Auckland employer Wyndi Tagi of Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi knows a little about the struggle to keep well, which means she’s completely on board with the idea of bosses leading the [ … ]
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How a Kiwi-based app became a ‘game-changer’ for schools in Covid lockdown
When a frustrated Kaikōura mum first developed a parent-school communication app, she could not have known the impact it would have during the global pandemic nearly a decade later. Tired [ … ]
Council to scrap alcohol bylaw in 12 months
Southland district liquor licensees will no longer get a discount but have dodged proposed fee increases. Southland district councillors have decided to scrap their Alcohol Licensing Fee-Setting Bylaw 2015, effective [ … ]
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New businesses need pandemic support – coffee entrepreneur
Wairarapa-based business Bean Merchant uses a computer algorithm to figure out which coffee suits each customer after they complete an online quiz on their tastes and habits. Its founder Jono [ … ]
New cosmetics brand born out of barber’s garage experiments
After over a year of fundraising, testing and planning, Cutly Ltd founders Mohamed Eltayeb, Chris Teneza and Blake Janes will launch their Palmerston North-based cosmetics company in May. The seeds [ … ]
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Local Focus: Rotorua restaurants get social media savvy
Dimple Digital Rotorua Founder David Remmerswaal says 80 per cent of internet searches are via mobile phones and increasingly, visitors are checking out restaurants online before they pay a visit. [ … ]
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Travel bubble reaction: Relief for South Island as winter looms
Quarantine-free travel between New Zealand and Australia will begin on April 19, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced, confirming that all the conditions for the bubble have been met. “The [ … ]
Kiwis working with lockdown hangovers
Frog Recruitment’s general manager Shannon Barlow (pictured) says working longer for less is a hangover from the new way people had to learn to work during the lockdowns and has [ … ]
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Covid-19: Environmental business born in lockdown cleaning up competition
Mt Maunganui-based Nathan and Jacob Buchan have just launched Dazz New Zealand with a line of products they say will make a massive dent in the 1.7 billion bottles New [ … ]
Ten year old launches social enterprise
Social enterprises like Water Us enable consumers to support a charitable cause through their everyday purchases, with these ‘micro-donations’ combining to have a meaningful impact. Once launched, Water Us will [ … ]