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New location system for mobile emergency calls
Data Protection

New location system for mobile emergency calls

Emergency crews will get a more precise mobile caller location in seconds, after New Zealand launched a new 111 tracing system.

By Geoff • 2 min read • Sun, 14th May 2017
Preparing for an artificial intelligence future
Digital Transformation

Preparing for an artificial intelligence future

New Zealand risks missing AI’s economic upside unless businesses and ministers prepare now for disruption to jobs, regulation and welfare.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 26th Apr 2017
Artificial intelligence to offer a helping hand?
Robotics

Artificial intelligence to offer a helping hand?

Safer sites and faster project delivery could follow if new technology cuts errors and lifts productivity across New Zealand construction.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 25th Apr 2017
Future cities about liveability and well-being
Smart Cities

Future cities about liveability and well-being

Experts say better planning of homes and streets could cut health costs and improve liveability in future cities.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 4th Apr 2017
Research underway on the impact of Internet of Things
Wearables

Research underway on the impact of Internet of Things

A national study could reveal hundreds of millions of dollars in gains for New Zealand as businesses remain slow to adopt connected devices.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 28th Mar 2017
Clean up environmental act, insurer urges
Risk & Compliance

Clean up environmental act, insurer urges

Rising pollution incidents are leaving New Zealand businesses exposed to clean-up bills that can run into millions of dollars.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sun, 19th Mar 2017
Artificial intelligence: What are the legal implications?
Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence: What are the legal implications?

Chapman Tripp urges action on AI's legal impact, highlighting urgent need for regulation and adaptation within law.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Oct 2016
Is the NZ workforce ready for the digital future?
Government

Is the NZ workforce ready for the digital future?

New Zealand at risk of falling behind in digital economy due to declining enrolment in STEM subjects, says new report.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 17th Aug 2015
Government-funded Callaghan Innovation offering $50,000 drone competition prize
Drones

Government-funded Callaghan Innovation offering $50,000 drone competition prize

Government-funded Callaghan Innovation has launched a competition with $50,000 up for grabs to develop unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology for th.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 8th Apr 2015
Air NZ bins automatic travel insurance after warning from ComCom
Commerce Commission

Air NZ bins automatic travel insurance after warning from ComCom

Air New Zealand, the national carrier, will scrap its pre-selected travel insurance option after receiving a formal warning from the Commerce Commissi.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2015
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall, rounding out 18% annual gain led by Chorus
Unified Communications

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall, rounding out 18% annual gain led by Chorus

New Zealand shares fell on the last day of 2014, rounding out an 18 percent annual gain that was led by telecommunications network operator Chorus,.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Wed, 31st Dec 2014
Tweaked Connor ownership soothes regulator's concerns in Acurity takeover
Health Technologies

Tweaked Connor ownership soothes regulator's concerns in Acurity takeover

The Commerce Commission has signed off a takeover bid for Acurity Health Group by its three biggest shareholders after tweaks to the holding compan.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2014
Taxpayer money-go-rounds hampering growth, says NZ Initiative
New Zealand Initiative

Taxpayer money-go-rounds hampering growth, says NZ Initiative

Income redistribution schemes such as Working for Families, which pay back money people have often already paid as tax, are a barrier to the econom.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2014
Horizon Energy first-half profit drops 58% on regulated price curbs
Power / Energy

Horizon Energy first-half profit drops 58% on regulated price curbs

Horizon Energy Distribution, the Bay of Plenty lines company which exceeded its regulated price path in 2012, said first-half profit fell 58 percen.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2014
NZ payments systems ripe for regulation, Orwell CEO Sanchez says
Regulation

NZ payments systems ripe for regulation, Orwell CEO Sanchez says

New Zealand's payments and settlements system is lagging behind the rest of the world in terms of regulation, and a new framework is needed for a s.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Thu, 13th Nov 2014
MARKET CLOSE: NZX 50 rises to record on yield appetite; Spark, Fletcher gain
Power / Energy

MARKET CLOSE: NZX 50 rises to record on yield appetite; Spark, Fletcher gain

New Zealand shares rose to a fresh record, paced by Spark New Zealand, Fletcher Building and Contact Energy, as investors continued to be drawn to.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Mon, 10th Nov 2014

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Check Point: Protecting ICS from cyber threats
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Check Point: Protecting ICS from cyber threats

Check Point Software introduces new security gateway for Industrial Control Systems; aims to prevent cyber attacks on critical infrastructure.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 2nd Jun 2015

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