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Google adds restaurant bookings to AI Mode in Search

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Google adds restaurant bookings to AI Mode in Search for New Zealand users, linking diners to live table availability from OpenTable and Wowapps.
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Gallagher Security launches New Zealand hiring drive

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Gallagher Security to create up to 100 jobs as it ramps up product development from Hamilton, with roles in engineering, testing and leadership.
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Inde appoints Chris Beckett as technology strategist

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Inde names Chris Beckett as Chief Technology Strategist to steer long-term roadmaps as New Zealand firms seek clearer guidance on investment and architecture.
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New Government Digital Delivery Agency to cut NZD spending

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New Zealand to centralise digital spending in new Public Service Commission agency, with Judith Collins saying reforms could trim NZD $3.9 billion in costs.
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Fujifilm & DoxAI launch fraud check AI in New Zealand

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Fujifilm Business Innovation New Zealand teams up with DoxAI to bring AI fraud checks to lenders and insurers, cutting manual document reviews.
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MAS and Feijoa turn daily spending into KiwiSaver growth

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MAS and Feijoa offer KiwiSaver round-ups as members can divert spare change from everyday spending into retirement savings at no extra cost.
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HP NZ books higher FY2025 earnings, stronger cash position

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Hewlett-Packard New Zealand posts stronger FY2025 earnings, with cash flow turning positive and receivables swelling alongside modest sales growth.
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New Zealand opens Te Rua archive centre in Wellington

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New Zealand opens NZD $290 million Te Rua archive in Wellington, a climate-resilient, quake-ready hub to safeguard national taonga.
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Digital twin cuts costs & emissions at Te Rua archive

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Digital twin slashes Te Rua archive contingency spending and emissions, with Dexus saying the Wellington project cut carbon output by 80%.
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Commvault Cloud brings in-country data protection to NZ

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Commvault extends its cloud data protection platform to New Zealand, promising in-country sovereignty, faster recovery and unified resilience.
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Feijoa wins audience vote with KiwiSaver round-up app

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KiwiSaver round-up app Feijoa has clinched the Audience Choice award at the Kiwibank Start Up Pitch Breakfast in Wellington.
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LogicMonitor boosts New Zealand push with local data hub

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LogicMonitor will open its first New Zealand data centre and expand local partners to support rising cloud, AI and hybrid IT demand.
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UK fintech delegation backs New Zealand open finance push

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UK fintech heavyweights visit New Zealand to help shape open finance rules, eyeing partnerships and a testbed for new banking technology.
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Lime rolls out shared e-scooters & e-bikes in Wellington

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Lime launches shared e-scooters in Wellington ahead of next month's LimeBike debut, promising affordable, low-carbon urban travel.
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Blackpearl urges calm as AI agents shake SaaS models

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Blackpearl boss urges calm as AI agents rattle SaaS, warning firms to focus on data, not features, as micro-competition intensifies.
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CorPlan attains IBM Platinum status for Planning Analytics

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New Zealand consultancy CorPlan has attained IBM's top-tier Platinum Partner status for Planning Analytics data and AI solutions delivery.
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Visa names David Peacock to lead New Zealand & Pacific

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Visa has appointed former consulting chief David Peacock as Country Manager for New Zealand and the Pacific amid rapid digital payments growth.
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NZ small firms see strongest sales growth in three years

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New Zealand small firms notch strongest sales in three years as December spending surges and easing interest rates speed up payments.
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Auckland, Northland most at risk in NZ resilience index

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Auckland and Northland top a new index of New Zealand's most fragile infrastructure, as experts urge maintenance-first spending on resilience.
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Spark & Icehouse launch free AI workshops for SMEs

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Spark and Icehouse will run free nationwide AI and productivity workshops to help New Zealand SMEs lift performance and overcome tech barriers.