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Weather Radar New Zealand takes innovative rain monitoring research to NASA

21 June 2024

Weather Radar NZ, co-founded by alumnus and two-time Velocity Challenge winner Luke Sutherland-Stacey, is now working with NASA to predict the weather.
WM Robotics’ first product capitalises on Kiwis’ passion for pies

17 June 2024

The Piebot is the brainchild of two University of Auckland Engineering graduates, who had the idea after getting hungry at an airport after closing time.
Shining a new light on nits

4 June 2024

Entrepreneur, mother and University of Auckland staff member Kate Ricketts has launched a business that tackles the scourge and stigma of head lice.
A head for business

27 May 2024

A University entrepreneurship competition that has sparked some of New Zealand’s most exciting start-ups turns 21.
Where could AI lead us?

24 May 2024

Feature: Artificial intelligence offers powerful new opportunities, but also unprecedented challenges. University of Auckland AI experts talk about where the technology may lead us.
University of Auckland wins award for student engagement

23 May 2024

The University received the award for the Velocity entrepreneurship development programme, delivered by the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
New Zealand women’s mental wellness venture prized in Nashville

12 May 2024

Law/Commerce graduate Kate Gatfield-Jeffries' venture placed second in a prestigious competition in the US, winning a $10,000 prize.
Max Lawton brings energy to dual roles at AF Drinks and WasteXpert

10 May 2024

Graduate Max Lawton is working full-time while also building a start-up that began as a winning entry in the Velocity $100K Challenge.
New Zealand’s construction industry has a period problem

30 April 2024

CycleMate is a social enterprise improving the quality of life of menstruating construction industry workers by making sanitary care more accessible.
Vanguard Programme backs budding entrepreneurs

18 April 2024

Since 2020 Tony Falkenstein has been funding the Business School’s Vanguard Programme, which gives students the chance to visit the entrepreneurial hubs of San Francisco and Silicon Valley.
Kiwi start-up Astrix Astronautics unlocks new possibilities for power generation in space

17 April 2024

The start-up has developed groundbreaking new technology for generating solar power in space.
Breaking barriers: Sarah Liu’s mission for gender equality

9 April 2024

Sarah Liu, a trailblazer in the field of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), is on a mission to empower women and other diverse talent across the globe.

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