Student-owned agri-tech startup gains business boost from Microsoft
December 19, 2019
A student-based agri-tech startup company that has developed an inventive way to measure moisture, salinity and fertiliser content in soil has been accepted into a startup programme run by tech giant Microsoft.RH Innovation, which was set up by five students from the Univers...
A sneak peek into the future of health care
December 12, 2019
The government is developing a person-centred Digital Health Strategic Framework “consisting of aspirational goals and enabling priorities, guidelines and resources”, and that will evolve as the digital future emerges, and last month a record number of attendees at Digit...
Waikato tech firms shine
December 2, 2019
Waikato firms Gallagher Group and The Instillery have won accolades in a prestigious New Zealand report as the tech export industry booms in New Zealand.Gallagher was named one of the top 10 companies to watch in this year’s TIN Report, while The Instillery was one of 10 s...
Vertec celebrates 100 years of innovation
December 2, 2019
Manufacturing engineers Vertec, who are celebrating their centenary this year, have come a long way since founder Thomas Mullan opened the doors of his foundry and engineering business in Hood Street in 1919.Advertising of the time shows Mullan and Noy were a forward-thinkin...
Artificial intelligence and solar-powered cameras to tackle problem freedom camping
December 2, 2019
Artificial intelligence and solar-powered cameras are among tech-tools being deployed to better manage freedom camping this summer.Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis on Monday announced a package of tools aimed at both encouraging responsible freedom camping, ...
Regional TIN report launch at IoT Waikato
November 25, 2019
A tour of New Zealand wouldn’t be complete without a visit to the mighty Tron, and TIN had a taste of true Hamilton hospitality early last week courtesy of Wintec at the IoT Waikato Future Tech Meetup.Greg shared the stage with Graeme Muller, CEO of NZTech; Thomas Coats, C...
Health clinic of the future only a couple of years away, innovators say
November 20, 2019
Tiny heart monitors, virtual assistants and Fitbit data could be part of future doctor visits.A model clinic of the future - envisaged by innovation-focussed health organisation Ventures - is on display at Digital Health Week in Hamilton.Technology's getting cheaper and...
Lifestyle and local ties helped land a computing company's headquarters in Hamilton.The Instillery's team members are known as the cloud guys - they move businesses away from traditional IT hardware and onto the cloud.They're also into...
Institute of Awesome: school camp reimagined
November 8, 2019
A former outdoor education camp in 40 hectares of regenerated bush in Raglan will re-open its doors in 2020 as a rebooted school camp where young innovators will have their pick of technology and science to find solutions to real-world problems.Read more...
Te Awamutu College Year 12 student and recently announced School Dux, Bert Downs, has capped off a successful week by being named a winner in the Skills Bright Sparks Competition.But it was an app that allows parents and siblings of wayward teens to eject them from the showe...
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