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May 22, 2012
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Almost exactly a year on from its launch,
Auckland-based tech startup Vend has secured a million-dollar chunk of
capital that will enable it to expand its international presence and tap
into the hot mobile payment market. Founder and chief executive Vaughan Rowsell said the cash would let the company build up its product and sales teams. But most significantly, it’s
about to open an office at the Kiwi Landing Pad
workspace in San Francisco’s tech hub – home to
Twitter, Zynga and many more.
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Auckland Tourism’s report on our creative workforce and its impact on the local
economy makes for surprising – and, if you like sticking it to Australians, impressive reading. Approximately one in 10, or
55,200 people were in creative employment within Auckland in 2006. And more than half of those work in design,
digital content and advertising.
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With five rounds of negotiations with India done and dusted (the next
round is expected to be held this month) progress towards a free trade agreement is
being made. And the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade now wants to hear from businesses
that export services to India to establish how an FTA might affect them.
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New research puts the Maori economic base at $36.9 billion and Maori as
the world’s third most entrepreneurial indigenous people – and
harnessing their business potential would have major benefits for the
New Zealand economy. But just what is the “Maori edge” and how can it be harnessed?
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He’s possibly New Zealand’s most commercial director – responsible
for big-name blockbusters like The Mask of Zorro, Goldeneye, Casino
Royale and Green Lantern. Long
relocated to London, Martin Campbell talks Peter Jackson, Kiwi accents and the blockbuster process.
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Louis Legrange designed his skates in 1849 for an opera where a character needed to look like they were skating on ice. They hit the big time in the 90s, but in recent years, thanks to the
popularity of roller derby, its more stable cousin the
roller skate has seen a resurgence. Do you have an innovation to share? Enter the Innovator Awards and you could be up in lights.
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