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Australian Stories

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Gartner anticipates $117.2 billion 2022 Australian IT spend

Gartner has projected a total Australian IT spend of AU$117.2 billion in 2022 in its latest forecast, increasing by 13.1% from 2021.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Apr 2022

Global Stories

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Supply Chain

Forrester's forecast for the APAC tech market indicates a 6.2% growth in 2022

Forrester expects vaccination rates, and the reopening of economies will produce more sustained tech market growth, on par with or higher than before COVID-19.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Wed, 9th Feb 2022

Hyperscale

Skills and materials shortages causing delays, increasing costs for data centres

The challenge for the industry is how to deliver investment against a backdrop of rising material and labour costs as well as a critical decarbonisation agenda.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 22nd Oct 2021

Stories from Other Regions

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Supply Chain

Covid-19 peaks but its influence will linger

Vacancy rates are easing, but the shift to prime offices and hybrid work will keep reshaping property demand well beyond 2022.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Sun, 3rd Apr 2022

Robotics

Automation on the rise as labour shortage bites

Businesses are turning to automation as record-low unemployment and isolation risks worsen staff shortages and wage pressures across New Zealand.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sun, 20th Mar 2022

Supply Chain

Comparing markets with Australia – what can we learn?

New Zealand’s office, retail and industrial markets are expected to mirror Australia as Omicron peaks and border openings reshape demand.

By Michael Curreen • 5 min read • Mon, 14th Mar 2022

Digital Transformation

Construction as we know it is changing

Rising material costs and supply chain disruption are forcing builders to rethink budgeting, with digital tools increasingly filling the gap.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Wed, 9th Mar 2022

Bank of New Zealand

Rising interest rates and tighter credit weighing on housing demand

Mortgage activity has slumped as tighter lending and higher rates cool demand, with CoreLogic warning house prices may fall further.

By Michael Curreen • 5 min read • Tue, 1st Mar 2022

Supply Chain

What the cash rate increase means for the property market

Higher borrowing costs are cooling sales and slowing price growth, with more than half of NZ mortgages set to reset this year.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Wed, 23rd Feb 2022

Bank of New Zealand

Housing affordability getting worse despite easing price growth

Mortgage repayments now absorb nearly half of household income, as record house prices and weaker wages push affordability to fresh lows.

By Michael Curreen • 6 min read • Fri, 18th Feb 2022

Hybrid & Remote Work

Clearer picture of 2022 property market forming

Sales volumes and price growth are easing, with REINZ figures showing weaker January activity and tighter lending weighing on buyers.

By Michael Curreen • 9 min read • Tue, 15th Feb 2022

Supply Chain

Quarry workers on strike as revenue soars

Workers have walked out for 48 hours after union claims wages have lagged behind soaring demand and a GBP £70 million revenue stream.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 14th Feb 2022

Bank of New Zealand

Will the credit crunch kill the housing boom?

First-home buyers are being refused finance after going unconditional, as tougher bank rules and lending checks squeeze borrowing.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Fri, 14th Jan 2022

Westpac

Property market entering 2022

Rising rates and tighter lending rules could cool New Zealand’s housing boom in 2022, after values topped GBP £1m nationally for the first time.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Wed, 5th Jan 2022

Supply Chain

KiwiRail CEO abandons sinking ship as strike threatens to cripple transport

Christmas freight and passenger services face major disruption after KiwiRail’s chief executive quit amid looming nationwide strike action.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Nov 2021

Bank of New Zealand

House price jump start of a new trend?

Rising mortgage costs and tighter lending rules are expected to cool the market, even after values posted their first monthly acceleration in six months.

By Michael Curreen • 7 min read • Fri, 5th Nov 2021