New Zealand (NZ) stories
The handover keeps 35 projects and 16 milestones funded as SmartSat CRC ends, with more than AUD $1.2 billion in impact at stake.
Rising fatigue and safety concerns are pushing Australian fleets towards in-cab video, with 53% already using it to cut risk.
By replacing spreadsheets and manual finance work, the new platform aims to cut months-long implementation times and free staff for higher-value tasks.
The status should help Logicalis win more AI deployment work as organisations move from pilots to wider use of Microsoft tools.
Lower costs could open satellite tracking to more assets that move in and out of mobile coverage, with plans from USD $0.99 a month.
The board reshuffle comes as BAI expands beyond broadcast infrastructure into digital services for mining, resources and energy customers.
Strong US demand has pushed the skincare brand to seek NZD $4 million, as stock shortages and FDA registration open wider retail channels.
The hire comes as demand rises for senior communications support, with AI-driven search putting fresh emphasis on earned media and executive profiles.
Employees across APJ are missing clear career pathways, fuelling attrition, slower hiring and weaker leadership pipelines as internal mobility stalls.
The expanded programme gives industrial operators tighter control over machine communications to contain breaches across critical environments.
Small businesses can now pull live bookkeeping data into Excel, Word and PowerPoint without leaving Microsoft 365 or exporting CSV files.
New Zealand users should hear more accurate directions as the app rolls out a Kiwi-accent voice for te reo Māori place names.
The new site will create up to 500 jobs as the firm expands capacity for AI and high-density data centre gear across Asia-Pacific.
Traditional crypto gauges may be missing a shift towards blockchain quietly underpinning payments, settlement and tokenised assets.
Lower costs and support income helped Panasonic New Zealand swing back to a small profit even as revenue slid to NZD $90.8 million.
Lower costs and a tax benefit lifted Acer Computer New Zealand's annual profit, even as revenue held steady at NZD $26.55 million.
Lower promotion and marketing costs helped lift annual profit even as revenue slipped slightly at LG Electronics' New Zealand branch.
The cloud migration should cut system overhead and give staff faster access to information as Unison modernises back-office operations across its network.
Lower operating costs helped Schneider Electric NZ lift annual profit to NZD $9.2 million even as revenue fell 9.5% to NZD $175.4 million.
The telecoms group is turning to an internal finance chief to keep strategy on track as Jason Paris steps down after nearly eight years.