Seven startups gain $3m of government grants
Jun 4, 2015 WNT Ventures chief executive Carl Jones. Photo: John Borren. Seven repayable government grants have been awarded to startups through the new technology business incubators, seven months on from the scheme's launch. The [...]
Evolve posts smaller FY loss than forecast as settlements beat expectations
May 25, 2015 Evolve Education Group the childcare operator that listed in December, reported a smaller annual loss than forecast in its offer document as it settled a series of acquisitions faster than anticipated, driving [...]
Meet Jet, the site that promises lower prices than Amazon
May 9, 2015 Jet.com believes many shoppers are not doing much online because the prices are not enticing enough. Marc Lore learned plenty during the six-year rocket ride of building his last start-up, Quidsi, into a [...]
Victim of a $1.8 trillion rip-off industry
May 8, 2015 Kim Sbarcea, from Christchuch, got stung by the scam. Photo / Supplied Kim Sbarcea knew exactly what she wanted. She typed "Tiffany Elsa Peretti mesh earrings" into Google and scrolled through impeccable [...]
New prison to give inmates phones and computers
May 6, 2015 The prison will be the first NZ jail to put electronic gear into all standard cells. Cells in all New Zealand jails may soon be fitted out with phones and computers in [...]
‘As good as it gets’ for borrowers
May 5, 2015 David McLean says the future looks good. Photo / Brett Phibbs The home loan environment could be "as good as it gets" for borrowers, although the potential remains for mortgage rates to [...]