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AI assistants give patchy recommendations to NZ firms
Featured • Google

AI assistants give patchy recommendations to NZ firms

about 3 hours ago

Small businesses searching for AI help may see wildly different suppliers, as six assistants leaned heavily on a narrow set of online listicles and directories.

Sean Mitchell
SEAN MITCHELL Publisher
Network monitoring

Watercare sensors avert daily wastewater overflows

Sensors are helping spare Auckland homes, businesses and waterways from sewage spills, with Watercare averting more than one overflow a day.

about 4 hours ago · Sean Mitchell
Local Government

Queenstown cable car route changed after community feedback

Residents' objections have forced a reroute of the proposed Queenstown Cable Car, moving it off playing fields and onto a bus hub link.

about 4 hours ago · Sean Mitchell
Bank of New Zealand

First-home buyers hit record share of New Zealand market

Weaker sales elsewhere helped first-home buyers lift their share of New Zealand property purchases to a record 29.5% in the third quarter.

about 5 hours ago · Sean Mitchell
Government

Fragile 111 system poses fundamental risk - but replacement delayed again

A replacement for New Zealand's ageing 111 emergency call system has slipped to February, despite warnings it poses a fundamental risk to public safety.

about 20 hours ago · Phil Pennington
Renewable energy

Opposition to North Canterbury solar farm consent taken to Environment Court

Residents want the court to overturn approval for a reduced solar farm near Waipara, arguing the council mishandled the consent process.

about 21 hours ago · David Hill
Local Government

Proposed $100,000 wheelchair swing in North Canterbury aims to get children 'off the sidelines'

Children in wheelchairs could soon join the fun at Kaiapoi's Darnley Square, where a new swing is expected to cost $100,000.

about 21 hours ago · David Hill
Investigation

Water done well reshapes councils' finances & plans

Councils face around $50 billion of water upgrades over the next decade, as ring-fenced funding finally tackles decades of neglect.

28 days ago • 9 min read
Exclusive: Water done well reshapes councils' finances & plans

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Mike Bishara

Mike Bishara

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Mike has a long history writing about the infrastructure, building, construction and safety industries. These days he covers these topics for our Industrial-focused news sites across Australia and New Zealand.

Sean Mitchell

Sean Mitchell

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Having started his career at Renaissance. Sean joined Apple in Melbourne for a number of years before working in the media space. This started with Review Publishing and later the tech publisher IDG Communications. In 2006 he was involved in the launch of The Channel magazine. As they say – the rest is history.

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Sofiah Nichole Salivio

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Sofiah Nichole has balanced a dual passion for technical precision and the written word since 2017. Before diving into the world of Civil Engineering, she spent years navigating school press conferences and contributing to university publications, honing her skills as a versatile staff writer. Outside of her engineering labs, you can find her advocating for student voices and looking for the next great story to tell. She believes that whether you are building a bridge or a news report, the foundation must be rock solid.

Anthony Caruana

Anthony Caruana

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Anthony has been living and breathing technology since he was a child. He has contributed to almost every major technology publication in Australia as well as editing a few along the way. In his spare time, he likes to run, especially on trails, and plays Australian Rules football through the winter.

David Shilovsky

David Shilovsky

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David joins us from a primarly sports reporting background, but has a keen interest across all facets of technology, especially any Apple product, the latest in OLED televisions and gaming consoles. He brings significant editorial experience to the role, with various digital and print publications on his CV. In his spare time, David enjoys watching or playing sport, playing video games and checking out live music.

Donovan Jackson

Donovan Jackson

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Fascinated by the technology industry after a visit to a Computer Faire in 1998, Donovan Jackson first worked as a public relations consultant for enterprise software and hardware distribution companies in 2000, then as a journalist for IDG-affiliated channel and trade publications, and as a producer of commercial content as an agency owner through the 2000s and 2010s. He has served as ITBrief editor in the last days of the printed magazine, and has a long association with IndustrialDay as a contributor to special projects. Donovan has wide interests spanning technology, philosophy, bicycles, literature, psychology, motorcycles, travel, geography, history, general knowledge, and various combinations of these and other subjects.

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