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Schneider Electric: Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink…

Schneider Electric unveils how untapped data within data centres can bring significant efficiency gains and cost savings through big data analytics.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd May 2017

Canon

The Sitecore experience ANZ award winners for 2016

Zip Water and QIC named as winners of the Sitecore Experience Awards 2016 for Best eCommerce Experience and Digital Innovation respectively.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 13th Mar 2017

DataCentre infrastructure

Eaton's east Asia VP talks data center sustainability, Singapore & Industry 4.0

Eaton, a power management company, discusses their solutions for data center power and thermal management in Asia Pacific.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Tue, 13th Dec 2016

Gaming

White knuckle fun with Planet Coaster

Roll up for Planet Coaster, the ultimate ride in theme park sims by the creators of Rollercoaster Tycoon classics!.

By Darren Price • 5 min read • Thu, 24th Nov 2016

Internet of Things

IN-DEPTH: We take a look with Kordia at Thinxtra's Kiwi IoT network

Kordia and Thinxtra have passed the halfway mark in their IoT network deployment, covering half of New Zealand's population.

By Sara Barker • 7 min read • Tue, 23rd Aug 2016

Software Development

Microsoft WPC: New resources to help partners capitalise on the explosive demand

To put it simply, the greater cloud market is changing how business gets done, and it presents a huge opportunity for our partners, says Microsoft.

By Gavriella Schuster • 6 min read • Thu, 14th Jul 2016

Ericsson

The world of wearables: Users want panic buttons and location trackers

The most desired wearables right now are the Panic/SOS button, smart watch and the location tracker, an Ericsson ConsumerLab report says.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 13th Jun 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Water stories

Agricultural Technology

Freshwater Symposium addresses water improvement

Broad agreement emerged in Wellington that cleaner waterways will require years of coordinated spending, science and shared responsibility across sectors.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 6th Jun 2017

National Standards

Fluoridation Bill report highlights funding issue

Communities could face the cost of fluoridation after the committee backed a bill that shifts decisions to health experts, LGNZ says.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 1st Jun 2017

Risk & Compliance

Infrastructure body welcomes irrigation investment

Rural communities could gain jobs and stronger exports if the government’s NZD $90 million irrigation package is backed by equity rather than loans.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 18th May 2017

Technology in the Classroom

NZ teacher using ocean-tech in classroom to present in France

New Zealand teacher, Carol Brieseman, will discuss using ocean observation in the classroom at the Ocean Observers workshop in Brest, France.

By Matthew Bain • 3 min read • Mon, 15th May 2017

Local Government

Bad relationship poisoned Havelock North water

More than 5,000 Havelock North residents fell ill after faecal contamination entered the town's drinking water, a government inquiry found.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Thu, 11th May 2017

Northland

Poor forestry regulations will not protect rivers

Downstream landholders and river habitats face fresh risk as Green Party says proposed forestry rules are too weak to stop debris and sediment.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 8th May 2017

University of Canterbury

Situation bad and getting worse, latest report reveals

Freshwater quality is deteriorating across New Zealand, with half of monitored river sites showing rising nitrogen and native fish at risk.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Fri, 28th Apr 2017

Sustainability

LGNZ launches Water 2050 to develop cohesive policy

Communities face billions in upgrade costs as local councils seek a single framework linking freshwater standards, funding and affordability.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Mar 2017

Sustainability

Forest & Bird pulls out of Land and Water Forum

The government's freshwater proposals have prompted the conservation group to quit a nine-year collaboration, deepening a split over river standards.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 7th Mar 2017

LAWA

Ninety per cent of rivers and lakes swimmable by 2040

Nearly 10,000km more waterways will need upgrading as New Zealand seeks to lift swimmable rivers and lakes to 90 per cent by 2040.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 28th Feb 2017

Clean technologies

Sustainability: Key to the future of data centres in Singapore

Achieving a viable sustainability strategy starts with the data centre's platform - how it is designed, constructed and operated.

By Darren Webb • 4 min read • Wed, 16th Nov 2016

Wearables

Apple Watch gets a healthy face lift

Apple Watch Series 2 debuts with health prowess: new swim-proof design, GPS for workouts, and dazzlingly bright screen.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Thu, 8th Sep 2016

Entrepreneur

Fostering futures with the Taranaki Science & Technology Fair

The Taranaki Science and Technology Fair has been paving the way for future kiwi scientists and techies for a few years now.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Thu, 28th Jul 2016