New Zealand Entrepreneur Events

Startup Queenstown Lakes Trust board of trustees has announced the appointment of Olivia Wensley as new CEO of the Startup Queenstown Lakes, following the tenure of outgoing CEO James Burnes. A Queenstown resident, Wensley has been a supporter of the southern startup hub’s activities since inception, was a member of the Chorus Gigatown Queenstown fibre […]

A couple of years ago, a prominent visitor said we seemed to have a great business school, but he didn’t see a lot of business going on in it. He was right. We were not unusual, however. The idea that business schools were about business was something of a myth, both in New Zealand and […]

Throughout history, commerce has always impacted society. Migration, import and export laws and even the creation of new social classes were all triggered by progress in business and trade. Today, our society is slowly trying to reach a state of equality between men and women. Could this be an area where businesses can affect change? […]

Northland’s Digital Enablement Group (DEG), in collaboration with the region’s four councils – Northland Regional Council, the Far North, Kaipara, and Whangarei District Councils – want people to help shape Northland’s digital future by completing the fourth annual Northland Internet Speed Survey. “The test will ask you how fast – or slow – is your […]

The Centre of Digital Excellence (CODE) will welcome game development industry experts Tabitha Hayes and Adam Clark to Dunedin next week as part of CODE’s drive to further connect Dunedin with the international game development community. Visiting Dunedin from 28 January to 5 February, the pair have more than 30 years’ experience working in the […]

Online accounting software provider MYOB is again partnering with business accelerator Kōkiri after a successful launch in 2018. The accelerator programme helps Māori startups to pressure test their business, with the aim to rapidly increase the founder’s business capability as well and produce investor and growth ready ventures. The company will open its technology platforms […]

Helping local businesses to go further, faster, is the aim of a new technology focused sector development group, Hi-Tech Hawke’s Bay. Business Hawke’s Bay with the support of leading local technology entrepreneurs, EIT and some of the region’s largest companies, established Hi-Tech Hawke’s Bay to connect technology specialists across all sectors and work to: attract, […]

Northland businesses can now harness the power of two after Northland Inc and New Zealand Trade & Enterprise (NZTE) strengthened collaboration for the benefit of the region. In October NZTE appointed David McLeish to the role of Northland Regional Manager and the agreement with Northland Inc sees the two agencies collocated, with McLeish working out […]

Milton-born-and-raised, of Ngapuhi and Scottish descent, Heidi Renata is a Dunedin-based ‘wāhinepreneur’ and co-founder of Innov8HQ, one of New Zealand’s first whanau owned Māori co-working and event space. Based on the principles of kaupapa Māori, Innov8HQ operates as a ‘Business Marae’, a place to support and nurture Dunedin start-up companies and small to medium enterprises. […]

In a Government announcement made last week, Dunedin has been confirmed as New Zealand’s new Centre of Digital Excellence, a national hub that will support the development of a $1 billion video game industry over the next ten years. The New Zealand Centre of Digital Excellence (CODE) will be backed by $10 million from the […]