Words by  Erik Zydervelt The term feebate has been floating around the New Zealand political zeitgeist from as early as 2018 but with the recent

Australian end-to-end packaging specialist, Grounded, has launched a recyclable and carbon-negative sugarcane packaging that offers food manufacturers the same functionality as plastic. The first

Tech career accelerator Mission Ready and social enterpirse Te Whangai Trust have come together to launch the SEEC Wellbeing Tracker, an app which helps

Jockey and Testicular Cancer NZ have come together to launch 'Remundies', a pair of lifesaving undies that remind men to carry out monthly

To help New Zealanders say no to short car trips, EECA is launching the ‘Gen Less ShopPack’. A sustainable backpack alternative to the traditional

Small businesses are the driver of New Zealand's economy, responsible for 28 percent of NZ's GDP and employing more than 630,000 people. But are

Thanks to funding from government-backed Carbn Group, Kiwi eco-tech pioneer UBCO is gearing up for widespread adoption of its utility electric bikes across New

Ten year old Lilah McDonald is on a mission. After finding out that Auckland only has drinking fountains in 5 percent of its parks,

More than 700,000 Kiwis are affected by hearing loss, which is why this World Hearing Day (March 3), hearing aid company Oticon is urging

The New Zealand Merino Company (NZM) and global Merino wool apparel and footwear brands Allbirds, icebreaker and Smartwool have joined forces to launch the

Research commissioned by small business lending specialist Prospa has revealed that the majority (57 percent) of SME owners in New Zealand say it is

Technology is New Zealand's fastest growing and second biggest export sector, however a new national survey has revealed that only a small number of

Sir John Kirwan's digital double is the latest feature on mental wellbeing platform Mentemia. Launched by Kirwan himself, Mentemia provides people with simple tools

To help increase rideshare safety, Ola is using the power of artificial intelligence to launch new safety-tech feature 'Guardian'. The first of its kind

New Zealand already has a high number of family violence cases each year, however since the lockdown has been in place, domestic violence has

The aftermath of covid-19 has been heavily felt by many, and in particular New Zealand charities. Taking actions into their own hands, Trade Me

Mental health provider Emerge Aotearoa is introducing its latest social enterprise ‘Ignite Aotearoa’ which will provide New Zealand organisations with new ways to help

The 2019 Reimagination issue of Idealog is out now and explores the art of reinvention in business and why it's never too late to pivot into

Ben Kepes is a technology analyst, commentator and consultant. His commentary has been widely published in such outlets as Forbes, Wired and The Guardian,

Ben Kepes is a technology analyst, commentator and consultant. His commentary has been widely published in such outlets as Forbes, Wired and The Guardian,

Ben Kepes is a technology analyst, commentator and consultant. His commentary has been widely published in such outlets as Forbes, Wired and The Guardian,

Humans are facing the fastest rate of change and some of the biggest challenges our species has ever encountered. Never before have transformative skillsets,

At the 2019 Hi-Tech Awards held earlier this year, amongst the tech heavyweights that were crowned victorious like Rocket Lab and PushPay, one name

Ben Kepes is a technology analyst, commentator and consultant. His commentary has been widely published in such outlets as Forbes, Wired and The Guardian,

There are some big myths out there in start-up land, Vend and OMGTech! founder Vaughan Fergusson says. The overnight success story is the biggest

Forget the ingredients touted as necessary to make a little girl in the age-old nursery rhyme, What Are Little Boys Made Of? To be

Entrepreneurs are a rare breed, and entrepreneurial students are even rarer. But the 20-something team of Waikato University students that make up Chameleon – Namrah

When the subject of Soul Machines comes up, most of us think immediately of the company’s startlingly realistic AI-powered digital humans. But you could