Innovation News

Māori tourism seeks a bigger slice of the tourism pie

More than half the 3.8 million international visitors expected here this year will take part in Māori cultural experiences, many of them a world away from passively watching demonstrations of haka and poi.

Tax on robots that take jobs would be 'stupid': manufacturers

The new Government is monitoring how machines will affect jobs in the future, but has not considered a "robot tax".

WeWork plans to hire 1,500 refugees over the next five years



Gamified running app simulates the gym class experience

A new app uses coaching instruction, curated playlists and a points leaderboard to keep users motivated. The post

Biogas digester reduces carbon waste in the home

An updated version of a biogas digester has been designed to allow individual households to produce their own gas for cooking. The post

New app allows strangers to communicate while waiting for a flight

A new app is designed to bring social and business airport users together without the need for any direct human interaction. The post

"One way to make it easier to scale [your] business is to have a path to scale from day one." -

Enhancing the experience at Città Design

Some commentators think food and integrated hospitality offerings will save brick and mortar retail from obsolescence in the age of ecommerce. But does catering to the consumer’s every need result in sales, or are shoppers moving on without making a purchase? In the Enhancing the experience serie...

New Zealand Innovation Awards: Innovation in Agribusiness & Environment, SPATnz

And the 2017 winner of the Innovation in Agribusiness  & Environment is... SPATnz!

25 things with Xero's Craig Walker, part three

Xero's longtime CTO Craig Walker knows things, wants things, predicts things, worries about things and improves things. In this third installment, here are five things he wishes were done to support entrepreneurs.

Businesses should say aye for AI

Dow Design digital director Michael Evans weighs in on one of the key issues facing businesses now and in the future.

2017 Edmund Hillary Fellowship profiles: Anne-Marie Brook

Recipients of the 2017 Edmund Hillary Fellowship have been announced. To mark the enormous achievement - a three-year fellowship programme offered for up to 100 high-calibre international entrepreneurs, investors and startup teams and 20 Kiwis to incubate and support innovative businesses that ha...

Why we need to stop saying people have short attention spans

International ‘advertising philosopher’ Faris Yakob says 

Andrew J. Steel helps Nespresso bring flavours to life

Nespresso has chosen to go local for its Christmas coffee collection reveal – getting Auckland-based artist Andrew J. Steel to create a one-off mural. 

The Idealog guide to rad reclamation projects

As the debate over whether to build facilities and infrastructure for the America’s Cup on reclaimed land heats up, we look at the surprising number of things that are reclaimed.