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Hitachi Vantara Appoints Dave Wardrop as Australia and New Zealand CTO and Director of Solution Consulting

Hitachi Vantara Appoints Dave Wardrop as Australia and New Zealand CTO and Director of Solution Consulting

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT: Hitachi Vantara, the data storage, infrastructure and hybrid cloud management subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced the appointment of Dave Wardrop as its new Chief Technology Officer and Director of...

Owner:  Stan Beer
Sydney to Auckland ocean race welcomes Palm Beach Motor Yachts

Sydney to Auckland ocean race welcomes Palm Beach Motor Yachts

Excitement is building ahead of the Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race (S2A), which will set sail from Sydney Harbour at 1pm on 11 October, 2025. Now in its second edition, the 1,200-nautical-mile race across the Tasman is co-hosted by the Royal Prince...

Owner:  Steve Bryant
Kia announces New Zealand prices, specs and availability for EV4 sedan
New Zealand’s Institute of IT Professionals collapses

New Zealand’s Institute of IT Professionals collapses

New Zealand’s Institute of IT Professionals has discovered it is insolvent and advised members it has no alternative but to enter liquidation. The Institute (ITP) wrote to members on Thursday and posted a document titled “Important Update on ITP’s...

Owner:  Richart Goddard, Drew Cullen, Linus John Birtles
New Zealand could have mobile driver’s licenses by end of 2025
Govt redirects $42m of science funding into Biodiscovery Platform

Govt redirects $42m of science funding into Biodiscovery Platform

The Minister says the investment will ‘unlock new economic opportunities’ with native flora and fauna. Some exploratory work has been done on the native kānuka plant. The Government is redirecting $42 million of science funding over the next seven...

Owner:  Todd & Jackie Scott
Research To Support Our World-class Potato Industry

Research To Support Our World-class Potato Industry

Tasmanian Government The Tasmanian Government has developed a new research program which aims to provide practical solutions for the management of potato mop-top virus. Developed in collaboration with the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture and...

Owner:  The National Tribune Australia
Country Life: The high-tech dairy hub feeding China's sweet tooth

Country Life: The high-tech dairy hub feeding China's sweet tooth

Hot cream cheese being packed at Fonterra's Darfield plant for Asian markets. Photo: RNZ/Cosmo Kentish-Barnes Ever wondered what goes on in one of those huge dairy factories dotted around rural New Zealand? One of Fonterra's largest plants at...

Owner:  New Zealand Government
‘Game-changer’ set to disrupt NZ diabetes market

‘Game-changer’ set to disrupt NZ diabetes market

New Zealand-owned healthcare company Pharmaco (N.Z.) Ltd is launching the new CareSens Air Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) system in New Zealand on 1st October at a price to increase accessibility for Kiwis with diabetes in the currently...

Owner:  Anna Mickell & Barbara Fountain
New Zealand Adds New Information Privacy Principle

New Zealand Adds New Information Privacy Principle

On September 23, 2025, New Zealand passed a targeted update to the Privacy Act 2020 that strengthens transparency around third‑party data collection and fine‑tunes several privacy processes. The headline change is a new Information Privacy...

Owner:  Aviva Cuyler
Major vape brand exposed for using alarming social media tactic: 'Restricted access'

Major vape brand exposed for using alarming social media tactic: 'Restricted access'

A study identified a major vape brand as using global Instagram accounts to get around local laws meant to protect youth — particularly in New Zealand, where youth vaping rates are high, according to an article in The Conversation. What's...

Owner:  Dave Finocchio & Anna Robertson
New Zealand plans for LNG imports in 2027

New Zealand plans for LNG imports in 2027

The New Zealand government has assured the power companies in which it is a majority shareholder that capital is available to support investment in critical electricity infrastructure. “Reliable and affordable energy is key to New Zealand’s...

Owner:  Hardy Family

Full Report: New Zealand's Cruel Genetic Engineering Animal Field Trials Reach An End.

The GE Animal experimental field trials have ended in failure. The disastrous trials have come at the cost of years of cruelty to the animals. The trials involving hundreds of animals over two decades have been largely kept under the radar from...

Owner:  Fraser Mills & Peter Hodge
Hitachi Vantara names Dave Wardrop CTO for Australia & New Zealand

Hitachi Vantara names Dave Wardrop CTO for Australia & New Zealand

Hitachi Vantara has appointed Dave Wardrop as Chief Technology Officer and Director of Solution Consulting for Australia and New Zealand. Wardrop, who will be based in Canberra, will assume responsibility for directing Hitachi Vantara's technical...

Owner:  Sean Mitchell
Donorbees launches to simplify payroll giving for New Zealanders

Donorbees launches to simplify payroll giving for New Zealanders

A new payroll giving platform called Donorbees has launched in New Zealand, aiming to streamline the process of charitable donations through employers and make giving easier for individuals, companies, and charities. Platform features Donorbees...

Owner:  Sean Mitchell
Donorbees Launches To Super-charge Payroll Giving In New Zealand
Air New Zealand flight aborts take-off in Apia after cockpit alert

Air New Zealand flight aborts take-off in Apia after cockpit alert

About 30 seconds after NZ993 began its take-off roll along the runway at Samoa’s main airport, the brakes were applied and the flaps extended, slowing the 787 before it could become airborne. The captain could then be heard over the tannoy saying,...

Owner:  New Zealand Media & Entertainment (NZME)
Silicon Valley's 'sickening' capitulation to Trump is a 'tyrant’s best weapon': tech exec

Silicon Valley's 'sickening' capitulation to Trump is a 'tyrant’s best weapon': tech exec

Former Google and Apple executive Kim Scott says in an op-ed in The New York Times that watching the intersection between the tech world and President Donald Trump echoes "the pain of watching Russia lose its briefly held freedoms." Scott, who...

Owner:  John K Byrne

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