Business case studies and stories in our region
The Waikato is full of innovative leaders and businesses, read about them here.
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Setting the sustainability standard high
The New Zealand National Fieldays Society is committed to achieving its long-term sustainability goals through environmentally responsible business.
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Whanau at the heart of Lunix Homes
People before process is at the heart of a family-owned Te Awamutu residential design and build company, Lunix Homes.
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Wholly Cow - the art of giving back in the butchery business
A ‘paddock to plate’ philosophy has seen a Cambridge butchery fully embrace sustainability.
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Colourful plans for Waikato's premier street art festival
Eight national and international artists will be painting the town red, and a few other colours, during the fifth annual BOON Street Art Festival in March.
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Tech Talk - Kiwis ready to dump passwords
Most Kiwis are ready to replace passwords and pin codes with biometrics, according to a recent survey by Visa.
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Matamata entrepreneur's passion shines through
In the time it’s taken for a tour of Mata Digital’s spacious, airy offices and then stroll up the street to grab a coffee, it’s easy to see entrepreneur Tim Hampton’s passion not only for his businesses, but for Matamata as well.
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Volare - kneading their way to the top
It started with a few loaves of sourdough at the Cambridge farmer’s market.
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Huzaifa is about to take part in an exclusive MIT-Harvard Medical School Healthcare Innovation Bootcamp
Born in India, raised in Singapore and educated in New Zealand, life has certainly been a journey for Huzaifa.
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Large funding pool towards a new year of arts projects
The Creative Communities Scheme (CCS) Hamilton City funding round is now open to see a new year of arts projects off the ground.
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Tompkins Wake a rising star in Legal 500 rankings
A raft of rankings in the Asia Pacific Legal 500 is yet another feather in Tompkins Wake’s cap.
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2020 TechFest attracts industry leaders
Callaghan Innovation boss Vic Crone has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at the 2020 TechFest, recognising the Waikato’s strength in technology and innovation.
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Virtual reality eliminates risk and improves safety responses
Taranaki-based First Gas, operator of more than 2,500 km of high-pressure gas transmission pipelines and 4,800 km of gas distribution networks in the North Island, turned to Waikato virtual reality (VR) specialist Company-X to design and develop a custom-built VR training programme.