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During this year’s tech-week (6 – 14 May 2017), EPIC will be hosting an event showcasing some of the innovative talent that has emerged within the EPIC Innovation Precinct. Companies…

The career options for students who want to combat cybercrime are expanding so rapidly into fields like law, research, teaching and insurance that a leading Hamilton based cyber security research…

A small but innovative Christchurch app developer is today rubbing shoulders with the cream of New Zealand’s top chief information officers (CIO) by being named among the top 100 CIOs…

University of Canterbury researchers are developing drones that can aid search and rescue efforts in large scale emergency situations such as earthquakes, tsunamis and hurricanes. Alongside Japanese colleagues, they are…

Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Jacqui Dean attended and spoke at the Wellington launch of the New Zealand Financial Innovation and Technology Association (FinTechNZ) on 8 February 2017. OpenGov caught up…

Starting any business involves an element of risk. But then so is relying on a job. And to be honest, as your entrepreneurial experience grows, the risk involved in starting…

The setup of the national fintech organisation will accelerate New Zealand’s economic growth, tech leader and software services company director Mitchell Pham says.  New Zealanders should care about fintech as…

Know of a business interested in locating to Christchurch? Or a serial entrepreneur who is looking for their next opportunity? Help them to make the move by finding more about what New…

Disruption is hitting the global electricity industry and New Zealand tech companies have the potential to lead the world with innovative solutions. Callaghan Innovation and Creative HQ are calling every…

A group of Canterbury University students have created what they believe to be a world first – a fully recyclable electric car. The little one-person, one-wheel drive car is undergoing…

Happy employees are productive employees. Motivating employees to do their best work is far from a simple task. Even the most adept leaders can struggle with meeting their workers’ needs….

Leading Australasian eCommerce provider eStar says businesses that practise diversity and equality have a huge competitive edge when it comes to employing top talent and maintaining a productive and engaged…

The Haeata Community Campus in Christchurch has officially been opened by Prime Minister Bill English and Minister of Education Hekia Parata. The school is expected to be an example of…

Soul Machines, based out of Auckland, are leading the world in humanising Artificial Intelligence innovation. The company has just unveiled their first virtual assistant, an emotionally intelligent virtual agent. With…

Everyone wishes they started Facebook, but not everyone would have found the same success as Mark Zuckerberg. One of the reasons he was able to scale Facebook to having more…

Ākina Foundation’s Investment Readiness Grant is a New Zealand first, providing social enterprises and mission-driven organisations with grants of $5-10k for support from professional services to secure investment. We are…

Improving data-sharing across government is fundamental to many of the outcomes the Better for Business programme is working on. The Data Futures Partnership has been created to help lead the…

R9 Accelerator 3+ began with the R9 Rev Up in the last weekend of January. Entrepreneurs from the private sector and government staff had the chance to meet potential team…

Photo Credit: Erica Austin Startup weekend will be one of the best, stressful, creative and fun weekends you will have. When I first heard about it I was pretty skeptical,…

Laundromap – dry cleaning and laundry to and from your door. Laundromap, a new on-demand laundry, and dry cleaning announced today it will be launching in Auckland – it’s the…

Are you on the hunt for tech talent?  We’ve got just the ticket. LookSee Wellington is a world-first global talent attraction programme, which is aiming to offer top tech talent…

Millennials have undeservedly earned a bad rep when it comes to workplace behaviour, say TRA‘s Colleen Ryan and Antonia Mann. How did this passionate and thoughtful generation get tarred with the lazy…

My F.C., the world’s first fully digital football platform claimed first prize, winning $15,000 and a trip to San Francisco. Designed to remove pain points founders Sam Jenkins, Mike Simpson…

Entrepreneurs rely on investors for funding, support and guidance. Naturally, this type of business relationship can bring out the best or the worst in different types of investors. Startup communities around…

Are you having an affair with your business? As entrepreneurs, we have a special connection with what we do for a living. We find significance, growth and fulfillment. When we…

Drones, robotic technologies, and automated on-farm sensors – they’re all on display near Hamilton, as LIC’s Innovation Farm plays host to the agricultural showcase ‘Farming2020’. Farming 2020 is among the…

SMISH is a community food sharing mobile app for food lovers. The app allows those who love cooking to share and sell their food creation, and those who simply love…

Innovation comes in many forms and Auckland-based company Enviroplaz have developed a way to turn plastic into concrete. Not only is this a way to stop plastic from reaching our…

A special event at Parliament next week will mark the 15th anniversary of the New Zealand Health IT (NZHIT) cluster as digital technology gains momentum in the health sector.  The…

Digital transformation is taking hold of the world – and with it an appetite for security and privacy risk, a digital expert says.  Hayley Carthy, chair of the DX conference…

Working alongside other companies’ employees in an open office may sound like a recipe for distraction for some, but for many small start-ups, freelancers and small companies it can be…

On Sunday 22nd January, TEDxChristchurch hosted sold-out viewing party of the TEDxScottBase broadcast along with over 60 other viewing parties around the world. TEDxScottBase hosted international voices in science, art,…

Banqer, Christchurch based startup designed to teach Kiwi kids financial literacy is making its big next step into Australia. Setting up a Sydney base, the company hopes to make a…

Technology is at the heart of improving productivity of government services and the second annual NZTech Advance Government and Technology Summit in Wellington on February 28 will play a landmark…

The future of transportation has landed at Christchurch International Airport – a future in which drivers and steering wheels are redundant. The airport this morning launched the fully autonomous (driverless)…

This portable handheld device known as an infrascanner can tell in minutes whether a patient has a brain bleed. Using the same technology as your television remote, a new portable…

Applications are now open for the Non-Devolved PreSeed Accelerator Fund (PreSeed), a Government initiative that aims to supports the commercialisation of publicly-funded research. The PreSeed Fund is designed to support…