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Datadog launches observability maturity programme in A/NZ

The assessment aims to help A/NZ firms spot blind spots, cut tool sprawl and justify observability spend as cloud and AI workloads grow more complex.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday

Digital Transformation

Beca moves finance to Oracle cloud in Asia Pacific

The overhaul is set to cut manual work and improve financial controls for the consultancy's 4,300 staff across 24 Asia Pacific offices.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today

Fintech

Attekus adds Fat Zebra payments for councils & venues

Users of Attekus software can now pay for bookings in one checkout, helping councils and venues cut friction for more than 140 organisations.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday

Robotics

FACE Consortium opens membership to NATO allies & Japan

The rule change widens access to airborne software standards as defence and aerospace groups seek better interoperability across allied markets.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday

Artificial Intelligence

Talent Group COO Megan Woodbury makes global power list

The recognition highlights Talent Group's push to unite its brands, with cross-brand collaboration up 35% and integrated gross margin rising 24.6%.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • 2 days ago

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New Zealand (NZ) stories

NZX

Lodestone Energy secures IPO backing for NZX debut

Renewed appetite for new equity issues in New Zealand is set to be tested by the solar developer's first major float in about five years.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Today

Māori

'Fill them with laughter': Ngāti Awa opens more homes on Māori land

Sixteen affordable rentals near Whakatāne will give Ngāti Awa whānau a foothold on Māori land, with 16 more homes due next year.

By Diane McCarthy • 5 min read • Yesterday

AA says Northland speed limit flip-flops are confusing drivers

Motorists face fines and higher sign-changing costs as NZTA resets five Northland stretches after repeated reversals on safety grounds.

By Peter de Graaf • 4 min read • Yesterday

Internet of Things

Fridge hack a 'wake-up call' for NZ supermarkets - cyber expert

Outdated software left internet-linked devices exposed, with supermarkets warned the same flaw could disrupt everyday shopping in New Zealand.

By Mary Argue • 2 min read • Yesterday

Data Privacy

ED corridor diagnoses could breach Health and Disability code, commissioner says

Crowded emergency rooms may be putting patients' privacy and shared decision-making at risk, with more than 1,300 complaints still awaiting assessment.

By Kate Green • 3 min read • Yesterday

Commerce Commission

Deputy mayor estimates price of fixing Wellington's pipes at $80k per ratepayer over 25 years

Wellington households face mounting pressure as fixing ageing pipes could add more than $80,000 to each ratepayer over 25 years.

By Ellen O'Dwyer • 4 min read • Yesterday

Starship

'Postcode lottery': Nine paediatric respiratory doctors from two regions serve whole country

Children in four districts have no paediatric respiratory doctor at all, as a national audit warns care is stretched thin across New Zealand.

By Anna Sargent • 3 min read • Yesterday

Schools

Teaching Council condemned for ignoring police warning about sex offender

Parents face fresh concerns after a damning report found the Teaching Council let Timothy Fisher keep teaching despite police warning he should not be alone with children.

By RNZ • 3 min read • Yesterday

Local Government

Pressure brings public toilet relief to Featherston

Frustration over a lack of facilities has forced South Wairarapa District Council to install temporary loos in Featherston during an upgrade worth $308,000.

By Emily Ireland • 2 min read • Yesterday

Land Information New Zealand

Rotorua's costly weed mystery mapped, but Lakefront problem remains

A new model will help target control of Rotorua's lake weed, but officials say the waterfront remains costly to keep clear after storm wash-ups.

By Mathew Nash • 4 min read • Yesterday

Agricultural Technology

'They vote with their feet': Dam backer says businesses leaving region over lack of water

Business losses are mounting in Hawke's Bay as fears over water security drive firms to relocate, while dam backers seek government support.

By Linda Hall • 5 min read • Yesterday

Sustainability

Taranaki marae sees 400% power bill rise after solar install

Monthly power bills at Ōwae Marae in Taranaki jumped from $400 to $2000 after a solar project was over-specified.

By Craig Ashworth • 4 min read • Yesterday

Housing

ACT promises tax relief for landlords with offset rental losses

Government revenue would fall by NZD $264 million in year one if landlords could offset rental losses against other income.

By RNZ • 2 min read • Yesterday

City Mission

Kāinga Ora urged to halt pre-election sale of empty Wellington state houses

Housing groups say the move could leave Wellington's public-housing shortage worse, as more than 600 households wait for a home.

By Ellen O'Dwyer • 3 min read • Yesterday

Real estate

Auckland houses are cheap but should you invest in them?

Lower prices are drawing investors back to Auckland, but weak rents, higher costs and modest capital growth are limiting the appeal.

By Susan Edmunds • 4 min read • Yesterday