National’s all ears in fixit tech strategy

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A day before she was rolled as National’s leader, Judith Collins released - via YouTube - National’s “big fix” for the technology sector. In it she identified technology as one of the...

NZ agritech ready and waiting to take on the world

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The annual Fieldays - is more than just an excuse for John Campbell and the TVNZ Breakfast team to don Swanndris and talk to salt-of-the-earth woodchoppers. It’s also a reminder that New...

Amazon’s $160m rebate from NZ Govt is VERY shortsighted: Here’s why

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Do you want to be in the film business? Well, you already are - New Zealand taxpayers money has been subsidising the industry for decades. Nothing new there.  But is the memorandum...

Creators in the driver’s seat (as YouTube pays out >$43 billion)

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YouTube has announced that it has more than two million creators in its YouTube Partner Program and has paid more than $30 billion USD to creators, artists and media companies. "YPP continues...
Meet Fruitometry - the Kiwi AI imaging startup helping NZ grow better kiwifruit 2

Meet Fruitometry – the Kiwi AI imaging startup helping NZ grow better kiwifruit

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In the early 2000s, software and electronics engineer Christopher Miller was developing world-leading imaging technology to help Emirates Team New Zealand win the America's Cup.  By 2018, he had sold his St...

Spatial Audio: The best (and worse) remixed tracks

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After reporting the announcement regarding Spatial Audio last week I figured it was time to check out what Apple calls “the next generation of sound”. As a music lover I’ve spent countless...
Is Hatch or Sharesies better?

Is Hatch or Sharesies better?

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Is Hatch or Sharesies better? It's all dependent on how much you want to invest. Sharesies is cheaper for investments $500.

What is IRL? Meet the social messaging and events app eating Facebook’s lunch

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IRL borrows Facebook functionality to a demographic that Facebook can’t reach.
Sharsies vs Hatch fees comparison

Sharesies vs Hatch fees comparison (…for US shares)

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Sharesies and Hatch offer Kiwis largely the same service: the ability to invest in US companies from their smartphones and laptops. The biggest difference between the two companies - apart from...

Waiting with 25,000 others in MIQ’s hotel lobby

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As an ex travel writer I’ve spent more time waiting in hotel lobbies than I care to admit. To be honest I rather enjoyed the experience; the time provided good people watching...