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Innovation: Silicon Valley lies in green pastures

Vodafone CEO Russell Stanners says our most exciting technology developments are taking place in rural New Zealand.

Innovation: What turns a dream into reality?

What does it take to turn a dream into a reality? The answer inevitably involves money, and usually quite a lot of it.

Innovation: The new and Qrious way of doing things

Last year Spark announced it was moving the business beyond the brand overhaul.

Innovation: Capitalising on global demand

Clean technology and green innovation is big business.

Innovation: CicLAvia makes the wheels go round

The man behind the wildly successful CicLAvia, Aaron Paley has become an icon to Angelenos as a city planner turned philanthropist.

Cross a banger with a burrito?

A hunger for burritos and an eye for convenience led Ben Polkinghorne to develop the Bangerritos - burrito filling in a sausage casing.

'School in a box' hope for refugees

Vodafone New Zealand is helping to boost education in refugee areas with the development of its instant classroom - a digital "school in a box".

Bridge lighting up for birthday buzz

Auckland's Harbour Bridge will light up tonight as part of celebrations for the city's 175th birthday, thanks to telco 2degrees.

Peter Lee: How to turn ideas into reality

How often do we see a great new product or a new business model and find ourselves saying, "I had the same idea and wish I had done something about it"?

Dancing with the Angels

From ambitious app makers and user-friendly financial modelling, to promises of a Harvard education, this year's Angel Investment Showcase was an entrepreneurial smorgasbord...

System gives coaches a business edge

Ian Bishop was buried in paperwork. He was spending almost as much time in front of his computer as with clients on the tennis court.

Kiwi firm puts new spin on wool

Kiwis are used to making a living off a sheep's back.

Unusual clients teach students valuable skills

Kleenex Cottonelle, Resene and Fuji Xerox are much more commonly associated with decorating, printing and cleaning than fashion, however a group of New Zealand Fashion Technology students have used....

Future of work - tips for top office

Technology will drive a rapid change in the working environment during the next five years, says workplace design expert Donna Wheatley. Wheatley, who has a PhD in workplace design, said rapidly evolving technology was enabling people to be more...

Organic berry firm's exports double

Berry company OOB's products will be stocked in all Coles supermarkets across Australia in a major coup for the company.

Election 2014: Parties in tech debate

Despite the building tension surrounding the election, the first major debate between party representatives on technology and innovation remained relatively civil.