Innovation News

Silicon Valley royalty Scott Nolan gets set to take New Zealand's tech sector up a gear

New Edmund Hillary Fellow, high-flying Silicon Valley venture capitalist and

Barkers brings together different retail concepts with Ponsonby 'guide shop'

Kiwi menswear retailer Barkers has taken a cue from overseas retailers like Bonobos and opened a physical ‘guide shop’ location where shoppers can experience their products before ordering online. The outlet, Good Company, also offers food and beverage opportunities, plus grooming.

Is New Zealand's VR sector ready to explode? A new MBIE report says so

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has released a new report on the potential of virtual reality in New Zealand.

New Zealand Innovation Awards: Rocket Lab

And the 2017 winner of the Bayer Supreme New Zealand Innovation and Innovation in Design & Engineering is... Rocket Lab!

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Tonight we'll be grooving along to tunes by Two Many Chiefs, all kicking off from 5pm!

The stage is set! Well, one of them is... you'll have to wait til tonight to see the MAIN stage!

And a beaut day for it, too!

The doors have opened! Looking forward to seeing everyone arrive at the ANZ Viaduct Event Centre in Auckland soon!

App offers personalised flight deals for flexible travel dates

An upgraded mobile application sends travelers flight deal recommendations tailored to their individual preferences. The post

Smartphone claims to repel mosquitoes

A new smartphone comes equipped with an ultrasound device that may repel harmful mosquitoes. The post

Surfers develop trash can for the ocean

A new project helps clean up the oceans with a floating debris interception device. The post

Getting past lip service: How cultural values inform architecture

When architects say a building has “a sense of place”, they mean that it not only acknowledges the context of the landscape in which it sits, but also expresses the culture of the people it serves and their histories in built form, says Claire McCall.

Phantom's Ethan Ruffles on bringing creative ideas to life

The best creative ideas would exist only in the mind if it weren't for the craftiness of the industry's builders, the practical hands-on folks who actually build the things that advertising folks dream up. One such builder is Phantom Billstickers' Ethan Ruffles. Here are Ruffles' thoughts on work...

Photographic artist Emma Bass and the nature of beauty

Auckland artist Emma Bass, whose photographic work “Hydrangeas 8.50 am” from her Imperfect series was selected for the Summer Exhibition at the 2016 Royal Academy in London, has embarked on a fresh new path.  And it was her visit to that capital city that planted the seed – pun quite possibly int...