Wellington - Budget 2018 oozed fiscal responsibility, but for many a shift to a truly wellbeing Budget cannot come quick enough, BERL chief economist Dr Ganesh Nana says. The Budget loosened the purse strings in numerous areas. However, the coalition government will find their ambitions for transformation and a productive, sustainable,
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PM will be world’s first leader to appear as hologram at Techweek opening
Auckland - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will set a world first opening Techweek on Monday as she will attend as a hologram. The prime minister will be the world’s first national leader to undertake an official engagement as a hologram, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller said today. Techweek is a major nationwide annual
Winter’s arrived, but how to stay active?
Christchurch - It's not always easy, but many New Zealanders do keep active in winter with some simple adjustments, according to research. Exercise New Zealand chief executive Richard Beddie says indoor exercise facilities show a spike in winter months, both in usage and joining. Beddie says, based on their data, 10 percent
NZ can do better in the world of agritech
Tauranga - New Zealand can do better in the world of agritech because it has such great potential for its agriculture industry and monetising big tech investment offshore, a San Diego-based Kiwi from Wellington says. Arama Kukutai is a partner in American investment company Finistere which has built and backed companies worth
NZ fintech businesses helping the wider Kiwi public
Auckland - New Zealand fintech businesses are working toward an inclusive society despite some experts saying the gap between the have and have nots is getting wider, FintechNZ general manager James Brown says. Smart new tech innovation companies such as Sharesies is seeking greater support and involvement from people in the
Technology will make NZ rivers cleaner
Tauranga - Technology will soon help make New Zealand’s farms more productive while also making lakes and rivers cleaner, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. As a nation Kiwis keep talking about how important clean rivers and lakes are and the damage being done by the primary industries. Muller says. “Yet we need these
An Australasian food-first for NZ blockchain producer
Auckland - Four-year-old Auckland business Olivia is reportedly the first small to medium enterprise in Australasia to adopt blockchain in food traceability. Olivia director Jerry Ho, who is also chair of the New Zealand Green Industry Association, says global depletion of food source and the rising concerns of food authenticity were a
