Business
Budget 2012: Cigarettes in the crosshairs
A 10 percent increase in excise on cigarettes will produce more than $528 million to play with, while the health sector gets a sizeable boost More …
Venture Solutions enters commercialisation ‘no-man’s-land’
Venture Solutions offers a new take on commercialising using a 'sweat equity' model. More …
Mitch Olson on the untapped potential of gamification
4FourSquare has a lot to answer for! Mitch Olson explains how to go beyond buzzwords and hype to create a business case for gamification for your brand. More …
HuffPo helping brands become publishers
The Huffington Post – scorned as a lowly content aggregator, yet admired for the traffic it pulls – is moving into helping brands become content creators themselves. More …
Grassroots mobilise against Dart tunnel passage
7Glenorchy resident Patricia Jantien is heading up a petition against the development of a private tunnel through Mt Aspiring National Park. More …
Awards
Air NZ takes home EECA’s top gong
Supreme EECA award winner Air New Zealand is delivering for NZ Inc, judges say, clocking up energy savings worth more than $540 million since starting its eco drive in 2005. More …
Snippets from Semi-Permanent
1It was hard to leave Semi-Permanent and not feel full to bursting with creative awe and inspiration. More …
Steel proves a medium with potential for Kaikoura painter
A burnt painting may not sound like your average person’s cup of tea, but a Kaikoura artist believes hers are a New Zealand first. More …
Just how even is the architectural playing field?
The contributions of many women (and men) to architecture too often remain anonymous, says Architectural Record editor-in-chief Cathleen McGuigan More …
Kiwi mag White Fungus on an international roll
2Just weeks after its showing at an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, art magazine White Fungus is all set for inclusion in another exhibition in New York. More …
Letterpressed Kiwi indie duo’s debut stands out from the crowd
When designer Aimee Carruthers was commissioned to create something special for melancholic indie-rock duo, Luckless, her thoughts turned immediately to letterpress. More …
Events
The ultimate pub quiz for designers
Pub quizzes are awesome. So are designers. Combine the two and you get an evening of epic proportions: the inaugural Design Assembly Pub Quiz, a night devoted to pure graphic design trivia and nothing else. More …
Win! A year’s subscription to Quickflix!
27Since TV/film streaming service Quickflix launched here back in March it has been pretty vocal, speaking out against industry behemoth Sky TV. It may be the underdog, but it has spirit. More …
Microsoft lifts lid on So.cl network
Microsoft has quietly opened up its experimental So.cl social networking service to the public – and been met with an underwhelming reaction. More …
Business lessons from Ken Morse
Business guru Ken Morse's tips for success. More …
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