2011-11-04 11:40:55 // Sarah Robson
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More funding will be injected into the science sector to transform Industrial Research Limited (IRL) into an advanced technology institute, Prime Minister John Key announced yesterday.
2011-10-26 17:04:28 // Esther Goh
Kiwi food and beverage exporters need to focus on adding value if the sector is to live up to its full growth potential, an industry report released today shows.
2011-08-01 08:30:16 // Idealog
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A trade show is hoping to capitalise on the hordes of visitors set to descend on New Zealand for the Rugby World Cup and showcase local food suppliers to international importers.
2011-07-27 08:44:50 // Idealog
A new method of producing wood-plastic pellets has been licensed by Crown research institute Scion to a company that will see it commercialised in Europe to the tune of $10 million in royalties.
2011-07-14 14:30:10 // Idealog
There would be plenty of reasons for the manufacturing sector to slow down, but it’s holding up nicely, according to the latest PMI stats.
2010-11-18 16:10:52 // Keith Newman
// Idealog #30: features
A new twist on fire pumps could see a tiny Hawke's Bay workshop booming in a new niche market. Keith Newman visits the innovators of Tikokino.
2010-09-03 15:05:26 // Dwight Whitney
// Idealog #29: export
Generally country of origin is just one of a number of factors people take into account when electing to buy or not to buy—but, okay, a ‘Made in North Korea’ tag may be an instant turnoff unless you love the Dear Leader.
2010-07-22 14:55:19 // Amanda Cropp
// Idealog #28: features
When Keith Alexander realised a childhood dream and reinvented the trampoline, he also created a global business and relaxed thousands of nervous parents. By Amanda Cropp
2010-07-13 14:59:57 // Vicki Holder
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Taking a well-deserved break with his family in Hawkes Bay, a slightly weary furniture designer David Moreland reflects on surviving in the design game.
2010-07-01 17:30:32 // Hadyn Green
// Idealog #28: features
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The sneaker. It’s a cheap canvas shoe with a cheap rubber sole—or at least it used to be.
2010-01-05 09:44:28 // Matt Cooney
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A bit of wood, a battery and a switch, and you practically have a sentient machine. Just the thing to get the thought process restarted for the new year.
2009-07-31 09:49:03 // Matt Cooney
// Idealog #22: features
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When guitarist Ben Fulton went electric, he found the only way to get the right sound was to make his own gadgets—and other guitarists agreed. But how do you turn a garage business into an international boutique brand? First, you find someone to share your dream—like Geoff Matthews.
2009-06-18 16:21:52 // Stephen Jewell
// Idealog #21: now
Author Cory Doctorow is a merciless critic of the mega-corporations that seek to control creative content—and he’s happy to give his own work away for free
2009-05-06 14:29:47 // Deirdre Robert
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Imagine your car breaks down and you need a new part shipped from Europe. Or your tooth breaks and you have to wait for a new crown to be crafted. Don’t panic, says Professor Olaf Diegel of AUT University: simply print a new one.
2009-03-27 11:00:13 // Amanda Cropp
// Idealog #20: features
Cousins Celia and Caro Allison have a lot in common. A cartoonist and a fashion design respectively, they both trained at Wellington Polytechnic, live and work in Lyttelton, drive silver Toyota Caribs and are obsessive recyclers. But most of all, finds Amanda Cropp, they’re both deeply committed to keeping their products New Zealand-made
2007-11-02 18:26:39 // Gena Tuffery
// Idealog #12: features
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China’s Mayland Design Exchange—MayDE to its friends—is marrying our creative can-do with their manufacturing know-how. Could ‘MayDE with New Zealand’ be just what ‘Made in China’ needs? Idealog finds out. Plus: How Kiwi students are designing answers to Chinese lifestyle problems.
2007-10-02 15:20:52 // Kris Herbert
// Idealog #11: now
Tauranga-based bed manufacturer Design Mobel wants to turn bed retailing on its sleepy head. In partnership with Saatchi & Saatchi, the company has created Okooko, an international concept store that focuses on the bedroom as a sanctuary of rest and replenishment
