Every rural hospital in New Zealand can now send and receive real-time transmissions of X-rays, ultrasounds and MRI scans, with the completion of a major section of the Government's ultrafast broadband programme (UFB).
The rollout to New Zealand's 39 rural hospitals and integrated health centres has broken down geographic barriers in getting adequate healthcare to rural areas, Health Minister Jonathan Coleman said.
Read more: NZ: Ultrafast broadband 'breaking down geographical barriers' for all rural hospitals
Wellington-based employees involved in helping deliver the smart cities solution.
New Zealand-founded software startup ThunderMaps has secured $1.5 million of European investment as it prepares to enter the smart cities market on the Continent.
Developing software targeted towards improving health and safety in organisations, and communication tools for governments and organisations, ThunderMaps has now launched its European base in Sweden, focused on smart cities software.
Read more: Strong investment sees NZ software startup enter European smart cities market
Hawke's Bay's mayors have committed to looking for more opportunities to share services between their councils after this week's overwhelming rejection of amalgamation by the province's voters.
The region's mayors - Craig Little of Wairoa, Bill Dalton of Napier, Lawrence Yule of Hastings and Peter Butler of Central Hawke's Bay, along with Hawke's Bay Regional Council chairman Fenton Wilson - met in Napier yesterday to discuss the way forward for the province.
Read more: NZ: Hawke's Bay: Region's leaders moving on as one
Mental health patients in South Taranaki will soon have access to some 21st century technology.
Instead of a doctor coming down from New Plymouth to meet them at Hawera hospital, patients will talk to their psychiatrist by video conferencing - like Sykpe but more secure, psychiatrist Chanel Heermann said.
"We'll be using encrypted equipment our IT department is finding for us."
Read more: NZ: Hawera to get telemedicine treatment option next year
Waseda University study lists areas to focus on to make it to the top 10.
New Zealand is number 13 – a spot lower than 2014 – in the latest global e-government survey by Waseda University and the International Academy of CIOs (IAC).
Singapore is first place, followed by the United States (number one last year), Denmark, the United Kingdom and Korea. Japan is sixth, followed by Australia, Estonia, Canada and Norway.
Read more: New Zealand is 13th (a notch lower) in global e-government ranking