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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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Local businesses benefit from fresh ideas with R&D grant
For businesses looking to benefit from smart, enthusiastic people with fresh ideas, it doesn’t get much better than a Callaghan Innovation R&D Experience Grant.
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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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Te Waka launches Business Growth Advisory Services in Te Kuiti
Te Waka, Waikato's regional economic development agency, is expanding its successful business growth advisory services into Te Kuiti.
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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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Waikato Labour Market Strategy
The Labour Market Strategy explores ways to ensure that businesses can attract, develop and retain the skills they need to grow, along with aiming to increase the levels of literacy and numeracy and educational attainment in our youth and workforce.
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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.
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Law firm CE calls on others to commit to Gender Equality Charter
Tompkins Wake chief executive Jon Calder is calling on other Waikato law firms to support the Law Society’s Gender Equality Charter.
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Waikato biotech company Quantec earns Supreme and Innovation awards at industry event
The company took out the Supreme Award, which it also received at the industry’s 2018 awards event.
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