Elly Strang
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All aboard – electric ferries are coming to Auckland
A smart, silent and zero-emissions fleet of ferries in Auckland within two years’ time – could this be possible? Yes, if boat builder McMullen & Wing has its way. The ... → Read More
Glowjob: the Dunedin neon sign company that doesn’t suck
Bridie O'Leary and Michael Henriquez are the co-founders of Glowjob, a LED signs start-up based in Dunedin New Zealand with a twist. The duo makes signs out of a LED ... → Read More
Christchurch Cathedral Square’s ambitious new design unveiled
Regenerate Christchurch has released its plan to redesign the quake-damaged centre of the Christchurch city – Cathedral Square – to the public. It says its aim is to ensure the ... → Read More
Dunedin-designed pop-up First Aid Pod aims to give privacy to those in need
If you’ve ever been involved in an emergency in a public space, you’ll know that privacy is often desired for both the person under duress and the first aid responder ... → Read More
Is this the future of creativity? AKQA and Google team up to create machine learning art
Technology is infiltrating the creative sector in a big way. How will it change the processes of artwork, and how can creativity be taught to machines? It’s these questions AKQA ... → Read More
Grow North: Why the North Shore is Auckland’s up and coming digital economy
There’s no shortage of innovative businesses in North Auckland, at least if Techweek’s Grow North: Powering World Leading Innovation event is anything to go by. We speak with Smales Farm ... → Read More
Where science meets art: Inside Auckland artist Jake Feast’s resin pieces
It took being thrown out of business studies and into an art class for him to find his calling, but now 22-year-old Auckland artist Jake Feast’s ‘science experiment’ resin pieces ... → Read More
Waste not, want not: Better Burger engineers edible packaging
The circular economy is a hot concept these days, so what better way to embrace this concept than to make food packaging edible, too? Better Burger is serving up burgers ... → Read More
Taking traditional Māori medicine to the masses: Inside the story of Aotea
Tama Toki’s unusual upbringing on Great Barrier Island led him to found a company that creates products inspired by his grandmother’s traditional Māori medicine. Called Aotea, it makes wellness tonics, ... → Read More
On the cover: How Carin Wilson carved New Zealand’s design identity
For the 2018 Design Issue, we wanted to explore New Zealand’s national identity and the way it is interpreted through different forms of design. So, we reached out to renowned ... → Read More
Johnson Witehira brings his indigenous design to Auckland Motorway’s noise walls
Johnson Witehira is a designer of Tamahaki (Ngāti Hinekura), Ngā Puhi (Ngai-tū-te-auru), Ngāti Haua and New Zealand European descent. He recently collaborated with local iwi to design artwork to adorn ... → Read More
Riding the wave: Tauranga-based Safe Surfer crowned ‘Tech Innovator of the Year’
A charity that helps filter harmful online content from children has won Tech Innovator of the Year at the 2018 NZ Charities Technology Awards. Safe Surfer, which was developed in ... → Read More
How polka dots are helping resolve Auckland’s traffic woes
How do you get cars in the CBD to slow down? Enact a giant game of Twister on the road. Auckland Council has announced it will roll out polka dots ... → Read More
How we should shape the future of education: A Q&A with Sir Ken Robinson
Sir Ken Robinson is kind of a big deal. He is the most viewed speaker on Ted Talks of all time, with his three talks on education, creativity and what’s ... → Read More
Calling all futurists: How can New Zealand design a better society?
The future can be an anxiety-inducing prospect, particularly when it comes to figuring out what the world will look like in 50 years’ time. But an event coming up in ... → Read More
Are rammed earth buildings the new way forward?
An ancient wall building practice called rammed earth building is seeing a revival, with one New Zealand specialist arguing it’s a far greener way to insulate Kiwi houses and help ... → Read More
Ubco hits the road with new on-road electric bike
New Zealand-made e-bike company Ubco has moved from off-roading bikes to dual purpose bikes, launching its new 2x2 model worldwide. The main difference? The bike can be used for both ... → Read More
How KAMP.Studio is using 3D printing to bring diversity to the lighting market
Daniel Kamp’s lighting studio is back at it again with a new range of customisable lights called Layer. The idea: Use 3D printing to disrupt the lighting industry by creating ... → Read More
Meet the maker: A Q&A with Chris Hetem, a Mount Maunganui local making cardboard surfboards
While surfing is an activity that brings the person experiencing it closer to nature, the materials that surfboards are constructed out of aren't always environmentally friendly. A traditional material used ... → Read More
Inside the ambitious 30-year vision for Dunedin’s waterfront
A proposed radical redesign of Dunedin’s Steamer Basin is gaining momentum, with first step in the project ¬– a bridge – getting funding approval from council. The next step will ... → Read More