

Rewriting the Start-up Playbook with AI
CIE’s Academic Director, Professsor Rod McNaughton, reviews the promise and perils of AI’s new playbook for New Zealand’s start-ups.
From pop-up to plant-based powerhouse: the rise of Wise Boys Burgers
In a world where common wisdom often guides our choices, brothers Luke and Tim Burrows have consistently defied traditional logic and expectations.
SavY’s student-led approach makes financial education more fun and less formal for school students
For over fifteen years, charitable trust SavY has been ensuring that students leave school better equipped to manage their finances.
Overwhelming demand for start-up internship roles showcases untapped potential
A Start-up Interns programme delivered by the University of Auckland Business School’s Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) has offered a transformative experience that benefits both students and emerging ventures.
Staff profile: Sandy Lin – CIE Programme Manager
Sandy's favourite part of her job is sharing experiences and growing with others. This place radiates a unique energy, created by the people who form our community.
University of Auckland incubator sets a new cohort of innovators into the world
The 2024 University of Auckland Venture Lab incubator programme recently concluded with a celebration event, showcasing participants transformative growth and innovative breakthroughs.
Ambitious Kiwi start-up OpenStar Technologies aims to revolutionise the way we power our planet
Talented mechatronics engineer Nancy Zhou was handpicked to help OpenStar win the global race to achieve commercial nuclear fusion.
Driving agritech innovation from Auckland to the world
With Field Days behind us, it’s an excellent time to reflect on New Zealand’s agricultural sector’s critical productivity challenge and how entrepreneurial students and researchers can help.
Attitude is just as important as innovation to Halter founder Craig Piggott
Virtually managed cows are a multibillion-dollar concept, but Halter founder Craig Piggott says their success has been more about the execution.
World-first research on motherhood and leadership inspires consultancy building inclusive leadership cultures
Dr Amanda Sterling's research explores the challenges faced by mothers in leadership roles. What it revealed prompted her to advocate for inclusive leadership practices and support systems that recognise and accommodate women's experiences of motherhood.
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