Innovation Nation
Successful year for Taranaki quinoa couple
New Zealand Quinoa Company founders Kate and Hamish Dunlop have just planted their fifth crop of the nutritious grain, having […]
Job matching platform breaking down barriers to work
Taranaki startup Jobhop is on a mission to make the gig economy fair. The job-sharing platform went live in June […]
Profile: Hortworx
Founder: Rob Elstone HQ: Hawke’s Bay What problems do you solve and what products or services do you sell? Hortworx […]
Startup Watch: StockTrim
Founder/s: Paul Simpson & Dominic Sutton HQ: Manawatu-Whanganui What problems do you solve and what products or services do you […]
The ‘Genuine Adventure’ behind Juno Gin
New Plymouth’s Juno Gin is zero-waste from start to finish using Kiwi engineering and locally sourced ingredients. To Juno Gin […]
Kiwi medical bed maker doubles productivity to meet lockdown demand
When lockdown hit economies worldwide early in 2020, New Plymouth medical bed and stretcher manufacturer Howard Wright Limited found a […]
The BeauBin shows it’s horses for courses in innovation
After years of iterations, Palmerston North’s Peurgon successfully combined two hay-feeding methods, resulting in a product that’s saving both time […]
Startup Watch: Wai Comply
Founder/s: Matthew Parkinson & Josh Ta̅kao HQ: Taranaki Wai Comply founders Matthew Parkinson and Josh Ta̅kao aim to deliver a […]
Collaborative platform keeps employees rostered on
Christchurch-based Workable.app is a business-to-business platform enabling collaborative and flexible working arrangements to meet varying demand. Eight years ago, Workable.app […]
Karma Drinks founder’s advice on resilience and pivoting, as company raises $2m capital
COVID-19 hasn’t stopped Kiwi organic drinks maker, Karma Drinks, raising money via online investment platform, Snowball Effect, to accelerate its […]