Twelve stunning finalists have been selected for the sixth annual KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards, designed to celebrate impact from science through successful research commercialisation within New Zealand’s universities and Crown Research Institutes.

|| Exhibitors from 19 regions will meet with buyers from eight countries when New Zealand’s biggest business events industry showcase, CINZ MEETINGS 2018 starts in host city Auckland tomorrow.

Invenco was the big winner at the 2018 Hi-Tech Awards gala dinner in Christchurch tonight, claiming the PwC Hi-Tech Company of the Year category and the IBM Innovative Company Award. A record-breaking crowd of close to 800 people attended the awards dinner, held to celebrate the successes of New Zealand hi-tech companies across 13 categories and to recognise the 2018 Flying Kiwi, Claudia Batten.

The search for New Zealand’s top space talent has come to an end, with the winner of the 2018 NZ Space Challenge announced in Christchurch tonight.

Hawke’s Bay will be flying the flag at this year’s New Zealand Agricultural Fieldays as part of a new initiative to raise the profile of the region, focus on agribusiness attraction and relocation, agribusiness investment, and strengthen collaboration in our local agribusiness sector.

The fifth Annual Energy Issues map for New Zealand shows an energy sector grappling with the risks and opportunities of digitalisation, decarbonisation and decentralisation (the ‘3Ds’).

IDC Asia Pacific has three New Zealand projects shortlisted as finalists in the 2018 IDC Asia Pacific Smart Cities Awards. The annual awards highlight and acknowledge outstanding smart city initiatives in the Asia Pacific region and this year attracted over 180 entries.

More than 700 builders will come together in Rotorua on 25-26 May to celebrate the 20thAnniversary of NZCB, which was established to raise standards across the building industry, and to canvass key issues at a time when the sector remains under pressure from growing demand.

With Hawke’s Bay in growth, are we at risk of resting on our laurels? Napier City Council’s next Business Breakfast will cover all things economy, as it welcomes Westpac’s Chief Economist to the city.

The variety of companies named as finalists in the 2018 Air New Zealand Cargo ExportNZ Awards demonstrate the vibrancy of the export sector.