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Getting Eastland Port shipshape for the future
Supply Chain

Getting Eastland Port shipshape for the future

Rising log volumes are pushing the port towards a £70 million overhaul to avoid bottlenecks and support future coastal shipping.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Jul 2017
Food network helps fast-rising water extractor
Clean technologies

Food network helps fast-rising water extractor

Trials in Auckland could speed Hydroxsys’s push to commercialise membrane technology for dairy, mining and wastewater users by year-end.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 12th Jul 2017
Microsoft's Shanghai accelerator triples total valuation of 14 startups in four months
Public Cloud

Microsoft's Shanghai accelerator triples total valuation of 14 startups in four months

Ten out of the 14 startups have received new rounds of funding for a total of 6.6 billion RMB, and one startup has gone public.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 26th Jun 2017
Geopolitical macroeconomic factors, global trade flows and their impact on New Zealand
Supply Chain

Geopolitical macroeconomic factors, global trade flows and their impact on New Zealand

Exporters face a shifting trade climate as political upheaval in the EU and US reshapes freight flows and New Zealand's prospects.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Thu, 15th Jun 2017
Estimate quake death tolls to save lives, expert urges
Risk & Compliance

Estimate quake death tolls to save lives, expert urges

Quicker rescue efforts could save lives if broadcasters cite early fatality forecasts, a seismologist says after quakes are often undercounted.

By Staff Writer • 9 min read • Wed, 10th May 2017
Chinese local government poised to invest in high tech startups – just move there
Risk & Compliance

Chinese local government poised to invest in high tech startups – just move there

Free rent for the first three years, subsidies on intellectual property, and $10million angel investment funds – it's almost too good to be true.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 10th May 2017
Earthquake engineering experts gather in Wellington
Risk & Compliance

Earthquake engineering experts gather in Wellington

Around 500 delegates will compare lessons from the Kaikoura earthquake in Wellington as concern grows over building resilience to major quakes.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 26th Apr 2017
New sensor helps control air quality
Internet of Things

New sensor helps control air quality

Building managers could act sooner on dust, soot and smoke as Honeywell’s new sensor flags harmful fine particles in real time.

By Geoff • 3 min read • Mon, 17th Apr 2017
Right place, right time
Supply Chain

Right place, right time

Urban logistics is gaining value as e-commerce and same-day delivery intensify demand for scarce city-centre sites and push up rents.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Tue, 7th Mar 2017
Global shipping costs to rise by US$60 billion a year?
Reliance Industries

Global shipping costs to rise by US$60 billion a year?

Shipping firms may face a sharp squeeze as the IMO sulphur cap lifts fuel bills by as much as USD $60 billion a year.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 28th Feb 2017
China Information Technology takes out top honours in digital signage awards
Digital Signage

China Information Technology takes out top honours in digital signage awards

China Information Technology's Yunfa Net cloud-based ad content delivery system has scooped top honours at the Digital Signage Industry Summit.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Fri, 5th Feb 2016
Quantec signs Mexican distribution deal for anti-acne cream derived from cow's milk
Market share

Quantec signs Mexican distribution deal for anti-acne cream derived from cow's milk

Startup biotech company Quantec Ltd has signed a Mexican distribution partner agreement to launch its anti-acne cream, the only treatment globally.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Dec 2014
NZ dollar jumps vs yen after Moody's cuts Japanese credit rating
New Zealand Dollar

NZ dollar jumps vs yen after Moody's cuts Japanese credit rating

The New Zealand dollar jumped against the yen after credit ratings agency Moody's Investors Service cut Japan's credit rating,The kiwi tou.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 2nd Dec 2014
Key concedes new budget forecasts could be a 'small' deficit
Modernisation

Key concedes new budget forecasts could be a 'small' deficit

Prime Minister John Key has intimated for the first time that the Treasury's half-year fiscal and economic update on Dec.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2014

Global Stories

Chinese stories

AI system takes some of China's gruelling math exams
Robotics

AI system takes some of China's gruelling math exams

An AI built to take on tough math exams managed to get through several papers in only two hours. But did it get good marks?.

By Matthew Bain • 2 min read • Tue, 13th Jun 2017
The perfect launching pad for your Chinese expansion
Interior Design

The perfect launching pad for your Chinese expansion

Amidst Shanghai's bustling start-up scene, Fountown's co-working spaces are the perfect base for firms eyeing Chinese expansion.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Mar 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Chinese stories

Trump's tough talk may crush Asian vendors' US plans
Trump

Trump's tough talk may crush Asian vendors' US plans

The global smartphone market is in a good place. Or perhaps was until Trump made his intended plans clear, that would affect all of Asia's industries.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 1st Feb 2017