New Zealand (NZ) stories
Acquisition costs and heavier investment pushed profit lower, even as Jade grew revenue and strengthened its cash position in 2025.
Many small businesses are skipping backups altogether as a local partnership says it can cut cloud storage costs by up to 90%.
Australian businesses are pushing AI beyond pilots, prompting Glean to nearly double local headcount as ANZ customers rise more than 60 per cent.
Security teams may get faster risk rankings as TrendAI adds Claude Opus 4.7 to its platform to spot exploitable flaws and apply interim controls.
Game Pass access has helped keep players online, but Kiln feels thin at launch with just five maps and one mode.
Cybersecurity and AI demands are pushing most Australian and New Zealand firms to move workloads back from public cloud to private or hybrid systems.
Police and retailers say the system is helping them target repeat offenders, with London pilots linked to more arrests, charges and convictions.
Ransomware attacks are spreading faster as AI helps criminals exploit flaws within 24 to 48 hours, the report says.
Rising AI use is widening attack surfaces, while most organisations still need nearly a month to recover from cyber incidents.
Agency leaders are being pushed to rethink billable-hour pricing as AI shortens production cycles and obscures how work is measured.
Accounting firms can now cut manual handoffs as payroll deadlines, approvals and client tasks flow into Karbon from Gusto.
Companies using AI for customer experience are cutting churn and lifting revenue, with Qualtrics saying richer feedback can triple insights.
Thousands of motorists and households face fake toll and fine texts that can steal card details and personal data if they click the links.
Improving demand and higher interest-rate relief helped New Zealand small businesses post 3.9% sales growth in the March quarter.
Continuity at the top is meant to steady oversight of New Zealand’s payments infrastructure, which underpins billions of dollars in activity each year.
Businesses face higher costs and fewer large sites as Auckland’s shortage of development-ready industrial land pushes prices to record highs.
Public sector buyers in New Zealand gain a marketplace option for tighter email controls as phishing and impersonation keep driving cyber risk.
Customers can now track overseas payments in ANZ Plus, with near real-time transfers on some routes and extra scam protections added.
Thousands of players and retailers now rely on new real-time links after Lotto New Zealand completed an 18-month systems overhaul.
Borrowers in New Zealand could get quicker credit card approvals as Revolut taps regulated open banking data to replace paperwork with automated checks.