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Kiwi Stories

Real estate stories

Gaze launches workplace intelligence tool in New Zealand

Hybrid work is leaving many New Zealand offices underused, with businesses risking about NZD $270,000 a year from poor space planning.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Smart Cities

Auckland land shortage drives prices to record highs

Businesses face higher costs and fewer large sites as Auckland’s shortage of development-ready industrial land pushes prices to record highs.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

New Zealand businesses warned over illegal review gating

Pressure from regulators and Google is putting firms at risk of hefty penalties if they screen out unhappy customers before asking for public reviews.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 22nd Apr 2026

Global Stories

Real estate stories

Marketing Technologies

Pinecone launches Nexus to boost AI agent task success

Task completion for AI agents could rise sharply as Pinecone’s Nexus aims to cut latency, token use and human review in enterprise workflows.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month

Data Analytics

Eptura adds AI tools & real-time workplace analytics

Facility teams could gain a clearer view of office use and maintenance as Eptura rolls out AI assistants, live analytics and shared data tools.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 30th Apr 2026

Data Analytics

Sage branding itself on trust in AI world of 'big voices'

Trust is emerging as a selling point for finance software as Sage warns that opaque AI can leave CFOs answerable for costly errors.

By Jake MacAndrew • 5 min read • Thu, 30th Apr 2026

Data Protection

AI investment could help construction firms retain staff

Staff retention in construction could improve as more than half of professionals say AI investment would make them likelier to stay.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 27th Apr 2026

Digital Transformation

Global real estate company strengthens MFA security with Inde

Employees across three countries now face stronger login checks after a two-month rollout replaced email and SMS codes with passkeys and biometrics.

By Lisa Pfahlert • 3 min read • Mon, 27th Apr 2026

Smart Cities

Coalition launches standards for greener AI data centres

Rising electricity and water demands from AI facilities are driving a push for common sustainability standards and green finance criteria.

By Shannon Williams • 7 min read • Thu, 23rd Apr 2026

DataCentre infrastructure

Investors eye GPUs as alternative asset, survey finds

Despite limited familiarity, 75% of investors surveyed by Nuway Capital and KPMG Ireland said they are optimistic about GPUs as an alternative asset class.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 22nd Apr 2026

Customer Relationship Management

GapMaps partners with Panolytica on segmentation data

Retailers and planners in three markets will get finer consumer mapping as GapMaps adds Panolytica’s grid-based segmentation to its data marketplace.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd Apr 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Real estate stories

Agricultural Technology

Kurraba signs first tenants for Sydney life sciences hub

The AUD $490 million Waterloo precinct is set to ease Sydney’s lab space shortage as it moves into delivery with major global partners.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month

Financial Systems

UK small business sales growth slows to two-year low

Customer-facing firms were hit hardest as weak demand and higher costs left UK small businesses with their slowest sales growth in two years.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

LandTech adds Brickflow funding data to LandInsight

Developers can now assess site viability and likely capital needs sooner, as live funding data from more than 160 lenders enters LandInsight.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 29th Apr 2026

Supply Chain

Dematic launches Multishuttle FD storage system in Australia

Australian warehouse operators could gain denser storage without heavy upfront spending as Dematic rolls out a modular system for slower-moving stock.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 29th Apr 2026