Christchurch stories - Page 7

The ICT sector is thriving with 75% of employers planning to hire, driven by new projects. Pay rises are on the horizon as industry confidence grows.

ASB Bank is attempting a World Record by creating a 1000km tennis court that stretches from the North Island to the South Island.

Christchurch wants and needs ambitious people who are great communicators and collaborators who want to be involved and make a difference...

Microsoft's Director of Facilities and Energy, Darrell Smith, is using data-driven software to save the company millions.

Christchurch high school students have the opportunity to build a business in a weekend with the first Mashup competition in the region.

There has been a hive of activity within the New Zealand business of wireless vendor Aerohive over the last 12 months.

Kiwis spend up to 92 hours a year stuck in traffic, with Auckland ranking the 3rd most congested city in the ANZ region, according to TomTom’s Congestion Index.

Confidence continues to grow in the Christchurch ICT Industry, with new projects bolstering recruitment activity for 2013.

Harvey Norman sees a glimmer of hope with a 3.6% sales boost in New Zealand for H1 FY13, despite a 36.5% plunge in overall profit to AUD $81.9 million.

Vodafone has doubled network capacity in Auckland, upgrading 300 of 450 cell sites to improve speeds and coverage for two-thirds of the city.

Telecom customers in New Zealand face further connection issues, following two outages yesterday, with no compensation offered.

Bill establishing new high-tech HQ for manufacturing and services firms passes third and final reading in Parliament.

New Zealand's top cities, including Auckland and Wellington, failed to crack the Global Startup Ecosystem Index's top 20 tech hubs, unlike Sydney and Melbourne.

Renaissance's 2012 report chronicles a turbulent year, with asset write-offs, business exits, relocations, staffing cuts, and strategic shifts now stabilising.

Silicon Valley-style business hub opens in Christchurch, positioning the city as a hub for high-tech innovation.

New Zealand-based MahiFX has launched an online currency converter tool, offering real-time and historical exchange rate data.

There are some serious challenges ahead for the channel in disaster recovery and business continuity, as Keith Newman discovers in our four-part feature.

ICT provider joins forces with Christchurch International Airport and Canterbury-based Data Centre Design for new purpose-built facility.

Halswell families and businesses can now connect to fibre broadband, with the launch of Enable’s new services to the first Christchurch suburb.

Matt Knight's innovative platform, SharedSpace, transforms unused office spaces into vibrant, collaborative environments, attracting 6,000 monthly visitors.