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FourKites launches Booking Connect for ocean freight
Featured • Customer service

FourKites launches Booking Connect for ocean freight

about 2 hours ago

FourKites rolls out Booking Connect for Ocean, an AI tool that automates carrier selection, paperwork and exception handling in freight booking.

Sofiah Nichole Salivio
SOFIAH NICHOLE SALIVIO News Editor
Business Intelligence

FMG goes live with Workday HCM for core people systems

FMG replaces legacy people systems with Workday HCM, payroll and absence tools as the New Zealand insurer targets faster reporting and compliance.

about 8 hours ago · Karen Joy Bacudo
Business Continuity

Payments NZ urges resilience in payments modernisation

Payments NZ chief executive Steve Wiggins says resilience must be built into New Zealand's payments overhaul from the outset, as AI and cyber risks mount.

about 11 hours ago · Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin
Sustainability

Aimer Farming wins NZD $600,000 for AI pasture tools

Aimer Farming lands NZD $600,000 of government backing to expand AI pasture software for New Zealand farms and launch a chat-based assistant.

about 12 hours ago · Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin
Productivity

Gaze launches workplace intelligence tool in New Zealand

Gaze Commercial's new AI and sensor platform aims to show New Zealand firms where offices sit empty, amid hybrid work and rising lease costs.

about 13 hours ago · Sofiah Nichole Salivio
BitCoin

Propopoly secures first Auckland site for townhouse project

Propopoly launches its first Auckland townhouse venture in Onehunga, backed by retail investors via tokenised equity and digital assets.

1 day ago · Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin
Software engineering

MAF Roda NZ automation grads flag careers amid retention pressure

MAF Roda NZ graduates warn of retention pressures as packhouse automation roles draw young engineers with hands-on work and responsibility.

2 days ago · Sean Mitchell

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