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Footpath petition questioned; Councillor says he unknowingly signed it

Questions over the validity of a 263-name petition have put pressure on Ashburton's footpath plans, after a councillor said he signed it by mistake.

By Jonathan Leask • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Local Government

Councils stung with rising audit costs

Kaikōura District Council spent more than $200,000 on its annual audit last year, fuelling wider concerns that compliance costs are climbing for ratepayers.

By David Hill • 3 min read • 2 days ago

Grants

Hawke's Bay council records biggest capital programme

Only NZD $347,000 was left for unexpected costs after Hawke's Bay Regional Council spent a record NZD $75.1 million on capital projects.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Local Government

Costly dilemma: $20m price tag to replace South Wairarapa bridge

A century-old South Wairarapa bridge now faces a $20 million replacement bill after engineers found it needs strengthening and is too weak for heavy vehicles.

By Emily Ireland • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Construction

United Rentals expands New Zealand push with cleaner kit

The new equipment line could help construction and infrastructure customers cut worksite emissions and save up to $25,000 a year.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 5 days ago

Global Stories

Infrastructure stories

DevOps

Percona appoints Kris Buytaert to lead observability

The hire comes as database users need clearer root-cause analysis across software, infrastructure and data systems, not just inside the database.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • 2 days ago

Unified Communications

Watercare appoints Martine Watson as Chief Digital Officer

The move comes as the utility prepares to oversee a $15.2 billion infrastructure pipeline across Auckland over the next decade.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Yesterday

Manufacturing

Ailytics raises USD $7.4 million to expand globally

The Singapore startup will use fresh funding to hire in key markets and take its camera-based safety software into the US, Japan and the Gulf.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • 3 days ago

Manufacturing

Syncrowin raises AUD $3 million in oversubscribed round

The cash will fund expansion of Syncrowin's AI software for energy and manufacturing, as operators seek better reliability and output.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • 4 days ago

Internet of Things

CSL Group buys SIMPL Wireless in North America push

The deal gives CSL Group a US base and wider carrier access as demand grows for resilient IoT connectivity across critical sectors.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 3 days ago

Telematics

LG unveils V2X-V2N safety platform for connected roads

Road safety could improve as connected vehicles share warnings about hidden hazards under LG's new platform, which targets Euro NCAP scenarios.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Surveillance

Milestone appoints Peter Bartzios for South Pacific

The hire strengthens support for large infrastructure and enterprise security projects in the South Pacific, where buyers want systems that can scale over time.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Storage

Virtuozzo adds NVIDIA support & lite deployment option

Smaller sites can now run AI and storage together more cheaply, as the new version targets remote offices and on-premises deployments.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 5 days ago

Stories from Other Regions

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Private Cloud

Interactive urges workload-first cloud planning for firms

Poor workload choices can drive higher cloud bills and weaker governance as firms race to replace ageing kit and meet AI demands.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Today

Manufacturing

UK growth sectors warn demand will outstrip capacity

Only one in 10 senior executives are very confident they can add capacity fast enough, as bottlenecks threaten growth in four key sectors.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Construction

PERI UK expands digital engineering for temporary works

Construction teams can now spot clashes earlier and plan safer installations as PERI UK adds BIM, 3D visualisation and XR tools to temporary works.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Construction

Construction leads Australian small business sales growth

Sales growth for Australian small firms eased to 5.2% in the September quarter, even as construction remained among the strongest sectors.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 3 days ago

Manufacturing

RapidCanvas raises USD $29 million in Series B round

The funding lifts RapidCanvas's total backing to USD $52.5 million as it expands its AI engineering team and pushes more client projects into production.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • 4 days ago