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How Tiwai Point’s closure will transform New Zealand’s power grid

New transmission upgrades and extra storage will be needed as the smelter’s exit frees up 12% of New Zealand’s electricity, experts say.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 10th Jul 2020

Agricultural Technology

24/7 service and ‘can-do’ attitude drives Hydraulink’s trans-Tasman success

Its 400-plus service points across Australasia are helping customers cut costly downtime as Hydraulink adds new distributors and branches.

By Michael Curreen • 8 min read • Sun, 5th Jul 2020

Safety

Kiwi company finds more success in Australia

Rio Tinto’s tyre-handling forklift operators are seeing safer, simpler controls after Hydraulink engineered a joystick system for the machines.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Tue, 20th Aug 2019

Document Management

Australian infrastructure projects make prestigious competition finals

Their software use has put six Australian infrastructure projects among 57 global finalists in Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure 2018 Awards.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sun, 16th Sep 2018

Smart Cities

‘Year in Infrastructure 2018’ awards finalists announced

Fifty seven projects from 340 user organisations worldwide have made Bentley’s annual awards shortlist, with winners due to be named in London in October.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Fri, 24th Aug 2018

Global Stories

Rio Tinto stories

Software-as-a-Service

Emesent secures USD $17 million to expand manufacturing

The capital will help the Queensland company lift production, add jobs and push its autonomy software into more overseas markets.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

Lánluas appoints new heads for enterprise & public

TechnologyOne specialist Lánluas names Lorraine Sinnott and Susan Furber to lead enterprise and public sector as it ramps up global growth.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2026

Cloud Services

Digital decarbonisation of the mining industry - now or never

With the rise of conscious consumerism and conscious capitalism, mining enterprises are facing pressure to shift to cleaner and more sustainable operations.

By Gaurav Gopal • 4 min read • Tue, 22nd Mar 2022

Data management

Syniti hires new exec, grows 800% and strengthens channel play

Syniti has announced an 800% software growth in Australia and New Zealand in the first half of 2021, compared to last year's same period.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Oct 2021

Human Capital Management

WorkForce Software increases revenue by 300% in APAC region

WorkForce Software sees 20% YoY revenue growth and gains 232 new or expanded customer relationships in 1H of 2021, with strong growth in Asia Pacific.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 16th Aug 2021

Data Analytics

ThousandEyes makes three senior appointments across Aus

The cloud intelligence company has added a principal solutions analyst, and two regional sales managers, in Melbourne and Sydney.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 18th May 2020

Stories from Other Regions

Rio Tinto stories

Agricultural Technology

Professor Iain Murray named WA tech achiever of year

A blind employment pathway he founded has helped lift job prospects for graduates, as Professor Iain Murray won Western Australia's top tech honour.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Data Analytics

viAct expands into Australia with Vision AI safety

Australian industrial employers gain AI monitoring meant to spot hazards earlier, as tighter scrutiny raises the stakes for safety compliance.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2026

Digital Transformation

BRX launches CM.OSX with McKinnon to guide AI marketing

Marketing teams facing pressure to prove AI gains will get advice on workflows, governance and tool choice under the new service.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026

Unified Communications

Endava accelerates Australian growth with key acquisitions

Endava restructures leadership and strategy post-acquisition of Mudbath and DEK Technologies, enhancing its Australian capabilities for significant digital transformation growth.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Jun 2024

Fintech

Fintech Xalts acquires banking platform Contour Network

Singapore's Xalts acquires Contour Network in a strategic move to augment its trade finance solution ecosystem and digitise the $30tn sector.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Feb 2024

DevOps

Endava signs multi-year partnership deal with Rio Tinto

Digital transformation consultancy Endava has partnered with Rio Tinto to create an in-house, software development team of more than 500.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Tue, 1st Nov 2022

Supply Chain

UQ collaborates on multi-million-dollar sustainable energy project

University of Queensland leads multi-million-dollar project to build Australia's critical mineral supply chain and create 1300 jobs.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Apr 2022

Digital Transformation

Mining industry looks to technology for longevity

Mining sector eyes tech revolution, says global report, predicting major industry transformation within 15 years.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 16th Sep 2019

Supply Chain

How Australia can access the connected supply chain

Australia's logistics industry must embrace digitalization to compete globally or risk being left behind, according to experts.

By Kevin Griffen • 4 min read • Tue, 26th Mar 2019