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What really goes into a jar of honey?

A jar of mānuka honey might look like a simple product. But behind it sits a complex world of science,...

Who gets to see the future?

Young people do not all begin with the same view of the future. Some grow up around adults who can...
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Design that works: A conversation with Wingates

Ahead of July’s Design + Innovation Meetup, we speak with Colette McCartney (Principal, Interior Architect) and Michael Carter (Associate Principal,...

What does it really take to scale up a region?

In London, the River Thames is more than a piece of geography. It is life-giving, connecting and sustaining. It has...
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Kale Print builds for the future in Tauriko  

After 40 years in business, Kale Print has brought its operations together in a leading-edge Tauriko facility designed for efficiency...
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The first lesson was not about law

Before anyone talked about courtrooms, university papers or career pathways, there was a simpler idea sitting in the room. Be...
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You probably touched manufacturing before you touched your phone this morning

Most of us do not wake up thinking about manufacturing. We wake up and slide our feet into something warm,...
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Opinion: New Zealand’s gas crisis – why the government’s support package doesn’t add up

The New Zealand government’s new low-interest loan scheme is designed to help businesses move away from natural gas. But if...
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From a van to a village: The story of the Merivale Community Centre

Merivale Community Centre is the result of decades of community effort, culminating in a purpose-built facility shaped by clearly defined...

Are we expecting young people to ask questions they don’t yet know exist?

There is an interesting thing that can happen at a career expo. A young person walks in full of possibility....
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Impact investing: Outcomes, not just returns

In the second piece of our investment insights series, Alastair Rhodes, CEO of BayTrust, tells us how impact investing is...
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The future workforce is already here. The map is what’s missing.

There is a sentence in Pacific Growth’s Rangatahi Insights Report that should stop us in our tracks: “I didn’t know...