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Fujitsu to roll up special DaaS offer for NZ Gov

Mon, 2nd Mar 2015
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Fujitsu is set to launch a Government desktop-as-a-service offering built specifically for the NZ Government and aimed at securing BYOD workplaces.
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Transpower hikes 1H dividend, warns of regulatory threat to future earnings

Fri, 27th Feb 2015
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Transpower, the state-owned operator of the national electricity grid, hiked its first-half dividend to the government as revenue gained.
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Finance Minister says calls for densification in Auckland as popular as Ebola

Thu, 26th Feb 2015
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Calls for more densification in Auckland's housing have been compared to Ebola by Finance Minister Bill English.
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Statistics NZ using iPad Minis for data collection

Thu, 26th Feb 2015
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Stats NZ turns to iPad Minis, revamps centuries-old data gathering, heralding real-time shop pricing analysis for key inflation indexes.
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NZ annual net migration rises to new record as Indian student numbers swell

Thu, 26th Feb 2015
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New Zealand's annual net migration rose to another record in January as fewer locals departed for Australia, while Indian student numbers continued to.
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Auckland inner-city height restrictions weighing on supply, RBNZ's Wheeler says

Wed, 25th Feb 2015
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New Zealand's government has taken a number of good steps to improve housing supply in Auckland, where prices have soared on a lack of new stock, but.
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Catalyst Cloud formally launches

Thu, 19th Feb 2015
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Two years of research, development and millions of dollars of investment, the Catalyst Cloud is NZ's first and only fully-automated cloud service.
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Computers in Homes aims high in 2015

Wed, 18th Feb 2015
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Education Ministers Hekia Parata and Nikki Kaye have announced funding for Computers in Homes will be extended in 2015-16.
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More families to benefit from government's Computer in Home programme

Tue, 17th Feb 2015
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Another 1500 low income families will be provided with computers in 2015/16 through the Computers in Homes programme.
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Momentum growing for UFB completions

Mon, 16th Feb 2015
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Three central North Island towns are now fully-fibred as momentum grows around the government's ultra-fast broadband build.
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Data warehousing gurus WhereScape eyes NZ government market

Mon, 16th Feb 2015
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Data warehousing and big data gurus WhereScape has today announced it has opened its Wellington office this week.
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Drought declared on NZ's South Island east coast, IRD invokes tax relief

Thu, 12th Feb 2015
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The government has declared drought conditions on the east coast of the South Island, triggering a range of support measures, and said the tax depa.
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Orion Health partners with all five South Island DHBs for regional patient information system

Wed, 11th Feb 2015
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Orion Health has signed a commercial agreement with all five South Island District Health Boards for a single shared patient information care system.
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Chatham Rock 'aghast' after EPA declines seabed mining consent; stock tumbles 95%

Wed, 11th Feb 2015
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Environmental Protection Authority declines marine consent for Chatham Rock Phosphate, causing shares to plummet 95%.
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National 'won't walk away' from SkyCity convention centre deal, says Little

Tue, 10th Feb 2015
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The government will do whatever it can to ensure the Auckland convention centre is built under a deal with SkyCity Entertainment Group, said Labour.
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Mobile Mentor partnership offers enterprises location-based security solution

Tue, 10th Feb 2015
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The location-based mobile and cybersecurity solution enables organisations to detect, monitor and secure devices in sensitive locations.
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Health Minister Coleman sends 'please explain' to lower North Island DHBs after Aotea quits tender

Thu, 5th Feb 2015
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Health Minister Jonathan Coleman has asked the three lower North Island district health boards seeking to merge their pathology lab testing for an.
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Fast internet for schools 12 months ahead of schedule

Wed, 4th Feb 2015
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Government's fast school internet rollout in NZ is progressing ahead of schedule, with 90% of schools expected to be connected by year-end.
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Green Party calls on Government to close digital divide

Wed, 4th Feb 2015
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Government must do more to close digital divide, says Green Party following release of new data on internet access.
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Auckland council spends 120k on video streaming

Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
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Auckland Council invests NZD $120,000 in new live-streaming service to enhance transparency and public engagement in local governance from 5 February.