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WHO: Switch Lighting Founders: Gerard Woods & Jon Maunsell HQ: Nelson website: switch-lighting.co.nz What products, services, solutions or technology have you developed?  As the first lighting company to locally manufacture LED lights in New Zealand, we are extremely proud of the innovative lighting technology we have delivered to market. Our product range includes economical downlights […]

WHO: DC Equipment Founders: Dale Ewers & Christine Ewers HQ: TASMAN website: www.dcforestryequipment.com What products, services, solutions or technology have you developed?  We started developing a Grapple Carriage that removed people off the forestry hill in the “breaking-out” phase of logging, which is hooking strops onto trees for extraction, and where there is very high […]

Two current Massey PhD engineering students have created the world’s most advanced livestock ear tag to remotely monitor livestock, with a goal of getting them clipped on the ears of thousands of animals in 100 farms within the next four years. In December 2021, Baden Parr and Tyrel Glass founded ProTag to provide deep insights […]

WHO: Kiwi Kai Founder: Reni Gargiulo HQ: Nelson website: www.kiwikainz.com & www.atutahi.nz What products, services, solutions or technology have you developed?  We have developed and are continually developing a range called Atutahi Natives. Taking our rongoa knowledge and combining it with our food and beverage skills we have created a beautiful range of products that […]

WHO: Dexibit Founders: Angie Judge & Justin Kearney HQ: Auckland website: dexibit.com What products, services, solutions or technology have you developed?  Dexibit provides data analytics software as a service specifically for visitor attractions. Dexibit helps venues predict and analyze visitor behavior – with forecasts, insights, dashboards and reports backed by a data automation platform. WHAT […]

As the first global company to develop multifunctional biological nanorods (a million times smaller than a dot), Nanophage Technologies’ ground-breaking biotech capabilities could mean faster and more accurate medical diagnoses and treatments. Nanophage Tech’s innovation will achieve this by changing the way immunodiagnostics and immunotherapy companies attain superior reliability at detecting diseases, all at a […]

An initiative to help Kiwis gain the confidence and knowledge to pursue their business and social enterprise building dreams kicks off today, the first iteration of what is set to become an annual campaign to help build Aotearoa New Zealand’s entrepreneurial capital. Dubbed “Startup Spring” the campaign organised by online magazine, NZ Entrepreneur, will see […]

When Tamati Mcleod was studying at Manukau Institute of Technology more than a decade ago, his class of 60 tradies-to-be were gearing up for their future as building apprentices. But the reality of finding a company to take on an apprentice ended up being quite a difficult process, with word-of-mouth finally securing a position for […]