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Netcall & Box launch AI integration for digital services
Document Management

Netcall & Box launch AI integration for digital services

Organisations could cut manual work and keep sensitive records governed as Jadu taps Box content directly for AI-driven self-service portals.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today

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Orana Park asks Selwyn ratepayers to help fill funding hole
Education, Learning & Training

Orana Park asks Selwyn ratepayers to help fill funding hole

A wildlife park's plea could leave Selwyn ratepayers on the hook for part of a $4.1m shortfall as councillors demand a business case.

By Jonathan Leask • 3 min read • Yesterday
Fears of Selwyn becoming 'concrete paradise'
Housing

Fears of Selwyn becoming 'concrete paradise'

Councillors warn the rule change could worsen stormwater runoff and leave new homes with little or no garden space.

By Jonathan Leask • 4 min read • Yesterday
Carterton councillors may rethink 'nuclear' rates option
Local Government

Carterton councillors may rethink 'nuclear' rates option

Councillors are unlikely to back a plan that would have lifted forestry rates by 1260% and dairy charges by 92% to repair rural roads.

By Emily Ireland • 3 min read • Yesterday
Effect acquires Born Digital in New Zealand expansion
Software Development

Effect acquires Born Digital in New Zealand expansion

Clients will see no immediate change as the combined agency grows to 25 staff and widens its reach across Wellington and Auckland.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Today
Queenstown cable car route changed after community feedback
Urban Planning

Queenstown cable car route changed after community feedback

Residents' objections have forced a reroute of the proposed Queenstown Cable Car, moving it off playing fields and onto a bus hub link.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
New Zealand house values fall for seventh straight month
Real estate

New Zealand house values fall for seventh straight month

National property values slipped 0.4% in October, leaving the housing market 2.3% below a year earlier and buyers in control.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today
Proposed $100,000 wheelchair swing in North Canterbury aims to get children 'off the sidelines'
Local Government

Proposed $100,000 wheelchair swing in North Canterbury aims to get children 'off the sidelines'

Children in wheelchairs could soon join the fun at Kaiapoi's Darnley Square, where a new swing is expected to cost $100,000.

By David Hill • 3 min read • 2 days ago
Geologists 'poles apart' on risks new quarry poses to neighbours
Local Government

Geologists 'poles apart' on risks new quarry poses to neighbours

A proposed Blenheim quarry may face tougher scrutiny after neighbours warned blasting could trigger rockfall on their properties.

By Kira Carrington • 3 min read • 2 days ago
Waihī mine campsite gets council tick to continue operating
Local Government

Waihī mine campsite gets council tick to continue operating

The five-year renewal lets OceanaGold keep housing up to 15 workers at a remote Waihī campsite, despite a court ruling on the original licence.

By Jordan Smith • 3 min read • 2 days ago
Reservoir project to ease water worries in Hawke's Bay towns
Local Government

Reservoir project to ease water worries in Hawke's Bay towns

Thousands of residents will gain a more reliable supply as a three-million-litre reservoir and linked pipe network are built by June 2028.

By Linda Hall • 2 min read • 2 days ago
Property buyers may not realise checks they should do
Real estate

Property buyers may not realise checks they should do

A drop in buyers seeking LIMs, title searches and legal advice has raised fears that many are entering property deals without key checks.

By Susan Edmunds • 6 min read • 3 days ago
Auckland Council backs move towards smaller kerbside rubbish bins
Auckland Council

Auckland Council backs move towards smaller kerbside rubbish bins

Households in Auckland could soon face higher charges for larger bins after councillors backed making 80 litre kerbside rubbish bins the default.

By Morning Report • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Seven years late: Whakatāne Airport annual report finally signed off
Public Sector

Seven years late: Whakatāne Airport annual report finally signed off

A clean audit should unlock payment of $1,768,615 owed to the council, after accounting errors delayed the airport report for seven years.

By Diane McCarthy • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Whakatāne council to keep fire depot, historic cottage
Local Government

Whakatāne council to keep fire depot, historic cottage

Rising concern over emergency access and heritage has led the council to keep the fire depot and harbourmaster's house, while selling farmland.

By Diane McCarthy • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Five-day turnaround: Carterton council cracks on with building consents
Housing

Five-day turnaround: Carterton council cracks on with building consents

Carterton's five-day average for building consents is helping applicants start projects sooner, as Wairarapa issued nearly $130 million in new-home permits.

By Emily Ireland • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Even free staff wouldn't plug one Waikato water body's funding gap, CEO says
Sustainability

Even free staff wouldn't plug one Waikato water body's funding gap, CEO says

Households in Waikato and Hamilton face higher water bills as IAWAI says more than $200 million in maintenance is needed to avoid service failure.

By Jordan Smith • 3 min read • 3 days ago