tue, 29th Nov 2022

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LightSpeed Networks appoints Matthew Partridge as MD
Network Infrastructure

LightSpeed Networks appoints Matthew Partridge as MD

LightSpeed is betting on tighter service accountability to win more enterprise and wholesale contracts across its East of England and Midlands network.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month