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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Wintec nursing students at heart of exhibition in Hamilton’s CBD
Brave Hearts, a pop-up exhibition, was housed in two shipping containers and had interactive elements to show the public how the heart works.
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Dynamo6 achieves Google Cloud Premier Partner status
The premier partner level recognises Dynamo6’s expertise in leveraging Google Cloud’s services in cloud enablement, user experience, data services, as well as mobile and web-based technology solutions.
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Techweek Waikato 2019 hits the towns to celebrate regional innovation
Techweek Waikato is being organised by Te Waka, Waikato’s regional economic development agency, and CultivateIT, Waikato’s IT industry group.
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Waikato artist wins Fieldays No.8 Wire Art Award
The Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Awards are hosted and coordinated by Waikato museum, partnered by Farmlands cooperative and supported by the New Zealand National Fieldays Society.
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“Best year ever” for Admark at the 2019 Pride in Print Awards
Not only did the company win seven gold medals across various printing disciplines, but were inducted into the new, and already highly coveted, 50 Gold Medals Club.
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Software specialist finalist in Hi-Tech Award
David Hallett and Jeremy Hughes founded software specialist Company-X in Hamilton in 2012. David was named a finalist in the IBM Most Inspiring Individual Award at an entrants’ event in Auckland on March 27.
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Thank you NZ - two Muslim students speak out a month on from the Christchurch mosque shootings
A month on from the mosque shootings in Christchurch, two Wintec international students, Basira and Baharah, talk about their experience of being Muslim in New Zealand and far away from their home in Afghanistan.
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Ray of sunshine wins Dr Hare Puke Māori Leadership Scholarship
Reina, who is of Ngā Puhi and Ngāti Tūwharetoa descent, was chosen for her passion for improving the services she provides for students in the library, and boldly introducing te reo Māori and cultural elements.
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There’s a real buzz in the air at Design Factory NZ
These Wintec students have signed up for a different type of learning. They originally enrolled at Wintec to study various disciplines, but here, they’ll work together, solve problems and come up with solutions as a team.
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Region’s population growth challenges high on agenda for new Hospice chair
Margaret Devlin has this week taken the reins from Alastair Calder who is stepping down.
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PKF Hamilton gives back to not-for-profits
PKF Hamilton managing director Bernard Lamusse said PKF nationally had worked with cloud-based accounting software giant Xero to secure free six-month Xero subscriptions for new not-for-profit customers.
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Whānau is everything for four Māori Masters graduates
Four Māori nurses have graduated with Masters degrees from Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec), and all agree that time is the biggest challenge, and a supportive network means everything.