Breadcrumbs List.
Business and economy
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Long road ahead for ‘Mānuka Honey’ trade mark
30 October 2019
Opinion: NZ honey producers are fighting to gain exclusive use of the term ‘Mānuka honey’ in their lucrative overseas markets. Rob Batty explains their difficult road to trade mark certification.
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‘Super baby’ mussel nursery wins Velocity Challenge
30 October 2019
A business start-up with plans to improve the shellfish industry by cultivating mussel ‘super babies’ has been named the overall winner at the 2019 Velocity $100k Challenge.
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Major funding boost for data science
29 October 2019
The University of Auckland has been awarded $10 million in funding for data science research from the Government’s Strategic Science Investment Fund.
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Can selfish corporates be regulated to change?
25 October 2019
Opinion: Professor Susan Watson comments on how corporations can be changed for the better.
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Electric scooters make Auckland extremely age-unfriendly
24 October 2019
Opinion: Dr Claire Dale comments on the incompatibility of Auckland Council's decision to welcome electric scooters onto footpaths while also proclaiming Auckland as an ‘age-friendly’ city.
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Government shouldn't sit on $7.5b surplus while families need help
18 October 2019
OPINION: The Government's surpise surplus offers a clear opportunity to make real improvements in the health and lives of all of our children, writes Professor Innes Asher.
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Teaching young New Zealanders to be financially Savy
18 October 2019
Thousands of young New Zealanders have been taught basic financial literacy because of a charitable trust that began life at the Business School.
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EV revision a reality check, not a back-down
16 October 2019
Opinion: Is the Government going soft on its so-called Electric Vehicles pledge? Basil Sharp doesn't think so and explains why the fleet target was never feasible.
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Velocity challenge finalists announced
15 October 2019
An alternative power generation mechanism for satellites, and a low-cost, portable diagnostic tool that detects Glaucoma, are two of the projects competing in the Velocity $100k Challenge.
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Top teacher helps students reach their ‘eureka’ moment
9 October 2019
Professional Teaching Fellow Andrew Eberhard is the recipient of a 2019 Ako Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award
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Port can’t move without getting this right
9 October 2019
Opinion: Tava Olsen firmly believes the Ports of Auckland should stay where it is for now. But if it were to move, proper freight rail must be in place first.
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Research links quality of voluntary financial disclosure to corporate governance
25 September 2019
How do we judge the quality of a firm’s unaudited voluntary information?