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Cloud offerings help MYOB break records
Fintech

Cloud offerings help MYOB break records

MYOB has announced it now has 500,000 regular paying clients, and says its cloud offerings have significantly contributed to this figure.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2015
Rex Bionics stock almost halves in value after sales warning
Health Technologies

Rex Bionics stock almost halves in value after sales warning

Rex Bionics, the New Zealand company listed on the London Stock Exchange's growth-orientated AIM market, almost halved in value last week after it.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd Dec 2014
GeoOp posts wider first-half loss as it chases global growth
Government

GeoOp posts wider first-half loss as it chases global growth

GeoOp, the small business app developer, widened its first-half loss as it spent more on product development and sales to chase global growth.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2014
Spark forges deeper links with Huawei to piggyback on Chinese R&D
Unified Communications

Spark forges deeper links with Huawei to piggyback on Chinese R&D

Spark New Zealand has got closer to Chinese telecommunications vendor Huawei Technologies in an expanded deal to accelerate the roll-out of mobile.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2014
Little appoints shadow Cabinet: Robertson finance, King deputy
EduTech

Little appoints shadow Cabinet: Robertson finance, King deputy

Newly elected Labour Party leader Andrew Little has appointed his closest rival for the job, Grant Robertson, to the crucial finance role previousl.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2014
Shares in F&P Healthcare rise to a record as market darling outperforms
Health Technologies

Shares in F&P Healthcare rise to a record as market darling outperforms

Shares in Fisher & Paykel Healthcare rose to a record after the maker of breathing masks and humidifiers raised its profit forecast for the sixth t.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2014
CarbonScape locks down minimum $400,000 in crowdfunding
Callaghan Innovation

CarbonScape locks down minimum $400,000 in crowdfunding

CarbonScape, the developers of a green alternative to coking coal used in steel making, has raised its minimum $400,000 target through online equit.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Mon, 17th Nov 2014
CORRECT: Telstra spends $20 million for 2% of Orion Health in IPO bookbuild
Unified Communications

CORRECT: Telstra spends $20 million for 2% of Orion Health in IPO bookbuild

Telstra Health, a unit of Australia's largest telecommunications business Telstra Corp, bought 2 percent of Orion Health Group in the healthcare ma.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Nov 2014
CORRECT: Orion to raise $125 mln at $5.70 a share, top of the range
Health Technologies

CORRECT: Orion to raise $125 mln at $5.70 a share, top of the range

Shares of Orion Healthcare Group, which develops software systems for patient health management, have been priced at $5.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Fri, 7th Nov 2014
CORRECT: Telogis seeks to double workers in NZ after opening bigger R&D hub in Christchurch
Fleet Management

CORRECT: Telogis seeks to double workers in NZ after opening bigger R&D hub in Christchurch

Telogis, whose cloud-based location intelligence software is used in more than 100 countries, is kicking off a delayed job recruitment drive in New.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Thu, 6th Nov 2014
AUT University opens new centre... Boosts NZ science and tech education
EduTech

AUT University opens new centre... Boosts NZ science and tech education

AUT University has opened a new Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Tertiary Education Centre (STEM-TEC) in New Zealand.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 18th Sep 2014
NZ divided over the great online voting debate...
EduTech

NZ divided over the great online voting debate...

The NetHui conference saw heated debate over online voting in NZ, balancing democratic advances with security fears. Youth surveys show high support.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Jul 2014

Global Stories

Research and Development (R&D) stories

Trends publisher defers comment on suspension of Callaghan R&D grant
Callaghan Innovation

Trends publisher defers comment on suspension of Callaghan R&D grant

Trends Publishing International chairman David Johnson says he can't comment on specific allegations following the suspension of a three-year resea.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2014
Lanzatech, Indian researchers develop new way of producing omega-3 fatty acids
Callaghan Innovation

Lanzatech, Indian researchers develop new way of producing omega-3 fatty acids

LanzaTech, the New Zealand-founded carbon recycling company, and a research team from India's IOC-DBT Center for Advanced Bio-Energy Research have.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 4th Nov 2014
Everspin and Global Foundaries deal to propel MRAM into mass production
Semiconductors

Everspin and Global Foundaries deal to propel MRAM into mass production

Everspin have signed a deal with Global Foundaries, the chip manufacturing partner, for its next generation MRAM (Magnetoresistive RAM) memory chips.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 29th Oct 2014
Books that have stayed with you: a Facebook study
EduTech

Books that have stayed with you: a Facebook study

The top 10 book craze on Facebook reveals interesting findings about people's reading preferences and the uniqueness of their favorite books.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Oct 2014
Wynyard Group joins forces with NZ Police... tackles crime through tech
Partner Programmes

Wynyard Group joins forces with NZ Police... tackles crime through tech

Wynyard Group allies with NZ Police to revolutionise crime-fighting via a high-tech partnership, eyeing global impact.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Aug 2014
Billion-dollar question: Can cash boost NZ ICT industry?
Government

Billion-dollar question: Can cash boost NZ ICT industry?

Green Party unveils plans for smarter economy with $1bn extra investment in research and development and tax breaks for businesses.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 17th Jul 2014