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OneReg appoints Port of Auckland chief executive as chair

The Auckland software group is bolstering governance as it pursues overseas growth, with a new chair drawn from aviation and ports.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 4 days ago

DevOps

Google details Antigravity SDK for custom agent hubs

Developers can now build their own multi-agent control planes with built-in logging, sandboxing and dashboard monitoring for enterprise workflows.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Robotics

Grace Chung named grand winner in Women in AI awards

Recognition for more than 50 finalists highlighted women's growing influence in Asia-Pacific artificial intelligence as Grace Chung took the top prize.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

GearJoT launches UK fleet platform after Stevens pilot

Construction and rental firms can now track mixed fleets in one system, after a three-year Stevens Equipment Rental trial helped refine the software.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

HEB Construction automates tender CVs with Boomi AI

Tender teams at HEB Construction are now saving hours on bids after AI turned scattered staff CVs into reusable, structured data.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

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Drones

AI could ease Australia's 150,000 engineer shortage

Software tools are helping engineers save time as Australia braces for a shortfall of about 150,000 staff over the next decade.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago

LED lights

Light returns to Ōpōtiki street after winter of darkness

Residents regained safer evening access after streetlamps were reinstalled on Ford Street following months of darkness during undergrounding works.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 2 min read • 3 days ago

Road Safety

$10m for new SH25 bridge hoped to alleviate Coromandel traffic pains

Traffic on the Coromandel's busy SH25 should ease next year, as NZTA replaces the ageing Ramarama Stream Bridge for NZD $10 million.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • 3 days ago

Supply Chain

Superette owner on the brink of bankruptcy after nine months of roadworks

Nine months of closures on Taradale Road have cut takings by up to 40 percent, leaving one Marewa superette owner fearing bankruptcy.

By RNZ • 3 min read • 4 days ago

Local Government

Road envy: Resident questions council call over resealing

Residents question why Whakatāne Council resurfaced one street with asphalt after saying the treatment was too costly for most roads.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • 4 days ago

Real estate

Buyer chosen for central Auckland's abandoned Seascape tower

Relief for Auckland's skyline may be near, with a wealthy bidder lined up to revive the stalled 56-storey Seascape tower.

By RNZ • 2 min read • 5 days ago

Supply Chain

Port of Tauranga will almost double its handling capacity following fast-track approval

New wharves and dredging will ease congestion at New Zealand's biggest cargo port, after approval for a long-delayed expansion.

By RNZ • 2 min read • 6 days ago

Climate change

West Coast business welcomes NZTA's U-turn on road funding

Councils and ratepayers have been spared steep local bills after NZ Transport Agency kept majority funding for two isolated West Coast roads through 2030.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 4 min read • 6 days ago

Manufacturing

EY India says agentic AI could lift treasury forecasts

Treasury teams could cut forecast errors and free staff from manual work if they fix fragmented data and weak governance, EY India said.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Indian banks push AI in production, but security bites

Security and data privacy are slowing wider use, even as 70% of Indian banks and lenders run artificial intelligence in production.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last week

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 • Last week