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SenSen reports record revenue as city wins lift growth

More city contracts in North America and Australia helped lift recurring sales and cash flow, with usage revenue rising 35% over the year.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Today

Software-as-a-Service

Unit4 wins public sector deals as demand for cloud grows

Tight budgets and ageing back-office systems are driving more public bodies to cloud software, as Unit4 adds new customers across Europe and North America.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week

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Small Business

Builders' co-op calls for major reform as industry struggles

Construction activity has slumped to its lowest level since 2015, prompting calls for faster consents and fairer liability rules.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 4 min read • Today

Risk & Compliance

Ohakune water outage raises questions internal review can't answer, councillor says

Residents of the Ruapehu town were left without taps for nearly three days after a pipeline break went undetected, prompting calls for outside scrutiny.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • Last week

Risk & Compliance

Southland council accused of breaking flood work promises

Residents could face weaker flood protection after a former chief financial officer accused Environment Southland of failing to deliver promised work.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • Last week

Disaster Recovery

Tairāwhiti emergency waste funding: Gisborne District Council gets $115,590 grant

Severe weather clean-up costs in Tairāwhiti have been eased, with Gisborne District Council securing the largest share of a new grant.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 2 min read • Last week

Supply Chain

Solution for slip-prone West Coast highway edges closer

Work to secure State Highway 6 at Epitaph Slip could still be years off, despite a completed case for a $102 million realignment.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 4 min read • Last week

Local Government

'Little bit grumpy': Rural residents shoulder water upgrade costs

Rural households in Tasman face higher bills as new national rules force long-delayed water upgrades to protect drinking safety.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 6 min read • Last week

Hutt City Council

Upper Hutt looks at funding study for 'transformational' rail stop

A proposed Timberlea station could spur housing and retail growth in Upper Hutt if councillors agree to fund a feasibility study.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • Last week

Radio New Zealand

New rocks for Hokitika seawall as mayor brushes off concerns

Larger stones are set to be installed after high seas sent driftwood and debris over the Hokitika flood barrier and onto the walkway.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 2 min read • Last week

Radio New Zealand

West Coast suffering from transport funding squeeze - leaders

Funding shortfalls could force West Coast councils to revert roads to gravel, leaders warn, as tourism and freight access come under pressure.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 4 min read • Last week

Auckland Council

Kawau Island residents weigh in on rubbish stoush

Council options for Kawau Island's rubbish service could shift costs onto residents, as islanders warn of more illegal dumping.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 5 min read • Last week

Productivity

Local government reform's toughest phase still ahead, council boss says

Ratepayers may see little immediate savings as councils enter the harder stage of redesigning merged authorities and ward representation.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • Last week

Local Government

Infrastructure Minister rules out pause on Fast-track housing developments in Canterbury

Canterbury councils say fast-track housing could strain local infrastructure, after the minister rejected their call for a pause and review.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 4 min read • Last week

Disaster Recovery

IGEL launches Emergency Mode to speed endpoint recovery

It could help hospitals, banks and councils keep staff working within minutes when a Windows outage or cyberattack locks them out.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

ANS Academy expands AI leadership apprenticeship sixfold

Growing employer demand has pushed the AI leadership apprenticeship to six cohorts, with 71 learners now in the pipeline.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Data Protection

National Hunter & NAFN stop GBP £6m Right to Buy fraud

Councils have blocked more than GBP £6 million in bogus housing buy deals after a data-sharing scheme widened to tackle wider public sector fraud.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Regional Victorian councils launch shared cloud model

The three councils expect the shared platform to cut admin work and bolster service consistency as local governments face tighter budgets and bigger demands.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week