Items filtered by date: Tuesday, 02 December 2014

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’).

Dunedin company Farra Engineering is assembling its world-first high-rise-climbing work platform, which could revolutionise the recladding of tall at-risk buildings.

Not enough is known about ability of so-called biodegradable bags to break down, or how long it takes, UK research shows. The Warehouse Group is the latest New Zealand company to announce it will make the switch to biodegradable bags towards the end of this year.

New Zealand dairy companies could lose the right to use terms such as Feta, Parmesan, Brie and Camembert if a free trade deal goes ahead with the European Union, warns a trade expert.

A steel quality expert is questioning whether the rules are tight enough around thousands of tonnes of Chinese steel going into the country's tallest residential skyscraper.

Wellington Airport’s terminal south extension project was awarded tourism and leisure category winner and a gold award held at the New Zealand Commercial Project award ceremony on 18 May 2018.

The seemingly stalled New Zealand-India bilateral talks on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries are set to benefit from the recent increase in funding of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) – the department responsible for inking NZ’s trade negotiations around the world.

The technological revolution is impacting on every aspect of life, with Christchurch businesses at the forefront of innovation in an ever-changing world.

A Whangarei-based engineering consultancy has used its experience of working in the aftermath of New Zealand's most recent earthquakes to develop an idea for a navigation and data system as part of NZ's effort to facilitate life in space. Christine Allen speaks to Adrian Tonks of Engin.Systems about how his team developed the system which came third in the northern regionals of the NZ Space Challenge this week.

Consensus is a Kiwi startup that launched this year with the intention to revolutionise its industry. The company offers effectively an ‘online marketplace of lawyers’ to make using legal services significantly less daunting with fixed up-front fees and a client-centric focus.