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Trends publisher defers comment on suspension of Callaghan R&D grant
Callaghan Innovation

Trends publisher defers comment on suspension of Callaghan R&D grant

Trends Publishing International chairman David Johnson says he can't comment on specific allegations following the suspension of a three-year resea.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2014

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New boss for New Zealand Council for Educational Research
EduTech

New boss for New Zealand Council for Educational Research

The board of the country's national educational research organisation has appointed Graeme Cosslett to the role of director and chief executive.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 12th May 2015
$80m boost for NZ R&D funding announced
Callaghan Innovation

$80m boost for NZ R&D funding announced

Steven Joyce, Science and Innovation Minister, has announced an $80 million boost for R&D funding in New Zealand as part of the Budget 2015.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2015
NZ Budget to pump $20M a year into Callaghan Innovation grants
Government

NZ Budget to pump $20M a year into Callaghan Innovation grants

The government will pump an extra $20 million a year into the research and development Growth Grants programme, one of three types of grant administer.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2015
Labour vows return to tax credits as R&D spending slips
Labour

Labour vows return to tax credits as R&D spending slips

Labour's finance spokesman Grant Robertson said Labour would look to boost its policy on research and development tax credits because the current gove.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Wed, 8th Apr 2015
F&P Appliances see records surge in global sales, narrows full-year loss
Taxation

F&P Appliances see records surge in global sales, narrows full-year loss

Fisher & Paykel Appliances narrowed its full-year loss in 2014 after sales growth across all its markets helped drive a surge in revenue.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
F&P Appliances records surge in global sales, narrows full-year loss
Fisher & Paykel Finance

F&P Appliances records surge in global sales, narrows full-year loss

Fisher & Paykel Appliances, the Auckland-based manufacturer and consumer credit company owned by China's Haier Group, narrowed its full-year loss in 2.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
Kiwi company Milmeq wins innovation award after doubling export revenue in two years
NZTE

Kiwi company Milmeq wins innovation award after doubling export revenue in two years

Milmeq, which designs, engineers and manufactures systems for primary food processing, has doubled export revenue in the past two years.

By Pattrick Smellie • 5 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2015
Emulex invests in Kiwi tertiary students
EduTech

Emulex invests in Kiwi tertiary students

​Emulex Corporation is continuing to invest in New Zealand's education sector and develop its next generation of engineering talent.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2015
Rex Bionics widens full-year loss as commercialisation costs rise
Rex Bionics

Rex Bionics widens full-year loss as commercialisation costs rise

Rex Bionics Plc, the New Zealand company listed on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market, said higher costs to commercialise its robotic exoskeletons.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2015
Douglas Pharmaceuticals diversifies, shoots for near quarter-billion dollar turnover
Jobs

Douglas Pharmaceuticals diversifies, shoots for near quarter-billion dollar turnover

Douglas Pharmaceuticals, New Zealand's largest developer and manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals, is targeting annual revenues of $244 million.

By Pattrick Smellie • 5 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2015
Cloud offerings help MYOB break records
Fintech

Cloud offerings help MYOB break records

MYOB has announced it now has 500,000 regular paying clients, and says its cloud offerings have significantly contributed to this figure.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2015
Rex Bionics stock almost halves in value after sales warning
Health Technologies

Rex Bionics stock almost halves in value after sales warning

Rex Bionics, the New Zealand company listed on the London Stock Exchange's growth-orientated AIM market, almost halved in value last week after it.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd Dec 2014
GeoOp posts wider first-half loss as it chases global growth
Government

GeoOp posts wider first-half loss as it chases global growth

GeoOp, the small business app developer, widened its first-half loss as it spent more on product development and sales to chase global growth.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2014
Spark forges deeper links with Huawei to piggyback on Chinese R&D
Unified Communications

Spark forges deeper links with Huawei to piggyback on Chinese R&D

Spark New Zealand has got closer to Chinese telecommunications vendor Huawei Technologies in an expanded deal to accelerate the roll-out of mobile.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2014
Little appoints shadow Cabinet: Robertson finance, King deputy
EduTech

Little appoints shadow Cabinet: Robertson finance, King deputy

Newly elected Labour Party leader Andrew Little has appointed his closest rival for the job, Grant Robertson, to the crucial finance role previousl.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2014
Shares in F&P Healthcare rise to a record as market darling outperforms
Health Technologies

Shares in F&P Healthcare rise to a record as market darling outperforms

Shares in Fisher & Paykel Healthcare rose to a record after the maker of breathing masks and humidifiers raised its profit forecast for the sixth t.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2014
CarbonScape locks down minimum $400,000 in crowdfunding
Callaghan Innovation

CarbonScape locks down minimum $400,000 in crowdfunding

CarbonScape, the developers of a green alternative to coking coal used in steel making, has raised its minimum $400,000 target through online equit.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Mon, 17th Nov 2014