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Kiwi Stories

Infrastructure stories

United Rentals expands New Zealand push with cleaner kit

The new equipment line could help construction and infrastructure customers cut worksite emissions and save up to $25,000 a year.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

IT Infrastructure

Brand new Waitākere Hospital intensive care unit sitting empty

West Auckland patients will still be sent elsewhere as the new six-bed intensive care unit at Waitākere Hospital remains unopened without staff or funding.

By Rowan Quinn • 3 min read • Last month

Local Government

Major upgrades at Tōmoana Showgrounds at least a decade away

Consultation on Tōmoana Showgrounds' long-term plan has begun, but the biggest upgrades, including new facilities, are not due for at least 10 years.

By Linda Hall • 3 min read • Last month

Transpower

Sunergise to buy Infratec in New Zealand solar deal

The combined group will expand service for commercial and utility-scale customers across New Zealand and the Pacific after the acquisition closes.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month

Disaster Recovery

AI boosts value of experienced developers, says Lancom CTO

AI has made prototypes cheap, but production failures remain costly, putting a premium on experienced developers who can spot hidden risks.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month

Department of Conservation

Selwyn mayor: Lizard surveys holding up big projects

Three major Selwyn projects could be delayed by six-month lizard surveys costing $14,000 each, the mayor says.

By Jonathan Leask • 3 min read • Last month

Civil Defence

Flood risk meeting called at Franz Josef Glacier

Residents will hear updated advice on whether stopbanks and infrastructure at Franz Josef can withstand the Waiho River's shifting flood risk.

By Vihan Dalal • 5 min read • Last month

Global Stories

Infrastructure stories

Storage

Virtuozzo adds NVIDIA support & lite deployment option

Smaller sites can now run AI and storage together more cheaply, as the new version targets remote offices and on-premises deployments.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month

Smart Cities

Nvidia's AI tools drive smart city pilots across Europe

Cities from Liverpool to Gothenburg are using Nvidia's AI tools to cut admin time, improve safety and lower operating costs in public services.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Customer Experience

Twilio evolves from APIs to conversational trust

As AI agents proliferate, Twilio is focusing on trusted, governed communications infrastructure rather than the apps that sit on top of it.

By Anthony Caruana • 4 min read • Last month

Generative AI

AWS reveals Prime Day 2026's vast infrastructure load

The four-day sale pushed AWS to peak at 192 million DynamoDB requests a second and more than 2.3 trillion Lambda invocations daily.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Construction

Manitowoc launches Potain ECS platform for tower cranes

It promises faster installation and simpler troubleshooting for emerging-market customers, with a two-wire design replacing dozens of cables on future cranes.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month

Data centers

DeepL selects VAST Data for AI translation platform

The deployment should let DeepL's researchers work on larger language models and real-time voice translation with less manual data movement.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Risk & Compliance

Targa Telematics rolls out on-premise AI for developers

About 150 engineers can now use generative AI tools without sending proprietary code or data outside Targa Telematics' own systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

Infrastructure stories

Manufacturing

RapidCanvas raises USD $29 million in Series B round

The fresh capital will help the Austin-based firm expand sales and engineering as enterprises push AI projects into live operations.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Artificial Intelligence

GSS adds AI cloud review tool to sanctions platform

Banks and other financial firms could update sanctions controls faster, as the new tool cuts review times from two days to under four hours.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

Utilize acquires tn4 Solutions in Sage growth push

The deal nearly doubles Utilize's Sage customer base and takes the managed IT services provider to six acquisitions as it eyes £28 million turnover.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

Higher education

Rodrigo elected first Asian woman to AI in education post

Her election strengthens Southeast Asia's voice in global AI-in-education research, as schools worldwide weigh training, infrastructure and equity concerns.

By Regine Laguilles • 4 min read • Last month