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Hawkes Bay Council achieves greater digital transformation with Nintex
Digital Transformation

Hawkes Bay Council achieves greater digital transformation with Nintex

Hawkes Bay Regional Council (HBRC) is utilising the Nintex Process Platform to protect New Zealand's air, land and sea.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 25th Feb 2020
Kiwi tourism startups making tracks in NZ and abroad
Lightning Lab

Kiwi tourism startups making tracks in NZ and abroad

New tourism startups are making a name for themselves in New Zealand and abroad, fresh from a start with Lightning Lab Tourism.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Sep 2019

Global Stories

Island stories

Sky to become NZ's next ISP
Unified Communications

Sky to become NZ's next ISP

Sky NZ takes broadband plunge in fight to curb customer churn and rejuvenate market stance amidst sports rights losses.

By Brendan Ritchie • 3 min read • Tue, 26th May 2020
Interview: CCL & Canterbury DHB build IT backbone for healthcare
Health Technologies

Interview: CCL & Canterbury DHB build IT backbone for healthcare

Canterbury District Health Board and Computer Concepts united to upgrade healthcare IT following the 2011 quakes, aiming for better patient care and efficiency.

By Sara Barker • 7 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2020
Tauranga agtech firm recognised on the world stage
Robotics

Tauranga agtech firm recognised on the world stage

Tauranga-based agtech firm Robotics Plus has received worldwide recognition on the Top 50 AgTech companies, as ranked on the THRIVE Top 50.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2020
Vodafone opens 5G Innovation Lab in Christchurch
Unified Communications

Vodafone opens 5G Innovation Lab in Christchurch

The lab, which is located on Tuam Street, is designed to help New Zealand organisations understand how 5G technology can become part of their business.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 26th Feb 2020
Hawaiki Cable extends connectivity deal with REANNZ
Unified Communications

Hawaiki Cable extends connectivity deal with REANNZ

Hawaiki Cable has extended its deal with REANNZ, boosting the research network's international capacity and expanding its reach to Australia and the US.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Feb 2020
South Australian map technology supporting Kangaroo Island bushfire efforts
Disaster Recovery

South Australian map technology supporting Kangaroo Island bushfire efforts

FireFlight's innovative real-time mapping technology aids Australian Army and relief teams in battling Kangaroo Island bushfires, enhancing recovery efforts.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Feb 2020
Ultrafast Fibre to trial 10Gbps fibre broadband
Unified Communications

Ultrafast Fibre to trial 10Gbps fibre broadband

New Zealand businesses with a need for cutting-edge performance cloud software and transfer vast amounts of data are expected to be early adopters of the trial.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Dec 2019
New Caledonia to connect to Hawaiki cable by 2021
Unified Communications

New Caledonia to connect to Hawaiki cable by 2021

New Caledonian carrier SCCI has signed a deal with Hawaiki Submarine Cable to connect New Caledonia to the Hawaiki Cable.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 2nd Dec 2019
Spark brings 5G to five South Island towns and communities
Unified Communications

Spark brings 5G to five South Island towns and communities

Spark has committed to delivering New Zealand's first 5G commercial service into the five heartland communities of Westport, Clyde, Twizel, Tekapo and Hokitika.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 29th Nov 2019
Spark puts heartland NZ at forefront of 5G rollout
Unified Communications

Spark puts heartland NZ at forefront of 5G rollout

Spark will deliver 5G wireless broadband into five more South Island locations before Christmas, followed by other heartland communities from March 2020.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Nov 2019
Samoa to host ITU's global Girls in ICT Day 2020 celebrations
International Telecommunication Union

Samoa to host ITU's global Girls in ICT Day 2020 celebrations

The celebration, which is held in April every year, aims to raise visibility and the importance of bringing women into ICT careers.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Mon, 4th Nov 2019
Drones and tech could help save quokka from extinction
Drones

Drones and tech could help save quokka from extinction

Microsoft has granted the University of Western Australia funds to save the quokka, using drones and cloud computing.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 7th Oct 2019
Testing begins at Vodafone's first 5G site in Christchurch
Unified Communications

Testing begins at Vodafone's first 5G site in Christchurch

The new 4G cell site will increase the area's access to communication services, with boosted mobile phone reception and data speeds faster than 3G.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Sep 2019
Game review: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening on the Switch
Gaming

Game review: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening on the Switch

Link's Awakening on Nintendo's Switch is as if the developers had taken my rose-tinted memory of the original Game Boy game and put it in my Switch.

By Darren Price • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Sep 2019

Stories from Other Regions

Island stories

Routing the enemy within – LogRhythm
Security Information and Event Management

Routing the enemy within – LogRhythm

While larger organisations and incidents hog the headlines, plenty of illicit activity is slipping under the radar – and staying there.

By Joanne Wong • 4 min read • Tue, 29th Oct 2019