Campus innovation project celebrated
Source: Massey University Leaders of the Wellington campus Pukeahu ki Tua Think Differently project, from left, Professor Frank Sligo, Student Services Associate Director Amy Heise, Associate Professor Robin Peace and project manager Andrea Marsden at celebrations to mark the hand over of the project. The three-year Living Lab innovation project, Pukeahu ki Tua on the […]
Read More →NZ’s big tech stars heading to Wellington
Source: MakeLemonade.nz Headline: NZ’s big tech stars heading to Wellington Wellington – An increasing number of ground-breaking New Zealand tech designers are collaborating with the wider business world to produce one of the fastest growing segments of tech. NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says the country’s best developers, designers and tech geniuses will attend an all-day […]
Read More →Jury still out on value of PGF initiatives, says BERL
Source: MakeLemonade.nz Headline: Jury still out on value of PGF initiatives, says BERL Wellington – The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) has the potential to be a lifeline for struggling provinces and regions. “But last week’s announcement of initial projects was disappointingly light”, according to BERL deputy chief economist Hillmaré Schulze. The recently announced $3 billion Provincial […]
Read More →Encouraging signs of more Kiwi women in tech
Source: MakeLemonade.nz Headline: Encouraging signs of more Kiwi women in tech Auckland – The worm has turned in the tech world as a wave of females are joining the tech community, according to national and global reports. This Thursday is International Women’s Day and executive director of Tech Women New Zealand, Edwina Mistry, says tech has […]
Read More →Economic obstacles likely but future growth expected
Wellington – The incoming government has hit the ground running but will face many obstacles in 2018 as it seeks to sustain a stable economy, leading New Zealand economic forecaster BERL says. The Treasury’s half-year economic and fiscal update had all the hallmarks of a sizable mini-Budget, BERL chief economist Dr Ganesh Nana says. The update […]
Read More →Wonderland Wins Instagrammy Social Media Marketer of the Year
MIL OSI – Source: Press Release Service – New Zealand – PR.co.nz – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Wonderland Wins Instagrammy Social Media Marketer of the Year (PR.co.nz) Wellington’s own Wonderland Firm, a boutique PR and Social Media Agency, celebrated the end of 2017 with a well-deserved nod to founder Anne Buttar who won an international accolade […]
Read More →Power Living Yoga named Studio of the Year 2017
MIL OSI – Source: Press Release Service – New Zealand – PR.co.nz – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Power Living Yoga named Studio of the Year 2017 (PR.co.nz) This past weekend at a ceremony held in Auckland, Wellington’s Power Living Yoga Studio was named Studio of the Year for 2017 by a panel of judges with the […]
Read More →Northland, Wellington, Dunedin and Auckland win top exercise awards
Auckland – Northland’s Corinne Austin and Wellington studio Power Living New Zealand have won two of the major awards at the at the annual New Zealand’s exercise industry awards. Dunedin’s ABSolute Health and Fitness won the Independent Facility of the Year while Auckland’s Stanmore Bay Pools and Leisure won the Supreme Club of the Year and […]
Read More →Experience Argentina’s Passion In New Zealand
MIL OSI – Source: Press Release Service – Release/Statement Headline: Experience Argentina’s Passion In New Zealand (PR.co.nz) Gabriela de Urtiaga is a woman with a passion. Alfajores to be exact. If you haven’t been lucky enough to have had the Alfajor experience, now is your chance. Gabriela’s company, La Casa Alfajores, is now making these […]
Read More →Kiwi Company Fighting Exploitation of Farmers in the Superfood Market
MIL OSI – Source: Press Release Service – Release/Statement Headline: Kiwi Company Fighting Exploitation of Farmers in the Superfood Market (PR.co.nz) Seleno Health is a small family business that produces and imports maca to New Zealand. Maca, a plant which grows only in Peru, has grown in popularity around the world, and for good reason—its […]
Read More →Tailor Skin Launches The Tailor Fund
MIL OSI – Source: Press Release Service – Release/Statement Headline: Tailor Skin Launches The Tailor Fund (PR.co.nz) The innovative mind behind Wellington’s Tailor Skincare, Sara Quilter, has announced the launch of their newest initiative, The Tailor Fund. This charitable fund has been established to support sustainable community projects and individuals who continually work to instill […]
Read More →Businesses should be living wage employers
MIL OSI – Source: MakeLemonade.nz Wellington – Leading economic researcher BERL challenges all businesses to become Living Wage employers to make a real difference to New Zealanders and their communities. On its 60th anniversary celebrations, BERL chief economist Dr Ganesh Nana told invited guests, economists and business people at a gala function in Wellington tonight […]
Read More →BERL to celebrate 60 years in business
MIL OSI – Source: MakeLemonade.nz Wellington – Leading New Zealand economic research company BERL next week celebrates 60 years in business with a special event in Wellington. BERL was founded by Bryan Philpott, then an economist with the New Zealand Meat and Wool Board’s economic service; Hew Walls, a staffer in the Reserve Bank; and […]
Read More →Final leg of NZ marine mural pollution mural tour
MIL OSI – Source: MakeLemonade.nz Wellington – Queenstown artist Tess Sheerin has almost completed the final leg of her five-city giant mural of New Zealand to highlight marine pollution. Her New Zealand’s Worth Loving pollution awareness mural tour ends in Wellington with her giant mural, the Doubtful Dolphin on Cumberland House, Willis St, Te Aro. […]
Read More →Faster internet connections bringing more cyber attacks
MIL OSI – Source: MakeLemonade.nz Melbourne – Growing evidence shows that the downside of super-fast connectivity and ultra-fast broadband is producing an equivalent lift in cyber-attacks, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. Muller, just back from the multinational Global Tech Leaders Dialogue in Melbourne yesterday, says many nations involved in the forum confirmed increasing cyber-attacks […]
Read More →NZ to stage international tech event before the D5
MIL OSI – Source: MakeLemonade.nz Auckland – Living up to New Zealand’s reputation as a standout digital nation, the tech sector and the government will stage a major international tech summit in Auckland next year, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. The Digital Nations conference on February 18 and 19 2018 will be a forerunner […]
Read More →Cities will become more desirable
MIL OSI – Source: MakeLemonade.nz Auckland – Cities will become safer and more desirable to live in when the internet of things (IoT) takes hold a research study report says. The IoT research was commissioned by the New Zealand IoT Alliance, an independent member funded group of tech firms, major corporates, startups, universities and government […]
Read More →NZ wants to be southern hemisphere’s AI capital
MIL OSI – Auckland – The launch next week of the New Zealand Artificial Intelligence (AI) Forum is a strong sign Kiwi tech companies are keen to not just get on board the burgeoning AI industry, they want to lead from the front, Forum chair Stu Christie says. Dozens of New Zealand’s leading tech companies […]
Read More →Healthcare getting closer to home
MIL OSI – Wellington – The accelerating changing face of Kiwi healthcare will in the coming years see health services get closer to where people actually live, a leading national health IT expert says. Scott Arrol, chief executive of NZ Health IT (NZHIT) says healthcare for Kiwis in 2027 will be very different from the […]
Read More →IoT changing the face of the nation
MIL OSI – Source: MakeLemonade.nz Wellington – Future tech realities are beginning to change the face of how New Zealanders operate in their daily lives – at home and work, and coming research results will help shape the nation’s future, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. The Internet of Things (IoT) will soon become critical to […]
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