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Australian Stories

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Data Protection

AUCloud appoints Peter Maloney as CEO & Managing Director

AUCloud announced the appointment of Peter Maloney as the new CEO and MD, to consolidate their significant investment in sovereign cloud infrastructure.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Mar 2023

Global Stories

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Partner Programmes

Barracuda appoints Paul Crighton as Regional Sales Director

Barracuda Networks has appointed Paul Crighton as its new Regional Sales Director for Pacific Islands, Australia and New Zealand.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Mar 2023

Data Analytics

Workday appoints Paul Henaghan as President of APJ

Workday appoints Paul Henaghan as president of Asia Pacific and Japan, as the enterprise SaaS applications vendor looks to expand its footprint.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Mar 2023

Unified Communications

Former NSA Director Joins Duality Advisory Board

Former NSA Director Michael Rogers joins Duality Technologies as advisor for privacy-preserving data collaboration in public and private sectors.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Wed, 22nd Feb 2023

Stories from Other Regions

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Software-as-a-Service

Krank Hires Giles Metcalfe As Chief Operating Officer

Krank appoints Giles Metcalfe, former COO of Fintech Cobalt, as their new COO to oversee the operational growth of their SaaS heavy equipment platform.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Mar 2023

Autodesk

What can we learn from the response to Hurricane Katrina?

For coastal New Zealand, the lesson is that resilience will hinge on working with nature, not relying on engineering alone.

By Staff Writer • 8 min read • Sun, 5th Mar 2023

Disaster Recovery

Is it time to consider managed retreat?

Experts warn rebuilding in flood-hit areas could lock communities into repeated damage, forcing a national rethink on who pays to move.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Fri, 3rd Mar 2023

Labour Party

Why National’s Three Waters policy means higher rates and more debt

Struggling councils would likely face heavier rates or extra borrowing under National’s plan, as water upgrades remain badly underfunded.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sun, 26th Feb 2023

Digital Transformation

Can we do construction the same way we do films?

Rising costs and delays are pushing builders towards film-style workflows that let design, engineering and construction overlap more efficiently.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd Feb 2023

Disaster Recovery

Building back better after Cyclone Gabrielle

Communities face repeated outages and costly repairs unless planners shift to more resilient, wellbeing-based infrastructure decisions.

By Staff Writer • 14 min read • Sun, 19th Feb 2023

Digital Transformation

What is ChatGPT and how will it change New Zealand’s job market?

Productivity could jump as much as tenfold for coders, while AI specialists warn the tool still makes mistakes and needs human oversight.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 14th Feb 2023

Disaster Recovery

The impact of back-to-back storms

Back-to-back storms are exposing weaknesses in Auckland’s ageing drainage system and testing community recovery after record flooding.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Sun, 12th Feb 2023

Disaster Recovery

Entries open for 2023 infrastructure construction awards

New Zealand civil contractors are being urged to enter awards that judge projects as far afield as the Chatham Islands before 23 June.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Feb 2023

Agricultural Technology

RMA reform must not hinder critical water infrastructure

New Zealand growers could face higher food costs and poorer water security if reform leaves storage projects harder to finance, IrrigationNZ says.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 6th Feb 2023

Green Party

ACT & Greens agree fuel tax cut ‘poorly targeted’

Critics say the extension shifts more than NZD $1.3 billion a year from roads to petrol discounts, favouring higher earners over low-income households.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 3rd Feb 2023

Auckland Council

Experts weigh in on Auckland floods

Climate scientists say Auckland’s floods were intensified by atmospheric rivers, while economists warn neglected infrastructure is leaving homes exposed.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Mon, 30th Jan 2023

Renewable energy

How NZ’s infrastructure delivery costs stack up with the world

A $210 billion infrastructure shortfall is sharpening pressure to cut the premium on New Zealand's biggest transport projects.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sat, 28th Jan 2023

Public Sector

Getting PPPs right: why infrastructure projects fail

Cash-strapped governments risk stalling vital roads unless PPP contracts assign construction and inflation shocks to the parties best placed to bear them.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Sun, 22nd Jan 2023