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October 8th, 2020

Te Ōhaka startup, Partly, raises seed round with global All Star consortium

CHRISTCHURCH, 8 OCTOBER 2020 – Partly  has raised $1.7 million from an all…

September 28th, 2020

Is Christchurch our new startup boomtown?

Christchurch – a city that has had a pounding over the last decade…

August 27th, 2020

Te Ōhaka startup, Pyper Vision, wins a spot in Startmate 

Pyper Vision – a Te Ōhaka based Christchurch aviation startup has been invited…

August 24th, 2020

Southern Series Start-up Clinics @Ara Get Off To A Great Start in Ashburton

Last week Ara Institute of Canterbury, in partnership with the Ashburton District Council,…

August 10th, 2020

Te Ōhaka becomes the engine room for early stage startups in Christchurch

Monday 10 August [Above: Te Ōhaka Centre for Growth and Innovation]   A…

July 27th, 2020

Te Ōhaka’s latest startup brings corporate sustainability one step closer 

Sustainability 360 is a startup founded to help corporates track and report on…

July 17th, 2020

Hon James Shaw Talks Sustainability at Te Ōhaka

The Hon. James Shaw, the New Zealand Government’s Minister for Climate Change and…

June 29th, 2020

Challenge aims to position Christchurch as NZ’s centre of health innovation 

Ōtautahi Christchurch aims to become the home of health tech innovation in New…

June 16th, 2020

Smart Christchurch Hackathon succeeds in making Christchurch a smarter city

The ‘Smart Christchurch Hackathon’ at Te Ōhaka on Ara Institute of Canterbury’s Madras…

April 30th, 2020

COVID-19 wellness project goes down well with #HacktheCrisis judges

Christchurch’s high-growth startup hub Te Ōhaka – a partnership between Ara Institute of…

April 8th, 2020

YieldTec robots to end labour shortages in orchards

New Zealand startup YieldTec wants to introduce robots to fruit picking. Growers should…

March 23rd, 2020

Startup Legal Advice: Business Life Cycle Toolkit – Part 1

Understanding legality when running a company is important but often overlooked by founders….