Christchurch puts the spotlight on prefab housing designs
1Cantabrians on the search for new styles of housing design will have a new place to check out their options from April 21-22 at PrefabNZ’s Home Innovation Village, known as Hive. More …
Urban sprawl or affordable housing?
1Lack of land is getting in the way of affordable housing, according to the government's Productivity Commission, which is recommending relaxing urban limits. More …
Would you live in an Ikea neighbourhood?
3Furniture giant Ikea has firmly cemented its place in our homes – and now its real estate arm LandProp Services is on track to build a brand new neighbourhood in east London near the 2012 Olympic grounds, applying the "Ikea philosophy ... More …
App of the week: Part
MEA Mobile's Part app is bringing pixels back. More …
NZ Pork gets Gault on board to spread its meaty message
2New Zealand Pork has a brand new initiative underway targeting consumers via in-store and online activity, including Facebook and YouTube, drawing on the star power of chef Simon Gault. More …
Ask, share, give – the new face of e-commerce?
3The saying ‘sharing is caring’ makes up the essence of one Aucklander’s social experiment – a website that gives away goods and services for free. More …
Social e-commerce: a winning formula
2If you've been ignoring the rise of e-commerce and social media, it's not too late. More …
Awards
EECA names top energy project finalists
New Zealand’s most innovative energy-saving and renewable energy projects have been revealed, and they include an ambitious scheme to insulate the entire township of Foxton; the largest coal to wood pellet conversion in the southern hemisphere; a truck running ... More …
Educational app throws monsters into the mix (plus a giveaway!)
6How to make learning more fun for kids? Introduce monsters into the mix. More …
How the ‘Hunger Games’ harnessed the social media machine
The social media strategist behind The Hunger Games’ elaborately planned campaign explains how Lionsgate turned an online fanbase into box office success. More …
Events
Igniting Christchurch’s creative future
Care about the creative future of Christchurch? Then you might be interested in a free public upcoming event, The River of Arts: creating new ways for the arts to work in Christchurch’s public spaces. More …
Events
Game on for Kiwi developers
SmallWorlds, Gameloft, Grinding Gear Games, NinjaKiwi, Runaway Play, Sidhe/PikPok, Cerebral Fix. All these and more will be at this year's New Zealand Game Developers Association Conference on May 19 with leading game makers from New Zealand and Australia. More …
Events
DeSForM down under
The DeSForM conference is on in Wellington this month, the first time the event has been held in the southern hemisphere. More …
Art’s digital revolution
The web has revolutionised more than its fair share of industries, not least the creative fields. As the PBS Off Book series explores, the artistic world has entered a new era, one of crowdfunding and creative commons.
From idea to industry in 48 hours
Creative collective Draw Inc claimed the top prize at last week's Innes 48-hour startup competition. More …