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Austroads issues guidance linking road design & safety

The new framework aims to stop safety being considered too late by keeping design, traffic and planning decisions aligned from the outset.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday

Global Stories

New Zealand (NZ) stories

Software-as-a-Service

Okta launches Auth0 tools for AI agents & B2B logins

AI shopping and enterprise logins are driving Okta's latest Auth0 roll-out, as businesses seek tighter identity controls without slowing sales.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Yesterday

Small Business

Peacock Bros rebrands Organic Bay Distillery packaging

The redesign is already helping the Bonbeach distiller draw more attention in shops and at trade shows, lifting its perceived value.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 2 days ago

Digital Transformation

Lumify names new chief executive to tackle skills gap

Employers' AI investment is outpacing retraining, prompting Lumify to expand its leadership as it targets the workforce skills gap.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Data Protection

Hitachi Vantara posts 32% Asia Pacific revenue growth

Asia Pacific buyers are replacing ageing storage to ready data systems for AI, helping Hitachi Vantara lift product revenue 52% in the region.

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

Stories from Other Regions

New Zealand (NZ) stories

Fintech

Revolut NZ potential changes with bank application

Revolut customers in New Zealand could see their accounts converted to bank accounts, with new terms if the proposed changes take effect.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Yesterday

Auckland Transport

ACT promises to axe millions in roadside art spending

Motorists could be spared millions in roadside sculptures and monuments, with funding redirected to road building under ACT's transport policy.

By RNZ • 3 min read • Yesterday

Sustainability

New Zealand records third-warmest winter on record

South Island warmth and a June heat spike drove New Zealand's winter to 9.7C, with 27 places logging record seasonal temperatures.

By RNZ • 2 min read • Yesterday

Data Protection

Retailers warned against displaying images of suspected shoplifters

Privacy and defamation risks are mounting as Auckland retailers post suspected shoplifters' CCTV images, experts say.

By RNZ • 4 min read • Yesterday

Climate change

Queenstown cable car project wins USD $150 million backing

The non-binding deal could help ease Queenstown's congestion as the cable car scheme moves closer to construction and wider funding talks continue.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Yesterday

Local Government

Spatial planning could impose high costs on small North Canterbury councils

Ratepayers in Kaikōura and Hurunui may face increases to cover Canterbury's spatial plan, with costs running into hundreds of thousands of dollars.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 4 min read • Yesterday

Agricultural Technology

Tararua braces for an 'intense' El Niño season

Water restrictions are likely to come in earlier than usual as scientists warn the district faces one of the strongest El Niño events in recent history.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • Yesterday

Urban Planning

Planes could spook horses if new racecourse built, aero club warns

Council plans for a $77.3 million racecourse in Flaxmere have drawn warnings that low-flying aircraft could spook horses and trigger noise disputes.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 4 min read • Yesterday

Data Analytics

Inside A Fonterra Division's Data Overhaul: From Basement Servers to AI-Powered Insights

Engineering time freed from basement server upkeep as the division's new Databricks platform delivers faster market insights and AI analysis.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday

Risk & Compliance

Council boss apologises over Westport flood funding 'miscommunication'

Westport residents are set to share NZD $1.8 million in flood protection funds after the regional council admitted the split was badly communicated.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • Yesterday

Risk & Compliance

Wellington contractors honoured for airport & wharf work

Projects at Wellington Airport and Seaview Wharf were recognised for keeping flights and fuel deliveries moving during complex live-site construction.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday