The Occupy Wall Street movement, and the 'We are the 99%' spinoff it inspired, still remains a bit of an unknown quantity. Its popularity, however, continues to spread around the globe with protests popping up in more than 80 countries ... More …
Mmm, cookies. It doesn't get much more Kiwi than Cookie Time, and for the first time rural New Zealanders will be able to buy theirs online this year. More …
Local startup uSnap.us, which provides a mobile and web application for guest-sourcing wedding photos, has been crowned winner at Startup Weekend Wellington. More …
Urgent Couriers has been performing some impressive feats when it comes to sustainability. For one, it’s become the first major transport company to receive carbon neutral certification under Landcare Research’s carboNZero programme. Not bad for a company with ... More …
This year's entry numbers for the Wellington Architecture Awards may have been down, but the architecture which was "reassuringly high". All up 16 projects were bestowed with an award, among them the 1950s-designed Lower Hutt Civic Precinct and the ... More …
A bit of Monday morning inspiration for you by way of the late Ray Anderson, a self professed “recovering plunderer”. In this 2009 presentation, Anderson discusses how Paul Hawken’s book, The Ecology of Commerce, provided the sustainability wake up ... More …
You can create energy through wave technology, likewise through solar, but how about a device that harnesses both in one? Phil Pauley’s conceptual Marine Solar Cells do just that, giving “unprecedented ability to establish photovoltaic power generation off shore”. More …
This coming Wednesday (November 9) Aucklanders have the chance to see for themselves the Kiwi businesses, government, community and non-profits that are out blazing the trail towards a sustainable future. It’s all part of the Sustainable Business Network’s ... More …
Are you what they call a ‘cinifile’? Then you might like to check out the Fatso 24 Hour Movie Marathon. The event may be sold out, but the generous folks at Fatso are offering a prize pack to help you ... More …
Genre mashing always makes for interesting creative outcomes, as Make Something demonstrated last year with its inaugural event that saw the likes of designer Brogen Averill, product designer Jamie McLennan and singer Julia Deans mashing up their skills into a ... More …
If ever there was a guide to life, this book is probably the closest thing to it. More …
For three years, Prime Minister John Key has talked a good game on the importance of innovation policy, but it took an election – and perhaps just a touch of Prime Ministerial frustration – to force the pace on the long-stalled plans ... More …
Five links for your Friday distraction. More …
A super high-tech business, Magritek exports its products all over the world, selling to a niche market – higher education, research, industry – and bringing profits back home. More …
We think illustrator Tane Williams is immensely talented, and we swear we’re not being biased just because his cover design for Idealog #31 is a finalist in the Maggies. His latest illustrative venture, a poster for the Fatso 24 ... More …