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Government praises Novopay 'improvement', yet educators are still being unpaid
EduTech

Government praises Novopay 'improvement', yet educators are still being unpaid

Despite Gov't lauding Novopay's progress, educators face unpaid issues, sparking concern amidst improved error rates.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2015
Cabinet finalises funding arrangement for payroll as Novopay complaints decrease
EduTech

Cabinet finalises funding arrangement for payroll as Novopay complaints decrease

Minister Joyce announces funding arrangements for Novopay, bringing total settlement to between $29m and $32m.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2015
Australian video streaming solutions distributor looking for NZ resellers
Software-as-a-Service

Australian video streaming solutions distributor looking for NZ resellers

Australian wearable video streaming solutions distributor m-View plans to enter the New Zealand market, targeting government and emergency services.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2015
Chorus completes first Ultra-fast broadband town
Unified Communications

Chorus completes first Ultra-fast broadband town

Chorus has today announced Oamaru is the first town in New Zealand to have its fibre network completed under Chorus' ultra-fast broadband programme.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 15th Dec 2014
Unisys chosen to modernise NZ crash analysis system
Government

Unisys chosen to modernise NZ crash analysis system

The New Zealand Transport Agency has chosen Unisys as the prime system integrator to modernise the national crash analysis system (CAS).

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2014
Dimension Data and Telstra fight it out for Australian government cloud
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

Dimension Data and Telstra fight it out for Australian government cloud

Telstra and Dimension Data intensify competition in Australian gov cloud services, launching secure platforms for federal and state agencies.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 26th Nov 2014
Embrace digitalisation or risk governing a fractured society, says Gartner
Government

Embrace digitalisation or risk governing a fractured society, says Gartner

Digitalisation will place huge pressure on governments and leaders in the public sector to change faster than at any other time in modern history.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 14th Nov 2014
RealMe: The government's answer to digital natives
Unified Communications

RealMe: The government's answer to digital natives

Westcon Imagine 2014 - Richard Foy's comments on how the government is responding to an increasingly digital world.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2014

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Doors open for channel as NZTech pushes national tech strategy
Government

Doors open for channel as NZTech pushes national tech strategy

NZTech aims to boost NZ's tech standing with a national strategy, inviting the reseller channel to join the transformative journey.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2015
Auckland convention centre cost jumps by a fifth
Government

Auckland convention centre cost jumps by a fifth

SkyCity Entertainment Group, the casino and hotel operator, is in talks with the government on how to fund the increased cost of as much as $130 mi.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2014
Crown Asset Management discontinues South Canterbury Finance claim
Government

Crown Asset Management discontinues South Canterbury Finance claim

Crown Asset Management, the government entity set up to wind down the remaining assets of finance companies that called on the retail deposit guara.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2014
FMA leaves civil claim against SCF to Crown Asset Management
Government

FMA leaves civil claim against SCF to Crown Asset Management

The Financial Markets Authority won't chase South Canterbury Finance in a civil claim, saying it can't justify the cost of doing so and leaving it.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2014
John Key's chickens on notice over official information requests
Government

John Key's chickens on notice over official information requests

Labour calls out systemic abuse of info requests, setting stage for Ombudsman's review to challenge New Zealand government's transparency.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2014
GeoOp posts wider first-half loss as it chases global growth
Government

GeoOp posts wider first-half loss as it chases global growth

GeoOp, the small business app developer, widened its first-half loss as it spent more on product development and sales to chase global growth.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2014
Govt to keep joint and several liabilty, tasks officials to look at tweaks
Government

Govt to keep joint and several liabilty, tasks officials to look at tweaks

The government plans to keep the existing rules governing how multiple defendants are treated in the legal system, though wants officials to have a.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2014
IRD's Netguide Award shows government committed to make tax simple
Government

IRD's Netguide Award shows government committed to make tax simple

New Zealand's tax system is up there with the best, but it will need to evolve and adapt to meet the needs of the 21st century and an increasingly glo.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 8th Dec 2014
Tiro Lifesciences receives first Kiwi repayable grant
Government

Tiro Lifesciences receives first Kiwi repayable grant

Tiro Lifesciences will receive the first repayable grant through Callaghan Innovation's expanded business incubator network.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2014
NZ govt's social housing plans aim to alleviate poverty, PM Key says
Government

NZ govt's social housing plans aim to alleviate poverty, PM Key says

The government's plan to increase the private provision of state-housing is part of a wider goal to alleviate the country's most vulnerable by putt.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 3rd Nov 2014