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Nearmap reveals Gen 6 AI with 130 enhanced detections

Nearmap has launched Generation 6 of its AI model, featuring over 130 location-based detections to enhance decision-making across various sectors.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Mon, 14th Oct 2024

Unified Communications

Vultr partners with HEAVY.AI to boost GPU-accelerated analytics

Vultr partners with HEAVY.AI to enhance data analytics with global NVIDIA GPU cloud infrastructure, aiming to boost efficiency and performance across various industries.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Sep 2024

Smart Cities

Telematics is helping to accelerate economic growth across APAC

Telematics technology is driving rapid economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region, transforming industries from ridesharing to eCommerce and electric vehicles.

By David Brown • 5 min read • Sat, 31st Aug 2024

Smart Cities

Unlocking the potential of AI for good in smart cities

AI is set to transform urban living through Smart Cities, enhancing public welfare and citizen satisfaction while prioritising ethics and sustainability.

By SenSen • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Aug 2024

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Unified Communications

MapAI secures $1.3 million for generative AI growth

MapAI has secured $1.3 million in funding for its Generative AI data analytics platform, aiming to enhance user engagement with geospatial data.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 27th Nov 2024

Housing

Homes sitting empty amid housing shortage

Tauranga’s housing squeeze is worsened by 2,142 empty homes, though the mayor says filling them beats building anew.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Thu, 17th Oct 2024

Education, Learning & Training

Public infrastructure lacking in transparency

A lack of disclosure on New Zealand’s big projects is obscuring costs, designs and accountability, critics say, as billions are spent in secret.

By Staff Writer • 8 min read • Tue, 15th Oct 2024

Insurance

How natural hazards are shaping the property market

Insurance concerns and storm damage are pushing down values in parts of Nelson, with buyers wary of future natural hazards.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Sep 2024

Auckland Council

Government declares war on localism

Councils say the Prime Minister's back-to-basics agenda risks stripping local communities of funding, powers and services they rely on.

By Staff Writer • 10 min read • Sun, 25th Aug 2024

Housing

What’s behind NZ’s townhouse boom?

Townhouses now account for nearly half of new dwelling consents, with Auckland driving most of the rise as buyers seek cheaper homes.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Mon, 5th Aug 2024

Sustainability

How rolling back insulation standards would impact health and the economy

The move could leave more New Zealanders in cold, damp homes, worsening respiratory illness and raising pressure on the health system.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Jul 2024

Taxation

How will we pay for all these new houses?

Councils say rates alone cannot fund the roads, footpaths and services needed for the Government’s housing push, after being left out of talks.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Thu, 11th Jul 2024

Risk & Compliance

Earthquake-prone building rules under review

Buildings may get longer deadlines as ministers weigh safety against the cost of seismic upgrades and mortgage pressure on owners.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Fri, 21st Jun 2024

Māori

Largest build-to-rent development is just the start

New legislation could unlock thousands more build-to-rent homes as New Zealand opens its largest such development in Auckland.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Thu, 13th Jun 2024

Smart Cities

Delta.g appoints Tony Lowe as new CEO to lead quantum shift

Delta.g names Tony Lowe as CEO to lead the London tech start-up's move from lab research to commercial success in quantum subsurface mapping.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Tue, 4th Jun 2024

Data Analytics

Will apartments create affordable homes in Tauranga?

Tauranga’s push for taller Mount Maunganui buildings has reignited debate over whether greater density will ease the city’s housing squeeze.

By Michael Curreen • 5 min read • Thu, 23rd May 2024

Unified Communications

Data Army unveils new dataset for property market insights

Data Army has launched the Australia Post Movers Statistics dataset on Snowflake, aiding real estate firms in strategic planning and decision-making with enriched data insights.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Mon, 20th May 2024