West Coast tech firms and iwi get Provincial Growth Fund cash boost
The Government has pledged almost $2.2 million for pounamu and technology industries on the West Coast. Under Secretary for Regional Economic Development Fletcher Tabuteau made the funding announcement at Waitangi Day commemorations in Hokitika…
Brush Technology Develop Surflocker- a fully automated surfboard and wet suit hire
Brush Technology have been working with Aaron Lock (@SurfcoachNZ) to develop Surflocker – a fully automated surfboard and wetsuit hire kiosk. Comprising a web app booking and payment service with solar-powered embedded…
Startup Weekend Christchurch is back!
Startup Weekend Christchurch is back! Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th of May, 2020 at EPIC Calling all budding entrepreneurs! Come together to share ideas, form teams, build products, launch…
Robot start-up Radius Robotics seeks to solve world’s soil depletion
Farming by robot is no longer a fantasy, and it also could be a breakthrough for preserving our soil quality, a group of Kiwi entrepreneurs say. Christchurch’s Radius Robotics is…
Episode 8 with Lauren Peate (Multitudes)
Episode 8 with Lauren Peate (Multitudes) OUT NOW! This episode we wrap up our interviews from the Canterbury Tech Summit with Kris Herbert and Andy Poulsen chatting with Lauren Peate,…
Salt District Artwork for sale
Look who’s hanging out with Markus at Espresso245. This beauty (the one that isn’t Markus) is for sale. Want it? Course you do, you pirate. Three more stonking big…
Lunch Time Concerts at Little High
There will be a series of Friday Lunch Time Music in the Little High Courtyard 🎶 The Ara Music Arts students, SALT district neighbours, will be performing between 12-2pm 🎷 It’s the perfect…
What is SALT District?
We think the area around St Asaph, Lichfield and Tuam Streets is the best urban neighbourhood in Christchurch. We are a friendly, creative and well connected community in a gritty,…
SALT District brings home the silverware
From Left to Right: David Snyder (Town Team Movement), Ethan Kent (Project for Public Spaces, PlacemakingX), Mike Percasky (SALT Collective Charitable Trust), Charles Landry (Creative Cities Index). The team…
Lift off in Christchurch: city’s plan to be New Zealand’s aerospace testbed by 2025
Christchurch aims to be at the centre of New Zealand’s burgeoning aerospace sector by 2025, according to the city’s aerospace strategic plan. Read the sector plan here. Read the…
NZ Hi-Tech Awards Launch Event
Interesting in finding out more about the awards and how you can be involved? This event will kick off with a “fireside” chat with two Flying Kiwis and one of our…
Vodafone xone Startup Accelerator 2019 – Applications now open!!
Kia Ora!! I hope things are going well for you and your teams as we get closer towards the end of 2019 – It’s been a big year for us…
The Quantum Industrial Revolution – Christchurch
WHEN: 23 Oct 2019 5:30 PM WHERE: Te Ōhaka – Centre for Growth & Innovation Madras HOW LONG: 1.5 hours Whilst quantum computing, and quantum cryptography gain headlines in the popular press,…
Startup Breakfast Club: Building a Successful Team
WHEN: 31 Oct 2019 7:15 AM WHERE:Te Ōhaka, Kahukura Building (Ara) HOW LONG:1 hour 45 minutes Ministry of Awesome’s Startup Breakfast Club – powered by MYOB and sponsored by DHL –…
C-Prize 2019 – Information Evening – Empowering New Zealand’s next generation of environmental innovators
22nd October 5.30 -7.30 pm, at Te Ōhaka – Centre for Growth & Innovation This year’s C-Prize competition is challenging entrants to develop innovative tech-based solutions with the power to…
COME AND SEE THE FINALISTS PITCH THEIR SOLUTIONS!
CHALLENGE PITCH FEST AND AWARDS EVENT ON OCTOBER 18 ChristchurchNZ and Airbus are pleased to announce the eight finalists in the New Zealand Aerospace Challenge 2019. The finalists are: Christ’s…
‘The Ministry of Awesome’ reflects the exciting new era of Christchurch startups
Written by Steven Moe Guest writer for The Spinoff There’s an innovation renaissance brewing in post-earthquake Christchurch as multicultural entrepreneurship replaces the old boys’ network. This required a new name,…
EISENHOWER FELLOWSHIP Indonesia – New Zealand – Australia Regional Conference Wellington, 26 October 2019 “PARTNERS IN HUMANITY: Managing Harmony & Diversity”
EPIC is proud to be supporting the Eisenhower Fellowship (EF) Regional conference in Wellington this year. Eisenhower Fellows from Indonesia are initiating a collaborative conference with New Zealand and Australia…
Google’s Maps adds augmented reality – for walking directions that might actually work
Google’s Maps app has got a new augmented reality or “Live View” feature, which should help solve a persistent annoyance: knowing which way to head when you’re following directions. You…
NZ video gaming billion-dollar export industry by 2024: report
NZ Herald New Zealand’s interactive media and games sector could create a billion-dollar export industry by 2024, a new report outlining the sector reveals. Interactive Aotearoa, a report produced by…
Smart Christchurch Innovation Expo 2019
The Smart Christchurch team is hosting the third annual Innovation Expo at the newly restored Christchurch Town Hall. We are inviting exhibitors to showcase their innovative solutions to the Christchurch…
Australian VCs in Chch
Want to meet and hear from Australian venture capitalists who have backed incredible Kiwi and Australian startups, as they demystify their investment and speak on how they identify, invest and work with startups?…
Lightning Lab Tourism Demo Day
For the last three months ten early-stage businesses have been honing their concept, building their business proposition and are ready to showcase their sustainable tourism venture to the world. Come and see their concepts! When: Tuesday 20…
Concentrate is the only agency in Australia and New Zealand to reach HubSpot Diamond Partner and HubSpot Master Trainer status
Concentrate is the only agency in Australia and New Zealand to reach HubSpot Diamond Partner and HubSpot Master Trainer status. Find out more here: https://hubs.ly/H0jX9Tx0 Diamonds are an agency’s best…
The anatomy of a tech marketing superstar
Springfield in our home province of Canterbury used to be mostly famous for its giant donut (a homage to its cartoon namesake), but it has now hit the national consciousness as having…
The EPIC Podcast – Canterbury Tech- EPIC Podcast episode 2 – Sarah Heal (Information Leadership) OUT NOW
In episode 2 of the EPIC podcast series journalist Kris Herbert interviews Sarah Heal, Director & co-founder of Information Leadership. We talk about their journey so far, their team, how…
Dave Sewell on Leadership in Business and beating Stress
http://seeds.libsyn.com/dave-sewell Dave has been studying leadership and the key elements that make up a good leader. As well as that his focus is to understand stress and what that does…
Matariki: Bic Runga Live in the Great Hall
Critically acclaimed Kiwi musician Bic Runga, the first resident in The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora’s newly restored Creative Residencies programme, is performing a special concert to raise funds…
Techweek19 event – Smart cities – What are they and how can we get there?
Venue – SIGNAL ICT GRADUATE SCHOOL, 181 HIGH ST, CHRISTCHURCH CENTRAL When – TUESDAY 21 MAY 1:00PM – 2:30PM Free event Hear from one of NZ’s leading Smart City Practitioners,…
Tech Marketers Group: Through the looking glass on Marketing Automation
Not your usual filtered view of marketing automation – our panel reflects on what they wouldn’t do, could they do it all over again. What’s it all about? We’re going…