New website for solar energy installers launches in New Zealand
New Zealand company SolarCity has launched SolarCityDirect.co.nz, enabling solar installers to buy the latest solar technologies at the best prices. "Our new wholesale website SolarCityDirect.co.nz builds upon our 40-year legacy of manufacturing, designing and...
read moreKiwis need to be more vocal about success, Avery says
Award-winning scientist, inventor and philanthropist, Sir Ray Avery says New Zealand's innovators are being held back from global recognition because they are isolated and quiet about their success. He says he is "ferociously proud of Kiwis" who have lead global...
read moreConscious Consumers helping Kiwis choose businesses that fit their values
Non-profit group Conscious Consumers is aiding New Zealanders in choosing businesses that practice fair, sustainable trade by auditing and certifying them and allowing Kiwis to search for them using its mobile app. Plus, Conscious Consumers makes it even more...
read moreKiwi online wine retailer Rewined on fast-forward to success
New Zealand online wine retailer Rewined chose to operate solely on the internet to cut costs and maintain optimum flexibility, operations manager Shannon Lawrence says. "The online space is the fastest growing channel for wine sales in New Zealand," Lawrence told The...
read moreIcehouse opts for narrower, deeper focus
New Zealand business growth and start-up incubator The Icehouse will cut the number of businesses it helps get up and running down to 25 from its current annual average of 75 in an attempt to offer better service to those chosen businesses. Icehouse chief executive...
read moreKiwis can be a bit too complacent, outgoing BNZ chief says
New Zealanders can be a bit too complacent and could do with more hunger and ambition to make the most of business opportunities, outgoing BNZ chief executive Andrew Thorburn says. "I think we live in one of the best countries in the world and I think ... one of the...
read moreDropbox enters New Zealand business market
Dropbox has launched a channel partner programme in New Zealand to support its Dropbox for Business offering. The programme is designed to help Dropbox's partners sell, manage and support Dropbox for Business, which combines Dropbox with administrative controls for...
read moreChinese online retailer welcomes Kiwis to tap into Chinese market
Tmall.com, a Chinese online retailing website with more than 230 million users, is encouraging small New Zealand businesses to use its platform to tap into the huge Chinese market. Formerly Taobao Mall, Tmall.com, is a Chinese-language website for online retailing in...
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