AlUla in Saudi Arabia is one of the most significant archaeological regions in the world. Its red sandstone canyons bear the ancient traces inscribed by the members of multiple civilisations who habited the area going back 7,000 years. It is also home to the largest conserved site of the Nabataeans south of Petra in Jordan, […]
A little over a year ago, champion New Zealand downhill mountain biker and Adashiko ambassador, Brook Macdonald lay in agony, semi-paralysed and unable to feel his legs on a Quebec mountain for five hours waiting for a helicopter to arrive. Brook had sustained a serious spinal injury when he crashed during his first practice run […]
While PMG is based on a solid asset class of commercial property, this has not stopped a focus on innovation, revenue streams and different ways of engaging with investors. Under the leadership of CEO Scott McKenzie, PMG has seen 40% year on year growth in funds under management since 2012. We talk to Scott about […]
PMG might be one of New Zealand’s largest and most established property fund managers, with over half a billion dollars’ worth of property and funds under management on behalf of thousands of investors, but each of these investors have very individual goals and situations, from a seed for intergenerational wealth to larger portfolio diversification. The […]
Aside from the changes to the property market forced by a global pandemic, New Zealand renters and landlords are already part way through a shift in the quality of rental properties thanks in part to regulations like the Healthy Homes standards, but also to a growing awareness of the long term impacts of living in […]
In that great political high stakes boardroom of the U.S. presidential race, there is a new head of the table with the 45th President Trump making way for the 46th President Joe Biden. While the last few years have really put Biden in the global spotlight, his journey to the top seat goes back many […]
The Nesian Network is where Māori and Pasifika business professionals connect. They believe in thriving individuals, businesses, & leadership in order to uplift whānau, fānau and communities, as well as the next generation. Created by Māori & Pasifika for Māori & Pasifika to encourage collaboration, create new business opportunities and celebrate success. Indiyah Beckmannflay, Kristin […]
Andrew Flavell joined Plexure from Nike where he held roles including Privacy Distinguished Engineer, VP of Architecture and VP of Nike+ and Brand. In these roles he was responsible for defining and driving global solutions for privacy, overall architecture and direction of modern APIs and micro-services and delivery of mobile applications and services for Nike’s […]
Lewis is Head of Public Policy for Uber in New Zealand. He spent the early years of his career in private practice as a Crown prosecutor and regulatory lawyer at Meredith Connell, and clerked for the judges of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon in The Hague. Prior to joining Uber, he worked as a lawyer […]
Rob is the Founder and Managing Partner at Hillfarrance Venture Capital and an entrepreneur-turned-VC who has been investing at the frontiers of enterprise technology since 2014. Prior to creating Hillfarrance, Rob was the Founding Partner of one of Los Angeles’ most active enterprise software venture funds, Stage Venture Partners. Rob spoke at the M2 Summit, […]
Her career has included working with Mi5, managing the information security for the London 2012 Olympic Games, and a stint with the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Hilary has a wealth of experience overseeing digital business transformation and information security in challenging environments. As the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Kordia Group, a provider […]
A former street kid, Sir Ray Avery went on to become an internationally recognised scientist and entrepreneur and Knight of the Realm. He’s founding member of the Auckland University School of Medicine, Department of Clinical Pharmacology and former Technical Director of Douglas Pharmaceuticals who, over the past thirty years, has made a major contribution in […]
Working with the likes of Callaghan Innovation, MBIE and Auckland University, Mark Eltom has helped hundreds of startups and established businesses grow through guidance and insights into R&D strategy and access to funding. Mark’s background across industry, academia and government gives a unique insight into new problems. He is now the CEO of Wine Grenade, […]
Duncan Shand is a marketing guy. He spent most of his career client side at Air New Zealand, a biotech start-up and ihug, one of the original ISPs. He started YoungShand 10 years ago which quickly made an impact on the local agency landscape and is now one of New Zealand’s most respected independent agencies, […]
Rachel is the co-founder of technology company, Yabble. Yabble is one of the first businesses globally to use blockchain technology to create consumer-to-business data marketplaces. Rachel spoke at the M2 Summit, 3 November 2020, about how you can monetize your own data. [videofooter] Events You Should Attend Buy Now Buy Now Buy Now […]
Robert Dunne has been Country Manager of Movember for the last 10 years. He is predominately responsible for the Movember Fundraising campaign while also involved in the management and governance of Movember funded programmes like Headfirst, Man Enough and Social Innovators challenge. Rob spoke at the M2 Summit, 3 November 2020 about the power of […]
Ever wanted to run your own VC fund but thought that was another world away? Well, Rob Vickery wants to not only connect a new level of venture capitalist focus to New Zealand innovation and help us go global, but also to encourage budding VCs here as well. His newly formed Hillfarrance Venture Capital fund […]
New Zealand’s tourism has of course been adversely disrupted by Covid enough, but Kiwi Welcome founder Sam Brough has brought some positive disruption to the industry with a member-based app for the Queenstown Lakes region which not only gives users special discounts and access to local tourist attractions, hotels and restaurants, but then puts all […]
The problem of stock control has been around as long as businesses have been around for and still today companies often bear the opportunity cost of not having enough of a particular product or having cash tied up in having too much of another product. Dom Sutton, the co-founder of StockTrim, set out to change […]
Like many New Zealanders, Sarah Colcord’s work as a freelance event and project manager stalled during the lockdown. Rather than complaining though, she set to work to create opportunities for New Zealand businesses like hers in the form of a community. Within a few months that community turned into a Facebook group of over 540,000 […]
This year we’ve all become aware of rising anxiety and stress in ourselves and those around us. And while a global pandemic and economic recession are pretty good excuses for this, Lifestyle and Breath Expert, Sarah Laurie points out that we have been dealing with rising anxiety and stress levels for a long time. And […]
As General Manager of UpSol NZ, Kristin Harper is helping NZ companies get into the future faster by utilising Digital Technologies and Advanced Change Management processes. But Kristin’s drive isn’t just in digitising things but also to make digitisation more humanised so that digital transformation becomes more accessible – helping more businesses save money or […]
Bricks and mortar retail, commercial property and inner city living have all being going through some evolution over the last few years and then 2020 came along and whipped things up. One of New Zealand’s premier locations for all of these things is Newmarket and to get sense of where things are at now we […]
E-Sports has taken the world (both the real and the virtual) by storm over the last few years. Not only do audiences rival the world’s largest sporting matches but some players have reached superstar athlete status. In fact, some gamers are bigger than some superstar athletes across the metrics of fanbase, status and earnings. And […]
In an age of automated production, there is something special and timeless about hand crafted processes, craftsmanship and techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. These skills are painstaking, time intensive and harder to achieve at scale compared to machine-based processes, but there is a human touch and a connection to a […]
The Simple Genius of the Grand Seiko Spring Drive Movement While Grand Seiko is a global brand at the leading edge of technology and craftsmanship, there is a foundation of humble respect to the production houses that create each individual part of each timepiece. This is not only in terms of Japanese artisan skills and […]
The number sixty is one of the most important numbers in the world of horology and watchmaking, but, in Japan, it has an additional significance as a moment of new energy and re-birth. Sixtieth birthdays or Kanreki, which literally means “return” and “calendar” and signifies that the 60th year of a person marks the end […]
As the daughter of one of New Zealand’s leading environmentalists and businessmen, the late Sir Rob Fenwick, Isabel Fenwick has been immersed in the work of organisations shifting to greener, more sustainable ways of working. Isabel carries on her family legacy with her skills in human-centred design and design thinking methodologies to translate complex problems […]
Depending on your age, the catch cries “Be a Tidy Kiwi” and “Do the Right Thing” will bring back some 90s nostalgia. But as well as being a bit of feel good Kiwiana, they are part of a body of work from Keep New Zealand Beautiful, an organisation that has been working for half a […]
While young entrepreneurs these days might be focused on the next big app or software solution, Israel Whitley has created a success out of old school hard work and human talent with his company, Auckland Labour Hire which supplies contractors to the building and construction industry. With the backing of investors like Rob Fyfe and […]
During his 13 years as a crisis negotiator and instructor for the NZ Police, Lance Burdett experienced first-hand some of people’s darkest moments. He also had to learn to deal with his own internal struggles and out of this he developed tools to combat anxiety, depression and suicide which he has been sharing through his […]
Being a magazine with a broad content base means that we get to profile people from a wide range of industries and perspectives. In this issue for example, we profile a Kiwi rugby star, a Kiwi actor, a Kiwi tech entrepreneur and a US voice artist who plays Thor in the latest Marvel Avengers game. […]
He might have the voice of a Norse God, but Travis Willingham is such a versatile actor that over the last two decades he has played many of the characters that have shaped current popular culture. His work features in over 150 different video games and animation titles and ranges from Superman in Lego Batman, […]
From his early childhood rugby aspirations in the backyard with his brothers, Beauden Barrett has made a beeline for success. Since his provincial debut for Taranaki in 2010 at 19 and his All Blacks Test debut 2 years later, Beauden has cemented himself as one of our rugby greats. His lightning speed, precise kick and […]
Spare a thought for the children of some of the world’s greatest achievers, Nobel prize winners, pioneers of industry, movie stars and so on. How do their children make their own mark on the world? Sometimes they might rebel, perhaps blow the family fortune in a series of miscalculated and substance-fuelled decisions but sometimes, just […]
Talented actor, writer and producer Cameron Jones might make his craft look effortless but behind his credits which include Shortland Street, The Hobbit and an NBC/Warner Bros TV film/pilot ‘Christmas of Many Colors’, a story about Dolly Partons’ childhood, is an unfathomable amount of hard work and resilience. Even Cameron’s one man theatre show High […]
It was in this year and out of a caravan in Hamilton that Damon Kelly formed the tech company Enlighten Designs which today is NZ’s largest website design, systems design and software development companies – employing over 70 staff. In 1998, you’d be at the cutting edge of things if you had a 56kb dial […]
The perception has been over the years that our attention spans have been reduced to sub 1 minute road rage videos and click bait headlines but the rise of long form podcasts have not only shattered that but they’ve also given hope to the concept that we can learn and evolve our thinking from others […]
He might have the voice of a Norse God, but Travis Willingham is such a versatile actor that over the last two decades he has played many of the characters that have shaped current popular culture. His work features in over 150 different video games and animation titles and ranges from Superman in Lego Batman, […]
At just 32, Tom Abercrombie is like a seasoned veteran of the world of basketball. After his success at Westlake Boys High School saw him selected as the NZ Academy of Sport High Performance Player two years running, he moved to the USA to Washington State University in 2006. Tom then moved back to New […]
Mixed Martial Arts and the world of UFC has become a big deal over the years and there must be something in the water at City Kickboxing in Auckland because it helping to produce New Zealand fighters that are kicking arse and taking names, figuratively and literally, on the global stage. One fighter on the […]
Talented actor, writer and producer Cameron Jones might make his craft look effortless, but behind his credits which include, Shortland Street, The Hobbit and an NBC/Warner Bros TV film/pilot ‘Christmas of Many Colors’, a story about Dolly Partons’ childhood, is an unfathomable amount of hard work and resilience. Even Cameron’s one man theatre show High […]
As we start to put a bit more of a spotlight on local manufacturing and supply chains, Ben Kepes and his company Cactus Outdoor is proof that it is possible to manufacture great products here. While it might have been better for profit to move manufacturing overseas, Ben has other metrics for business beyond the […]
Foundation North holds in trust for the Auckland and Northland communities an endowment of $1.4 billion. That endowment, held in perpetuity for the region, allows them to make around 40 million dollars in grants each year to not-for-profit groups in Auckland and Northland. The Foundation has often been the first major funder to come on […]
Some people like to describe us as a collective, as all being in the same boat in this Covid-19 world, but the reality is that some sectors are facing it tougher than others and for hospitality this time has been particularly brutal. In her role as the CEO of Hospitality New Zealand, Julie White represents […]
“I really struggled in school. I was that kid in primary school, you know the one. The kid that had such a difficult time keeping my mouth shut, so much so that I grew up on a first name basis with Margaret the receptionist at the principal’s office. The class clown. No one ever really […]
Storytelling is a fundamental human instinct and in a lot of ways we define ourselves by the universal truths explored in the many forms of these stories. But storytelling isn’t just a bit of old magic mixed in with some ideas and then a red carpet, it is a craft and something unfortunately that requires […]
The head trainer of a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu studio called the Combat Room might not seem like the sort of person to talk to peace, enlightenment, mindfulness and mediation with, but as well as being a black belt in BJJ, Pires Vanderson has lived with monks and has dedicated his life to not only bringing […]
In 1998, you’d be at the cutting edge of things if you had a 56kb dial up connection. To download a song via Napster might take an hour all going well and, if you were one of those progressive companies to have a website, it might take you 6 months to get it manually listed […]
The multi-award winning New Zealand spirits company Scapegrace obviously know a few things about how to create and market great products from New Zealand to the rest of the world. We talk to two of the co-founders, Mark Neal and Daniel McLaughlin, about Vodka, Pavlova (well sort of) and what we can leverage in New […]
It’s hard to imagine it now but one of New Zealand’s most respected health and wellness experts, Rachel Grunwell, was an unhealthy and stressed out investigative journalist, covering crime and politics. It was when the opportunity came up to write about wellness/health and fitness that Rachel threw her journalistic curiosity into interviewing some of the […]
While the state of the world over the last few months has forced businesses, industries and sectors to re-look at the way they we are doing things in a post-Covid world when we get to that point but even outside of global pandemics there is an opportunity now to look at how we work in […]
Mark Eltom’s career has really been defined by an intersection of science, business, innovation and the power of these things to make a positive impact for the communities that they are based in. From working as a scientific advisor to Rwanda’s agricultural sector, to helping open export pipelines out of the Pacific, to working with […]
In a lot of ways, winemaking is the power to capture a moment in time and to package it up alongside a whole lot of work, passion, heritage, knowledge and connection to place. The bottle is then ready to be unleashed and enjoyed with friends at a time which will have with it its own […]
This might be a little bit random as we aren’t exactly a bastion of political opinion (to be honest, you can fill your boots in a few minutes via your social media platform or newspaper of choice, so we tend to leave it to the professionals), but I would like to take this opportunity to […]
Cory Richards is one of the world’s most recognised adventure and mountaineering photographers, and the National Geographic Adventurer of the Year in 2012. His mission: to capture not only the soul of adventure and exploration, but also the beauty inherent in our modern society. His photography has taken him across the world – from the […]
Much has been written about Rob Campbell’s business journey; a former trade unionist who rose to become one of New Zealand’s leading professional directors, and his current work as chairman of the board for NZX-listed companies SKYCITY, Tourism Holdings, Summerset Group and Wel Networks. You can also add to that his years of experience in […]
Lots of things have happened over 2020 but amongst everything, the motor racing world lost one of its greats when Sir Stirling Moss, the British motor-racing ace, died on 12 April at the age of 90. Known as the “king without a crown,” Moss, recorded 16 victories in 66 starts in Formula 1 Grand Prix […]
Spare a thought for the designers of the all new Land Rover which arrives in New Zealand about now. Few models of vehicle have carved out such an iconic silhouette in their lifetime. Fewer still have become a symbolism for exploration and adventure over the last several decades. So there’s a lot at stake when […]
Professional Black Sticks hockey star and co-founder of boutique boxing gym Studio Box, Dwayne Rowsell knows a thing or two about focus, hard work and pushing through the pain, but the last couple of months haven’t been in any rulebook. We talk to Dwayne about business in the age of Covid, performance off and on […]
The last couple of months have been a testing time for almost everybody in every industry and in every sector, but there has been a particular spotlight on leaders through this time. At a time when there is so much uncertainty around health and economic concerns, our leaders have had to carry an extraordinary weight […]
Bullet trains have become a symbol of Japan’s innovation and economic strength over the last few decades so in the midst of global economic uncertainty they have come out strong and fast with a brand-new bullet train that has entered service operating on the Tokaido Shinkansen line between Tokyo Station and Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka. […]
Steve Pirie has been a part of the creation of some of New Zealand and Australia’s most iconic travel and wellness events including, Unleashed Travel (the company was named by BRW as one of Australia’s 100 fastest growing startup businesses in 2011 and 2012), Nurture Change, Nurture Her and UnpluggedFiji. Steve has fused his passion […]
Lani Fogelberg left her role at one of New Zealand’s pre-eminent commercial finance brokerage firms to take a step back from the corporate world and seek greater balance in life. Using her expertise in complex problem-solving, strategy and growth initiatives she launched her own consulting firm. In the current New Zealand business environment, Lani helps […]
In 2013, Aidan co-founded entertainment website EMGN.com. Within its first year, it was a global, multi-million dollar business. Following the successful exit in 2017, Aidan started mentoring local founders voluntarily as a way to occupy his time. What started as a desire to give back and to challenge opinions in the start-up world, has now evolved […]
The world has changed a lot in the last half century, but some things are just timeless classic icons. The Aston Martin DB5 is a fine example and you will be pleased to know that it is back from the history books. Fewer than 900 saloon examples were built between 1963 and 1965, but because […]
Ash Parmar has been in the liquor business for over 14 years and over those years, Ash and his family have built up a high performing retail business. The road hasn’t been easy though, hours have been long and there have even been armed robberies along the way. The journey though has been accompanied by […]
For many New Zealand Startups, or even established businesses developing their digital resiliency as many have recently been forced to do over the last couple of months, the investment need for technology development can be a major hurdle. Virtual Capital has set out to disrupt this part of the process for other budding disrupters in […]
Much has been written about Rob Campbell’s business journey; a former trade unionist who rose to become one of New Zealand’s leading professional directors, and his current work as chairman of the board for NZX-listed companies SKYCITY, Tourism Holdings, Summerset Group and Wel Networks. You can also add to that his years of experience in […]
Will Fleming is on a journey to expand our thinking through deep conversations that reveal ways to think about life that help us push through the limitations of our mindset. He is on track to interview 1,000 people in long form conversations with perspectives from all walks of live. “With this podcast I am aiming […]
Author, entrepreneur and ex-children’s entertainer pirate, Ken Williams, thinks that we are too afraid of failure and that we should embrace it as part of the journey. “There shouldn’t be any fear in failure,” says Williams, “because it promotes a strength of character and confidence. Failure is under-valued in society. It’s not the big, bad […]
The last couple of months have been a testing time for almost everybody in every industry and in every sector, but there has been a particular spotlight on leaders through this time. At a time when there is so much uncertainty around health and economic concerns, our leaders have had to carry an extraordinary weight […]
Catherine van der Meulen was born and raised in Sydney until recently, moving to rural New Zealand with her children to embark on a greener, more purpose-led lifestyle, after being disenfranchised by the pace that living a life wearing multiple hats required. Last year, Catherine launched Entrepreneurial Women with Purpose – a community designed to […]
Many discoveries about ourselves, our economy and the way we work have come out of our Covid-19 experience. Some good and bad, but maybe one of the most important for our future was how many of us in business still have a long way to go in terms of our digital resiliency. This is obviously […]
Cory Richards is one of the world’s most recognised adventure and mountaineering photographers, and the National Geographic Adventurer of the Year in 2012. His mission: to capture not only the soul of adventure and exploration, but also the beauty inherent in our modern society. His photography has taken him across the world – from the […]
Ever wanted to run your own VC fund but thought that was another world away? Well, Rob Vickery wants to not only connect a new level of VC focus to New Zealand innovation and help us go global, but also to encourage budding VCs here as well. His newly formed Hillfarrance Venture Capital fund has […]
Originally from France, Laurent has worked as a people leader across the manufacturing, concrete and engineering industries and most recently he has been based in New Zealand as the Chief People and Culture Officer for Beca, an international professional services consultancy with over 3,000 employees. After 20 years’ experience, notably as a People & Culture […]
As a nation, we are renowned globally for innovation but equally renowned for lacking in sales fundamentals and operational rigor. This leads to companies either failing early or never reaching their true potential. This has led to Alex McNaughten’s mission to address the Sales Capability Gap in New Zealand. His company, Sales Leaders, works with […]
At just 32, Tom Abercrombie is like a seasoned veteran of the world of basketball. After his success at Westlake Boys High School saw him selected as the NZ Academy of Sport High Performance Player two years running, he moved to the USA to Washington State University in 2006. Tom then moved back to New […]
Dave Rouse is the CEO of CarbonClick, which bridges the sustainability gap through delivering certified carbon offset projects either at the point of sale or via a subscription. He’s also passionate about preserving our marine ecosystems and is a founding trustee of the zero administration, registered charity – SeaCleaners. He is an investor and entrepreneur […]
Well that has been a bit of a sh*tstorm since the last time we spoke, hasn’t it? I’ll get them out of my system now for the sake of making a point, but I hope soon to be able to ditch certain terms from my vocabulary in the not too distant future and they are… […]
If you piloted an airplane or drove a rally car between 1933 and 1957, you might well have used a TAG Heuer instrument as a counter as part of your dashboard. This precision piece was not only vital for competition but perhaps even survival. After the Autavia (named as a combination of automobile and aviation) […]
To say that the last couple of months have been a roller coaster of emotions, uncertainty, worry, loss and bubbles is a little bit of an understatement. But in spite of the negatives, there is still a place for optimism and silver linings and always a place for lessons. Over the course of varying levels […]
As we transition out of lockdown and get the wheels of the economy moving again, many of us are having to adapt and look at new ways of doing things in the interim and perhaps the longer term which in can in turn create new innovation. And that is exactly what Auckland City BMW have […]
Gaming has become a huge industry over the years and helping fuel that has been Sony’s famous PlayStation platform. With a bold, two-tone design marking a radical departure from previous PlayStation consoles. PlayStation 5 will launch in two options: a standard model with an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive, and a digital model without a […]
Jenine Colmore-Williams is the founder of Dimension GRC, a software company focused on supporting and protecting businesses by enabling them to expose illegal money laundering activity. Money laundering is not like armed robbery or murder, where the effects are in plain sight, and the victims are easy to identify, it is a silent blight that […]
Auckland City Motors Managing Director, Ian Gibson, has defined his life and career around a love of cars. It’s also been a career that has seen him go from a very modest and frugal upbringing to becoming a co-owner of one of New Zealand’s most iconic car dealerships, Auckland City BMW, and its associated operations […]
While there has been a big jump into eCommerce for many brands lately, there is also a less progressive danger with environmental impact. And after working with couriers and eCommerce for years, Kate Bezar and Rebecca Percasky became horrified at the amount of plastic waste the industry was generating and so set out to do […]
Gillian Eadie, with a network of Brainfit coaches, helps people of all ages take back control of optimal brain and memory processing at work and in daily life. Training courses, books, eBooks and neuro-games are based on the published research of co-founder and sister, Dr. Allison Lamont. For 20 years an independent school principal (St […]
One of the original shareholders of Fisher Funds before it was sold, Frank Jasper has had a 14 year tenure at the company and is now their Chief Investment Officer. He has a history of analysing value in the markets over many cycles, so as people are scrambling to find clarity in a time of […]
As the Co-Founder and CEO of Comacc, which sold to MYOB a few years ago, Steve Nathan could have retired young, but he is a breed of Kiwi Tech Entrepreneur that wants to keep using his time to keep creating things. One of these things ironically is a platform, TimeHub, which allows business ideas to […]
As the founder of Shine Global, a group of global entrepreneurs who see business and enterprise as way to create positive change, Julian Noel is no stranger to the thoughts that many of us are having right now in terms of how we rebuild but in a positive way. Part of this the importance of […]
Of course, we all know that SUVs have become the go-to vehicle of choice for automotive consumers these days and the automotive industry has answered the demand with a huge range of options. None, though more comprehensive than BMW’s X series. And the latest to the lineup, the X7 does a great job of lifting […]
Over the last 20 years Ajit Balasingham has helped numerous businesses turn around failing business units, supported shareholders to exit their businesses, as well as overseeing management buy outs. He is the current Chair of Northland Rugby Union and observer on the Board for the Auckland Blues franchise (having recently also held the role of […]
Win Charlesbois is the co-founder of The Diamond Shop which specialises in handcrafted diamond engagement rings. At one point he was a Navy pilot, landing on and taking off from aircraft carriers, before settling for a slightly slower form of transport in the form of a hand-built sailboat. In 1974, Win and his wife Linda […]
Search Engine Optimisation guru, Richard Conway started his company, Pure SEO, in 2009 with just $200 to spend on a single web page. From there, mostly using digital marketing, he has expanded the business to four offices in New Zealand and Australia. Pure SEO has been listed by Deloitte in the fastest-growing 500 tech companies […]
In tough times, it’s more important than ever to stand together and support local. Luckily, in terms of our wine industry, that means no compromise at all. A perfect example of local and yet world class winery is Mills Reef Winery. Established in 1989 by the Preston family, the Mills Reef brand has established itself […]
Called Rutherford, out of respect for one of New Zealand’s greatest thinkers, Lord Ernest Rutherford, is a company that is built on helping New Zealand prepare for the new world. While COVID-19 has seen them adapt to produce fascinating insights into what New Zealanders are thinking and feeling right now, they are also working on […]
Jemma Whiten is the Marketing and Digital Director and driver of sustainability projects at ecostore, the leading environmental and sustainable brand in New Zealand. Jemma is passionate about driving business and brands as a force for good and is using her 19 years of experience working across the globe to help ecostore to do just […]
Naomi Ballantyne (ONZM) is a leader in New Zealand financial services. And might be the only woman in the world to have played a founding role in three life insurance companies. Partners Life, which she established as a small start-up in 2011, is now a recognised leader in the sector in New Zealand. It currently […]
