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Tait Communications crowned Company of the Year at Hi-Tech Awards
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (403+ words) Close to 1, 300 industry leaders packed Spark Arena in Auckland on Friday night for the gala, with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon among a record contingent of Government Ministers in attendance, a strong signal of the sector's growing economic clout. Spark Arena…...
The zero-cost loyalty strategy: The humble gift card is your secret weapon
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (751+ words) By John A Norrie, CEO, Tranxactor New Zealand Limited Talk to almost any New Zealand franchise network and bring up customer loyalty, and you will likely hear a chorus of predictable groans. You'll hear about eye-watering development costs, complex data…...
The rule-breakers in aisle five
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (1589+ words) When Grant Taylor and Renee Stuart sat down to compare notes after a recent trip to the United States, the maths didn't look right. "We'd generally come back and go, well, maybe there's an opportunity from three out of six…...
Christchurch start-up seeo turns workplace cameras into real-time safety intelligence
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (305+ words) A new Christchurch venture is betting that the security cameras already hanging in yards, warehouses and factories can do far more than record what went wrong, they can flag it before it happens. "Safety today is still built around hindsight,…...
Ten M'ori-founded ventures join Tupu Accelerator's third cohort | NZBusiness Magazine
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (568+ words) From a digital health platform for people living with IBS to an on-farm unit that turns waste milk into feed-grade powder, the ten start-ups making up the 2026 Tupu Accelerator cohort show the breadth of M'ori innovation now scaling out of…...
Vacuum Forming Specialist Improves Order Control with Manufacturing Software | NZBusiness Magazine
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (544+ words) Acron Plastics, a New Zealand thermoforming manufacturer, had been running as a fully paper-based business before adopting MRPeasy. We sat down with Business & Sales Manager Mark Wong to see how the company uses the system to structure orders, manage purchasing…...
Tony Falkenstein backs new West Auckland business school to grow next generation of Kiwi entrepreneurs
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (803+ words) The school, officially opened in March by Minister of Education Erica Stanford, is built on a model Falkenstein first established more than 20 years ago at Onehunga High School " New Zealand's first business high school, set up at a time when…...
From spades to excavators " ASB unveils national AI programme for SMEs
1+ week, 4+ day ago (709+ words) Kiwi SMEs are heavy on growth intent but light on execution when it comes to AI and automation, says ASB Executive General Manager of Business Banking Ben Speedy " and closing that gap is the central wager behind a new national…...
The pharmacist who listened
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1219+ words) Talk to Tim O'Donoghue about his new company for ten minutes and you realise the pitch isn't really about ointments, FDA listings or Amazon optimisation. It's about the patient, and the bigger picture. And according to him, this all centres…...
AI and the rise of zero-click search in focus at Auckland business event
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (328+ words) Businesses are being urged to rethink how customers find them online as artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes search, websites and digital marketing strategies. The Auckland event aimed at SMEs, Winning in AI & Zero-Click Strategy, taking place on May 12 at the Datacom…...