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A new  way of eliminating the chance of getting recyclable materials into landfills is about to be launched in New Zealand that will substantially help our environment while educating people on how to recycle. Hamilton-based startup ARCUBED has created a unique product called OneBin that detects and separates waste from recyclables at the point of […]

Cassie McAdams was working with dozens of companies raising capital and saw a gap between the small pool of independent directors in Aotearoa New Zealand and the growing need for board members in tech startups. So, she set up a non-profit organisation, OnBoard , and got to work developing a programme to support razor-sharp individuals […]

While working as an engineer, Quintin Prinsloo was stuck on site late one evening trying to hand over a project with little to no documents. He decided there had to be an easier way to manage documentation and compliance in construction. He shared his story with Katherine Blaney. After eight years of seeing the same […]

Wood Training, a provider of world class high-risk health and safety industry training, is launching a national Emergency Response Training Centre (ERTC) on a two-hectare site in New Plymouth which will provide industry training across a diverse range of industries. While pressurised fuel firefighting and emergency response training are promoted, the training centre, to be […]

Marlborough business Southern Water Engineering (SWE) aims to optimise primary industry performance by improving water and wastewater systems – all by monitoring and analysing data and putting in fixes before the problems pile up. Founded fourteen years ago and officially launched in 2011, the sixteen-person team at SWE balloons to at least 25 during the […]

If you’re thinking it’s about time to share your awesome work with the media, that’s great. But when it comes to reaching out, what is the best way to do this? There are four time tested methods commonly used by organisations wanting to reach out to media.  We’ll briefly cover samples, and press conferences and […]

Is your business taking on the challenge of transforming AgTech or FoodTech? The Sprout Accelerator is open now and looking for cutting-edge businesses to register for global connections, mentorship, and the chance to pitch for up to $1million in investment. New Zealand startups working to disrupt or innovate in AgTech or FoodTech are encouraged to […]

A unique interlocking concrete block system designed by Westlock Concrete Solutions Ltd will soon provide a long-term solution to the devastating effects of coastal erosion. Westlock, based in Buller in the West Coast of the South Island, has teamed with Whangarei-based Busck Prestressed Concrete Limited, to make the interlocking concrete blocks that will be placed […]