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Successful North Harbour business leaders who have applied their skills and success to benefit the community will be acknowledged at the annual North Harbour Business Hall of Fame event on Thursday 9 November at The Spencer Hotel. During the Black-Tie ...

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Scandalous $35m overspend on vaccine software? Ministry hits back 7 May, 2021 05:20 AM 10 minutes to read A top health boss has bit back at claims that the Government overspent by up to $35 million on a new vaccine management system after a no-tender procurement process. But, at the same time, a number of IT industry figures have backed a complaint that Orion Health chief executive Ian McCrae laid with the Auditor-General yesterday. McCrae wants a full review of the procuremen...

13 hot tech companies sold offshore: Did NZ benefit? 13 minutes to read This month has seen two substantial technology companies sold offshore, with Auckland-based retail software firm Vend going to NYSE-listed Lightspeed for $450 million, and Christchurch geologic 3D modelling outfit Seequent acquired by Nasdaq-listed Bentley Systems for $1.45b. Backers were quick to claim that jobs would stay in New Zealand (Vend and Seequent employ some 400 locally between them) and that in...

supplied/Supplied Fisher & Paykel Healthcare staff are asked to wear CovidCards and face masks on site to minimise the chance of a disruption to production of its respiratory aids which are saving lives around the world. Fisher & Paykel Healthcare has provided CovidCards to all its 4000 New Zealand staff so it can trace close contacts quickly if any of its staff are infected with Covid. Vice president Marcus Driller said the company needed to go “above and beyond” to reduce the risk of a ...