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Co Connect joins Google AI accelerator for Australia
Digital Transformation

Co Connect joins Google AI accelerator for Australia

Its offline safety app for mine workers will be sharpened with Google help, as Co Connect joins a 15-startup AI cohort.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Filigran: Does your CISO know enough?
Security Operations Centres

Filigran: Does your CISO know enough?

CISOs are under pressure to answer boardroom questions on exposure in minutes, as Filigran pushes CTEM and open-source validation tools.

By Donovan Jackson • 5 min read • This month
Blackline sees early uptake for G8 safety wearable
Manufacturing

Blackline sees early uptake for G8 safety wearable

Early customer adoption of the G8 wearable is bolstering Blackline Safety's push to sell one device for monitoring workers in hazardous sites.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Logitech ANZ pushes micro-wellbeing for desk workers
Hybrid & Remote Work

Logitech ANZ pushes micro-wellbeing for desk workers

Half of surveyed desk workers report end-of-day pain, prompting a push for small workstation changes that may ease strain and improve focus.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
From Clipboard to Cloud: Why manual temperature checks are a food safety gap of the past
Digital Transformation

From Clipboard to Cloud: Why manual temperature checks are a food safety gap of the past

Food retailers face avoidable spoilage, illness risk and regulatory exposure as most still rely on manual checks that miss cold-chain failures.

By Johan Joubert • 5 min read • This month

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How drawing on the power of telematics can help your organisation enhance its ESG performance and reporting in FY2027
Data Analytics

How drawing on the power of telematics can help your organisation enhance its ESG performance and reporting in FY2027

Granular fleet data could give Australian businesses better ESG reporting, while helping cut emissions, accidents and worker stress.

By Dan Winson • 3 min read • Today
Blackline Safety appoints Jon Baldwin as Chief Executive
Wearables

Blackline Safety appoints Jon Baldwin as Chief Executive

The leadership handover comes as the Calgary-based safety tech group pushes beyond C$150 million in annual revenue and expands globally.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Today
Exxovantage backs Airspeeder Team New Zealand ground crew
Manufacturing

Exxovantage backs Airspeeder Team New Zealand ground crew

Crew fatigue and injury risk could ease as Exxovantage equips Airspeeder Team New Zealand with exoskeletons for race-day ground work.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Yesterday
Fresh Minds & Groov partner on workplace wellbeing
Human Capital Management

Fresh Minds & Groov partner on workplace wellbeing

Only 3% of workers use traditional programmes, leaving employers under pressure to make mental health help easier to access before crises hit.

By Raphael Veloso • 5 min read • Yesterday
'Unsettling' dead rat discovery leads to boil water notice in Horowhenua
Risk & Compliance

'Unsettling' dead rat discovery leads to boil water notice in Horowhenua

About 40 households in Mangaore have been told to boil water after two dead rats were found in a reservoir during a routine inspection.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 2 min read • Last week
Car crashes into Tauranga council building
NZME

Car crashes into Tauranga council building

No one was hurt when a black sedan clipped a beam at Tauranga City Council's near-new GBP £45 million building on Devonport Rd.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 2 min read • Last week
Steam train operator 'shocked and devastated' after death at station
Emergency services

Steam train operator 'shocked and devastated' after death at station

Passengers were left traumatised after a person died at Te Awamutu station on Sunday evening, prompting a police investigation.

By RNZ • 2 min read • Last week
Twizel fire station upgrade to boost emergency response
Civil Defence

Twizel fire station upgrade to boost emergency response

Cleaner and faster emergency callouts are expected once the nearly finished NZD $3.5 million Twizel station overhaul opens.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • Last week
Christchurch's Orana Wildlife Park could get $1 million grant from ratepayer funds
Conservation

Christchurch's Orana Wildlife Park could get $1 million grant from ratepayer funds

Ratepayers could help keep Christchurch's only open-range wildlife park afloat, as councillors weigh a NZD $1.2 million rescue package.

By RNZ • 4 min read • This month
$14.9 million decision point for Whakatāne War Memorial Hall
Local Government

$14.9 million decision point for Whakatāne War Memorial Hall

Sports clubs will press Whakatāne councillors to back a single hall renewal plan, as staff warn phased works would prolong closures and raise costs.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 4 min read • This month
Motorola Solutions brings cloud access control data onshore
Software-as-a-Service

Motorola Solutions brings cloud access control data onshore

Australian businesses can now keep access control records onshore as Motorola Solutions adds local hosting to its cloud security platform.

By David Shilovsky • 6 min read • This month
Cleanaway taps Macquarie Telecom for SD-WAN overhaul
Network Infrastructure

Cleanaway taps Macquarie Telecom for SD-WAN overhaul

More than 350 Cleanaway sites will gain steadier communications as the waste group replaces legacy infrastructure, with 25 locations already live.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month