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Okta launches Auth0 tools for AI agents & B2B logins

AI shopping and enterprise logins are driving Okta's latest Auth0 roll-out, as businesses seek tighter identity controls without slowing sales.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • This month

Small Business

Peacock Bros rebrands Organic Bay Distillery packaging

The redesign is already helping the Bonbeach distiller draw more attention in shops and at trade shows, lifting its perceived value.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • This month

Digital Transformation

Lumify names new chief executive to tackle skills gap

Employers' AI investment is outpacing retraining, prompting Lumify to expand its leadership as it targets the workforce skills gap.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month

Data Protection

Hitachi Vantara posts 32% Asia Pacific revenue growth

Asia Pacific buyers are replacing ageing storage to ready data systems for AI, helping Hitachi Vantara lift product revenue 52% in the region.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month

Cloud Security

Fujitsu launches cyber defence strategy after AI attacks

AI-enabled attacks have surged 89% year on year, prompting Fujitsu to shift customers towards continuous cyber resilience and faster threat response.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month

YouTube

NZ audiences settle into more stable media habits in 2026

Cost pressures have helped slow New Zealand's media shift, with television narrowly beating global video-sharing platforms and streaming use easing.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month

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Agricultural Technology

Tararua braces for an 'intense' El Niño season

Water restrictions are likely to come in earlier than usual as scientists warn the district faces one of the strongest El Niño events in recent history.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • This month

Urban Planning

Planes could spook horses if new racecourse built, aero club warns

Council plans for a $77.3 million racecourse in Flaxmere have drawn warnings that low-flying aircraft could spook horses and trigger noise disputes.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 4 min read • This month

Data Analytics

Inside A Fonterra Division's Data Overhaul: From Basement Servers to AI-Powered Insights

Engineering time freed from basement server upkeep as the division's new Databricks platform delivers faster market insights and AI analysis.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month

Risk & Compliance

Council boss apologises over Westport flood funding 'miscommunication'

Westport residents are set to share NZD $1.8 million in flood protection funds after the regional council admitted the split was badly communicated.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • This month

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 • This month

Speakers

Hands-on review: Samsung Music Studio 7

At just shy of NZD $700, the 3.1.1-channel speaker is a pricey but versatile rival to Bose and Sonos for music and films.

By Tom Richmond • 4 min read • This month

Space

Icehouse Ventures showcases Kiwi startups in Auckland

A record turnout underlined growing confidence in New Zealand's startup scene as founders pitched space, medtech and energy ideas to investors.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month

Small Business

Boulders blamed for increase in illegal parking

Footpath parking has surged in Ōpōtiki after six spaces were removed from Church Street, prompting complaints from struggling retailers.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 4 min read • This month

Civil Defence

Wairoa's floods help drive change to emergency management law

Wairoa councils will soon be able to clear river mouths and debris sooner, after floods exposed delays in emergency response.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 4 min read • This month

Māori

'Iconic national' road thrown a funding lifeline

Ratepayers in South Wairarapa will avoid a funding gap of up to NZD $35 million after NZTA agreed to keep Cape Palliser Rd largely subsidised for three years.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • This month