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Women of Influence Diversity award winner announced

Recognition for women in infrastructure comes after Sarah Lang grew the Women’s Infrastructure Network to seven chapters and 1,000 members.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Oct 2018

Productivity

Mental health cause for construction industry concern

Poor culture and boom-bust pressures are driving high suicide rates among New Zealand construction workers, new research suggests.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Sun, 30th Sep 2018

Smart Cities

Major infrastructure delegation to Asia

The trip will examine road pricing and value capture as New Zealand seeks faster, more integrated infrastructure planning from Asia's benchmarks.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sun, 30th Sep 2018

Crypto

How Bitcoin’s footprint is impacting water use

Bitcoin mining is already drawing billions of gallons of freshwater a year, raising fresh questions about who pays for its hidden costs.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Thu, 27th Sep 2018

Robotics

US Marines build world-first 3D printed concrete barracks

The rapid build could reduce exposure to danger and cut barracks construction time from five days to 40 hours in future missions.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Sun, 16th Sep 2018

Software-as-a-Service

The Internet Of Things is turning facilities management on its head

Facilities managers are facing lower costs and faster fault response as connected sensors and software automate maintenance across buildings.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Wed, 12th Sep 2018

Global Stories

United States (US) stories

Space

William Shatner opens Rocket Lab's latest NZ base

William Shatner, celebrated as Captain Kirk, inaugurated Rocket Lab's new Auckland facility, which aims to produce an Electron rocket every week.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Oct 2018

Facebook

Auckland Uni celebrates 40 entrepreneurs under 40

Auckland Uni lauds entrepreneurial grads, spotlight on success stories like Facebook's Bowen Pan and mPort's Dipra Ray.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 15th Oct 2018

Network Infrastructure

Google & Orange team up on new submarine cable connecting EU & US

Google's new cable connecting the US to the French Atlantic coast will be first for more than 15 years, and Orange will be the landing partner.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 12th Oct 2018

Cloud Services

Security spending to reach $133.7bil in 2022 – IDC

The United States will be largest geographic market for security solutions with total spending of $39.3 billion this year.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Oct 2018

Power / Energy

GCSB exposes Russia's involvement in malicious cyber attacks

New Zealand and UK blame Russian government for cyber attacks on political institutions, businesses, sports bodies, and media.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 4th Oct 2018

Network Infrastructure

Hawaiki cable connecting the US and the Pacific gets turbo boost

The Hawaiki subsea cable, linking Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific, and the US, will boost speed to 67 terabits per second with Ciena's GeoMesh Extreme.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Sep 2018

Public Cloud

How Microsoft aims to bring AI to the masses

At Ignite 2018, Microsoft unveiled initiatives to enhance cybersecurity and democratise AI. New tools aim to cut breaches thirtyfold and ease secure logins.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 4 min read • Tue, 25th Sep 2018