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TrendAI adds NVIDIA Nemotron to sovereign security cloud

The move lets regulated organisations run AI-driven threat detection inside customer-controlled environments, keeping sensitive security data local.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Yesterday

Surveillance

Blink launches 4K and pan-tilt security cameras in Australia

Blink has expanded its Australia and New Zealand security camera range with a 4K indoor-outdoor model and a 2K camera with pan-tilt tracking.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Yesterday

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 • Yesterday

Real estate

Asia Pacific hotel investment hits USD $12 billion

Regional hotel dealmaking has surged despite geopolitical and rate risks, with JLL now forecasting USD $15 billion in Asia Pacific transactions for 2026.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 2 days ago

eCommerce

Explainer: Why Facebook is going to start charging many New Zealand small businesses

New subscription limits could leave Kiwi owner-operators paying up to NZD $883 a month to keep posting links to customers.

By Nik Dirga • 5 min read • 2 days ago

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Civil Defence

Flood risk meeting called at Franz Josef Glacier

Residents will hear updated advice on whether stopbanks and infrastructure at Franz Josef can withstand the Waiho River's shifting flood risk.

By Vihan Dalal • 5 min read • Yesterday

Agricultural Technology

Canterbury farmer branches out as solar farm takes root

Sheep will keep grazing beneath the panels as the 42-megawatt project gives a Canterbury farmer a second income stream and helps feed the grid.

By Jonathan Leask • 4 min read • Yesterday

Urban Planning

Porirua paid parking generates $2m in a year, but costs $1.88m

After deducting running and overhead costs, Porirua City Council made a $210,000 profit from city centre paid parking last year.

By Justin Wong • 3 min read • Yesterday

Housing

Mystery buyer eyes up Kāpiti Coast airport

A potential sale has raised hopes and fears over whether the Paraparaumu runway will stay open for scheduled flights and emergency landings.

By Justin Wong • 3 min read • Yesterday

Construction

Famed Coromandel track eyes Christmas reopening at a third of original cost

Visitors to Cathedral Cove could regain access before Christmas as a new reroute is set to cost $121,000, well below the 2024 estimate.

By Jordan Smith • 3 min read • Yesterday

Grants

Gisborne council rejects Toitū Tairāwhiti bid to waive $985,450 in contributions

A narrow vote leaves Toitū Tairāwhiti Housing facing a nearly $1 million bill, raising fears rents on its Gisborne homes will rise.

By Imogen Brophy • 6 min read • Yesterday

Urban Planning

Parking fix for Hawke's Bay sports hub gains momentum

Council backing for a revised master plan means detailed design work can begin on parking and traffic fixes at the busy sports park.

By Linda Hall • 4 min read • Yesterday

Risk & Compliance

Pipes or paperwork? Mayor says councils burdened by rising audit fees

Waimakariri ratepayers could face nearly $500,000 in annual audit costs, as the mayor says the money is being diverted from core services.

By David Hill • 4 min read • Yesterday

Clean technologies

Lodestone Energy lists on NZX after USD $75 million IPO

The listing brings fresh capital and about 10,000 new shareholders to a solar business planning to expand across New Zealand's power market.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday

Renewable energy

McKay delivers Samoa's first low-carbon ferry network

Passengers in Samoa will gain cleaner island links as five solar-powered catamarans start service, cutting diesel use and transport emissions.

By Mara Sugue • 2 min read • Yesterday

Agricultural Technology

KiwiNet honours research commercialisation winners

The network says more than 20 years of backing research spin-outs is now creating jobs, deals and export-ready technologies nationwide.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday

Construction

Ingram retains Hawke's Bay excavator operator title

His regional victory sends Marcus Ingram to the national finals after he beat eight other operators in Hastings.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Yesterday

New Zealand Labour Party

What's going on with retirement village share prices?

Policy uncertainty and a stagnant housing market have deepened the slump in retirement village shares, even as analysts see recovery potential.

By Susan Edmunds • 4 min read • 2 days ago

EDS

EDS patients in limbo as Hamilton surgeon Chris Holdaway stops seeing patients

Hundreds of EDS patients may now struggle to get assessments for suspected vascular compression syndromes after the Medical Council imposed temporary restrictions.

By Anusha Bradley • 3 min read • 2 days ago

Ministry of Health

'An agonising loss of life and potential': Three accidental drug overdose deaths per week

Nearly half of fatal overdose cases remain under investigation, as new figures show the toll has stayed stubbornly high for years.

By Kate Green • 5 min read • 2 days ago