New Zealand users are saving hours a week with ChatGPT, as the tool is used for work, budgets, health checks and trip planning.
Eligible builders could free up cash for the next site, as the partnership funds pre-sold turnkey homes without requiring upfront equity.
Older Auckland residents could lose familiar home-care support if procurement rules are not changed, Visionwest has warned after a tender setback.
Homeowners and builders are still coping with cost and consenting pressures, but most recent projects avoided major disruption.
Reuse plans could cut ocean discharge and help irrigate crops, sports grounds and industry across Nelson Tasman within two years.
Council chiefs faced intense scrutiny after a review said six deaths in the Mount Maunganui landslide were preventable, with inquiries still under way.
Emergency response funding could be squeezed under planned rates caps, prompting Southland Civil Defence to seek an exemption from the Minister.
Auckland homes face longer, hotter summers, with new research warning heatwaves could nearly double and indoor overheating is already a problem.
Strong winds, dry spells and flooding are more likely across New Zealand as the Pacific pattern strengthens to very strong in September.
Tender teams at HEB Construction now save hours per bid after AI turned scattered staff records into tailored CVs and bios.
Marketing is gaining strategic weight as nine tech businesses vie for honours in awards that spotlight New Zealand firms' push overseas.
The platform could help roading teams spot defects sooner by turning scattered verification records into searchable, location-based evidence.
New features and broader home-entertainment use could widen JBL's appeal as the PartyBox 330 and 130 arrive in New Zealand.
First-home buyers are gaining ground in a subdued market, as higher mortgage costs and cautious sentiment keep New Zealand property sales weak.
Enterprise marketers could soon stop losing campaign know-how as Thread's AI system records briefs, plans and results in one place.
Despite near-universal uptake, just 4% of New Zealand organisations say AI has transformed core operations, Datacom's survey shows.
The online grocer's sales jumped 197% in a year as centralised fulfilment and nationwide delivery help it challenge New Zealand's duopoly.
New Zealand businesses can now access RingCentral's agentic voice AI through Digital Island, easing deployment and support for local customers.
The Australian security integrator is deepening its New Zealand push with local hiring after securing a major national retailer rollout and other work.
Customers in urban and rural areas can now order the reusable menstrual product online with pharmacist advice and nationwide delivery.
