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Voice activated assistant helps business owners understand their finances
Raised by a solo mother in state housing in New Plymouth, Donnamaree Ryder was in and out of social welfare due to her mum’s lack of confidence and money. She never imagined that one day she would be the chief executive of her own company, helping others better understand their finances. Ryder has created Tania.ai […]
Agri-app Onside aims for America after Australian achievements
After making strong traction in the South Australian viticulture industry, Christchurch agritech scaleup Onside is now eyeing up an entry into the huge markets of California and Europe. Onside’s digital check-in software was developed in 2016 to connect rural contractors and property managers to improve operations, communications, compliance and biosecurity, and to streamline the flow […]
ARCUBED’s educational OneBin to automatically sort rubbish and recycling
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 […]
OnBoard creating diverse pipeline of new directors for startups
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 […]
QDot leads the way with digital transformation in NZ quality compliance
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 to launch National Emergency Response Hub
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 […]
Southern Water Engineering optimising performance in the Kiwi wine capital
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 […]
Reaching out to media – what’s the best approach?
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 […]