COVID-19 stories
House buyers and investors face tighter mortgage rules from 1 March as the Reserve Bank warns high-LVR lending is rising again.
Climate pressures and city growth are pushing utilities to rethink costly central plants in favour of smaller systems that boost resilience.
Low rates, fiscal stimulus and reopening borders should support New Zealand property values in 2021, though office and retail risks remain.
COVID-19 has accelerated remote-working and training risks as New Zealand’s workplace safety progress stalls and serious injuries rise.
Access to devices and flexible learning is becoming a bigger issue as more Kiwi pupils study part-time online over summer.
New Zealand’s housing boom lifted values in almost every main centre, with Auckland now boasting 117 suburbs above the NZD $1 million mark.
Citrix and Cloud4C have partnered to deploy Citrix's Virtual Apps and Desktops service to devices across the workforce, improving productivity and security.
In total, Australians lost $176 million to scams in 2020, 23% higher than the previous year, with phishing the most reported type.
IDC's survey found that, while cost optimisation remains a priority for these organisations, an appetite for continued investment into technology is common.
APAC contact centre application market set to reach $966.5m by 2026, driven by digitisation and cloud migration, says Frost & Sullivan.
Australian and New Zealand organizations were underprepared for the scale of the pandemic, according to a study by Genesys.
2020 saw a surge in cybercrime attacks, with COVID-19 being exploited by criminals. Here are the cybersecurity threats to watch out for in 2021.
As the medicines are being offered on the dark net, purchasers have no way of knowing whether they are genuine, according to Check Point.
Managing a remote workforce is a complex task for IT managers, requiring focus on remote worker enablement, SaaS deployment, and internet health.
Australian organisations are embracing innovation and accelerating opportunities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Microsoft-IDC study.
Global PC market experiences biggest growth in a decade with 10.7% increase in Q4 2020, driven by consumer demand, says Gartner.
New research has revealed 67% of professionals believe employers should require proof of vaccination for COVID-19 before returning to the office.
Trade Me's top Marketplace listings of 2020 in New Zealand were all inspired by COVID-19, according to the buy and sell platform.
New Zealand's tech sector, including game development and local IT companies, is driving continued growth, according to NZTech.
Almost 50% of New Zealanders plan to shop locally this Christmas, with 15% shopping online for the first time due to COVID-19, according to PriceSpy.
