For a last burst of creative inspiration before we all slope off for Christmas, head along to the Best Design Awards Purple Pin exhibition. It's a showcase of top work by Kiwi designers from 2011 and 2012, on display ... More …
Manners are quite important when you’re trying to look like an adult and not a sociopath, but customer service representatives can sometimes make one’s blood boil in a Glenn Close gets cooking with rabbits kind of way. More …
Populations are increasing, resources are being depleted, uncertainty in food production is escalating, and food security – access to enough – is a global issue. More …
Make a commitment to co-creation, a commitment to each other, and a commitment to the idea. More …
For the visually-minded, there's a new way to browse TradeMe listings via a pinboard style layout, through Rummage.co.nz. More …
How to make government more innovative: let the private sector do it! More …
mycarM8 describes itself as a digital garage, taking care of most, if not all, the admin hassles involved in owning a vehicle. More …
Boutique Martinborough winery Vynfields is the toast of the prestigious Hong Kong Jockey Club – annual membership fee $400,000 – with its organic and biodynamic tipple. More …
What effect have insider trading regulations, including criminalisation, had on the NZX? More …
A team of Massey University engineering students will represent New Zealand at the Engineers Without Borders Australian Challenge finals in Melbourne next week after winning the national chapter. More …
Seven was the magic number at last week's Southern Architecture Awards. More …
Fifteen unique Audi A1s – the result of a collaboration with local fashion man Steve Dunstan of Huffer (which turned 15 this year) – hit Kiwi shores in January, blending fashion cred and the latest tech to be found atop four wheels. More …
Industrial designer Peter Haythornthwaite will be awarded an honorary science doctorate by Victoria University next month, capping off a career spanning over four decades. More …
Innovating is hard and getting harder. It is becoming more difficult to be novel – at least alone and early in life. More …
Air New Zealand lifted the lid on its Hobbit-themed plane over the weekend ahead of the movie's global premiere in Wellington this Wednesday, decked out with scenes and characters from the Peter Jackson film. More …