Technology

[ad_1] The new Dunedin hospital, one of the largest infrastructure projects in the country, will feature two separate buildings. Health Minister Chris Hipkins announced Monday approval of the detailed business case, which includes the design and master plan. Hamish McNeilly / Stuff The rebuilding of Dunedin Hospital is underway at …

[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. Some Aucklanders say political pressure from the impending elections is forcing the government to lower the alert level for the city when it is not quite ready. The cabinet will meet this morning to discuss alert levels with …

[ad_1] BRADEN FASTIER / Things SnapIT CEO Chris Rodley wants to keep his Nelson-based tech company, but wants housing affordability issues addressed to ensure talent attraction isn’t hampered by high costs and the low supply. SnapIT CEO Chris Rodley has never had trouble attracting potential employees to relocate; the biggest …

[ad_1] Joseph Johnson / Stuff Plans are needed to ensure the economy is strong in the event of future Covid-19 outbreaks, company heads say. Business leaders are demanding that the next government have a clearer plan to manage the coronavirus outbreaks, asking the parties to explain how their recovery policies …

[ad_1] By RNZ Taggers in Christchurch will find it more difficult to escape detection in the future with the adoption of innovative technology by the city to map and track graffiti. The city council’s Smart Christchurch program manager Michael Healy said the new software analyzes each graffiti photo submitted by …

[ad_1] Election 2020 The leaders of the five main parties in Parliament shared a washed-out podium for the first time in the election campaign, with the exception of NZ First’s Winston Peters, broadcast live from his bus tour of the South Island. Tim Murphy reports. This was not a debate. …

[ad_1] A Chinese physicist claimed to have built a quantum computer that would leave Western competitors in the dust, but he and his team said they needed to “further verify” the claim. Pan Jianwei, a physicist at the China University of Science and Technology, announced at a conference at Westlake …

[ad_1] The horticultural worker shortage due to Covid-19 border restrictions is putting $ 9.5 billion of the country’s economy at risk, says New Zealand Apples and Pears CEO Alan Pollard. About 10,000 seasonal workers would be needed starting next month to prune and collect $ 1 billion worth of fruit …

[ad_1] While it was not a political debate, the leaders of the political parties did not miss the opportunity to accuse the Government of avoiding the enormous accumulated debt, of being distracted by “awakening themes” and of “mind-boggling stupidity” about COVID-19 rules. Labor leader Jacinda Ardern Ardern spoke about how …

[ad_1] Stephen Russell / Things Teviot Dam on Lake Onslow, where the government hopes to create a huge “battery” of renewable energy. The Labor Party would aim to make 100 percent of New Zealand’s electricity generation renewable by 2030 if elected, five years before the government’s current target. It would …