Case Studies

Taking music fans to the next level

Taking music fans to the next level An avid music fan from an early age, Julie Warmington wanted a cool way to display her concert memories online and in an interactive way, this sparked the idea of Fantale. Fantale is an online social platform for music fans to connect, share, and plan what shows they will attend.

Leaving a green legacy, your way

Leaving a green legacy, your way We all like to think that we do our bit to try and minimise the effect our lives have on the environment, but how about our deaths? Final Furniture is one company who are ensuring people can be as environmentally conscious in death as they are in life, with their TenderRest range of caskets

Online visitor management system goes global

Online visitor management system goes global Being evacuated from a building in 2007 was a watershed moment for LocatingUs founder, Darren Whitaker-Barnett, and posed several serious questions.

Bucky Box - Creating the tools for a better food system

Bucky Box - Creating the tools for a better food system As consumers become more conscious of where their food is coming from, local food producers are finding themselves spending countless hours per week on paperwork to meet the demand of food orders. Bucky Box has come up with a solution.

Interactive destination marketing a reality

Interactive destination marketing a reality Beek specialises in making interactive destination a reality through 3D interactive destination guides promoting New Zealand regions, businesses, communities and facilities to visitors, making interactive destination marketing a reality.

Bees Blessing, the bees knees of natural cordials

Bees Blessing, the bees knees of natural cordials Being inspired to get crafty in the kitchen, due to an extra plentiful honey harvest, triggered the start of successful family business Bees Blessing.

From Cotton Buds to iPhone Apps

From Cotton Buds to iPhone Apps As extremely busy makeup artists and business women, Hil Cook and Ange Duncan have worked on numerous film sets, run their own salon, have two products on the go and on top of that are both full time mums.

PAPERKUT makes paper receipts a thing of the past

PAPERKUT makes paper receipts a thing of the past While on the train discussing the pain of GST returns with his wife, Drew Broadley saw an ad shell for the Bright Ideas Challenge, which led him to take the first step in the development of his company PAPERKUT Paperless Receipts.

Education goes digital

Education goes digital Educa is about bringing education into the digital space. The online portal is designed for early childhood teachers to record, organize and share updates about each child’s education and development.

How Much Could You Save?

How Much Could You Save? For Helen Joronen, her ‘lightbulb’ moment which led to the development of her business Greenkeeper Systems, came after the birth of her daughter in 2007.

Designer QR Codes a truly Kiwi Invention

Designer QR Codes a truly Kiwi Invention Ollie Langridge saw the black and white QR codes weren’t particularly pleasant to the eye, and all looked the same.After 4 years of development the ‘designer QR codes’ were perfected and so their company SET QR and SET QR NZ was born.

Making a Dash in Entertainment Ticketing

Making a Dash in Entertainment Ticketing Wellington is home to an exciting new business which is aiming to take ticketing in the entertainment industry to a new level.

Wellington Entrepreneurs

Wellington Entrepreneurs' App 'Fast, Fresh and Tasty' to Number One Entrepreneur Karin Grices’ amazing start up journey began in 2008 as a Grow Wellington Activate participant. She has now launched the first recipe app ' Fast, Fresh & Tasty', dedicated to NZ users with her business partner Emily Loughnan. Fast, Fresh & Tasty reached number one in the lifestyle category on its second day in the app store.

IntuitionHQ

IntuitionHQ IntuitionHQ are one Wellington company who are proving that starting out small doesn’t hinder the opportunity for global excellence.

8interactive

8interactive 8interactive has published more than 100 talking books, in the app called “Read Me Stories”, aimed at three to seven-year-olds.

Disaster Intelligence Will Save Lives

Disaster Intelligence Will Save Lives Disaster response and emergency management gains a new quantum of capability from the recent partnership of emergency information experts Intergen, a Gold Certified Microsoft Partner, and Wellington’s front line info-capture specialists TacPlans Ltd.

77 Pieces

77 Pieces James Cameron’s movie Avatar brought New Yorker Sebastian Marino to New Zealand two years ago but now his focus has turned to his own invention. He’s invented a software tool for the fashion industry that can be applied to pattern making and design.

Collaborative approach works wonders for Kapiti Vintage

Collaborative approach works wonders for Kapiti Vintage Kapiti Coasters are known for their ability to get in behind good ideas, so when Graeme Harris from Kapiti Olives saw an opportunity for local food lovers to create an event for Visa Wellington on a Plate, he had no trouble getting people to pick up their knives and forks.

Here Comes Bollywood

Here Comes Bollywood Abhishek Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor

Rugby Challenge

Rugby Challenge Rugby Challenge for console and PC has been developed by Sidhe. The rugby union based title seeks to capture the attention of a growing number of rugby fans around the world.

Intense Geography

Intense Geography Internationalisation is the name of the game for cartographers David and Beryl Pimblott. Since starting in 1987, Explorer Graphics Ltd has expanded into America and India and has offices in Queenstown and Auckland.

Colouring Wellington and Beyond.

Colouring Wellington and Beyond. A leading force in the South Pacific paint market, Resene has operations in Australia and Fiji and local production plants in Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt, Tauranga and Auckland. It has over 55 company owned colour shops and over 20 franchised outlets around the country.

2010 Bright Ideas Challenge winner, Im-Able going from strength to strength

2010 Bright Ideas Challenge winner, Im-Able going from strength to strength The company have developed a games system designed to help stroke rehabilitation.

Curds are the Whey Forward

Curds are the Whey Forward A lifelong love of cheese and a desire to share her passion with others saw Wendy Adams throw in her day job and head to the hills, Putaruru to be precise.

Chocolate, glorious chocolate

Chocolate, glorious chocolate The Whittakers story begins in 1890 when James Henry Whittaker arrived in Christchurch from Macclesfield, England, where he first got a taste for the sweet stuff while working in a confectionary factory.

Family tradition turned business opportunity

Family tradition turned business opportunity "We’ve exposed many people to the joys of limoncello and realised there was a potential business opportunity there."

Interactively attracting tourists

Interactively attracting tourists Imagine if you could take a virtual 3D interactive journey of your next holiday destination before leaving home?

Start Up Revolutionises Breast Screening

Start Up Revolutionises Breast Screening Matakina has a vision for helping the millions of women who are screened for breast cancer every year.

Down to Earth Success

Down to Earth Success Inspiration can strike at the oddest of times, as Kareen Holland found.