stats.govt.nz Total research and development (R&D) expenditure reached over five billion dollars in 2022, according to figures released by Stats NZ today. Expenditure on R&D increased by 11 per cent ($534 million) compared with 2020, and by 67 per cent ($2 billion) compared with
The Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment recently released the Indicative Business Case (IBC) for the New Zealand Battery Project. However, the IBC has raised more questions than it has answered. Last month, Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods announced that the New Zealand Battery Project will move forward to
alwynpoole.substack.com This week I was on the Leighton Smith podcast and we traversed parenting, education, leadership, Elon Musk and in NZ how we chop down high achievers [and] free and creative thinkers. We didn’t mention him but Martin Crowe came to mind. I have recently completed a
We are very pleased to announce a new service exclusively for our members. The BFD in partnership with GCo Fuels has created a discounted fuel option. In these tough financial times anything that can save you precious dollars is something to be celebrated. We’ve worked hard to secure this
On 7 September 1964, a 60-second TV ad was shown during a presidential election campaign. A cute little three-year-old girl plucked daisy petals from a flower while standing in a lovely field. The mission control launch countdown 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,
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Does Luxon have no idea what he is doing? National should be sweating, because Chris Hipkins is stealing their lines. […] The problem for National is that a whole bunch of traditionally National leaning voters will not hate what they hear today. That [Hipkins] wants us to become the best little
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Can we have a chorus of the saddest of trombone noises? Counterpoint it with a solo on the tiniest of violins. And finish with a rousing finale of mocking laughter. A New Zealand man jailed for his role in a climate protest has been handed the longest prison sentence of
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This series is designed to help people to understand modern technology, and become more confident in using computing devices. It is not designed to educate experts. The author is involved in tutoring older students at SeniorNet, a New Zealand wide organisation. SeniorNet hopes that students will feel more confident in
Family First familyfirst.org.nz We certainly dodged a bullet by voting NO to cannabis legalisation at the 2020 referendum. But sadly New Zealand’s pro-drug campaigners, with the help of our mainstream media, still push hard for legalisation. They need to make a visit to San Francisco to
