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NZIER stories
New Zealand backs low-cost digital tools for factories
Last month
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robots
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manufacturing
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data analytics
New Zealand funds expansion of low-cost factory tech scheme to help 180 manufacturers boost productivity and compete with digital rivals.
Auckland, Northland most at risk in NZ resilience index
Last month
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uc
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smart cities
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supply chain
Auckland and Northland top a new index of New Zealand's most fragile infrastructure, as experts urge maintenance-first spending on resilience.
Extraordinary launches pre-tax commute card in New Zealand
Wed, 18th Jun 2025
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clean technologies
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deloitte
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sustainability
Extraordinary launches New Zealand's first pre-tax commute card, letting employees pay for public transport using salary sacrifice, boosting savings and sustainability.
Digitalisation could boost NZ SME GDP by NZD $8.6 billion in 2025
Tue, 20th May 2025
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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financial systems
New Zealand SMEs could boost GDP by NZD $8.6bn by 2025 through digitalisation, says report by Xero and NZ Institute of Economic Research.
Spark launches Aotearoa's first AI for Business Mini MBA
Wed, 6th Mar 2024
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genai
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ai
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productivity
New Zealand firms offered chance to join first national AI for Business Mini MBA programme, promising to enhance competitiveness via AI applications.
Spark & NZIER to boost NZ's productivity with technology
Fri, 23rd Feb 2024
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cloud services
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productivity
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nzier
Spark, in partnership with the NZIER, aims to steer Aotearoa New Zealand a technology generation ahead, addressing the country's productivity challenges.
NZIER and Chorus find economic potential in rural connectivity
Tue, 15th Nov 2022
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network infrastructure
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chorus
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fibre
Closing rural-urban digital divide in New Zealand could bring economic benefits of NZD$16.5bn over 10 years, says NZIER report commissioned by Chorus.
Kiwi investment on the rise as business confidence hits 20-year high
Fri, 11th Apr 2014
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ict
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jobs
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nzier
Business confidence across New Zealand hit a 20-year high this month, as Kiwis latch onto the strengthening economic activity...
Better tech = better head start for SMEs
Fri, 15th Feb 2013
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fintech
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financial systems
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myob
Investing in better technology, human capital and managing costs will give businesses a head start in 2013, according to recent findings.
Business profitability 'deteriorating again'
Tue, 5th Oct 2010
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nzier
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new zealand institute of economic research
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construction
New Zealand's economy contracted in September, with large firms' profits falling sharply and business confidence turning negative, says NZIER.