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Submissions wanted for DigMyIdea Māori Innovation Challenge
Unified Communications

Submissions wanted for DigMyIdea Māori Innovation Challenge

A new competition is calling on New Zealand's top emerging entrepreneurs to submit their ideas for the DigMyIdea Māori Innovation Challenge.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 9th Oct 2015
There's no stopping this Kiwi startup
Callaghan Innovation

There's no stopping this Kiwi startup

Wellington-born startup, AREA360, has received $5.5 million investment from a US technology venture group, and is expanding into the American market.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 7th Sep 2015

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Students head to Silicon Valley for innovation inspiration
Callaghan Innovation

Students head to Silicon Valley for innovation inspiration

Māori students fly to Silicon Valley to spark tech and innovation dreams, eyeing a future of cutting-edge careers.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 20th Oct 2015
NZ Govt initiative encourages tech innovations
Health Technologies

NZ Govt initiative encourages tech innovations

The Technology Innovation National Science Challenge will focus on developing new technologies to create commercially successful breakthrough products.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 22nd Sep 2015
Lower Hutt home to NZ's first ever manufacturing startup hub
Manufacturing

Lower Hutt home to NZ's first ever manufacturing startup hub

Lightning Lab Manufacturing is the fifth Lightning Lab to run since its inception in 2013, and the first in New Zealand to centre around hardware.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Mon, 31st Aug 2015
Govt encourages Maori to get involved in IT
Government

Govt encourages Maori to get involved in IT

The New Zealand Government has launched a Maori Technology Scholarship to encourage more Maori into the Information Technology sector.

By Catherine Knowles • 1 min read • Mon, 31st Aug 2015
NZ gaming industry in need of startup companies
Gaming

NZ gaming industry in need of startup companies

New Zealand video game industry grows, with 134 new jobs created and revenue of $78.7m in FY2015, according to @nzgda.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Aug 2015
Big demand for Government's R&D grants
Fleet Management

Big demand for Government's R&D grants

Up to $1.5 million will be made available to enable 126 businesses to employ students for work experience in New Zealand's hi-tech sector.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 13th Aug 2015
Wellington event takes a closer look at Lean Startup Methodology
Deloitte

Wellington event takes a closer look at Lean Startup Methodology

A three-day Lean Startup Methodology conference, the first of its kind in Australasia, will take place in Wellington this October.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 6th Aug 2015
University of Auckland drones compete for $50,000 prize
Drones

University of Auckland drones compete for $50,000 prize

The C-Prize involves a competition among drone design teams to come up with a prototype that meets one or more of the challenges set by film makers.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 27th Jul 2015
New Zealand's hi-tech start-ups, going from strength to strength
Callaghan Innovation

New Zealand's hi-tech start-ups, going from strength to strength

It has been a successful year for Kiwi start-ups involved in Callaghan Innovation's Technology Incubator Programme.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 22nd Jul 2015
Fieldays Innovation Accelerator showcases Kiwi tech
Agricultural Technology

Fieldays Innovation Accelerator showcases Kiwi tech

The Fieldays Innovation Accelerator is a new initiative sponsored by Callaghan Innovation and aims to help Kiwi innovators rise to the global stage.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 27th May 2015
$80m boost for NZ R&D funding announced
Callaghan Innovation

$80m boost for NZ R&D funding announced

Steven Joyce, Science and Innovation Minister, has announced an $80 million boost for R&D funding in New Zealand as part of the Budget 2015.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2015
NZ Budget to pump $20M a year into Callaghan Innovation grants
Government

NZ Budget to pump $20M a year into Callaghan Innovation grants

The government will pump an extra $20 million a year into the research and development Growth Grants programme, one of three types of grant administer.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2015
Government-funded Callaghan Innovation offering $50,000 drone competition prize
Drones

Government-funded Callaghan Innovation offering $50,000 drone competition prize

Government-funded Callaghan Innovation has launched a competition with $50,000 up for grabs to develop unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology for th.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 8th Apr 2015
Agile Innovation guru Langdon Morris coming to New Zealand
DevOps

Agile Innovation guru Langdon Morris coming to New Zealand

American innovation expert Langdon Morris will teach Kiwi companies the secrets of 'agile innovation' at a series of workshops around the country next.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Tue, 7th Apr 2015
Petromac develops 'bent stick' device that guides wireline loggers in oil wells
Callaghan Innovation

Petromac develops 'bent stick' device that guides wireline loggers in oil wells

Petromac has developed a disruptive technology that allows oil and gas companies to get better data from wireline logging of oil wells.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2015
Callaghan quizzed by MPs over 'failures,' grants to foreign companies
Government

Callaghan quizzed by MPs over 'failures,' grants to foreign companies

Callaghan Innovation, the government backed innovation hub, faced questions this week from opposition MPs about why it had funded companies that subse.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2015