Dunedin stories

Spark secures resource consent for a new 40MW data centre in Auckland’s North Shore, using innovative heat exchange and solar power to enhance sustainability.

Spark plans to invest over $15m into improving digital infrastructure in New Zealand's Waikato region, in conjunction with the University of Waikato.

NZ law firm, Anderson Lloyd, boosts productivity through a new IT overhaul, choosing NetDocuments' cloud platform to streamline document and email management for its 170 staff.

Intelia NZ plans 'game changer' 3000km Te Waipounamu cable to boost digital connectivity between NZ's South Island, Sydney and Melbourne.

Education Perfect impresses again, claiming the 15th spot in Deloitte's NZ Fast 50 Growth index for the third year.

Broken screens and other minor defects can now be rectified nationwide by repair technicians based in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin.

IT company NTT appoints Darren Ryland as Head of Cybersecurity for New Zealand to cater to growing demand for cybersecurity services.

Dunedin City Council has implemented a smart water metering solution using Spark's IoT network, aiming to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

Insurance firm Tower Insurance appoints Greg Moore, a veteran with over 20 years of experience, as chief digital and data officer.

Māori innovators are making waves, with record participation in R&D and nearly half of the finalists in this year's New Zealander of the Year Awards.

The city network offers free gig-enabled hotspots in 15 separate locations across the city – from Mosgiel to Port Chalmers.

The habits and behaviour of Dunedin’s marine life will be shared with the world through a new GigCity project that will livestream underwater footage.

With speeds up to 50 times faster than average public wi-fi, Dunedin’s GigCity wi-fi network is attracting more than 50,000 unique users a month.

​It seems like it was only yesterday that people were getting excited about free public phones, but they are well and truly in the dusty past now.

Three Dunedin startups, CoDrivr, Swiftlet, and Codelingo, secure NZD $60,000 in the final GigStart Fund allocation to boost UFB technology-driven projects.

Dunedin, once known as Gigatown, is now a thriving startup hub with a record number of applications for funding this year.

Busson and Jarre say at each stage of the New Zealand leg, they were welcomed and impressed by this country’s approach to edtech.

Chorus plans to accelerate the build of gigabit broadband in Dunedin, after the city won the Gigatown competition.

Dunedin is installing a free gigabit-speed WiFi network in the city’s Octagon, offering high-speed internet to the public.

A new High Tech Youth Network studio has opened at Dunedin’s Carisbrook School - this is the first of its kind to open in the South Island.