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Biggest Performing Line-up Ever For The 2020 Aotearoa Music Awards

Saturday, 31 October 2020, 5:46 am | Aotearoa Music Awards

Nineteen performances announced at the launch of new music venue Flare 29 October 2020 In a new look ceremony, there will be 19 performances at the 2020 Aotearoa Music Awards | Nga Tohu Puoro o Aotearoa. The line-up was announced tonight at the launch ... More >>

Kordia Women In Technology Scholarship Recipient Announced

Thursday, 16 July 2020, 11:38 am | Kordia

Kaitlin Te Rito has been awarded the Kordia Women in Technology scholarship for 2020. The scholarship was established by Kordia in association with the University of Waikato to acknowledge and support up-and-coming female talent and future technology ... More >>

Orion Health Supports COVID-19 Decision-making With A National Algorithm Management Solution

Monday, 18 May 2020, 12:44 pm | Orion Health

Orion Health has today announced it will deliver a free national solution to support scenario modelling, risk prediction, forecasting and planning throughout New Zealand’s COVID-19 response. Accelerated to market through the Ministry of Business, Innovation ... More >>

Kordia To Donate TV Airtime On Channel 200 To Community Groups

Thursday, 30 April 2020, 2:46 pm | Kordia

Kordia Pop Up TV is giving community groups and non-profit organisations a chance to leverage its TV service for free during the COVID-19 pandemic. Broadcasting on Freeview Channel 200, this opportunity will allow groups with community-minded messages ... More >>

NZ Payments Industry Temporarily Raises Contactless Payment PIN Limit

Thursday, 9 April 2020, 8:53 am | Payments NZ

From today, after a successful pilot, New Zealand’s payments industry will progressively roll out a temporary increase to the PIN limit for contactless card payments to $200. The increase, which is up from the current $80 limit, aims to help reduce the need ... More >>

Orion Health Eases Strain On Health Systems With COVID-19 PatientManagement Platform

Tuesday, 7 April 2020, 6:26 am | Orion Health

Orion Health has been working closely with its customers since the beginning of the outbreak to quickly develop and deploy COVID-19 solutions that meet an individual provider’s focus. The company is dedicated to finding solutions to manage the COVID-19 ... More >>

Thousands Flock To Open Farms Nationwide

Monday, 2 March 2020, 7:41 am | Pead PR

45 farmers opened their gates to more than 5,500 registered visitors today for New Zealand’s inaugural nationwide open farm day. Farms of all types and sizes participated, from high-country sheep stations in Otago to dairy farms in the Waikato and even ... More >>

Kiwi Gaming Studio, RocketWerks, Takes Top Spot In Commercial Bay's PwC Tower

Monday, 17 February 2020, 8:25 am | Pead PR

Successful New Zealand game developer, RocketWerkz, has leased the top two floors of the new PwC Tower at Auckland’s most-anticipated city centre development, Commercial Bay. The company, founded in Dunedin by Dean Hall, has signed a six-year lease for ... More >>

Christmas in Auckland city centre in full swing

Thursday, 19 December 2019, 11:03 am | Pead PR

Auckland city centre is the place to be this festive season, with the streets alive with twinkling lights and festive decorations, one-off events, an incredible selection of international and local retailers to shop at, and delicious food and drink spots ... More >>

Kordia launches direct connection to Google Cloud

Monday, 9 December 2019, 10:18 am | Kordia

Kordia is now one of the first New Zealand companies to offer direct connection for New Zealand businesses to Google Cloud services with Partner Interconnect. More >>

Party safe this festive season

Monday, 2 December 2019, 4:28 pm | Pead PR

Every year the summer months are some of our busiest. With millions of trips taken with Uber each summer, we wanted to share our top tips for making sure every trip is safe, fun and respectful. More >>

The cyber security war: How NZ businesses are affected

Monday, 25 November 2019, 8:51 am | Pead PR

Research released by Aura Information Security shows New Zealand businesses are feeling the wrath of cybercriminals with more than one third experiencing a cyber-attack in the past 12 months, a 10-percentage point increase on last year. More >>

Human touch meets AI on health insurance frontline

Thursday, 21 November 2019, 11:57 am | Southern Cross Healthcare

Southern Cross Health Society today launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered digital assistant, operated by UneeQ’s Intelligent Digital Human Platform, to empower Kiwis to make the best decisions when it comes to their health insurance. More >>

Mentees selected from PUMA x Red Rat mentorship programme

Thursday, 21 November 2019, 10:23 am | Pead PR

PUMA, in partnership with streetwear retailer Red Rat, has announced the three successful applicants of the 2019 PUMA x RED RAT Mentorship programme. The programme gives Kiwis looking to break into the industries of music, dance or street art an exciting opportunity ... More >>

Most expensive health insurance claims

Thursday, 18 July 2019, 11:12 am | Southern Cross Healthcare

Figures released today by New Zealand’s largest health insurer, reveal that knee and hip replacements top the list of recent claims for surgical procedures made by Kiwis, with a combined value of $ 94.7 million paid out by Southern Cross Health ... More >>