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2013 Trans Pacific Partnership Forum

2013 Trans Pacific Partnership Forum 16 May 2013 Some of Wellington and New Zealand’s brightest creative and technical companies will attend the 2013 Trans Pacific Partnership Forum 19-21 May to talk to what the other industries in both countries can learn from the phenomenal success and innovation of the New Zealand screen and digital industry.

Wellington WotWots secure second season

Wellington WotWots secure second season 14 May 2013 The Wellington-made television show for preschoolers The WotWots has secured a deal to screen its second season in Britain this year.

Callaghan Innovation offer Internship Funding

Callaghan Innovation offer Internship Funding 14 May 2013 Callaghan Innovation have announced they intend to invite applications from companies for Postgraduate and Undergraduate Internships from early June.

Gold Award Finalists Announced

Gold Award Finalists Announced 13 May 2013 The annual Gold Awards recognise high achieving companies across key sectors in the Wellington region. On Friday 10 May, the 44 Gold Award 2013 Finalists were named at an event at the new NEC Technology Innovation Centre.

LA gets set for a dose of Kiwi humour

LA gets set for a dose of Kiwi humour 1 May 2013 New Zealand made feature film, ‘Edwin: My Life as a Koont’, is soon to have its world premiere at the Los Angeles Comedy Festival (the first ever New Zealand film to be selected for this festival).

EdTech For Export Conference 2013

EdTech For Export Conference 2013 30 April 2013 On April 12, 2013 the stage was set for the inaugural national eT4e – EdTech for Export conference in New Zealand’s capital city, Wellington. The doors opened at 8am and over 200 attendees arrived, ready to find out more about the export opportunities available in the global $18 billion EdTech industry.

Have your say on the Kapiti Coast Airport

Have your say on the Kapiti Coast Airport 26 April 2013 Residents from Porirua, the Kapiti Coast through to Levin have the chance to have their say on the direction of their local airport.

Do you have an IT Project?

Do you have an IT Project? 26 April 2013 WelTec Bachelor of Information Technology students all carry out a ‘real life’ project in their final semester. This provides an opportunity for companies in the Greater Wellington Region to scope, research and identify solutions for their ‘blue skies’ projects.

April Entrepreneur e-Magazine

April Entrepreneur e-Magazine 18 April 2013 NZ Entrepreneur is a free monthly e-mag to help ambitious Kiwi entrepreneurs and business owners like you achieve their business building goals.

Made On Jupiter - Digital Manufacturing

Made On Jupiter - Digital Manufacturing 17 April 2013 The latest edition of NZ Entrepreneur magazine features Tom Kluyskens, CEO of Made on Jupiter. Made on Jupiter is a digital manufacturing company making it easier to make custom, virtual designs into physical, real-life products.

Victoria Business School Excellence Awards Sponsorship Opportunities

Victoria Business School Excellence Awards Sponsorship Opportunities 17 April 2013 On 13th May 2013 the inaugural Victoria Business School Excellence Awards will be held to acknowledge the achievements of the top graduating students in each of the twelve disciplines. Victoria Business School is offering the opportunity to profile your business by sponsoring an award recognising top graduating students.

IT Projects - Host a Victoria University School of Information Management student.

IT Projects - Host a Victoria University School of Information Management student. 16 April 2013 The Victoria University School of Information Management are interested to hear from organisations who would consider hosting an Information Management Student for their fourth year individual IT projects.

NEC Opens Technology Innovation Centre in New Zealand

NEC Opens Technology Innovation Centre in New Zealand 15 April 2013 NEC New Zealand Ltd, a leading provider of communication networks and information technology solutions, opened the state-of-the-art Technology Innovation Centre in Wellington on 27 March to mark 50 years of business in New Zealand.

Chorus introduces Ultra-Fast Broadband Rollout Map

Chorus introduces Ultra-Fast Broadband Rollout Map 15 April 2013 Chorus is currently working in the Wellington region to rollout Ultrafast Broadband (UFB). This fibre to the premises (FTTP) network means it will be possible to deliver the highest data speeds that can support your business services like high definition video conferencing.

Little Wellington

Little Wellington 9 April 2013 A rare burst of fine weather in Wellington last winter allowed Michael Jooss to capture the city's charms - and it also scooped him first prize in an international student film contest.

2013 Killer Films Internship Scholarship

2013 Killer Films Internship Scholarship 5 April 2013 Script to Screen is now seeking applications from talented emerging filmmakers for the 2013 Killer Films Internship Scholarship in New York.

March NZ Entrepreneur e-Magazine

March NZ Entrepreneur e-Magazine 1 April 2013 NZ Entrepreneur is a free monthly e-mag to help ambitious Kiwi entrepreneurs and business owners like you achieve their business building goals.

NZ Hi-Tech Awards Finalists Announced

NZ Hi-Tech Awards Finalists Announced 27 March 2013 The finalists in the 2013 NZ Hi-Tech Awards have just been announced, featuring a bunch of great Wellington businesses.

Need help with an IT project?

Need help with an IT project? 23 March 2013 WelTec Bachelor of Information Technology students all carry out a ‘real life’ project in their final semester. This provides an opportunity for companies in the Greater Wellington Region to scope, research and identify solutions for their ‘blue skies’ projects.

Collaborate Canterbury

Collaborate Canterbury 25 March 2013 Collaborate Canterbury brings together construction sector businesses from across New Zealand and connects them with Canterbury companies, so everyone can grow their businesses and meet the increasing demand.

BizDojo signs foundation partnership with ANZ

BizDojo signs foundation partnership with ANZ 22 March 2013 BizDojo - a shared office space provider for creative & technology business, and set up in Wellington in partnership with Grow Wellington - has just announced a significant partnership with ANZ bank.

Wellington continues to attract world class film business

Wellington continues to attract world class film business 14 March 2013 British filmmaker Peter Webber (Girl with a Pearl Earring) came to New Zealand in 2012 to film the epic feature Emperor starring Tommy Lee Jones and Matthew Fox. Thanks for Film NZ, you can now see behind the scenes footage of the shoot and hear firsthand about Peter's experience in Wellington.

Skilled newcomers programme

Skilled newcomers programme 11 March 2013 The Wellington Employer's Chamber of Commerce Newcomer Skills Matching Programme matches the skills of newcomers with the needs of employers in the Wellington region.

Govt extends support for exporters

Govt extends support for exporters 3 March 2013 Exporters will have access to improved support from the New Zealand Export Credit Office under changes announced by the Government, Finance Minister Bill English and Trade Minister Tim Groser say.

February NZ Entrepreneur e-Magazine

February NZ Entrepreneur e-Magazine 1 March 2013 NZ Entrepreneur is a free monthly e-mag to help ambitious Kiwi entrepreneurs and business owners like you achieve their business building goals.

WelTec Business Management students can help you out

WelTec Business Management students can help you out 26 February 2013 Practical and ‘real life’ projects are a key element for a Business Management student’s study programme. This is an opportunity for companies in the Greater Wellington Region to scope, research and identify solutions for their ‘blue skies’ projects.

Happiness in the air for Wellington filmakers

Happiness in the air for Wellington filmakers 21 February 2013 Amateur Wellington filmakers Hugh Mitton and Lee Kupferman won a film compitition which will see their winning ad for Coca-Cola debut throughout the US during American Idol on Valentines Day.

Wellington feature film wins grand prix at Berlin Film Festival

Wellington feature film wins grand prix at Berlin Film Festival 16 February 2013 The Wellington feature film 'Shopping' has won the grand prix for best feature film in the Generation 14plus international section of the Berlin Film Festival.

Unlimited magazine goes digital

Unlimited magazine goes digital 7 February 2013 From April, the business magazine Unlimited will be a solely digital publication.

Education Wellington launches new website

Education Wellington launches new website 22 January 2013 Education Wellington's new website was officially launched before Christmas. It features more comprehensive institutional profiles and site translation in a number of languages with more to come in the new year.

Advanced Technology Enterprise

Advanced Technology Enterprise 14 January 2013 The Master of Advanced Technology Enterprise is a new interdisciplinary 1 year research programme at Victoria University of Wellington. It will be open to graduates of science, engineering, design, commerce and law, and graduates from other disciplines with appropriate backgrounds.

December NZ Entrepreneur e-Magazine

December NZ Entrepreneur e-Magazine 19 December 2012 NZ Entrepreneur is a free monthly e-mag to help ambitious Kiwi entrepreneurs and business owners like you achieve their business building goals.

Digital Entrepreneurship with Claudia Batten

Digital Entrepreneurship with Claudia Batten 17 December 2012 Digital Entrepreneur Claudia Batten talks to New Zealand Trade and Enterprise about how digital entrepreneurs can succeed on a global scale.

TEDxTeAro

TEDxTeAro 17 December 2012 The inaugural TEDxTeAro event took place in Wellington on 1 December and conference-goers left buzzing.

Wellington

Wellington's Untold Tales revealed 5 December 2012 Last week Wellington and New Zealand celebrated the world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. What some of you may not know is that we were also celebrating all the other bright screen and digital businesses in the Wellington region at Untold Tales.

Wellington film to be shown at Sundance

Wellington film to be shown at Sundance 5 December 2012 Wellington-based filmmakers Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland, and the writing and directing team behind the film 'Shopping' say they are "stoked" their film has been selected to premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.

Jody Bullen talks resourcing

Jody Bullen talks resourcing 5 December 2012 Founder of Yonix, Jody Bullen, talks about getting investment, building the right sort of people support around a startup company

AIESEC Global internship programme

AIESEC Global internship programme 4 December 2012 Present in over 110 countries with over 60,000 members, AIESEC is the world's largest youth run non-profit organization and has 60 years of experience in developing high-potential youth into globally minded responsible leaders.

Accelerate the success of your business

Accelerate the success of your business 4 December 2012 Whatever your business size or type, you may qualify for funding support to accelerate the success of your business.

Grow Wellington welcomes new General Manager

Grow Wellington welcomes new General Manager 21 November 2012 Grow Wellington welcomes Angela Brownie to the role of General Manager, Business Growth.

Sharing Wellington

Sharing Wellington's Untold Tales 20 November 2012 Connect with Wellington's digital and screen adventurers, follow our Vimeo channel to learn more.

ATI to be named Callaghan Innovation

ATI to be named Callaghan Innovation 14 November 2012 Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce has announced the name of the new institute set up by the Government to help firms in the high-tech manufacturing and services sectors will be Callaghan Innovation.

Ben Knill talks Startup Strategy

Ben Knill talks Startup Strategy 7 November 2012 Ben Knill - Founder of Beek talks about how important it is to have a good strategy when you're starting a business.

Nick Schembri talks Startup Team

Nick Schembri talks Startup Team 6 November 2012 Nick Shembri - Founder of Dash Tickets talks about how important it is to have a good team around you when starting a business.

Wellington’s strength in biomedical innovation recognised

Wellington’s strength in biomedical innovation recognised 2 November 2012 Grow Wellington announces that the Lead Innovation of the 2012 Innovating for Health Challenge is Prof. Kathryn McGrath, the Director of the MacDiarmid Institute.

Grow Wellington

Grow Wellington's Annual Report 2011 / 2012 17 October 2012 The 2011 / 2012 year has been a year of change for Grow Wellington and focusing its activities around continuing to provide support for developing businesses and more opportunities for established ones.

Founders talk startups and Creative HQ

Founders talk startups and Creative HQ 8 October 2012 Three startup founders talk about their businesses, how they do it, and Creative HQ.

Take on a summer intern

Take on a summer intern 5 October 2012 Have you thought of taking on a student into your business over the summer? There are eager young students bursting with energy and enthusiasm to bring a fresh perspective to your work place.

EdTech workshop

EdTech workshop 4 October 2012 In late September Education New Zealand, Grow Wellington, and Learning Media held a workshop to begin exploring the possibilities and potential of a collaborative education technology (EdTech) industry.

New Grow Wellington Chief Executive Announced

New Grow Wellington Chief Executive Announced 17 September 2012 Paul Mersi, Chair of Grow Wellington, has announced the appointment of Gerard Quinn as its new Chief Executive.