Startups
Big cash for Dash Tickets
Dash Tickets has just secured a six-figure capital investment from the founders of Ministry of Sound Australia. More …
Best Awards
A Best Awards chat with Studio Alexander’s Kate and Sam
1Next up in our interview series from the Best Awards, Kate and Sam from Studio Alexander discuss their Rotoroa Island Identity project, which picked up both a Silver and Gold Pin at this year’s awards. Winning aside, Kate also ... More …
Friday frivolities: Vampires everywhere, the Dominion Roast, microbial homes and more
Five links for your distraction. More …
Lucky Dog and Big Save take Fair Go Ad Award cakes
Common sense prevailed at this week's Fair Go Ad Awards, with DDB, Lotto and The Sweet Shop’s ‘Lucky Dog’ epic taking out Best Ad and ‘Kerrrazeee Lily Salter’ from Big Save Furniture fronting up to accept Worst Ad ... More …
Do investors care about CSR?
Investors need access to better social and environmental data, says Rory Sullivan. More …
Opinion
Why you need to train your brand to be social
1Brands are like people – and people want to socialise. So listen first, and respond last. More …
Innovators Awards: Pre-commercial and Design/Engineering winner, HaloIPT
2With petrol prices already on the sharp incline, coupled with a growing awareness of climate change, there’s no denying electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid alternatives are surging in popularity. More …
Politics
Where will the money come from for Labour’s warm, fuzzy policy?
1Labour's policy for more huts and tracks is admirable, but it could end up as just another item on the wish list. More …
Innovation/Product Design
Springless trampoline design earns Kiwi top innovation award
These days you might take spring-free trampolines for granted, but just under a decade ago, a spring-free trampoline was quite the innovation. Now its creator, engineer Dr. Keith Alexander, has been rewarded for his efforts by receiving the inaugural University ... More …
Emerging Talent
Four companies rewarded with slice of the Entrepreneurs’ Challenge pie
The 2011 University of Auckland Business School Entrepreneurs’ Challenge has come to to a close – and the four winners hail from financial services, pet food manufacturing, tourism and photographic design. More …
Heritage Buildings
Cash injection gives heritage building second chance
With news today that the Christchurch Cathedral may indeed be demolished, other buildings of historical significance are being given a new lease of life thanks to a healthy cash injection by Fletcher Building Limited. The company has announced it will ... More …
Election 2011: The battle begins
With the Webb Ellis Cup firmly in our possession, attention is turning to the next national event at hand – the general election. More …
Cape Town named 2014 World Design Capital
Torino, Seoul and Helsinki have all earned it in the past, but now congratulations is being sent to the City of Cape Town, which has been named World Design Capital 2014 by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design ... More …
CSR
Toyota shows its ‘resilience’ with publication of 2011 sustainability report
2Company sustainability reports are slowly but surely gaining momentum and Toyota New Zealand has just released its 2011 sustainability report. And, with events like the global recession, brand-threatening quality issues overseas, and natural disasters in Japan and New Zealand, it ... More …
NZ Mint to make SpongeBob coins
New Zealand Mint is immortalising the world’s most famous sea sponge, SpongeBob SquarePants, on a square silver bullion coin, along with some of his friends. More …