WoolWorks leads the way in emission reduction
Local wool scourer business WoolWorks received more than $4 million in co-funding from GIDI Fund to convert gas and coal boilers at their Awatoto (Napier) and Washdyke (near Timaru) sites to more modern and efficient hot water heat pump technology. The new hot water pump at Awatoto, which will be one of the most sophisticated and largest in New Zealand, […]
Trash into treasure
Hawke’s Bay is one of the country’s biggest food producers, which also means we are one of the biggest creators of food production waste. But an exciting new project is set to tackle this. The recently launched initiative – Sustainable is Attainable Hawke’s Bay – is working to change trash into treasure, not only keeping […]
Norish takes out Innovate Hawke’s Bay awards
Budding entrepreneurs Gina Urlich and Andy Spear of Norish have taken out the first ever Innovate Hawke’s Bay awards with their nutritious baby food product. They headed off other local entrepreneurs who pitched their ideas to three judges and 75 guests at ToiToi: Hawke’s Bay Arts & Events Centre, winning $5000 plus entry into The […]
Napier Data Dashboard makes award finals
A custom-made data dashboard that describes Napier’s economic and social wellbeing has gained a place in the ALGIM Awards finals for Digital Project of the Year. The dashboard, known as The Pulse of Napier, was initiated as part of Council’s Pandemic Recovery Plan, to continually monitor the wellbeing of Napier as it recovered from the […]
3,2,1 blast off for Rockit
Rockit Global is using technology and innovations in other sectors such as the kiwifruit sector and fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) to combat the major growth trajectory of the miniature-sized apple. “The reason we can move like we are is that we look beyond the apple industry. We look at what other FMCG companies are […]
Leaders in Automation for food procesing
MHM Automation designs and supplies automated systems for food processing. They understand the challenges processors face and develop solutions to deliver better quality product with improved food safety and reduced reliance on manual labour. The company is recognised as a technology leader, with its equipment installed for some of the world’s most prominent names in […]
Innovate Hawke’s Bay Launched To Find The Bay’s Best Entrepreneurs And Innovative Ideas
Innovate Hawke’s Bay (www.innovatehawkesbay.kiwi) has been launched to find and fund the smartest ideas and most talented entrepreneurs in Hawke’s Bay. Innovate, New Zealand’s first mini-accelerator, was launched in 2011 in the Manawatu by The Factory, a team of experts that have been growing and funding companies since 2006. Innovate Hawke’s Bay, sits on top […]
Apple AI: The new tool helping Hawke’s Bay orchardists
From appraising the quality of freshly picked apples by hand to capturing a snapshot of the crop in second, a new AI tool is changing the horticulture industry. The new tool comes from Hectre, a New Zealand startup delivering orchard technologies to the fruit industry. Research and development manager Luke Butters explained their new tool, […]
Hastings architect designs an infill home for the future, in his own backyard
An architect is so passionate about creating new infill housing in Hastings, he decided to build a model for the city’s future in his own backyard. Infill and higher density housing feature heavily in the new Hastings Place Based Housing Plan which calls for quarter-acre plots to become sites for dense, diverse and visually interesting […]
EIT to offer Postgraduate Suite in Wine Business & Innovation
From July 2021, EIT’s School of Viticulture and Wine Science offers a new suite of postgraduate qualifications in Wine Business and Innovation. Postgraduate Certificate in Wine Business and Innovation Postgraduate Diploma in Wine Business and Innovation Master of Wine Business and Innovation EIT is the only institute in New Zealand to deliver such specific wine […]
Call of duty interview inspires new innovation for smart phone
Peter Fowler has an entrepreneurial spirit, an uncanny ability to see what others don’t and to always find a gap in the market for innovation. A resident of Kahuranaki Road in the Tuki Tuki Valley, Peter is a journalist by profession. He has worked in newsrooms and was the Radio New Zealand (RNZ) voice of Hawke’s […]