Media Releases 

22 February 2011 - At the invitation of Sir Richard Taylor’s children’s entertainment company, Pukeko Pictures, a delegation of nine senior executives from China’s Guandong Zhujiang Film and Media Corporation, SASA Cinema, Guangzhou Exchange Services Group, Asian Road Club and Grand Entertainment are visiting New Zealand this week.

22 February 2012 - As the Cuisine Capital of New Zealand, the Wellington Region has a plethora of world class produce. Now thanks to Grow Wellington’s new and improved Wellington Food & Beverage Database, it’s more accessible than ever before.

14 February 2012 - An Annual Economic Profile report commissioned by Grow Wellington shows GDP for the Wellington region grew 0.8% for the year to March 2011.

8 February 2012 - The sight of old school buses belching out black smoke may soon become a thing of the past thanks to Alternative Petroleum Technology, an American company who has partnered up with New Zealand based company, Blended Fuel Solutions and recently taken up residence at the Clean Technology Centre in Otaki.

1 February 2012 - Applications for New Zealand’s largest culinary festival open today, with organisers calling on the culinary community to make the festival’s fourth course the most delicious and diverse yet.

13 January 2012 - The Wellington region’s culinary community is being urged to start planning the ingredients for their events and menus for Visa Wellington On a Plate 2012.

16 November 2011 - Businesses needing help to reach their potential need look no further than Simon Tuohy, Grow Wellington’s new Business Growth Manager.

16 November 2011 - As an entrepreneur and CEO of a high-tech start-up, Karen Bender knows what it takes to achieve business growth.

15 November 2011 - An impressive 11 Wellington businesses join the who’s who of New Zealand’s successful, innovative businesses in the Deloitte Fast 50 2011.

8 November 2011 - The draw card for this year’s AnimfxNZ is undoubtedly the southern hemisphere premiere of Pixar’s latest short film, ‘La Luna’. ‘La Luna’ is being screened with its director, Enrico Casarosa, who will share the journey that led him to create ‘La Luna’,

8 November 2011 - The Digital, Graphics, Animation and Effects industry in Wellington generated revenue close to $400 million in 2010, accounting for over 80% of revenue generated by this industry nationally, so it’s no wonder the capital plays host to the AnimfxNZ conference.

8 November 2011 - Wellington’s growing reputation as the digital capital of New Zealand will be further bolstered at the sixth annual AnimfxNZ conference from November 15 to 17. This year’s most anticipated Master Class covers Entrepreneurship in Entertainment Technology taught by Carl Rosendahl.

2 November 2011 - The Bright Ideas Challenge, an initiative of Grow Wellington, encourages idea generation and facilitates connections and support between entrepreneurs and Wellington’s innovation community.

2 November 2011 - The Bright Ideas Challenge is a great showcase of the entrepreneurial talent that lies in the Wellington Region. With its innovative outlook and collaborative environment, the region really is the place for turning Bright Ideas into commercial reality.

2 November 2011 - The Wellington business community recognises its brightest entrepreneurs at the 2011 Bright Ideas Challenge Gala Event.

5 October 2011 - New Zealand’s most experienced regional film office, Film Wellington, turns 15 this year and like any self-respecting teenager this internationally acclaimed organisation has updated its look with a superior new website.

15 September 2011 - Five Wellington start-ups have been names as finalists for the 2011 Unlimited Investment Challenge.

1 September 2011 - While the rest of the country is building up to be ‘match fit’, Wellington’s most aspiring start up businesses are spending this weekend in a boot camp of their own.

29 July 2011 - Wellington businesses taking clean technology to the world at the 7th Australia-New Zealand Climate Change and Business Conference

27 July 2011 - Tinkering in the back shed is paying dividends for a Wairarapa man, after his back yard invention received the supreme award in Business.govt.nz’s ANZ Flying Start Business Plan competition.

19 July 2011 - Forget business as usual –a new collaborative workspace launches this week in Wellington projecting the concept of village living for the greater good into the 21st century.