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The first Kiwi e-truck has arrived and it's taking out your trash

Christchurch will be the first city in the Southern Hemisphere to put a 100% electric residential waste collection truck into service...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Fri, 8th Sep 2017

Smart Cities

Self-driving cars set to change commercial property

Tenants may need flexible parking and charging layouts as driverless vehicles reshape building design, delivery zones and site selection.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 7th Sep 2017

Robotics

New technologies helping clean up waterways

Farmers could cut water use and improve river quality as sensors and automation help meet New Zealand's swimmable-water target.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Sep 2017

Agricultural Technology

Risks have no place on today’s farms

Safer practices and a health and safety app have cut hazards on Stuart Taylor’s Rangitikei dairy farm, where unsafe work now stops.

By Geoff • 5 min read • Thu, 7th Sep 2017

Gaming

Get ready for the Curious Critters Club, an AR experience for kids

Curious Critters Club, an augmented reality experience, has launched in New Zealand bringing weird and wonderful creatures to life.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Thu, 7th Sep 2017

Local Government

Anchor project providing certainty for Christchurch

The $240 million Convention Centre deal is expected to reassure investors, developers and suppliers while creating jobs in Christchurch's CBD.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Wed, 6th Sep 2017

Cartech

Meridian and Yoogo create an all electric car-sharing service in Christchurch

Yoogo to launch largest transition to pure electric shared vehicles in Southern Hemisphere. 100 EVs to be available in Christchurch.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Wed, 6th Sep 2017

Gaming

Kiwi developers bring in $100 million, proving gaming is a big deal

New Zealand's game developers earned $100m this year, a 12% increase from last year, according to a survey by the New Zealand Game Developers Association.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Wed, 6th Sep 2017

NZX

Precinct Properties upbeat on development prospects

Higher occupancy and stronger valuations lifted Precinct Properties’ annual profit as limited office supply kept demand for city centre space firm.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 5th Sep 2017

Disaster Recovery

No such thing as a bridge too far

Shipping containers have kept Queenstown’s Kawarau Falls Bridge replacement moving through extreme weather and a wide river crossing.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Sep 2017

Education, Learning & Training

Identify and address fall from heights hazards

A New Zealand fire alarm contractor has been fined GBP £60,000 after a worker was left tetraplegic in a fall from scaffolding.

By Geoff • 2 min read • Tue, 5th Sep 2017

DataCentre infrastructure

Ara is preparing Kiwis for the future, with EV technology programme

Ara invests in new learning tool for Automotive Trades students, providing access to a hybrid car to expose them to emerging technology in the industry.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Sep 2017