Housing stories

AI is the new vehicle for economic growth: How does New Zealand climb aboard?
Mon, 4th Nov 2024
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New Zealand stands at a pivotal moment to harness AI’s potential, which could add USD $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030.

Queensland councils enhance digital tools with Granicus
Wed, 9th Oct 2024
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digital transformation
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housing
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local government
The Local Government Association of Queensland has teamed up with Granicus to boost digital tools aimed at enhancing community liveability across the state.

Newcastle City Council switches to Azul for Java security
Wed, 21st Aug 2024
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cybersecurity
Newcastle City Council has tackled major security vulnerabilities by replacing Oracle JDK 8 with Azul Platform Core, securing mission-critical Java applications.

Labour stresses tech adoption in housing to tackle worker gap
Wed, 10th Jul 2024
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A new report underscores the urgent need for tech adoption in UK construction to tackle worker shortages and meet ambitious project targets.

Swoop acquires conduit & fibre assets, eyes $1.2m boost
Fri, 21st Jun 2024
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Swoop's acquisition of fibre assets in Western Australia to connect 900 homes in Seacrest Estate promises AUD $1.2 million in revenue over three years.

Manchester's Flowlio redefines project management with innovative SaaS solution
Tue, 30th Apr 2024
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Manchester start-up Flowlio disrupts the market with an innovative SaaS solution and fundamentals training course, transforming project management practices across various sectors.

Former British Gas MD Ian Peters named Chairman of Sagacity
Wed, 24th Jan 2024
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management
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Former British Gas MD, Ian Peters, appointed as Chairman of London-based data consultancy Sagacity, ahead of a predicted period of substantial growth in 2024.

Bristol's Symmetry targets growth in 2024 through machine learning
Tue, 16th Jan 2024
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housing
Symmetry, a Bristol-based cloud accounting software provider, plans to accelerate growth in 2024 by targeting new business sectors and expanding its use of machine learning.

New report uncovers India's evolving digital search trends
Wed, 3rd Jan 2024
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Justdial's How India Searched report reveals search activities in small towns overtook large cities as digitalisation bridges India's urban-rural divide.

Adopt AI to unlock 1.3 million affordable dwellings: PointData
Fri, 13th Oct 2023
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Analysis by PointData has identified 870,000 profitable new affordable homes and 425,000 new social housing dwellings across mainland Australia.

IoT technology set to help provide safer community housing
Mon, 24th Jan 2022
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Tether's IoT tech is helping Auckland housing provider CORT deliver healthier homes to its tenants by monitoring building health factors.

SeekShelter: Matching emergency accommodation with those in need
Mon, 5th Sep 2016
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New Zealand's housing crisis is putting pressure on emergency accommodation. SeekShelter offers real-time management of shelter occupancy to help those in need.

NZ house prices rise 8% in March, led by a 13% jump in Auckland
Tue, 14th Apr 2015
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New Zealand residential property prices rose in March, led by Auckland where housing supply isn't meeting demand, putting pressure on the market.

Barfoot breaks records for Auckland home sales in March
Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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housing
Auckland house sales volume and average prices rose to a record last month, with buyers undeterred by soaring prices in the face of relatively low bor.

NZ property values rise at fastest pace in 9 months in March: QV
Wed, 1st Apr 2015
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demand
New Zealand residential property values climbed at the fastest pace in nine months in March, led by strong demand in Auckland.

NZ Dollar Outlook: Traders split on kiwi direction amid volatility
Mon, 23rd Mar 2015
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The New Zealand dollar has recently been at the mercy of US dollar volatility and analysts are split on what direction it may take this week.

NZ house prices rise 3.6% in February, led by a 14% jump in Auckland prices
Thu, 12th Mar 2015
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New Zealand residential property prices rose in February, led by Auckland where an under-supply of housing is putting pressure on the market.

Auckland houses prices fall in February as volume, listings pick up
Wed, 4th Mar 2015
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Auckland house prices fell in February, as listings rose and the number of properties sold reached its second-highest level in seven years for that mo.

Finance Minister says calls for densification in Auckland as popular as Ebola
Thu, 26th Feb 2015
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housing
Calls for more densification in Auckland's housing have been compared to Ebola by Finance Minister Bill English.

Auckland inner-city height restrictions weighing on supply, RBNZ's Wheeler says
Wed, 25th Feb 2015
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New Zealand's government has taken a number of good steps to improve housing supply in Auckland, where prices have soared on a lack of new stock, but.