Kiwi News

Snowplanet cuts grid power with 1.05MW solar array

The indoor ski venue expects the project to cut grid electricity use by about 30 per cent while trimming operating costs in summer.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

Supply Chain

Cost growth slows across both commercial and residential bands

Construction costs eased as diesel prices fell, though plumbing and carpentry still rose and Middle East tensions could keep volatility in play.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Last month

Human Capital Management

Non-expert contributions look increasingly similar

Generative AI is driving experienced Stack Overflow contributors away as expert answers become harder to distinguish from chatbot replies.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Last month

Robotics

Hawkes Bay gets storm ready and looking forward to major growth

Storm losses are accelerating investment in automation as Hawkes Bay orchards prepare to lift fruit throughput and exports amid rising demand.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Last month

Agricultural Technology

New Zealand needs to follow suit or risk being outbid and cut out of export sales

New rules in the EU could leave New Zealand growers outbid in export markets unless Parliament loosens gene-editing restrictions soon.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Last month

Data centers

Just how expensive could it be if we get electricity demand wrong

Miscalculating AI-driven power demand could leave ratepayers funding stranded assets or, worse, expose households to blackouts and higher bills.

By Staff Writer • 8 min read • Last month

Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric NZ profit rises despite lower sales

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.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month

Smart Cities

Smart Planner picks Queenstown for tourism AI pilot

The resort town's tourism pressures will be used to test whether AI can improve trip planning while easing strain on local infrastructure.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 29th Jun 2026

Data Protection

From biometrics to zero trust secures physical-digital divide

Organisations are pairing biometrics with layered access controls as cyber and physical threats converge inside data centres and other sensitive facilities.

By Staff Writer • 11 min read • Sun, 28th Jun 2026

Disaster Recovery

QBE provides support for the growth of a resilience culture

Grant funding will back New Zealand groups tackling climate risk and inclusion, as QBE links recovery support to stronger resilience.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sat, 27th Jun 2026

Sustainability

Australasia and the Pacific Islands lead as rising tide sinks all coasts

Nearly half of the shorelines studied now see floods that once struck annually only every century, as greenhouse gases reshape coastal risk.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sun, 21st Jun 2026

Software-as-a-Service

Gentrack scales its global leadership across strategy, product and tech

Its expansion across energy and water markets has been backed by two acquisitions and three senior hires to drive an AI-first push.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Sun, 21st Jun 2026

Manufacturing

Calder Stewart to spend $110 million on rooftop solar

The rollout could cut power costs for manufacturers and logistics firms as rooftop generation shields them from rising network charges.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Tue, 16th Jun 2026

Partner Programmes

KiwiRail drops the ball tracking bridge risk, relies on general procedures

A flood-scoured pier collapse left the Main South Line exposed because bridge-specific controls were missing and general procedures proved inadequate.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sun, 14th Jun 2026

Climate change

Steel Council sets before parliament an achievable path to cut steel emissions

New Zealand builders could cut steel emissions by more than 90 percent by 2050 through smarter design, reuse and cleaner production.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Sun, 14th Jun 2026

Power / Energy

Fiji resorts cut diesel use with solar & batteries

Electricity costs at three Yasawa Islands resorts are set to fall as off-grid solar cuts diesel use by about half next year.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Jun 2026

Health Technologies

Add years to life and life to years by investing in primary care

Patients face longer waits and higher costs as underfunded primary care strains health systems and worsens preventable disease.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Sat, 30th May 2026

Data Analytics

Genesis goes live with Workday in finance overhaul

The new platform should improve reporting and data access across Genesis's operations as it pushes a wider finance transformation and energy transition.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Tue, 26th May 2026