Startup Watch: Little Liberty Creamery
Founder/s: Melissa and Chester Young HQ: Taranaki What problems do you solve and what products or services do you sell? Little Liberty is a plant-based …
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On-the-Go Smoothy Drops taking off in New Zealand
Taranaki-based Kaitahi is an iwi-owned enterprise making frozen superfood smoothy drops out of traditional Maori ingredients. Being predominantly rural, the iwi (tribe) wanted to look …
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 made it through cyclones, raising …
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 after getting through two years …
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 founders Jo and Dave James, …
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 way to thrive. Having become …
Startup Watch: Wai Comply
Founder/s: Matthew Parkinson & Josh Ta̅kao HQ: Taranaki Wai Comply founders Matthew Parkinson and Josh Ta̅kao aim to deliver a high-quality service to the Drinking-Water …
Skin cancer prevention app ends year with double win
Digital skin check platform Firstcheck has finished 2020 on a high, signing a deal to become the exclusive skin check partner with a major Australian …
Putting charity and quality first in the gastropub game
The innovative Taranaki brewpub which began fundraising years ago with a single keg of beer has passed a major goalpost: $50,000 raised for charity. With …