KPMG is warning that New Zealand’s agriculture industry could be outcompeted within the next five years, as other large producers […]
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NZ Herald: Anthony Doesburg – Sea-power promoters swimming against the tide
Anthony Doesburg writes about New Zealand’s wave and tidal energy situation, with this week marking the fourth annual Awatea – […]
Continue readingBusiness Day: Does my virtual bum look fat in this?
Tom Pullar-Strecker writes in Business Day about the potential for 3D body scanners to be used in clothing retail. The […]
Continue readingBusiness Day: Big-scale rivals put heat on NZ farmers
Jon Morgan writes in Business Day that New Zealand’s agriculture industry has only a few years before large-scale intensive farming […]
Continue readingSouthland Times: YikeBike catches eyes around the world
Sam McKnight writes in The Southland Times about the YikeBike, which was invented by a former Invercargill man and is […]
Continue readingBusiness Day: Big move to off-site computing
Ben Heather writes in Business Day about the growth of cloud computing, in which businesses keep their information in online […]
Continue readingRadio NZ: NZ inventors have high hopes for fuel efficiency device
NZ inventors have developed a device which allows drivers to improve their performance and reduce their fuel usage. The device […]
Continue readingDom Post: Mass grounding of aircraft possible in NZ, say experts
New Zealand’s active geography means that mass airplane groundings, like those happening in Europe over the last few days, could […]
Continue readingSunday Star Times: Key’s stance against delay a hint at enviro-leadership
Rod Oram writes in an opinion piece in the Sunday Star Times about Prime Minister John Key’s stance on the […]
Continue readingTVNZ: Sir Peter Gluckman interviewed by Paul Holmes
Q+A’s Paul Holmes interviews the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor Professor Sir Peter Gluckman about the Global Research Alliance, an […]
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