New Zealand Entrepreneur Events

Manaaki, the business support network that was founded in 2020’s first lockdown – and that yesterday was named Community of the Year Semi-finalist in Kiwibank’s New Zealander of the Year awards – has appointed Rachel Adams as General Manager. Coming from a decade nurturing the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Waikato and regions around Aotearoa as […]

Venture Taranaki has launched a new PowerUp programme to grow, connect, and support ideas and capability, and harness the expertise and passion required to develop Taranaki’s entrepreneurship ecosystem. Enterprises, ideas, and individuals will be supported and enabled as PowerUp connects them with a range of new and existing services and opportunities, helping to grow their […]

The Covid-19 pandemic has been a huge catalyst for change. Overnight borders closed, markets disappeared, and at Level Four, the majority of businesses, closed.  In Hawke’s Bay, up until March, many businesses were operating comfortably, enjoying the benefits of high consumer confidence, strong primary sector performance and a ten-year low in unemployment. Business was going […]

With its strong innovation ecosystem, manufacturing base, and talent pipeline, the conditions are right for Christchurch to become New Zealand’s aerospace hub, according to ChristchurchNZ. Although the aerospace industry is relatively new in New Zealand, it’s already a billion-dollar business. ChristchurchNZ’s Business and Investment Attraction Manager Liz Eden says this is attractive from an investment […]

Nearly $450,000 has been allocated to seven established and start up digital game developers from Dunedin as part of the Centre of Digital Excellence’s (CODE) first contestable funding round. This reflects CODE’s manifesto committment to establish a funding pool administered by private industry aimed at attracting young talent into game development. The funding is part […]

Winners of the inaugural HealthTech Supernode Challenge – a national innovation challenge powered by ChristchurchNZ, Kiwinet, and Ryman Healthcare – were announced at the Awards Ceremony in Christchurch last night. After an electrifying and inspiring series of pitches, ​Richard McCulloch​ from NextStep was crowned as the Best Startup Team and the Overall Winner of the […]

From virtual reality that could repair brain damage, to artificial intelligence that detects diseases, 22 of the country’s most innovative and life changing healthcare ideas and initiatives have been whittled down to just eight. An impressive 128 entries were received from across the country for the HealthTech Supernode Challenge launched on 29 June, which seeks […]

Since arriving on our shores nearly a decade ago, the global phenomenon known as Startup Weekend’s have become an important part of the New Zealand startup and entrepreneurial ecosystem. But organising them is no mean feat as Wellington-based organisers Ryan Walker and Travis Cornwall explained to Dan Moskovitz. Techstars Startup Weekend’s are weekend-long experiential learning […]

Christchurch – a city that has had a pounding over the last decade – seems to be rising like the proverbial phoenix. Not only has most of the earthquake rubble been replaced by a city centre full of laneways and whimsical charm, the city seems awash with a population hellbent on ambitious innovation resulting in […]

A new nationwide project, ENO-Net, seeks to further entrepreneurship in New Zealand in unique and innovative ways. Foreword from Hon Phil Twyford, Minister for Economic Development: “Our Government is committed to building a productive, sustainable, and inclusive economy. To do this, we must draw on the diverse talents of our people, the creativity of our […]