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EPIC sponsors the 2021 Special Childrens Christmas Party

Epic is proud to sponsor the 2021 Special Children Christmas Party. The Christmas parties are for special children who live with life threatening illness, physical or intellectual impairment, domestic violence, or in underprivileged circumstances. We want to see children happy and beaming with smiles for a day, regardless of the challenges they’re experiencing in life….

Electrify Aotearoa

Spearheaded by Ministry of Awesome and Blackbird Ventures, this all-day conference is the rallying call for Aotearoa’s founders, aspiring entrepreneurs and early-stage startups to take part and celebrate our homegrown diversity. Globally, women only represent 1 in every 5 startup founders, despite research showing women-led startups are more capital-efficient, achieve 35% higher return on investment,…

Kea Connect – How to guide

Welcome to Kea Connect. This guide will help you understand how the Kea Connect process works, and what this free service can do for your business.   Is Kea Connect right for you? Kea Connect is for any New Zealand business that wants to or is already exporting offshore. It does not matter where you…

CerebralFix’s Virtual Forest

Technology leaders at the EPIC Innovation Campus in Christchurch enjoyed drinks and a catch up in a virtual forest on the 12th of October, courtesy of CerebralFix. The regular tenants drinks, where companies meet to share lessons learnt in business, was hosted by gaming company CerebralFix, which occupies 600+ sqm of the 4000 sqm technology…

French Embassy Call for “French Related Research Projects 2021” (F2RP 2021)

The F2RP 2021 call for applications is now open until 30 July 2021 to support the attendance or the development of a France-related scientific project or event by a New Zealand-based researcher, student, institution, or association. Grants up to $10 000 will be awarded to support expenses. Eligibility ■     The proposal must be submitted by a…

How Kawatiri Westport’s innovation hub is balancing the old world with the new

It’s a region known for its breathtaking natural beauty and vilified primary industries. So where does Buller’s acclaimed innovation hub fit into it all? Michael Andrew went to find out. In May 2018, a Japanese businessman named Hiroki Koga stepped off a plane at Westport airport and blinked in the West Coast gloom. He’d left Tokyo three days…

Introducing E Tipu 2021

Following the success of 2019’s Boma NZ Grow summit, Boma New Zealand presents E Tipu 2021, the food and fibre event of the year. Set to be Aotearoa’s ultimate agricultural forum, E Tipu brings together leaders who understand the primary sector from top to bottom, including guest speakers, exhibitors, and like-minded attendees with a focus…

Orion Energy Accelerator competition calls for big ideas

The Ministry of Awesome and Canterbury electricity lines company, Orion, today launched a national competition calling for new ideas to reduce New Zealand’s carbon emissions. The Orion Energy Accelerator offers two Start-up Grants worth a combined $25,000 for people and start-up companies with ground-breaking energy innovations to be guided through a programme to validate and…

Christchurch Press Article

What became of the transitional project movement in Christchurch’s rebuild?

The transitional movement – Gap Filler, Greening the Rubble and so forth – made Christchurch globally famous. Will Harvie looks back at how it emerged. It’s hard to believe now that for a time the most famous building in Christchurch was made from 3000 blue shipping pallets, open to the sky. It lasted just 16…

Canterbury Innovators Post-Quake

After the earthquakes, Christchurch businesses were forced to take risks and work together to overcome shared challenges. That collaboration helped drive and fuel innovation in the city — something epitomised by the story of EPIC and its tenants.   Inside the high-ceilinged, wooden Enterprise Precinct and Innovation Campus (EPIC) building are hundreds of people working…

New World and Ministry of Awesome have started the search for New Zealand’s food and beverage product superstars!

FoodStarter competition supersizes providing boost to supplier community in 2021 New World and Ministry of Awesome have started the search for New Zealand’s food and beverage product superstars, this year with an additional category for small suppliers and a supersized prize package which includes the priceless opportunity for the winners to range their products in…

Seeds Podcast Reaches 200th Episode

Almost 3 years ago in September of 2017, Michelle Sharp, CEO of Kilmarnock Enterprises, was the first interviewee on a locally produced podcast that has since gained over 75,000 listeners. Last Monday, Seeds released its 200th episode.  Seeds is hosted by Steven Moe from Parry Field Lawyers. At its heart, the series is about telling…

HealthTech Supernode Challenge

  We’re less than 2 weeks away from the application closing date for the HealthTech Supernode Challenge! The Challenge is looking for New Zealand’s most innovative healthtech solutions, whether you’re at the idea stage or have a developed product. If you are still on the fence, NOW is the time to take that leap of…

Survivor City: How space flights could reinvigorate the Christchurch economy

Future strategist and business consultant Roger Dennis welcomes the supernodes. “There’s little point in trying to spin up something entirely new in a crisis, it’s much more logical to look for existing strengths and capabilities that you can support.”  Read more here