LanzaTech named a top tech innovator
The third annual list of the world’s most innovative technology companies has been released and LanzaTech is proudly flying the Kiwi flag on there. More …
First RBI cell towers go up
The first batch of new cell sites under the Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI) have been switched on by Vodafone, with more to come by the end of June. More …
Study: UFB will more than pay for itself
The business case for UFB in New Zealand has just gotten a boost in the form of an Alcatel-Lucent study placing the economic benefits of high-speed broadband at $32.8 billion over 20 years. More …
Lobby group sets sights on taking down ‘retro-sexist’ Tui ads
7A new Auckland lobby group has launched a campaign to get Tui to withdraw its beer ads featuring an all-female brewery. More …
Stephen Fry bags Kiwi broadband – and Telecom
4Actor and prolific tweeter Stephen Fry has let loose in a rant about the speed of Kiwi broadband, calling it "probably the worst" he's ever encountered. More …
Cookie Time clashes with Chinese company over trademark
Cookie Time has come up against a Chinese company in a fight to preserve its logo but the dispute could take years to settle. More …
SODA commended by international visitors
Hamilton business incubator SODA Inc has caught the eye of the US National Business Incubation Association. More …
Kiwis not so badly off, says Bollard
Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard reckons New Zealand may not be doing so badly after all – he blames inconsistent measurements for the persistent income gap between New Zealand and Australia. More …
South Island ski fields band together to capture the tourist dollar
Eight of New Zealand's top ski fields have joined forces to create the largest commercial ski network in New Zealand in a bid to capture more of the international tourist dollar. More …
Bioscience brings in the bucks
Bioscience-based organisations earned at least $677 million for New Zealand last year, with the majority of that coming from exports. More …
Weta Workshop founder is NZer of the year
Sir Richard Taylor has been named Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year. More …
Go Vocab named top dogs at Startup Alley
Wellington's Go Vocab, a language learning business that's barely a year old, has taken out the inaugural BNZ Startup Alley competition at Webstock. More …
Treasury trims growth forecasts
It's all doom and gloom this week at Treasury, which has trimmed back its growth forecast for the next couple of years. More …
Broadband speeds on the up – Truenet
Vodafone has again topped Truenet's broadband charts in January, remaining the ISP with the best ADSL performance. More …
Do telcos want to see the end of Crown Fibre?
1Kiwi telcos have written to communications minister Amy Adams slamming Crown Fibre and calling for it to be disestablished, a letter leaked to the Dominion Post shows. More …
