Our Tenants
WE ARE A DIVERSE, COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY
EPIC’s collaborative ecosystem is comprised of organisations whom between themselves host a wide variety of industry experience and unique skill sets. From enterprise e-commerce technologies, training and video games, to next generation web development, innovative hardware solutions and virtual realities.
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts, so let us know if you’re looking to join this uniquely growing business community.
Brush
Connected Product Design for Innovators
CerebralFix
New Zealand Game, VR and App Developers
Concentrate
Want more sales leads, more qualified, more often?
Corvecto
Powerful Virtual Reality training solutions for complex & hazardous scenarios
Digital Confectioners
High quality service based games for PC and console
Drive
Cloud based sales, copywriting, scheduling and finance solution for radio advertising
Eagle Protect
Eagle Protect is a leading global supplier of disposable gloves and clothing
Effectus
New Zealand Business and IT Consultants
Fraame
Flexibility and professionalism are the cornerstone of our services
GymMaster
GymMaster member management software
Lentune
Developing smarter business and accounting automation software.
Meta Digital
Bespoke Web Design and Development
OnSide
OnSide is a Canterbury-based agritech startup attempting to build the worlds most advanced biosecurity system.
Signal ICT Graduate School
Grows and develops tech professionals for NZ
Skilitics
Corporate training platforms, tools and innovation
SMTP2GO
SMTP2GO is a cloud-based solution that ensures your emails get delivered
Treshna
Expert software programmers and consultants
Latest Tenant Articles
Trade Me New Zealand Innovator of the Year Award
The Award recognises inspiring Kiwis whose game-changing discoveries, research or inventions are driving our country forward. The three finalists for the first Trade Me New Zealand Innovator of the Year Award have been announced, and they’re all awesome! From developing world-leading wireless charging technology, to designing a machine that treats cancer, to using virtual reality…
Seven simple tips to keep hackers at bay
source NZ Herald 13/2/20 Seven easy ways to keep safer online: 1. Use a different password for every service. 2. If you have trouble remembering dozens of different logons, InternetNZ’s inhouse security expert recommends investing in password manager software, like LastPass, which will auto-generate and auto-fill passwords for multiple websites. 3. The longer and…
Rocket Lab chosen by NASA to launch Pathfinder Mission to the Moon
source NZ Herald 15/2/20 Rocket Lab has been selected by NASA as the provider for a small satellite mission to the same lunar orbit targeted for Gateway. Gateway is an orbiting outpost that astronauts would visit before descending to the surface of the Moon in a landing system as part of NASA’s Artemis program. The…
Salt District presents The SALTY Buskers Club
This guy? MulletMan is your Salty Busker MC, expert in leave-in conditioner and a big Chch fave who's been keeping us all close to doing little laughy wees since double-popped collars were a thing. 😜 Posted by SALT District on Thursday, February 6, 2020 READY YOUR LAUGH-HOLE cos stuff just got way more buskery,…
Grow Ō Tautahi Christchurch Garden Festival
Quirky science will help broach tough issues at Grow Ō Tautahi- March 20-22-FREE ENTRY-Christchurch Botanic Gardens “Ever wanted to know if a cow is smiling? Or how you can make your car run on food waste from the rubbish dump?” Grow Ō Tautahi Science Ambassador Trevor Stuthridge is keen to share cool science alongside research…
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 on Thursday He said the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) would be giving $800,000 to Development West Coast for a Grey District Regional Digital Hub and an…
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 hardware to control electronic locks, Surflocker is like Lime scooters for surfboards! Click on here for more info. Simply pre book your board and wetsuit…
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 startups, and have an absolute blast at this high-energy 54-hour weekend for designers, developers, and business-focused (non-technical) participants. Don’t miss this chance to meet your future…
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 developing a wheel-based robotic system which would direct drill seeds with a minimal footprint, irrigate, weed and collect data. Reducing the amount of land having…
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, CEO and co-founder of Multitudes, about her career to date and how to build an excellent culture inside organisations. Then Andy is joined in the…
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 artworks also up for grabs. Exciting. You need this artwork like the morning needs a coffee. Both available from Espresso245. The beautiful soul sister here…
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 excuse to gather up right here
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, lively part of town including the Innovation Precinct, awesome hospitality and retail, with the South Frame and Rauora Park right on our door step. Apart…
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 behind the beating heart of Christchurch’s most innovative and edgy District has been recognised at a major international awards. Ōtākaro and SALT District were last…
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 summary here. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) commissioned Deloitte Access Economics to develop the plan which sets out goals and actions for…